The first thing you see as you approach Casa Volta are three brick vaults floating amidst the dense vegetation of the Oaxacan coast. Perhaps a mirage caused by the profuse and humid heat of the area. Then, following a small path, one submerges in the vegetation and the vaults disappear.
Architecture firm
Ambrosi Etchegaray
Location
Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Photography
Jaime Navarro, Sergio López
Principal architect
Jorge Ambrosi, Gabriela Etchegaray
Design team
Ivo Martins, Santiago Bonilla
Typology
Residential › House
Passivhaus style, this is how this traditional house in Paterna was rehabilitated, giving rise to the Vivienda Bonaire. Thanks to the good work of the construction company EDE3 Gestión de Proyectos, it has been achieved the recovery of this house that was in a state of neglect.
Project name
Vivienda Bonaire
Architecture firm
La Caseta Arquitectura
Location
Paterna, Valencia, Spain
Principal architect
Alberto Facundo
Construction
EDE3 Gestión de Proyectos Urbanísticos SL
Material
Structure based on brick walls and wooden joist floors, stone
Typology
Residential › House
The residential refurbishment and extension is located on Bathurst Street between Westbourne Street and Sussex Gardens. The grade II listed building, originally a public house, has a carriage way access to Bathurst Mews which is still regularly used by horses from the Hyde Park Stables.
Project name
Bathurst Street, London, W2
Architecture firm
Mark Fairhurst Architects
Location
Bathurst Street, London, UK
Photography
Mark Fairhurst Architects
Principal architect
Mark Fairhurst
Collaborators
Graham Richards (Party Wall Surveyor)
Structural engineer
Redston Associates
Construction
MY Construction
Client
Rainbow Properties
Typology
Residential › House
Three five-bedroom terrace houses designed for a bomb damaged infill site in Wandsworth, London. The modern house design relates to the existing Victorian street front, and residential apartments to the south and west elevations.
Project name
Tonsley Place
Architecture firm
Mark Fairhurst Architects
Location
Wandsworth, London, UK
Principal architect
Mark Fairhurst
Structural engineer
Elliott Wood
Material
Concrete, Steel, Glass, Aluminum
Typology
Residential › House
The ML Residence is located in the city of Nova Lima, state of Minas Gerais. The plot is in a mountanious site with an average slope of 53 per cent. In order to avoid permanent retaining walls (structures) it was decided that the interference in the topography and earthwork would be minimum as well as the number of building pillars, the result bein...
Project name
Residence ML
Architecture firm
Anastasia Arquitetos
Location
Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photography
Jomar Bragança
Principal architect
Tomás Anastasia, Johanna Anastasia
Design team
Sarita Soares, Catarina Klein, Carolina Jones
Collaborators
CA Engenharia, Lacerda Projetos e Consultoria
Structural engineer
Lucas Lacerda
Landscape
Matos e Renault
Material
Concrete, Steel, Wood, Glass
Client
Lucas Lacerda, Mariana Scarioli
Typology
Residential › House
We wanted a balance between the craftsmanship of the stone façade and the modernity of its interior. A massive and heavy exterior, sculpted in stone, as opposed to a bright and voluminous interior that would also frame the landscape thanks to its almost museum-like openings.
Architecture firm
Atelier de Artekitektura
Location
La Cuesta, Segovia, Spain
Photography
Ignacio Barrios Martínez
Principal architect
Javier Krzyzaniak Martínez
Structural engineer
David Garcı́a Guillén
Environmental & MEP
Anemo S.L.
Tools used
Revit Architecture, Rhinoceros 3D
Construction
Jusar Hidalgo S.L.
Material
Stone, limestone, porcelain tiles, corten steel
Typology
Residential › House
CASA MATE, stands on a piece of land south of the city of Guadalajara, conceived as a country house in which geometry plays a key role in articulating the project through a corridor with a central walled garden that seeks to be a solid generator of privacy in each one of the interior spaces.
Architecture firm
Araujo Galvan Arquitectos
Location
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Photography
César Bejar Studio
Principal architect
Fernanda Galvan
Design team
Fernanda Galvan, Daniel Araujo, Antonio Jarquin
Interior design
Karen Ramos, Fernanda Galvan
Civil engineer
Kip Ingeniería
Structural engineer
Kip Ingeniería
Environmental & MEP
Kip Ingeniería
Landscape
Nakawe Paisajismo | Landscaping
Supervision
Daniel Araujo
Visualization
Araujo Galvan Arquitectos
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion Pro, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Araujo Galvan Arquitectos
Material
Polished Concrete, Parota Wood, Masonry Walls, Walnut Wood, Aluminum, Concrete Paver, Santo Tomas Marble, Galaxy Gray Marble
Typology
Residential › House
Being a nature lover, the client opts to have a holiday home alike sculpture stalled in his farmland. The site is located amidst the coconut grove and paddy fields giving a scenic approach to the site from the main road. The design objective is to setup a complete leisure destiny for his family within a built envelope, as well as the utilization of...
Project name
The Grey Grotto
Architecture firm
Redwall Design Studio
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Photography
Durjoy Chowdhury
Principal architect
Sudeep Dev M, Kiran Kumar MR
Design team
Sivachidambaram, Suraj Achar
Interior design
Redwall Design Studio
Structural engineer
Edifice Structures
Environmental & MEP
Redwall Design Studio
Landscape
Redwall Design Studio
Construction
Redwall Design Studio
Material
Brick, Concrete, Steel, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
