The ethos of striking a balance lies in a clever mix of traditions while delivering 21st-century amenities in a space. The ‘Courtyard House’ is designed around one of the most essential elements of conventional Indian homes — the courtyard. Situated away from the city’s hustle and bustle, this 3,788 sq ft three-bedroom home is an outcome of the own...
Project name
Courtyard House
Architecture firm
Alkove-Design
Location
Bengaluru, India
Photography
Parth Swaminathan, PHX India
Principal architect
Komal Mittal, Ninada Kashyap
Design team
Komal Mittal, Ninada Kashyap, Rutuja Ravindrakumar, Nikita Katole, Pranav Gawale
Collaborators
My Garden, Sunshine Boulevard
Interior design
Alkove-Design
Structural engineer
Sreenivasulu
Supervision
Bakkinath, Sreenivasulu
Visualization
Alkove-Design
Tools used
Escape, Lumion, SketchUp, AutoCAD
Construction
Bakkinath, Sreenivasulu
Material
1. Unique Material Applications ● Exterior Walls: CSEB (Compressed stabilised earth blocks) Bricks with Varnish ● Internal Walls: Red Bricks ● Flooring: Attangudi Tiles, Green Marble, Yellow Jaisalmer Stone, Grey Sadarahalli Granite, Teak Wood Flooring ● Central Columns: Wooden Columns ● Louvered Wardrobe Shutters: Teak Wood ● Roofing: Clay Tiles ● Bath flooring: Sadarhalli Stone ● Curtains: S N Fabrics, Voyage Maison ● Kitchen Surface: Kalinga Stone ● Kitchen Sink: Nirali ● Kitchen Hardware: Hafele ● Kitchen Chimney: Elica ● Kitchen Chimney: Min Appliances ● Designer Fans: Orient ● Digital Locks: Delta Home ● Ply: Archidply ● Laminates: Royal Touche, Merino
Budget
Rs 4000 - 5000 per sq.ft.
Client
Srikanth Kalyani, Nandini Srikanth
Typology
Residential › House
In the perspective of ancient Chinese architectural philosophy, buildings always align with nature, and the construction of space and materials constantly undergo renewal, evolution, and succession along with nature. From this perspective, vernacular architecture can be seen as an original"natural prototype", which is a natural form that spontaneou...
Project name
Villager's Home in Wanghu Village
Architecture firm
The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University (UAD)
Location
Taizhou, Zhejiang, China
Principal architect
Mo Zhoujin, Wu Hegen, Guo Lidong
Collaborators
Intelligent Design: Lin Minjun
Structural engineer
Jin Zhenfen, Chen Dong
Environmental & MEP
Plumbing Design: Sang Songbiao, Wu Weihao. Electrical Design: Shen Yueqing, Li Zhaoyu
Client
Xianju County Baita town Xianjing village stock economic cooperative
Typology
Residential › House
Conservation architects Donald Insall Associates are delighted to announce that the Camellia House, a Grade II*-listed glass house nestled within the gardens of Wentworth Woodhouse, has received an RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) regional award in the Refurbishment/Revitalisation category.
Project name
Camellia House at Wentworth
Architecture firm
Donald Insall Associates
Location
South Yorkshire, England, UK
Principal architect
Safer Sphere
Structural engineer
Mason Clark Associates
Environmental & MEP
Max Fordham
Construction
William Burch & Sons
Client
Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust
Typology
Residential › House, Luxury Modern Duplex Home
Amongst the lively cityscape, a haven of tranquillity emerges; a home inspired by Spanish haciendas, crafted by the talented duo, Jasem Pirani and Huzefa Rangwala of MuseLAB.
Architecture firm
MuseLAB
Location
Coimbatore, India
Principal architect
Jasem Pirani, Huzefa Rangwala
Design team
Sohan Kadam, Aishwarya Lakhani, Idrees Kasu, Huzefa Rangwala, Jasem Pirani
Structural engineer
Archetype
Environmental & MEP
Enersave Solutions
Typology
Residential › Hacienda
Leone Loray Arquitectos: Orilla is a house designed to be lived in between the boundaries of the interior and the exterior, with a concept where the surroundings become part of the architecture and seamlessly integrate into the interior. Its name is the synthesis of its essence.
Project name
Orilla House
Architecture firm
Leone Loray Arquitectos
Location
Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Alejandro Peral
Principal architect
Justina Leone, Gaston Loray
Design team
Justina Leone, Gaston Loray, Juliana Virla, Nadia Navarrete y Gustavo Ciancio.
Interior design
Juliana Virla
Civil engineer
Leone Loray Arquitectos
Structural engineer
Leone Loray Arquitectos
Environmental & MEP
Leone Loray Arquitectos
Landscape
Leone Loray Arquitectos
Lighting
Leone Loray Arquitectos
Supervision
Leone Loray Arquitectos
Visualization
Leone Loray Arquitectos
Construction
Leone Loray Arquitectos
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Stone, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
This house is the embodiment of modern minimalism and refined taste. Its facade is finished with planken and immediately attracts attention with its unusual and modern look. The project is all about geometry of forms. Among the special design elements are horizontal lines on the facade. This technique visually pulls the house along the plot and cre...
Project name
Country House
Architecture firm
AR ARCHITECTS
Photography
Roman Spiridonov
Principal architect
Azat Khanov, Ruslan Aibushev
Design team
AR ARCHITECTS bureau
Interior design
Azat Khanov, Ruslan Aibushev
Civil engineer
STROYUDOM.RF
Structural engineer
STROYUDOM.RF
Supervision
AR ARCHITECTS
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
The project arises from the need to first provide privacy to the home and in secondly, to protect it from its unprivileged orientation (south – east) so that the architectural program revolves around these considerations.
Architecture firm
Blending Dots Architects + Arq. Rogelio A. Castillo
Location
Fraccionamiento La Toscana, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Design team
Rogelio A. Castillo, Luis Iván Guerrero, Emmanuel J. Trinidad
Supervision
Rogelio A. Castillo
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
Inspired by the traditional gable house, the Boat House is comprised of an asymmetrical form suited to house the client’s powerboat and Laser yacht fully rigged.
Project name
Boathouse 01
Architecture firm
Michael Cooper Architects
Location
Herne Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
Photography
Mark Scowen Photography
Principal architect
Michael Cooper
Interior design
Michael Cooper Architects
Structural engineer
AMX Structures
Environmental & MEP
Green Group Limited
Construction
IBL Building
Typology
Residential › Coastal & Marine
