Rethinking a home through the eyes of clients who don’t speak human language. The project planned as a residence and studio of its architect is in Kamakura, a city filled with rich history and lush greenery and located about an hour from central Tokyo. In the house lives a couple in their thirties with two cats.
Project name
A Cat Tree House
Architecture firm
Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL
Photography
Lamberto Rubino
Principal architect
Tan Yamanouchi
Design team
Tan Yamanouchi
Design year
Jan. 2021 - Jul. 2022
Completion year
Jul. 2023
Structural engineer
Yamawaki Katsuhiko Architectural Engineering Design, Katsuhiko Yamawaki, Yumena Hirata
Landscape
Planting: SOLSO／ Hidenori Juna. Wood deck, fence: Iroha Zoen ／ Masashi Hisanaga, Mutsumi Hisanaga
Construction
Tokyo Kenchiku Plus／ Satoshi Nakazato, Yuta Ogura. Cooperation in finishing work: Kojima Komuten ／ Makoto Kojima, Riki Matsui
Material
Wooden framework method (Japanese traditional construction module), Concrete mat foundation
Typology
Residential › House
Dubbed “A Home Within a House”, S40 Residence is a renovation of one entire level within a larger multi-generational residence for a young couple in Bangkok.
Project name
S40 Residence
Location
Bangkok, Thailand
Principal architect
Jade Jiambutr
Typology
Residential › House
The project is the result of a collaboration between Bureau Nautes and the architect Delphine Levy. The flat is located in an early 20th century building. The owners have gradually acquired the 6 maid’s rooms in the wing on the second courtyard of the building.
Architecture firm
Bureau Nautes
Location
112 ter rue Cardinet, 75018 Paris, France
Photography
Charlotte Robin
Principal architect
Leonor Lay, Arnaud Payn
Design team
Leonor Lay, Arnaud Payn
Interior design
Delphine Levy
Environmental & MEP engineering
Supervision
Delphine Levy
Visualization
Bureau Nautes
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The project is the result of a collaboration between Bureau Nautes and the designer Paul Tubiana. The flat is located in a building from the 1960s ; its geometry responds to the articulation of the rue de Crimée and the rue de l’Escaut. This inflection in the façade separates the day part from the night part of the flat. The building is composed of...
Architecture firm
Bureau Nautes
Location
229 rue de Crimée, 75019 Paris, France
Photography
Mathilde Houdebert
Principal architect
Leonor Lay, Arnaud Payn
Design team
Leonor Lay, Arnaud Payn
Interior design
Paul Tubiana
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Located at a calm neighborhood in Central Jakarta, MV Residence main goal is to create a sanctuary in an urban setting. The architecture of the house was designed by Pranala Architect. It focuses on modern brutalism style with expose concrete and an inner-court that separates the semi outdoor pool with the main building.
Project name
MV Residence
Architecture firm
Pranala Associates
Location
Jakarta, Indonesia
Photography
Ernest Theofilus
Principal architect
Erick Laurentius
Interior design
Bitte Design Studio
Civil engineer
Studio Bow Wow
Material
Concrete, Steel, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Weaving tradition and a contemporary focus on living connectedly, Towoomba draws from the existing eclecticism of Sydney’s architectural landscape. Behind the restored and preserved streetscape frontage, an additional upper level is added, neatly concealed from the streetscape.
Architecture firm
Sandbox Studio
Location
Tempe, New South Wales, Australia
Principal architect
Dain McClure-Thomas
Interior design
Sandbox Studio
Structural engineer
BMY Building Consultants
Environmental & MEP
Ryan Jones Building Company
Material
Concrete slab, timber frame, steel frame, lightweight cladding
Typology
Residential › House
Many factors determine the success of a project. In this case, the clients were able to define their needs, but left freedom to the architects from Tissu Architecture, who were responsible for the interior design. Using a whole range of materials, textures, furniture and details, they created a cohesive composition that offers an authentic experien...
Project name
Perfect by nature
Architecture firm
Tissu Architecture
Location
Mokotów, Warsaw, Poland
Photography
Marcin Grabowiecki
Principal architect
Agnieszka Zaremba, Magdalena Kostrzewa-Świątek, Katarzyna Dąbek
Design team
Agnieszka Zaremba, Magdalena Kostrzewa-Świątek, Katarzyna Dąbek
Collaborators
Styling: Kamila Jakubowska - Szmyd
Interior design
Agnieszka Zaremba, Magdalena Kostrzewa-Świątek, Katarzyna Dąbek
Lighting
Xal, sotto luce, chors, flos
Material
Natural stone, wood, tiles, fabrics, concrete
Typology
Residential › House
Usual strictness of minimalism concedes to emotional, soft and round-shaped forms in this interior. We rounded wall angles, columns, furniture and panels and smooth lines became the main motif of this project.
Architecture firm
Babayants Architects
Photography
Sergey Krasyuk
Principal architect
Artem Babayants
Design team
Babayants Architects
Interior design
Babayants Architects
Environmental & MEP engineering
Visualization
Babayants Architects
Typology
Residential, Apartment
