A Retreat that Speaks in Stillness on Whidbey Island, Washington. Floating above a meadow, Whidbey Uparati seeks to minimize visual and physical impact on the natural landscape by blending into the site rather than asserting itself upon it. Upon approach, the meadow vegetation and flowering trees surround a winding path up a steady slope to the hou...
Project name
Whidbey Uparati
Architecture firm
Wittman Estes
Location
Whidbey Island, Washington, USA
Principal architect
Matt Wittman, Jody Estes
Design team
Matt Wittman, Jody Estes, Nikki Sugihara
Collaborators
Builder: JADE Craftsman Builders LLC. Structural Engineer: J Welch Engineer
Visualization
Wittman Estes
Typology
Residential › House
Inspired by the beauty of traditional Chinese roofs, the Rén House reinterprets and reappropriates it in a modern tropical house, while 人缘 rén yuan, meaning human relations, is celebrated through the open and connected central spaces leading to the private spaces.
Architecture firm
EHKA Studio
Location
Jalan Senandong, Singapore
Photography
Finbarr Fallon
Principal architect
Hsu Hsia Pin (EHKA Studio)
Design team
Hsu Hsia Pin, Eunice Khoo, Amoz Boon
Collaborators
Carpenter: INTER-TEAM Design Construction
Interior design
EHKA Studio
Completion year
July 2021
Structural engineer
TNJ Consultants LLP
Environmental & MEP
Hong Rong Construction Pte Ltd
Landscape
Hawaii Landscape Pte Ltd
Visualization
EHKA Studio
Tools used
SketchUp, Autodesk, Enscape 3D
Construction
Hong Rong Construction Pte Ltd
Material
Stone, metal, timber, glass, textured paint
Typology
Residential › House
The Kara House is a project located in Türkiye and according to the client's needs, It is designed in a minimal way and all the needs have been met in addition to the simplicity and compactness of the space.
Architecture firm
TT Studio
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion
Principal architect
Tina Tajaddod
Design team
Tina Tajaddod, Mohsen Rahimi Tabar
Visualization
Tina Tajaddod, Mohsen Rahimi Tabar
Typology
Residential › House
Unique restaurant in an industrial heritage building of Jurkovič's Heating Plant. An unusual atmosphere and stylish interior in the centre of new downtown of Bratislava.
Project name
WERK Restaurant
Architecture firm
BEEF ARCHITEKTI
Location
Bratislava, Slovakia
Design team
Rado Buzinkay, Andrej Ferenčík, Helena Kučerová
Interior design
BEEF ARCHITEKTI
Collaborators
Architectural design of the Jurkovič Heating Plant conversion: DF Creative Group [Martin Paško]
Material
Concrete – floor, ceiling, columns. Brick – floor, walls. COR-TEN – cladding on bar, kitchen and toilettes. Steel mesh – cladding on bar and kitchen. Oak – podiums, custom carpentery
Chaozhou, a thousand-year-old ancient city with the phoenix as its totem. Time has given the city a rich cultural background. Paifang Street is the most complete traditional residential block with preserved buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties in Chaoshan area of eastern Guangdong.
Architecture firm
The Design Institute of Landscape & Architecture China Academy of Art
Location
No. 670 Taiping Road, Xiangqiao District, Chaozhou City, China
Photography
Hanmo Vision - Zhang Jianing, Zhao Teng
Principal architect
Wu Yanming, Zheng Xiaoxiong
Design team
Lin Congxing, Wang Qianxin, Yu Chengxiang, Liu Sunqing, Shen Xiaozhe
Material
Marble parquet, wooden floor, copper plate, imitation copper stainless steel, tide embroidery, micro cement
Client
Chaoming Resort Investment Co., Ltd. Hotel
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
In this series, I tried to create some abstract parametric-style monument ideas which are harmoniously blended with flowers.
Project name
Monumental Blossoms
Architecture firm
J’s Archistry, Jenifer Haider Chowdhury
Tools used
Midjourney, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jenifer Haider Chowdhury
Visualization
Jenifer Haider Chowdhury
Typology
AI Architecture, Futuristic
Keeping a concrete driveway in good condition doesn't have to be a hassle. You can ensure that your investment will survive for years to come by repairing any problem areas as soon as you become aware of them, correctly sealing the concrete, carefully removing snow, avoiding the use of de-icing products, parking vehicles away from the margins of yo...
Photography
Zachary Keimig
With the beginning of 2023, the Zikawei Library, designed by Wutopia Lab for four years, was officially opened. Coming to be the most sensational cultural landmark in Shanghai, it was also the first time that the project was known to the whole city before the official announcement from the studio. Now, this article is more like a summary instead of...
Project name
Zikawei Library
Architecture firm
Wutopia Lab
Location
Xuhui District, Shanghai, China
Photography
CreatAR Images
Principal architect
YU Ting
Design team
Project Manager: PU Shengrui; Pre-Project Architect: LI Mingshuai; Post-Project Architect: PU Shengrui
Collaborators
Library Phase Design Team: KANG Qinghe, JIANG Xueqin, AN An, CHEN Jun, CHEN Shaofen, WANG Jing; Design Consultation: S5 Design Co., Ltd; Bookstore Phase Design Team: JIN Rui, PAN Hui, WANG Liyang, PAN Dali, YU Jing; Graphic Design Consultant: MEEM DESIGN (XIU Zi，CHEN Siyu); Exhibit Design Consultant: Shanghai Art-Designing Co., LTD.; Installation Construction and Design: Fab-Union Technology; Construction Drawing: Arcplus Architectural Decoration & Landscape Design Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Lighting
Lighting Design Consultant: ZHANG Chenlu, CAI Mingjie, WEI Shiyu; Lighting Design Consultant for Installation: ZHANG Chenlu, DU Yuxuan, LI Wenhai
Construction
Arcplus Architectural Decoration & Landscape Design Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Client
Xuhui District Administration of Culture and Tourism, Xuhui District Library
Typology
Educational Architecture › Library
A house for Pablo Picasso, an imaginary concept of creation, statement of art by Peter Stasek. The geometry of the house consists of two axes crossing each other. The horizontal axis as a source of creative energy obtained through the protruding strands at the back of the house from the surrounding nature, and the vertical axis as an imaginary arti...
Project name
A House for Pablo Picasso
Architecture firm
Peter Stasek Architects - Corporate Architecture
Location
Cup d´Antibes, France
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Grasshopper, Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Peter Stasek
Design team
Peter Donders – furniture design
Visualization
South Visuals
Typology
Residential › House
Intervention project inside the Pazo da Buzaca. The intervention seeks maximum dialogue with the built element. The lighting is worked on in a very detailed way in order to create cozy and warm settings without the usual strident luminaires appearing in this type of space. Moreover, it is intended that the light source go completely unnoticed, for...
Project name
Hotel Pazo da Buzaca
Architecture firm
Nan Arquitectos
Location
Moraña, Pontevedra, Spain
Photography
Iván Casal Nieto
Principal architect
Alberto F. Reiriz Paz, Vicente Pillado
Design team
Alberto F. Reiriz Paz, Vicente Pillado, Sofía Agulló, Clara González
Interior design
Alberto F. Reiriz Paz, Vicente Pillado, Sofía Agulló, Clara González
Supervision
Nan Arquitectos
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Xemacon, Montajes Fiver
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
