Black Pearl House is a wonderful example of how modern architecture can harmoniously blend with the tropical environment. The design team focused on highlighting the purity of form through the use of rationalist features such as right angles and precise decompositions, creating visuals that integrate with the natural environment's highlights.
Architecture firm
QBO3 Arquitectos
Location
San Juan Mountain, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Photography
Andres Garcia Lachner
Principal architect
Mario Vargas Mejías
Design team
QBO3 Arquitectos
Collaborators
QBO3 Arquitectos Team
Interior design
QBO3 Arquitectos
Civil engineer
QBO3 Arquitectos
Structural engineer
QBO3 Arquitectos
Lighting
Highlights Costa Rica
Supervision
QBO3 Arquitectos
Visualization
QBO3 Arquitectos
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion
Construction
QBO3 Arquitectos
Material
Concrete, Metal, Natural Wood, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Located on a long narrow site in Clifton Hill, this project expands on an already grand Victorian terrace, responding to the slope of the site by incorporating a series of gentle internal and external level changes in the new extension. The result is a succession of spacious and light-filled living areas at ground level, and an expansion of the exi...
Project name
South Terrace House, Clifton Hill
Architecture firm
Chan Architecture
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Photography
Tatjana Plitt
Principal architect
Anthony Chan
Collaborators
Kleev Homes
Interior design
Sanders and King
Civil engineer
Wright Design
Structural engineer
Wright Design
Landscape
Kate Seddon Landscaping
Visualization
Chan Architecture
Tools used
ArchiCAD, SketchUp
Construction
Brick Veneer
Typology
Residential › House
Casa Pakaal is a historic house dating from the beginning of the 20th century. It is located in one of the most important streets of the city of Mérida, Mexico and in one of its oldest neighborhoods, Santiago.
Architecture firm
Workshop Diseño y Construcción
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Photography
Manolo R. Solís
Design team
Francisco Bernés Aranda, Fabián Gutiérrez Cetina, Isabel Bargas Cicero
Collaborators
Galeria Urbana (Art), Ixina (Kitchen)
Interior design
Artesano MX
Material
Chukum, Concrete, Wood, Stone, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
We designed this interior for the family with a teen daughter. The clients wanted their renovated apartment to have a spacious combined kitchen-living room for cozy gatherings and a bedroom leading out to a private dressing room and a master bathroom.
Project name
Minimalist apartment with a color splash
Architecture firm
Alexander Tischler
Location
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Principal architect
Karen Karapetian
Design team
Karen Karapetian (chief designer), Oleg Mokrushnikov (engineer), Ekaterina Baibakova (head of purchasing), Evgenii Bridnya (installation manager), Iuliia Tsapko (designer), Konstantin Prokhorov (engineer), Pavel Prokhorov (finishing manager), AtelierDECO (decoration studio), Vera Minchenkova (copywriting).
Interior design
Alexander Tischler
Environmental & MEP engineering
Structural engineer
Alexander Tischler
Lighting
Faldi, Arlight, Leds C4, Grok, FinnMat
Construction
Alexander Tischler
Supervision
Alexander Tischler
Tools used
ArchiCAD, SketchUp
Typology
Residential › Apartment
This renovation project transforms a modest 70 square meter house into a modernhome that accommodates a comfortable lifestyle for the client and family. Theremodeling was carried out to reveal the true potential of the house, byreorganizing its spaces to create open-plan layout that avoid rigidity and bringin ample natural light
Project name
The Post Pandemic House
Architecture firm
Sipal-Wafai Architecture
Photography
Marco Tacchini
Principal architect
Wafai Abdulsater
Collaborators
Rebal Jber (Computational assistance), Roberto Marchetti (Carpenter), Fissore Torino (Materials)
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshoper, Autodesk 3ds Max, AutoCAD
Typology
Residential › House
Nestled in the heart of dinner plain, Australia’s most distinctive alpine village, Britt White Studio has given new life to an original chalet - creating a haven for a family of snow lovers whilst paying homage to a peter mcintyre original.
Project name
Blairs of Dinner Plain
Architecture firm
Original design by McIntyre Partnership Architects, @mcintyrearchitects (NB: BWS did not work in conjunction with MPA, rather this is a renovation of an existing structure, that pays homage to their original design)
Location
Dinner Plain Alpine Village, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Devlin Azzie of Threefold Studio
Principal architect
Peter McIntyre (original design, early 1980s)
Design team
Britt Howard of Britt White Studio
Collaborators
Ovens Valley Cabinets - Custom cabinetry throughout
Interior design
Britt Howard of Britt White Studio
Design year
Original design 1980. Re-design by BWS 2022
Completion year
Original completion 1982. Renovation by BWS 2023
Lighting
Britt Howard of Britt White Studio
Supervision
Britt Howard of Britt White Studio
Visualization
Britt Howard of Britt White Studio
Construction
Beatson Builders
Material
Built of stone, timber, corrugated iron and boasts a magnificent original stone fireplace with a raked Douglas Fir ceiling throughout
Client
2nd residence of a family from Melbourne with now grown up children
Typology
Residential › House › Australian Alpine
The site is a tiny plot of 100 sq yards located in a tight residential context close to the 16th-century royal mausoleum complex, the Qutb Shahi Tombs, in Hyderabad, India. The plot is at the top of a steeply-sloping lane, surrounded by neighboring houses with shared walls on three sides with a narrow lane in the front. This posed a challenge to th...
Project name
Ribbon House
Architecture firm
DesignAware
Location
Hyderabad, India
Photography
Turtle Arts Photography, Saikanth Krishna (drone photography)
Principal architect
Takbir Fatima
Design team
Takbir Fatima (Lead Architect + Project Manager), Abeer Fatima (Lead Interior Designer + Project Manager), Naadia Rehman, Ankitha Varala, Sai Udeep Sagar, Soma Sai Vineeth, Vijay Simha Reddy, Madhav Shankdhar (interns)
Collaborators
BuildAware, Wali Quadri & Associates, Studio Oak, Imarat Consultants
Interior design
DesignAware
Civil engineer
Imarat Consultants
Structural engineer
Imarat Consultants
Supervision
DesignAware, BuildAware
Visualization
DesignAware
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop, Midjourney
Material
RCC structure, ACC block walls, MS facade
Client
Syed Abid Hussain / QualBrain Technologies
Typology
Residential › House › Quadruplex
Sustainability, passive design, ageing-in-pace, multi-generational living…buzzwords in architecture and concepts which can often be applied in a tokenistic way. Not so for this project, with a client who was genuine and passionate about applying these design principles, that inspired us as architects to make sure they were implemented thoroughly at...
Project name
Mosman Park House
Architecture firm
Robeson Architects
Location
Perth, Western Australia
Principal architect
Simone Robeson
Design team
Robeson Architects
Collaborators
Create Homes
Interior design
Robeson Architects
Structural engineer
WA Structural
Environmental & MEP
The Study
Landscape
Robeson Architects
Construction
Create Homes
Material
Recycled timber, recycled concrete, painted CFC cladding
Client
Young Family & Grandmother
Typology
Residential › House
