Imagine a butterfly-shaped two-story villa nestled amidst the breathtaking landscapes of Ramsar, the enchanting "bride of Iranian cities."
Project name
Butterfly Villa
Architecture firm
Hossein Esmaeili Studio
Location
Ramsar, Mazandaran, Iran
Principal architect
Hossein Esmaeili
Design team
Hossein Esmaeili
Visualization
Hossein Esmaeili
Typology
Residential › House
Light + Intelligent Building Middle East, the region’s leading event for light and building technology, will host its 18th edition from 14 to 16 January 2025 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
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Light + Intelligent Building Middle East
Photography
Light + Intelligent Building Middle East
Praia Brava, in the city of Itajaí, in Santa Catarina, is the setting for this 760m² duplex penthouse, designed for a couple with two young daughters.
Project name
Itajaí Penthouse Apartment
Architecture firm
Simara Mello
Location
Praia Brava, Municipality of Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Photography
Eduardo Macarios
Principal architect
Simara Mello
Design team
Simara Mello, Ana Júlia Guimarães
Collaborators
Administrative / works: Valéria Callescura. Administrative / Financial: Mara Francini
Interior design
Simara Mello, Ana Júlia Guimarães, Elisa Franca Kartabil
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Neutral tones and natural materials
Construction
Remodeling Simara Mello
Tools used
ZWCAD, SketchUp
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Amongst the lively cityscape, a haven of tranquillity emerges; a home inspired by Spanish haciendas, crafted by the talented duo, Jasem Pirani and Huzefa Rangwala of MuseLAB.
Architecture firm
MuseLAB
Location
Coimbatore, India
Principal architect
Jasem Pirani, Huzefa Rangwala
Design team
Sohan Kadam, Aishwarya Lakhani, Idrees Kasu, Huzefa Rangwala, Jasem Pirani
Structural engineer
Archetype
Environmental & MEP
Enersave Solutions
Typology
Residential › Hacienda
Leone Loray Arquitectos: Orilla is a house designed to be lived in between the boundaries of the interior and the exterior, with a concept where the surroundings become part of the architecture and seamlessly integrate into the interior. Its name is the synthesis of its essence.
Project name
Orilla House
Architecture firm
Leone Loray Arquitectos
Location
Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Alejandro Peral
Principal architect
Justina Leone, Gaston Loray
Design team
Justina Leone, Gaston Loray, Juliana Virla, Nadia Navarrete y Gustavo Ciancio.
Interior design
Juliana Virla
Civil engineer
Leone Loray Arquitectos
Structural engineer
Leone Loray Arquitectos
Environmental & MEP
Leone Loray Arquitectos
Landscape
Leone Loray Arquitectos
Lighting
Leone Loray Arquitectos
Supervision
Leone Loray Arquitectos
Visualization
Leone Loray Arquitectos
Construction
Leone Loray Arquitectos
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Stone, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Raimer Bureau: Merians or Merja is an ancient pagan tribe that lived on the territory of the Yaroslavl, Ivanovo and Vladimir regions in the middle of the first millennium AD. The tribe belongs to the Finno-Ugric group. The name is derived from the Proto-Finno-Ugric word "Möri", which means "man".v
Architecture firm
Raimer Bureau
Location
Vladimir, Russian Federation
Principal architect
Raimer Kirill
Design team
Raymer K., Gritsyuk Y., Evseeva V., Lomaev A., Gordeev A.
Supervision
Raimer Bureau
Material
Stucco white daub, old wood , concrete , natural stone , stainless steel , textile
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
Growto Design: Three thousand bustling scenes, simplicity leads to greatness. In the midst of the busy and noisy city, people's yearning and nostalgia for nature become increasingly intense. This project incorporates the purity and relaxation of nature into daily living, rejecting excessive decoration and allowing the indoor and outdoor landscapes...
Project name
Natural Villa
Architecture firm
Growto Design
Principal architect
Zheng Jun
Design team
Li Zixu, Fan Li, Luo Yue, Jin Xue
Material
wood veneer, rock panel, art paint, wood floor, rough stone, etc.
Typology
Residential › House
Developed by architects André Almagro and Gabriele Farias, from Alfa 2 Arquitetura, OLX’s new headquarters arrives in the financial and cultural heart of São Paulo with the aim of promoting greater connection and quality of life for the employees. The hybrid concept adopted by the company directly influenced the design decisions and the layout func...
Architecture firm
Alfa 2 Arquitetura
Location
Avenida Paulista, 1100, São Paulo, Brazil
Photography
Nathalie Artaxo
Principal architect
Gabriele Farias, André Almagro
Design team
Marcos Fornaciari, Daynna Palmeira
Interior design
Alfa 2 Arquitetura
Landscape
Alfa 2 Arquitetura
Civil engineer
Out Engenharia
Environmental & MEP
Out Engenharia
Lighting
Alfa 2 Arquitetura
Construction
Out Engenharia
Tools used
SketchUp, Revit, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
Material
Acoustic ceiling baffles, acoustic wall panels; textiles; cement floors
Typology
Commercial › Office
Scorpio House is a system developed in the BXB Studio for constructing shelters with atomic resilience. The uniqueness of our solution lies in redefining the concept of a shelter as more than just an investment made solely for times of threat.
Project name
Scorpio House
Architecture firm
BXB Studio
Principal architect
Bogusław Barnaś
Design team
Bogusław Barnaś, Aleksandra Gawron, Bartłomiej Szewczyk, Bartłomiej Mierczak, Urszula Furmanik, Justyna Duszyńska-Krawczyk, Magdalena Fuchs, Aleksandra Parchem, Marcin Owczarek
Typology
Residential › House
This house is the embodiment of modern minimalism and refined taste. Its facade is finished with planken and immediately attracts attention with its unusual and modern look. The project is all about geometry of forms. Among the special design elements are horizontal lines on the facade. This technique visually pulls the house along the plot and cre...
Project name
Country House
Architecture firm
AR ARCHITECTS
Photography
Roman Spiridonov
Principal architect
Azat Khanov, Ruslan Aibushev
Design team
AR ARCHITECTS bureau
Interior design
Azat Khanov, Ruslan Aibushev
Civil engineer
STROYUDOM.RF
Structural engineer
STROYUDOM.RF
Supervision
AR ARCHITECTS
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House