Ensamble Studio: Ca'n Terra is the house of the earth: first just that, earth; after quarry, voided from its Mares stone; then used by the military as ammunition dump during the Spanish Civil War and later abandoned, to be rediscovered decades later and come to be architecture.
Architecture firm
Ensamble Studio
Photography
Ensamble Studio
Principal architect
Antón García-Abril & Debora Mesa Molina
Design team
Javier Cuesta, Borja Soriano, Alvaro Catalan, Massimo Loia, Marco Antrodicchia, Sebastián Zapata, Arianna Sebastiani, Ekam Sahni, Yu-Ting Li, Joel Kim, Gonzalo Peña, Barbara Doroszuk, Yvonne Asiimwe, Mónica Acosta
Environmental & MEP
Urculo engineering
Construction
Ensamble Studio
Typology
Residential › House
Cristián Romero Valente: The WV house is located on a gentle slope in the town of Los Molles, Chile. The volume of the house was worked horizontally and at the same time was rotated, in order to give all the spaces a leading view of the ocean and the Puquén biopark.
Architecture firm
Cristián Romero Valente
Location
Los Molles, Valparaíso region, Chile
Photography
Nicolás Saieh
Principal architect
Cristián Romero Valente
Structural engineer
Osvaldo Peñaloza Molfino
Construction
Sergio Wilson Porter
Material
Wood, Metal, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Jaco Booyens Architect together with SAOTA restores Buffelsdrift, an award-winning farm located west of Ladismith in the arid Klein Karoo region of South Africa. SAOTA specialises in contemporary architecture and has designed luxury homes around the world, however, when SAOTA Director, Greg Truen acquired the farm in 2016 it was important to him to...
Project name
Buffelsdrift
Architecture firm
Jaco Booyens Architect & SAOTA
Location
Ladismith, South Africa
Collaborators
OKHA, JNA Thatchers, Groen Karoo
Construction
Pro-Projects and De Kock Bouers
Material
Natural stone, clay, brick, wood, glass, metal
Typology
Residential › House
Completed in 2018 by Colima-based architecture firm Di Frenna Arquitectos, Casa Hilca is a single-family home located in Colima City in Mexico.
Architecture firm
Di Frenna Arquitectos
Location
Av las Parotas 20, Fraccionamiento Residencial las Parotas. Villa de Alvarez, Colima, Mexico
Photography
Oscar Hernández
Principal architect
Matia Di Frenna Muller
Design team
Matia Di Frenna Müller, Mariana De la Mora
Collaborators
Juan Guardado Avila, Hugo saucedo
Civil engineer
Juan Guardado
Material
Steel, Glass, Concrete, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
Carlos Zwick Architekten BDA: Thousands of excursionists used to enjoy homemade ice cream and lemonade on this historic lakeside property in Potsdam until the old park cafe there closed its doors. 25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Berlin-based architect Carlos Zwick fell in love with the overgrown property.
Project name
House by the lake
Architecture firm
Carlos Zwick Architekten BDA
Location
Potsdam, Germany
Principal architect
Carlos Zwick
Design team
C.Eigendorf, N.Szwedowska, J.Sanjurjo, M.C.Joy, C.Botran, N.Gaar
Structural engineer
IHS Holger Schreiber
Environmental & MEP
Office Kleemann
Material
Steel, Wood, Prefabricated. Glass
Client
Claudia Kensy and Carlos Zwick
Typology
Residential › House
In the chaos of life today a home needs to be a place of refuge, a solitude for the homeowners to retreat to. Built for an Italian couple, the design pays homage both to the clients' Italian heritage and that of the Toronto residential building fabric, while ensuring a sensitivity towards wellbeing, mobility, and convenience.
Project name
High Park Residence
Architecture firm
Batay-Csorba Architects
Photography
Doublespace Photography
Principal architect
Jodi Batay-Csorba, Andrew Batay-Csorba
Interior design
Batay-Csorba Architects
Material
Brick, Steel, Glass, Concrete
Typology
Residential › House
Fran Silvestre Arquitectos: The project consists of making a musician's studio coexist with his home. It is located in a residential area near Valencia, where neighboring houses are very close to each other
Project name
House of the Silence
Architecture firm
Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
Location
Cañada, Valencia, Spain
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Principal architect
Fran Silvestre
Design team
Fran Silvestre, Ricardo Candela, María Masià, Sevak Asatrián, Fran Ayala
Collaborators
Pablo Camarasa, Estefanía Soriano, Sandra Insa, Vicente Picó, Rubén March, Jose Manuel Arnao, Rosa Juanes, Gemma Aparicio, Paz Garcia-España, Ángel Pérez, Andrea Baldo, Blanca Larraz, Carlos Lucas, Miguel Massa, Paloma Feng, Marta Soler, Gino Brollo, Angelo Brollo, Bruno Mespulet, Javi Herrero, Alba Gonzalez
Interior design
Alfaro Hofmann
Civil engineer
Carlos García, Jorge Puig
Structural engineer
Windmill
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Typology
Residential › House
Designed by Melbourne-based architecture and construction firm InForm, the brighton 8 House set on an unusual wedge-shaped property this four-bedroom family home utilises its north-west frontage for the outdoor entertaining area and pool. This orientation provides the deepest garden aspect and pleasant treed views from the main living area.
Architecture firm
InForm in collaboration with Pleysier Perkins Architects
Location
Brighton East, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Derek Swalwell
Principal architect
Simon Perkins
Design team
InForm in collaboration with Pleysier Perkins Architects
Collaborators
(Stylist – Bek Sheppard)
Structural engineer
BDD Engineering
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
