Jaco Booyens Architect together with SAOTA restores Buffelsdrift, an award-winning farm located west of Ladismith in the arid Klein Karoo region of South Africa. SAOTA specialises in contemporary architecture and has designed luxury homes around the world, however, when SAOTA Director, Greg Truen acquired the farm in 2016 it was important to him to...
Project name
Buffelsdrift
Architecture firm
Jaco Booyens Architect & SAOTA
Location
Ladismith, South Africa
Collaborators
OKHA, JNA Thatchers, Groen Karoo
Construction
Pro-Projects and De Kock Bouers
Material
Natural stone, clay, brick, wood, glass, metal
Typology
Residential › House
Completed in 2018 by Colima-based architecture firm Di Frenna Arquitectos, Casa Hilca is a single-family home located in Colima City in Mexico.
Architecture firm
Di Frenna Arquitectos
Location
Av las Parotas 20, Fraccionamiento Residencial las Parotas. Villa de Alvarez, Colima, Mexico
Photography
Oscar Hernández
Principal architect
Matia Di Frenna Muller
Design team
Matia Di Frenna Müller, Mariana De la Mora
Collaborators
Juan Guardado Avila, Hugo saucedo
Civil engineer
Juan Guardado
Material
Steel, Glass, Concrete, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
Carlos Zwick Architekten BDA: Thousands of excursionists used to enjoy homemade ice cream and lemonade on this historic lakeside property in Potsdam until the old park cafe there closed its doors. 25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Berlin-based architect Carlos Zwick fell in love with the overgrown property.
Project name
House by the lake
Architecture firm
Carlos Zwick Architekten BDA
Location
Potsdam, Germany
Principal architect
Carlos Zwick
Design team
C.Eigendorf, N.Szwedowska, J.Sanjurjo, M.C.Joy, C.Botran, N.Gaar
Structural engineer
IHS Holger Schreiber
Environmental & MEP
Office Kleemann
Material
Steel, Wood, Prefabricated. Glass
Client
Claudia Kensy and Carlos Zwick
Typology
Residential › House
Lópx+ Arquitectos: Inspiration, Contemporary design and architecture immerse in the depths of our traditions and great Mexican cultural heritage, creating a unique concept of Mexican lifestyle.
Architecture firm
Lópx+ Arquitectos
Location
Bucerías, Nayárit, Mexico
Photography
Lopx+ Arquitectos
Principal architect
Omar López
Design team
Omar López, Joan Cortés
Interior design
Lopx+ Arquitectos
Civil engineer
Lopx+ Arquitectos
Structural engineer
Lopx+ Arquitectos
Environmental & MEP
Lopx+ Arquitectos
Landscape
Lopx+ Arquitectos
Lighting
Lopx+ Arquitectos
Supervision
Lopx+ Arquitectos
Visualization
Vizuales.mx
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Structural concrete, steel, stucco, sheetrock, woods.
Status
Fundation construction
Typology
Residential Building
In the chaos of life today a home needs to be a place of refuge, a solitude for the homeowners to retreat to. Built for an Italian couple, the design pays homage both to the clients' Italian heritage and that of the Toronto residential building fabric, while ensuring a sensitivity towards wellbeing, mobility, and convenience.
Project name
High Park Residence
Architecture firm
Batay-Csorba Architects
Photography
Doublespace Photography
Principal architect
Jodi Batay-Csorba, Andrew Batay-Csorba
Interior design
Batay-Csorba Architects
Material
Brick, Steel, Glass, Concrete
Typology
Residential › House
Fran Silvestre Arquitectos: The project consists of making a musician's studio coexist with his home. It is located in a residential area near Valencia, where neighboring houses are very close to each other
Project name
House of the Silence
Architecture firm
Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
Location
Cañada, Valencia, Spain
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Principal architect
Fran Silvestre
Design team
Fran Silvestre, Ricardo Candela, María Masià, Sevak Asatrián, Fran Ayala
Collaborators
Pablo Camarasa, Estefanía Soriano, Sandra Insa, Vicente Picó, Rubén March, Jose Manuel Arnao, Rosa Juanes, Gemma Aparicio, Paz Garcia-España, Ángel Pérez, Andrea Baldo, Blanca Larraz, Carlos Lucas, Miguel Massa, Paloma Feng, Marta Soler, Gino Brollo, Angelo Brollo, Bruno Mespulet, Javi Herrero, Alba Gonzalez
Interior design
Alfaro Hofmann
Civil engineer
Carlos García, Jorge Puig
Structural engineer
Windmill
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Typology
Residential › House
Designed by Melbourne-based architecture and construction firm InForm, the brighton 8 House set on an unusual wedge-shaped property this four-bedroom family home utilises its north-west frontage for the outdoor entertaining area and pool. This orientation provides the deepest garden aspect and pleasant treed views from the main living area.
Architecture firm
InForm in collaboration with Pleysier Perkins Architects
Location
Brighton East, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Derek Swalwell
Principal architect
Simon Perkins
Design team
InForm in collaboration with Pleysier Perkins Architects
Collaborators
(Stylist – Bek Sheppard)
Structural engineer
BDD Engineering
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The Leaf house is a private residence of a Multigenerational family of six adults and two kids, located in a newly developed residential colony of the city, desigend by Indian architecture firm SPAN Architects. Site is a flat rectangular piece of land with 50 feet of frontage and 120 feet in depth, having its approach from east.
Project name
The Leaf House
Architecture firm
SPAN Architects
Location
11-B, Sampat farms – D, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Principal architect
Anand Maroo, Arpit Khandelwal, Pratik Gupta
Design team
Anand Maroo, Arpit Khandelwal, Pratik Gupta, Sawan Sharma Engineering: Mr. Nilesh Sharma
Structural engineer
Nilesh Sharma
Material
Marble, Wood, Glass, Concrete
Typology
Residential › House
