This house reflects the integration of the natural characteristics of the site, assuming a topographic character with a semi-basement construction that adapts to the inclination of the plot to the west. This solution is a reinterpretation of the traditional house of Minho region , and three architectonic moments are recognizable: (i) semi-basement...
Project name
Casa em Infias / House in Infias
Architecture firm
felixARQS - Daniel Félix Arquitectos
Location
Vizeal, Portugal
Photography
Guilherme Silva
Principal architect
Daniel Félix
Design team
Daniel Félix, Daniel Monteiro, Florbela Moura
Interior design
felixARQS
Civil engineer
Anabela Salgado
Structural engineer
Anabela Salgado
Environmental & MEP
Anabela Salgado & David Magalhães
Visualization
Guilherme Silva
Tools used
Archicad, Artlantis
Construction
CAP & Tectoave
Material
Concrete, Granite/Stone, ETICs
Typology
Residential › House
An antique wooden barn located in the middle of the Dolomites around Belluno becomes the vacation home for a young couple of clients. Cadore is an alpine region that enjoys cold, snowy winters and breathtaking views.
Architecture firm
DID (www.didstudio.it)
Location
Lorenzago di Cadore, Belluno, Veneto, Italy
Photography
Andres Borella
Principal architect
Paola Zuin, Marco Gregori
Design team
Carlo Leonardi
Collaborators
50 each floor
Built area
50 m² each floor = 100 m²
Material
Wood, Concrete, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
MXMA Architecture & Design completed a renovation of the Prince Philip house, a typical 1960s house that had already been enhanced by a contemporary addition. The main challenge of this project was to blend the architectural languages of two different eras in order to create a coherent, elegant, and well-integrated ensemble in its environment.
Project name
Prince-Phillip House
Architecture firm
MXMA Architecture & Design
Location
Outremont, Quebec, Canada
Photography
Doublespace Photography
Design year
1960 (Original building)
Material
Brick, Wood, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
The design of Casa Guaimbê seeks to enhance the views of the private garden as well as the city. The land is located on a steep slope, with neighbors on both sides. The orthogonal character sought to orient the openings to the main view, guaranteeing privacy for the house. This way, we managed to create a large free area for the garden and swimming...
Project name
Casa Guaimbê (Guaimbê House)
Architecture firm
Schuchovski Arquitetura
Location
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Photography
Eduardo Macarios
Principal architect
Eliza Schuchovski
Design team
Eliza Schuchovski, Juliana Freitas, Júlia Sampaio, Isabella Borsato, Natália Cunha
Interior design
Schuchovski Arquitetura
Tools used
SketchUp, Layout, Lumion
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Guilherme Torres accompanied the young couple from the purchase of the lot - a 463 m² house, built in the 80s at the heart of a traditional neighbourhood of São Paulo - to the final steps in the remodelling of the house. The desire of the future inhabitants of the house was to adapt the architecture of the house to their lifestyle, bearing in mind...
Project name
Parallel House
Architecture firm
Studio Guilherme Torres
Location
São Paulo, Brazil
Photography
Denilson Machado – MCA Estúdio
Principal architect
Guilherme Torres
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The San Po Kong area of Hong Kong, once a garment district in the 1950’s, is quickly transforming into a new commercial hub. Our new development is a creative incubator for the community.
Project name
Brutalist Greenhouse
Architecture firm
Archiplus International
Location
Kai Tak, San Po Kong, Hong Kong
Photography
HDP Photography
Principal architect
Henry Lai
Design team
NC Design & Architecture Limited
Interior design
NC Design & Architecture Ltd
Structural engineer
Keystone Design
Environmental & MEP
P&T Group
Construction
Hip Seng Finishing Engineering Company
Visualization
NC Design & Architecture Limited
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
Material
Custom Made Terrazzo, Corrugated panel, Special paint
Client
New World Development Company
Typology
Residential › Building
In an irregular property of 7m x 18m the house of 200m2 is planted within a private subdivision. The layout scheme is very simple. The longitudinal staircase in the transverse direction divides the ground floor into 2 areas; near the entrance there is a multipurpose room and bathroom and open to the garden is the social area combined in a single sp...
Architecture firm
Cotaparedes Arquitectos
Location
Zona metropolitana de Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Principal architect
Abraham Cota Paredes
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
This 6-storey townhouse is located in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, surrounded by lakes and dense forests. It enables owners to take a journey to Shenzhen Bay and the South China Sea right from their front door. Drawing on various artworks of both Chinese and foreign masters of art, the designers mix Eastern elegance or Western aesthetics, Chinese ch...
Project name
Shenzhen Lakeside Villa
Architecture firm
ACE DESIGN
Photography
Ao Xiang, Shifang Vision
Design team
Hui Xie, Shali Yan, Subing Zhao, Shuai Yang
Collaborators
Mushang Art
Interior design
ACE DESIGN
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › Villa
