MXMA Architecture & Design completed a renovation of the Prince Philip house, a typical 1960s house that had already been enhanced by a contemporary addition. The main challenge of this project was to blend the architectural languages of two different eras in order to create a coherent, elegant, and well-integrated ensemble in its environment.
Project name
Prince-Phillip House
Architecture firm
MXMA Architecture & Design
Location
Outremont, Quebec, Canada
Photography
Doublespace Photography
Design year
1960 (Original building)
Material
Brick, Wood, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
The design of Casa Guaimbê seeks to enhance the views of the private garden as well as the city. The land is located on a steep slope, with neighbors on both sides. The orthogonal character sought to orient the openings to the main view, guaranteeing privacy for the house. This way, we managed to create a large free area for the garden and swimming...
Project name
Casa Guaimbê (Guaimbê House)
Architecture firm
Schuchovski Arquitetura
Location
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Photography
Eduardo Macarios
Principal architect
Eliza Schuchovski
Design team
Eliza Schuchovski, Juliana Freitas, Júlia Sampaio, Isabella Borsato, Natália Cunha
Interior design
Schuchovski Arquitetura
Tools used
SketchUp, Layout, Lumion
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Guilherme Torres accompanied the young couple from the purchase of the lot - a 463 m² house, built in the 80s at the heart of a traditional neighbourhood of São Paulo - to the final steps in the remodelling of the house. The desire of the future inhabitants of the house was to adapt the architecture of the house to their lifestyle, bearing in mind...
Project name
Parallel House
Architecture firm
Studio Guilherme Torres
Location
São Paulo, Brazil
Photography
Denilson Machado – MCA Estúdio
Principal architect
Guilherme Torres
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
In an irregular property of 7m x 18m the house of 200m2 is planted within a private subdivision. The layout scheme is very simple. The longitudinal staircase in the transverse direction divides the ground floor into 2 areas; near the entrance there is a multipurpose room and bathroom and open to the garden is the social area combined in a single sp...
Architecture firm
Cotaparedes Arquitectos
Location
Zona metropolitana de Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Principal architect
Abraham Cota Paredes
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
This house confronts one of the most important arteries in the city - the National Road EN109. Since it is designed for a residential use, the architectural piece is materialized in a uniform body which, through its shape and arrangement, protects itself from the busy road.
Project name
House 109 (Casa 109)
Architecture firm
Frari - architecture network
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Maria João Fradinho
Design team
César Pereira, Ana Rita Luís
Structural engineer
Pedro Tavares - Engenharia de Projectos, Coordenação de Segurança e Direcção de Obras Lda
Landscape
Jardins e Exteriores - Arthur Pereira
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
In an urban context where adjoining houses are necessarily attached to each other at the side walls to form a linear succession of juxtaposed volumes, materials and heights, this project seeks to vindicate a different way of engaging with urban planning and approaching the potential forms of a single-family dwelling, as well as its relationship wit...
Project name
Casa NAU / Nau House
Architecture firm
MUKA Arquitectura
Location
Calle Villahermosa, Ciudad Real, Spain
Photography
Javier Callejas
Principal architect
Moisés Royo Márquez, Jesús Bermejo López
Design team
MUKA Arquitectura
Collaborators
Ignacio Campos Alcaraz, Loreto Carmenado Vaquero, Alba Martín de Vidales Mateos, Antonio González Rodríguez, Crisóstomo Páez Ferrer
Interior design
MUKA Arquitectura
Completion year
October 2022
Landscape
MUKA Arquitectura
Supervision
José Manuel Fernández Marcos
Visualization
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
This fully introverted house is unique by Valletta standards – an attribute that well suited the client’s need for privacy. Confessing that he owned a weekend house in London, designed by the world-famous minimalist, John Pawson, the client complained that it was too much of a white sculpture.
Architecture firm
Chris Briffa Architects
Principal architect
Chris Briffa
Structural engineer
Ivan Buttigieg
Environmental & MEP
John Muscat
Supervision
Annaliese Muscat Azzopardi
Material
Concrete, Stone, Wood
Typology
Residential › House, Rehabilitation
Designed to be read as a pair, the Helena houses maximizes two relatively narrow lots to create a balanced composition in the Wychwood neighbourhood. The buildings step back at the ground and 3rd floor, allowing the 3 storey houses to sit modestly within the context of the street.
Project name
Helena Residence
Architecture firm
VFA Architecture + Design
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Photography
Double Space Photography
Principal architect
Vanessa Fong
Interior design
VFA Architecture + Design
Structural engineer
Honeycomb
Environmental & MEP
McCallum HVAC
Construction
Stein Regency
Material
Brick, Steel, Wood, Concrete, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
