Ananda is the name set by Stemmer Rodrigues Arquitetura for its new house project in Eldorado do Sul (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil). Ananda means supreme bliss, a common term widely used in Hinduism. The choice directly refers to the owner’s wish of transforming her house into a bright space to live in and to receive students for yoga and meditation c...
Project name
Ananda House
Architecture firm
Stemmer Rodrigues Arquitetura
Location
Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Photography
Lucas Franck/NMLSS
Principal architect
Paulo Henrique Rodrigues, Roberto Stemmer, Ingrid Stemmer
Material
Concrete, Glass, Wood, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Designed by award-winning architect Chad Oppenheim, this new single-family house located on the last vacant lot in the exclusive Bal Harbour residential community in Miami is an elegant stone and concrete structure that creates a dynamic interplay between the landscape and the interiors while arraying ample space for both entertaining guests and pr...
Project name
Bal Harbour House
Architecture firm
Oppenheim Architecture / Chad Oppenheim
Location
252 Bal Bay Drive, Bal Harbour, Florida, USA
Photography
Kris Tamburello
Principal architect
Chad Oppenheim
Design team
Chad Oppenheim (Principal in charge), Kevin McMorris, Juan Calvo, Alexis Cogul, Alex Lozano
Collaborators
FDM Design / Fernanda Dovigi (Interior Furnishings), KETTAL FURNITURE
Structural engineer
Optimus Structural Design
Environmental & MEP
L. Triana Associates
Lighting
Radiance Lighting
Material
Concrete, Glass, Roman Travertine flooring and Belgian Oak
Typology
Residential › House
The Ripple House is a series of unfurling spaces defined by subtle shifts in the site and light. Discreetly positioned behind a single-fronted Victorian façade, the addition reinvents the previously disconnected floorplan, creating a highly adaptable family home connected to its garden.
Project name
Ripple House
Architecture firm
FMD Architects
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Photography
Peter Bennetts
Principal architect
Fiona Dunin
Structural engineer
Marcon Tedesco O'Neill Consulting Engineers
Construction
B.F.C. Built
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Brick
Typology
Residential › House
Calçada House is located in Vila de Paraíso in the north of Portugal. There were existing house from 18th century and several annex buildings with several trees in old manor with 5000 m². The site was divided by the buildings scattered throughout the project site, and each part was designed as unique place.
Project name
Calçada House
Architecture firm
Ren Ito Arq
Location
Vila de Paraíso, Porto, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio www.ivotavares.net
Collaborators
Diana Todorova, João Ramos, Rita Gomes, Yuko Inoue, Bernardo Faria, Elodie Marimba, Maria Milicková, Sofia Augusto, Michela Piddiu, Mogan Dano, Claudia Antal, Inês Ferrão, Jan Binter, Nuno Carvalho Rodrigues, Silvia Snopková, Aws Omran, Urban Vamberger
Construction
Carlos Gomes
Material
Wood, Glass, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
LOFT RLO was designed as a pavilion that seeks to capture a life inherently connected to living outdoors. A single -story residence with generous proportions, with just one suite, one bathroom and two half-baths, that values being and living together, blurring the lines that separate the outdoors from the indoors.
Architecture firm
ME Arquitetura
Location
Brasilia, Brazil
Principal architect
Maria Eduarda Oliveira
Design team
Maria Eduarda Oliveira
Interior design
ME Arquitetura
Supervision
ME Arquitetura
Visualization
ME Arquitetura
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Travertine, natural freijó wood, ebanized wood
Typology
Residential › House
This home combines the character and heritage of the past with the innovation and sustainability needs of the future. The owners of this North Vancouver Craftsman bungalow, originally built in 1912, envisioned a home that reflected the history of its location and of their 20 years living there as a family, while being functionally and visually insp...
Project name
North Vancouver Passive House Plus
Architecture firm
MGA - Michael Green Architecture
Location
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Principal architect
Michael Green
Design team
Michael Green, Jordan van Dijk, Marie Claire Bligh, Guadalupe Font
Collaborators
Red Door Energy Design Ltd. (Energy Advisor), RDH Building Science Inc. (Envelope Consultant), Ocean Sun Geotechnical Ltd. (Geotechnical)
Interior design
Sahra Samnani
Structural engineer
Wicke Herfst Maver
Material
Wood, Glass, Concrete
Client
Kathy Fung and David Roberts
Typology
Residential › House
Gables’ is a striking low impact village home. Designed to be our retired clients' forever home, the house is accessible, highly contemporary, low energy, sustainable and secure. The clients wanted it to be not too big for two, but big enough to accommodate village parties and wider family coming to stay.
Architecture firm
Chadwick Dryer Clarke Studio, Bartlow Barns
Location
Bartlow, South Cambridgeshire
Photography
Hufton and Crow
Principal architect
Robin and Delphine Dryer
Structural engineer
Michael Hadi Associates Mathai Mathew
Environmental & MEP
HoareLea JamesMack
Construction
Patrick B Doyle, James Robinson Henry Riley LLP
Material
Timber frame, woodwool insulation, concrete sheer walls
Typology
Residential › House
Capricho is a beautiful housing project of 2712.51 ft² of construction on a lot of 4760.554 ft², the main idea of the design is to create an island-style concept within the enigmatic jungle where the construction is located.
Architecture firm
Houses Tulum
Location
Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Principal architect
Israel Pacheco
Structural engineer
Julio César Cahuich Tun
Supervision
Israel Pacheco
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Houses Tulum
Material
Tzalam wood, Steel structure, Aluminum series 80 in windows, LED luminaires with warm lighting, Chukum (typical material of the area) in the walls, Chukum in the pool
Typology
Residential › House
