Casa Chabacano (A glass concept). The intention of this architectural project for a single-family house is to distribute the spaces on a single floor, except for a basement, which is dedicated to storage, service and garage areas.
Project name
Casa Chabacano
Architecture firm
HCE Office of Architecture
Location
Querétaro, Mexico
Photography
Fotográfica Mexicana
Principal architect
Eduardo Herrera Cantú
Design team
Eduardo Ángeles A., Juan Carlos Rodríguez García, Rafael Sandoval Lozano
Collaborators
Juan Carlos Sánchez
Interior design
HCE Office of Architecture
Structural engineer
Grupo IEESA
Supervision
Manuel Salmerón Muñoz
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit
Material
Concrete, steel framing and brickwork as structure. Porcelain floors, tempered glass and wood panel ceilings as finishes
Typology
Residential › House
The Rome and Tehran-based architecture practice uc21 architects led by Amin Haghighat Gou have recently completed Cantilever House, a contemporary single-family home located in Mosha, Damavand, Iran.
Project name
Cantilever House
Architecture firm
uc21 architects
Location
Mosha, Damavand, Iran
Photography
Mohammad Hassan Ettefagh
Principal architect
Amin Haghighat Gou
Design team
Amin Haghighat Gou
Interior design
Amin Haghighat Gou
Environmental & MEP
Mehdi Safe, Amir Hossein Borji
Landscape
Amin Haghighat Gou
Lighting
Mehdi Safe, Amin Haghighat Gou
Supervision
Amin Haghighat Gou, Milad Ahmadian
Visualization
Amin Haghighat Gou
Construction
Milad Ahmadian, Amin Haghighat Gou
Material
Concrete, Steel structure, cement plaster
Typology
Residential › House
Black Diamond Residential is undoubtedly an icon of Architecture within its geographical area, thought and designed with a futuristic perspective, each of the elements that make up its interiors, such as its facade with the same flown elements that create a differentiator due to its eccentric and out of the ordinary.
Project name
Black Diamond Residential
Architecture firm
Innovative Architecture Construction Group
Location
Calzada Periférica No. 47 Lomas del Pedregal, Ciudad Sahagún, Tepeapulco, Hidalgo, Mexico
Principal architect
Adan Samuel Martinez Garcia
Design team
Luis Labra Hernandez
Collaborators
Amaury Aguilar
Interior design
Adan Samuel Martinez Garcia
Civil engineer
Amaury Aguilar
Structural engineer
Amaury Aguilar
Environmental & MEP
Luis Fernando Romo Aguilar
Landscape
Adan Samuel Martinez Garcia
Supervision
Amaury Aguilar
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop, Study
Construction
Innovative Architecture Construction Group
Material
Block, Rod, Concrete, Mortar, Cement, Plaster, Ceramic Plaster, Sand, Gravel, Stone
Client
Eduardo Soto Trujillo
Typology
Residential › House
Casa 3/3 is the third in a series of three houses located on the same block in Villa San Nicolás, a quiet municipality on the outskirts of the City of Córdoba, Argentina.
Architecture firm
Momento
Location
Villa San Nicolás, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Colombo Gabriel, Biderbost Federico, Biderbost Gastón
Design team
Colombo Gabriel, Biderbost Federico, Biderbost Gastón
Collaborators
Figueroa Araceli
Structural engineer
Cabanillas Raúl
Material
Concrete, Glass, Wood, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The house respects the local conditions, therefore it offers a number of natural shading or ventilating systems.
First of all, the windows are pushed inside of the structure in order to create shading out of the concrete slabs.
Architecture firm
beef architekti, www.beef.sk
Photography
Tomeu Canyellas, www.tomeucanyellas.com
Principal architect
Radoslav Buzinkay, Andrej Ferenčík, Jakub Viskupič, Ján Šimko
Design team
Helena Kučerová
Collaborators
Local architect: 3de3arquitectes, www.3de3arquitectes.com Project manager: About Living, www.about-living.com Construction company: Grupo Ferrá, www.grupoferra.com Carpentry work: Nadal mobiliari, www.nadalmobiliari.com Garden: Mallorca Eden Jardin, www.mallorca-eden.com
Built area
266,96 m², 402,37 m² (Gross Floor Area), 304,42 m² (Usable Floor Area)
Material
wood – furniture, starcais, lamellas, parquet (rooms), false ceiling (accoya), side fence, shutters stainless steel – elevator, kitchen, exterior grill space. metal – street fence, exterior railings. local stone – facade. stone – floor, basin (master bathroom), bathroom. architecture concrete – attics.
Typology
Residential › House
This residential project, located on the outskirts of Paris, emerges as a single, sober volume with simple shapes that oscillates between massiveness and transparency due to the alternation between concrete and glass.
Project name
Le Copenhagen
Architecture firm
Christophe Rousselle Architecte
Location
Boulevard Rouget de Lisle, Montreuil, France
Photography
Takuji Shimmura
Principal architect
Christophe Rousselle
Design team
Jean-Philippe Marre
Interior design
Christophe Rousselle Architectes
Collaborators
Jean-Philippe Marre, Joana Kingwell
Structural engineer
MC Kuzu
Environmental & MEP
Gleize Energie
Supervision
Cabinet Lemonnier (économiste)
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max
Material
Precast concrete stain finish, (light gray tint) wooden joinery and roller shutters in RAL 7021 aluminum, Green roof
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Bringing nature into the heart of family life, Villa Shanti has been designed to embrace and celebrate its jungle setting. A functional family home that creates open spaces for gathering and enjoying family life while at the same time offering privacy and seclusion for those moments of necessary solitude.
Project name
Villa Shanti
Architecture firm
Garton and Zopf
Location
Samara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Principal architect
Tom Garton
Design team
Garton and Zopf
Interior design
Garton and Zopf
Landscape
Garton and Zopf
Structural engineer
Dudley Lopez
Environmental & MEP
Christian Arias
Visualization
Noelia Aguierre and Stitch 3D Visualization
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Lumion, Autodesk 3ds Max
Material
200mm Block work, reinforced concrete columns, lightweight steel frames
Client
Mor and Angela lnbar
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
The Lantern House sits on the perfect balance between being nestled into the hillside and rising above it. Designed as two levels for a local entrepreneur and family, the very linear “L” shape is able to spread the main spaces of the house out more evenly across the site in the direction of the topography.
Project name
Lantern House
Architecture firm
Dick Clark + Associates
Location
West Lake Hills, Travis County, Texas, United States
Principal architect
Kristopher White, AIA
Design team
Kristopher White, AIA / Kevin Gallagher / Dick Clark III, FAIA
Interior design
Kopicki Design
Site area
89,734 ft² (2.06 AC)
Civil engineer
TRE & Associates
Structural engineer
Structures
Landscape
West Shop Design
Lighting
Spectrum Lighting
Construction
SCC Seymore Construction Co
Material
Leuders Limestone, Stucco, Metal on wood & steel framing
Typology
Residential › House
