Fragata house was designed in 2017 and built between that year and 2021 in Alamos neighborhood, northwest Pinamar. During the pandemic, the house was the only one on the block in a neighborhood that was developing at a lethargic pace, but which was shortly surrounded by several works -some even inhabited before Fragata House. This area continues to...
Project name
Fragata House (Casa Fragata)
Architecture firm
Estudio Galera Arquitectura
Location
Pinamar, Partido de Pinamar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Javier Agustín Rojas
Design team
Ariel Galera, Cesar Amarante, Francisco Villamil
Collaborators
Project supervisor: Pablo Ahumada. MMO; Administration management: Verónica Coleman; Texts and translation: Soledad Pereyra; Ducts and sheet metal: Rubén Calvo; Custom metal working: Juan Rascione; Masonry: Hugo Marin; Surveyor: Claudio and Juan Pablo D eramo
Structural engineer
Javier Mendía
Environmental & MEP
Electricity: Gabriel Jaimón. Sanitation / Heating: Cristian Carrizo
Construction
Facundo Panadero
Typology
Residential › House
The recovery of housing in Merida, Yucatan has left in evidence the different variations of properties in their aesthetic and programmatic characteristics, one of them is Pitahaya House; an introverted house due to its different alterations during its life, dark and spatially unpleasant.
Project name
Pitahaya House
Architecture firm
Taller Estilo Arquitectura S. de R. L. de C. V.
Location
Calle 47 por 80 y 82 Colonia Centro. Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Principal architect
Víctor Alejandro Cruz Domínguez, Iván Atahualpa Hernández Salazar, Luís Armando Estrada Aguilar
Collaborators
Andrea Balam Lizama, Jorge Escalante Chan, Juan Rosado Rodríguez
Structural engineer
Juan Diaz Cab
Construction
Juan Diaz Cab, Martha Acosta Pech
Material
Stone, Concrete, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Located in the town of Wilde, Partido de Avellaneda, it is located on a plot of land with a typical width of 8.66 meters. in front and 35.15 meters. background whose implementation responds to a previous study of the environment, sunlight and needs as a residential building.
Project name
Emilio Zola 5915
Architecture firm
MasArqs
Location
Wilde, Avellaneda District, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Marcelo Correa, Gabino Longo, Analía Lourdes Gutierrez, Ruben Fernando Díaz and Denis Ariel Benitez
Construction
Habitar Obras SRL
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion
Material
Concrete, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Agam House is a house of epic proportions in Velachery, Chennai. This two storey home strategically addresses Chennai’s hot weather and its dense urban context through an expressive solid facade that makes a bold statement. The project was started with an intent to create a healthy living environment that is refreshing and nurturing for the body an...
Architecture firm
Mawi Design
Photography
Kavin Kumar Lasa
Principal architect
Malli Saravanan
Design team
Malli Saravanan, Venkatesh, Vijay Prakash, Akash Raj, Kanimozhi R
Structural engineer
Archetype Consultants
Material
Brick masonry, concrete, cement finish and wood
Typology
Residential › House
Jonas is a development by Amvest, designed by Orange Architects, in collaboration with ABT, Felixx Landscape Architects and Planners, Site urban development, Floor Ziegler and Pubblik & Vos interior architects. The building was constructed by Ballast Nedam West.
Architecture firm
Orange Architects
Location
Krijn Taconiskade 1 - 567, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Photography
Sebastian van Damme, Orange Architects (Aerial)
Design team
Patrick Meijers, Jeroen Schipper, Paul Kierkels, Elena Staskute, Florentine van der Vaart, Irina Vaganova, Athanasia Kalaitzidou, Gloria Caiti, Luís Cardoso, Kapilan Chandranesan, Eric Eisma, Filippo Garuglieri, Casper van Leeuwen, Francesco Mainetti, Manuel Magnaguagno, Angela Park, Niek van der Putten, Erika Ruiz, Ivan Shkurko
Collaborators
ABT, Felixx Landscape Architects, Bureau Stadsnatuur, Pubblik&Vos, Site Urban Development, JMJ Bouwmanagement, Floor Ziegler, SmitsRinsma
Landscape
Felixx Landscape Architects
Supervision
Ballast Nedam West
Typology
Residential › Apartments, Mixed-use
Located in Seattle’s University District neighborhood, this five-story, thirty-unit apartment building relies on simple, economical design moves to elevate the living experience for the residents and set it apart from typical, efficient market-rate apartments. Leveraging a yin-yang visual aesthetic, the building makes the most out of a little.
Project name
15th Avenue Apartments
Architecture firm
KO Architecture
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Photography
Benjamin Benschneider, Lara Swimmer
Principal architect
Kevin O’Leary
Collaborators
Robert M. Pride (Geotechnical Engineer), Emerald Land Surveying (Surveyor), H. Armond Enterprises (Arborist)
Structural engineer
BTL Engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The Mirror Houses are a pair of holiday homes, set in the marvellous surroundings of the South Tyrolean Dolomites, amidst a beautiful scenery of appletrees, just outside the city of Bolzano. They were designed by architect Peter Pichler.
Project name
The Mirror Houses
Architecture firm
Peter Pichler Architecture
Photography
Oskar Da Riz, Nicolò Degiorgis, Jasmine Deporta
Principal architect
Peter Pichler
Design team
Peter Pichler
Environmental & MEP
Johann Mayr
Client
Angela Sabine Staffler
Typology
Residential › House
We have completely redesigned the master bedroom, wardrobe and bathroom unit. This is a project for the reconstruction of existing housing. The modern style is complemented by elements of classics, due to which the interior turned out to be especially elegant, but strict at the same time.
Architecture firm
GB | ARCHITECTS
Location
Novosibirsk, Russia
Principal architect
Gennadiy Baskakov
Typology
Residential › House
