Suggestive architectural proposals for affordable housing to the population, propose housing development units of questionable quality to solve the housing deficit in the country, and Pernambuco is no different.
Project name
Paudalho Popular Houses
Architecture firm
NEBR Arquitetura
Location
Paudalho, Pernambuco, Brazil
Principal architect
Edson Muniz
Design team
Amanda Brandão
Collaborators
Chico Santos
Interior design
NEBR arquitetura
Lighting
NEBR arquitetura
Construction
RWM Construction Company
Material
Alcoa, Cerâmica Bom Jesus, Norcola, Norvidro
Client
Bom Jesus Enterprises
The Cerrado House was built at the foothills of the Sierra da Moeda, a mountain range in the state of Minas Gerais. The three-bedroom house has a rooftop pool and a wide staircase that leads to the rooftop terrace.
Project name
Cerrado House
Architecture firm
Vazio S/A
Location
Moeda, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photography
Leonardo Finotti
Principal architect
Carlos M Teixeira
Collaborators
Leonardo Rodrigues, Daila Coutinho
Interior design
Vazio S/A
Civil engineer
Eduardo Girão
Environmental & MEP
Matheus Elias
Landscape
Vazio S/A, Mariana Siqueira
Construction
Nova Engenharia
Material
Concrete, wood, glass
Typology
Residential › House
The farmhouse spread over 70,000 square feet is located on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The whole plot was a green heaven with thick plantation which enveloped built forms which are placed in planned pockets across the plot.
Project name
Bambooz Farm
Architecture firm
SNS Design Studio
Location
Rancharda, Gujarat, India
Photography
Inclined Studio
Principal architect
Shilin Patwa & Shweta Trivedi
In this highly preserved Alpine valley, stringent architectural guidelines allow for little architectural freedom. Strict guidelines are enforced to protect the local heritage but de facto create endless pastiche mountain homes.
Project name
Mountain House
Architecture firm
Studio Razavi Architecture
Location
French Alps, Manigod, France
Principal architect
Alireza Razavi
Design team
Andoni Briones
Interior design
Studio Razavi Architecture
Structural engineer
Alternative Construction Bois
Material
Concrete Base + Timber Frame
This gut renovation modernizes the interiors of two apartments in a dilapidated historic Palazzo in Brescia, Italy, while restoring the original grandeur of the spaces. The units on adjacent floors share the same perimeter footprint; however, the different ceiling heights engender discrete architectural responses
Project name
Piano Nobile Loft & Round Wall Studio
Architecture firm
Alepreda Architecture, www.alepreda.com
Photography
Ottavio Tomasini, www.ottaviotomasini.it
Principal architect
Alessandro Preda
Built area
60 m² each apartment, 72 ² each apartment (Gross Floor Area), 58 m² each apartment (Usable Floor Area)
Environmental & MEP engineering
Structural engineer
Studio Tecnico Zampedrini, www.zampedrini.it
Material
Oak, white oak,gypsum wall board and metal studs, white laminate, existing stone and brick,
Construction
Green Cantieri, www.greencantieri.it
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Hara house is located in an agricultural village in Nagaoka city, Niigata prefecture. Most functions that are required in a fully self-reliant house were already present on-site, such as a parents' house, storage areas, and private rooms.
Architecture firm
Takeru Shoji Architects Co.,Ltd
Photography
Isamu Murai, Shinkenchiku-Sha
Principal architect
Takeru Shoji, Takayuki Shimada
Structural engineer
Tetsuya Tanaka Structural Engineers, Tetsuya Tanaka
Construction
Yoshihara Gumi, Hirokatsu Yokoo
Material
Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
This incredible contemporary property has been designed by the architect/owner with exceptional attention to detail and an extremely high-level finish throughout. The Garden House is arranged over two levels, ground and lower ground floor and the layout has been designed to give all the principal rooms excellent natural light.
Project name
The Garden House
Architecture firm
Alpex Architecture
Location
Wandsworth, London, United Kingdom
Photography
French+Tye Photography, frenchandtye.com
Principal architect
Laura Petruso
Collaborators
Laura Petruso
Interior design
Laura Petruso
Structural engineer
Gary White @ Courtleas Consulting
Landscape
Etienne Landscape Gardening
Supervision
Laura Petruso
Construction
Ian Patterson
Casa Houlpoch is an old Yucatecan house from the end of the last century that gets its name from a snake from the region that regularly “visited” the property's ruins.
Project name
Casa Huolpoch
Architecture firm
Workshop Diseño y Construcción
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Principal architect
Francisco Bernés Aranda and Fabián Gutiérrez Cetina
Design team
Francisco Bernés Aranda, Fabián Gutiérrez Cetina, Alejandro Bargas Cicero, Isabel Bargas Cicero
Collaborators
Artesano MX (Furniture), Galería Urbana Blanquis (Art)
Interior design
Workshop, Diseño y Construcción
Structural engineer
Alejandro Bargas Cicero
Material
Chukum, Stone, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House