Situated on an urban infill site, this house builds on Buffalo’s rich architectural heritage, with works by Frank Lloyd Wright and H.H. Richardson only steps away. But rather than looking only to the past, the house offers a model for twenty-first century urban life, with a soaring interior space organized around views, nature and daylight.
Project name
Black Diamond House
Architecture firm
asap/adam sokol architecture practice
Location
Buffalo, New York
Principal architect
Adam Sokol
Design team
Adam Sokol, AIA, principal, Boris Morin-Defoy, principal designer
Interior design
Adam Sokol
Structural engineer
Tredo Engineers
Material
Polished concrete, birch plywood, plaster, and glass tile
Typology
Residential › House
The concept and name of the project El Nido stands for nest and comes from the Latin word nidus. The term refers to the shelter that birds build with branches, straws and other elements. Just as they make their nests, the goal of this house was to achieve a refuge to be inhabited and enjoyed without major complications, creating a project of great...
Project name
Casa El Nido
Architecture firm
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Location
Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Principal architect
Víctor Alejandro Cruz Domínguez, Iván Atahualpa Hernández Salazar, Luís Armando Estrada Aguilar
Collaborators
Silvia Cuitún Coronado, Ana Karen Domínguez Peniche, Zahid Quintal Polanco
Structural engineer
Juan Diaz Cab
Construction
Juan Diaz Cab, Luis Esteban Alonso Carrillo
Material
The walls and ceilings are covered with grey burnished cement, leaving the ground floor with white burnished and polished cement, while a bamboo floor covering was used upstairs
Typology
Residential › House
Ecological, bioclimatic, and self-sufficient house, with real zero energy consumption, at a conventional price by Luis De Garrido. The house is located in the southern area of Cali, Colombia. The climate of the area is very humid and warm, every day of the year.
Project name
MARIPOSA Eco-House
Architecture firm
Luis De Garrido Architects
Photography
Luis De Garrido
Principal architect
Luis De Garrido
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Client
Alberto Moreno Uribe
Typology
Residential › House
In the quiet suburbs of Alkapuri, Vadodara, there is a conceptually Designed housing colony; where homes are arranged around a centrally located common. Shree bungalow is single dwelling - developed in 42,000 sq.ft. Of area with 13,500 sq.ft. Of built up area.
Project name
Shree Bungalow
Architecture firm
Usine Studio
Location
Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Principal architect
Yatin Kavaiya & Jiten Tosar
Design team
Hiral Solanki, Upendra Raj
Interior design
Usine Studio
Civil engineer
Mayur Thakkar
Structural engineer
R V Patel
Environmental & MEP
Mayur Thakkar
Supervision
Mayur Thakkar
Visualization
Usine Studio
Tools used
Autodesk, SketchUp
Construction
Mayur Thakkar
Material
Wood, Concrete, Metal, Stone
Budget
RS. 6000/- per square foot
Typology
Residential › House
In the western area of Beijing City, numerous ancient villages scattered among the rolling hills. Although most of the historical relics have not been preserved, the lifestyle of the local folks on the hills remains as it has been for centuries.
Project name
A residence on the hillside - Donghulin Guest House
Architecture firm
Fon Studio
Location
Donghulin village, Mentougou District, Beijing, China
Design team
Jin Boan, Li Hongzhen, Luo Shuanghua, Zhang Jingyi, Song Yuanyuan
Material
Birch multilayer board / Xiaozuo Wood, teture paint / STO, granite / Lingsheng Stone Lt,d
Client
Jingxi Cultural Tourism Group
Typology
Residential › House
Located in the heart of Forest Hill, Parkwood 8 designed by multidisciplinary Ancerl Studio exudes contemporary elegance balanced with a modernized industrial flair.
Architecture firm
Ancerl Studio
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Photography
Maxime Bocken, Valerie Wilcox
Principal architect
Daniel Karpinski
Design team
Nicholas Ancerl, Tara Finlay, Ashley Robertson, Daniel Karpinski, Robert Miguel
Interior design
Ancerl Studio
Structural engineer
Reza Saeedi
Construction
MAIA Legacy Builders
Material
Brick, Concrete, Steel, Glass, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
Bravos House was designed in 2013 and built from 2013 to 2015 at the Porto Riviera Condominium, in Brava Beach, city of Itajaí, Southern Brazil. The organization of the 937-square-meter house opens its best views to the east sector of the site, where Brava beach is located.
Project name
Bravos House
Architecture firm
Jobim Carlevaro Arquitetos
Location
Itajaí (SC), Praia Brava, Brazil
Photography
Leonardo Finotti (www.leonardofinotti.com)
Principal architect
Marcos Jobim and Silvana Carlevaro
Design team
Marcos Jobim and Silvana Carlevaro
Collaborators
Talita Broering and Kaila Bissolotti
Interior design
Simara Deola Mello
Civil engineer
Titã Engenharia
Structural engineer
Titã Engenharia
Environmental & MEP
Titã Engenharia
Landscape
JA8 – Juliana Castro
Material
Concrete, Glass, Wood, Aluminium
Typology
Residential › House
The Soil House explores the contact of people with the floor, soil, the grass. Its irregular shape deviases the trees and embraces the center of the ground reinforcing this relationship with the Land.
Architecture firm
Tetro Arquitetura
Location
Serra do Cipó, Brazil
Principal architect
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Collaborators
Deborah Martins and Mariana Ventura
Interior design
Art Ladrilhos, Metru, Top Coat, Xapuri
Structural engineer
Bicalho Rodrigues Engenharia Civil e Estrutural
Environmental & MEP
PROALPHA Engenharia e Consultoria
Construction
SAMEL ENGENHARIA
Material
Concrete, Glass, Wood, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
