The challenge of the project was to design "... a studio that does not see the house, and a house that does not see the studio." The house is immersed in a country context, where a piece of land is located, among beech trees. The design is conceived from the premise of not touching any tree.
Project name
Black House (Casa Negra)
Architecture firm
ArquitectónicA
Location
Consolapan, Coatepec, Veracruz
Photography
Raúl Meza Yarmuch, Valentina Aguilera Yarmuch
Principal architect
Cecilia Yarmuch, Alejandro Aguilera
Design team
Cecilia Yarmuch + Alejandro Aguilera
Collaborators
Reynaldo Martínez, Sergio Amante
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Home for a Winemaker is a small house, for adults. It is sited on a hill with great views of Arrowtown's famous autumnal trees displaying their glory for much of the year and the Remarkables mountain range and moody skies in the other direction.
Project name
Home for a Winemaker
Architecture firm
Stacey Farrell Architect
Location
Arrowtown, New Zealand
Principal architect
Stacey Farrell
Design team
Stacey Farrell
Structural engineer
McConaughy Consulting
Landscape
Jude van Brandenburg
Supervision
Stacey Farrell
Visualization
staceyfarrell.com
Construction
Brosnan Construction
Material
Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
This building is located in a property measuring, 50 by 20 Square/m between a main alley and a dead end on Nazar e Gharbi St. with access from both sides. The architectural design is done by engineer Iraj Kalantari (Bavand Architectural Office).
Project name
Rahnama House
Architecture firm
House of design
Location
Nazar e Gharbi St., Isfahan, Iran
Photography
Farshid Nasrabadi
Principal architect
Iman Aminlari, Iraj Kalantar
Design team
Arya Khoramian
Collaborators
Iraj Kalantar
Interior design
Iman Aminlari
Supervision
Iman Aminlary, Arya Khoramian
Construction
Pirzade - Serri
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, steel
Typology
Residential › House
At first, we faced a ruined 100-year-old building that only a few surrounding bearing brick walls and a basement was remained of it. Since the bearing walls had to be kept, we designed and used them in the same old shape.
Architecture firm
Gera Studio Architects
Photography
Mohammad Hassan Ettefagh
Principal architect
Hossein Namazi
Design team
Marzieh Mehranfar, Mehdi Arab Ameri, Omid Deylami
Interior design
Gera Studio Architects
Civil engineer
Masoud Shafiee
Structural engineer
Masoud Shafiee
Lighting
Ebrahim shamsolahi
Visualization
Marzieh Mehranfar, Amir-Masoud Derikvand
Tools used
Autodesk AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Brick, Glass, Ceramic, Concrete, Wood, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
The Extruded House is a bespoke design peculiar to the idiosyncrasies of the lives it seeks to provide shelter to. It is in it’s absolute modesty and simplicity that the Extruded House captures both the eye of the inhabitant and the design savvy public.
Project name
Extruded House
Architecture firm
MCK Architects
Location
Neutral Bay, NSW, Australia
Photography
Willem Rethmeier
Principal architect
Steve Koolloos
Design team
Jarad Grice, Ahron Best, Isabelle Orr
Interior design
MCK Architects
Structural engineer
SDA Structures
Construction
TOKI Constructions
Material
Cavity off-form concrete
Typology
Residential › House
Breathing new life into an old building. From our first meeting with the owners, it was clear what conditions their future home should meet: “It should be fresh but also unpretentious.”
Project name
Reconstruction of mill, Central Bohemia
Architecture firm
Stempel & Tesar architekti
Photography
Filip Šlapal, Václav Šedý
Principal architect
Ján Stempel, Jan Jakub Tesař
Built area
147 m² (Building footprint), 241 m² (Usable area)
Material
Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Built in 1973, this 4,930 square-foot residence in Phoenix, Arizona, was dark, outdated, and missing a connection to its incredible backdrop of Camelback Mountain. This renovation designed by 180 Degrees Design + Build in collaboration with CBTWO Architects focused on a personal expression of modern, whimsical design and creating an intersection be...
Project name
Brandaw at Echo Canyon
Architecture firm
180 Degrees Design + Build, CBTWO Architects
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Photography
An Pham Photography
Principal architect
James Trahan, John Anderson, Troy Vincent, Garth Brandaw
Structural engineer
Cartwright Architects & Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Otterbein Engineering
Lighting
Woodward Engineering
Supervision
180 Degrees Design + Build
Tools used
AutoCAD, Google SketchUp
Construction
180 Degrees Design + Build
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, steel, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Jaboby is a renovation and extension to an 1890s Federation house located on a beautiful tree lined street in St Kilda West with direct access to Jacoby Reserve, a small neighbourhood park.
Architecture firm
Lucy Clemenger Architects
Location
Saint Kilda West , Australia
Photography
Derek Swalwell
Principal architect
Lucy Clemenger
Design team
Lucy Clemenger Architects
Interior design
Lucy Clemenger Architects with Studio Stamp
Construction
Morcon Constructions
Material
Terracotta tiles, timber lining boards, pale oak floors and joinery, deep sea green tiles, soft carrara marble
Typology
Residential › House
