Selva Alegre was created to take inspiration from the surrounding environment, the Andes Mountains in Ecuador. The project was seen as a modern version of the historic Spanish hacienda that dominates the mountainous landscapes from Columbia to Peru.
Project name
Selva Alegre Residence
Architecture firm
Los Chillos, Leppanen Anker Arquitectura
Location
Andes Mountains, Ecuador
Photography
BICUBIK, JAG Studio
Design team
Aaron Leppanen, Gabriela Anker, Sofía Chávez, Ana Belén Acurio, Carolina Rodriguez, Janina Sánchez, Kevin Aragón, Gabriela Valdez, Caroline Dieden
Interior design
Insólito (Veronica Burbano, Camila Burbano)
Civil engineer
Miguel Ángel Salazar, Francisco Vélez, Fabian Miño, Milton Perugachi, Rodrigo Lalaguaña, Alberto Dionicio
Structural engineer
EDIMCA - Rubechi Wood Technology
Landscape
Mònica Bodenhorst
Construction
Miguel Ángel Salazar, Francisco Vélez, Fabian Miño, Milton Perugachi, Rodrigo Lalaguaña, Alberto Dionicio
Typology
Residential › House
Kepdarroch Farmhouse is a new-build home on a working farm, designed for a young family. Set in an open agricultural landscape, the house is arranged loosely around an informal courtyard, making reference to familiar clusters of farm buildings, steadings and cottages.
Project name
Kepdarroch Farmhouse
Architecture firm
Baillie Baillie Architects
Location
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Photography
Alex James-Aylin
Principal architect
Colin Baillie
Design team
Design Engineering Workshop (Structural Engineer) Ledi Renewables (MEP Engineer)
Collaborators
Angus+Mack (Bespoke Joinery)
Interior design
Sanna Mac
Civil engineer
Design Engineering Workshop
Structural engineer
Design Engineering Workshop
Environmental & MEP
Ledi Renewables
Landscape
Baillie Baillie Architects
Lighting
Baillie Baillie Architects
Visualization
Baillie Baillie Architects
Construction
Timber Frame
Material
Caithness Stone, Charred Timber Cladding
Typology
Residential › House
In just 122 square meters Casa Momoto is developed making reference in each of its details to the bird which the house is named after; the mayan blue, the neutral elements like a canvas for the color pallete in the plumage and the simplicity of its habitat.
Project name
Momoto House (Casa Momoto)
Architecture firm
Taller Estilo Arquitectura S. de R. L. de C. V.
Location
Calle 57 número 557 por 72 y 74 Colonia Centro. Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Photography
Manolo R. Solis, Alonso Velarde
Principal architect
Víctor Alejandro Cruz Domínguez, Iván Atahualpa Hernández Salazar, Luís Armando Estrada Aguilar
Design team
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Collaborators
Andrea Balam Lizama, Jorge Escalante Chan, Yair Ortega Pantoja, Juan Rosado Rodríguez
Interior design
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Civil engineer
Juan Díaz Cab, Martha Acosta Pech
Structural engineer
Juan Diaz Cab
Environmental & MEP
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Landscape
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Lighting
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Supervision
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Visualization
Andrea Balam Lizama, Jorge Escalante Chan, Yair Ortega Pantoja
Construction
Juan Diaz Cab, Martha Acosta Pech
Material
Concrete, Stone, Paint, Metal beams, Glass, Concrete tiles, Polish cement, Wood
Typology
Residential › Houseential
A huge 600 sq.mt land in Nashik, beautifully carved into an ultimate luxurious and a magnificent scale residence, beaming with splendid work of art, volumes and interplay of multiple spaces designed at different levels. The pomp and glory of the residence reflects the lifestyle of the occupant. Rooting into the veins of vastu shastra, the design el...
Project name
An Opulent Home
Architecture firm
Y Positive Design Studio
Location
Gangapur Road, Nashik, Maharashtra, India
Photography
Prachi Khasgiwala
Principal architect
Sanpeep Yeola
Design team
Vishakha Maniar, Divya
Interior design
Y Positive Design Studio
Civil engineer
Chetan Patkar
Structural engineer
Anawade
Landscape
Roots Landscape
Lighting
Litmax, Prakash Lights, Vishal Electrical
Supervision
Prashant Sakhla
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, SketchUp, V-Ray
Material
R.C.C, Brick, Italian Marble (Grigio Armani)
Typology
Residential › House
The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage is a house which was inspired by the Polish wooden arcade architecture. Eaves houses located in the market square of Lanckorona are an interesting example of such architectural solutions.
Project name
The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage
Architecture firm
BXB Studio
Location
Małopolska, Kraków, Poland
Photography
Sławomir Ślusarczyk, Rafał Barnaś, BXB studio and Luke Skyvideo
Principal architect
Bogusław Barnaś
Design team
Bogusław Barnaś, Bartosz Styrna, Anna Taczalska, Urszula Furmanik, Natalia Bryzek, Alzbeta Barancikowa, Alicja Dziedzina, Anna Hydzik, David Hernandes Martin, Paulina Dobrzańska, Magdalena Fuchs, Urszula Furmanik
Completion year
2017-2020
Material
Wood, Ruukki Classic roofing sheet
Typology
Residential › House
I get in the car, turn the keys, listen to the noisy symphony coming from the engine and hit the road to reach my house in the town of Amieira, next to Marinha Grande, land of glass and the mold industry in Portugal.
Project name
Marinha-Grande House - Casa Marinha Grande
Architecture firm
Contaminar Arquitectos
Location
Amieira, Marinha-Grande, Portugal
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG + SG
Principal architect
Joel Esperança, Rúben Vaz, Eurico Sousa, Joaquim Duarte
Collaborators
Filipa Pimpão, Ana Carolina, Sara Fernandes. Channeling: Gamiclima
Interior design
Espaço Libris - Leiria
Structural engineer
Grupo Sosoares
Construction
J.A.F. Gameiro
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Casa Granero is a permanent-use house, conceived for a family that enjoys gatherings, friends, farming, cooking, furniture-making and animals raising.
It pretends to be a contemporary adaptation of agricultural spaces for the collection and conservation of seeds. It uses the idea of flexible and safe space for inclement weather. Protection and pro...
Project name
The Barn House (Casa Granero)
Architecture firm
Ravelo Julia – Sur Taller de Arquitectura
Location
Estacion Del Carmen, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Ravelo Julia
Collaborators
Sofía Bringas, Manuel Villafañe
Civil engineer
Tissera Marcela
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Material
Bricks, Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The Sam Colachis Sr. Residence in the southern foothills of Camelback Mountain is one of five custom single-family homes designed by Phoenix’s midcentury master and fellow design-builder Alfred Newman Beadle. Only three of these iconic homes remain today.
Architecture firm
180 Degrees Design + Build (original architect - Al Beadle)
Location
Poenix, Arizona, USA
Photography
Matt Winquist
Principal architect
180 Degrees Design + Build (original architect - Al Beadle)
Design team
James Trahan AIA, John Anderson AIA
Design year
Original, 1966. (Renovation, 2014)
Civil engineer
Keogh Engineering
Structural engineer
BC Engineering
Landscape
Trueform Landscape Architecture Studio
Lighting
Habermann Electrical Designs, Inc.
Supervision
180 Degrees Design + Build
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Construction
180 Degrees Design + Build
Typology
Residential › House › Renovation
