In designing a design museum, we have aimed to create a place to celebrate the intersection between creativity and ingenuity of the human mind. Conceptually the practice of design arises from the tension between form and function, between tradition and innovation, it is the fusion between technique and curiosity, the recognition of ancient craftsma...
Project name
National Design Museum Sejong
Architecture firm
AIDIA STUDIO in collaboration with ArchiWorkshop
Location
Sejong, South Korea
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray, Lumion, Grasshopper, AutoCAD, Adobe Package
Principal architect
Rolando Rodriguez-Leal, Natalia Wrzask
Design team
Emilio Vásquez Hoppenstedt, Rodrigo Wulf Sánchez
Built area
14,514 m² + 5,328 m² (underground parking)
Collaborators
Local Design Representative: ArchiWorkshop: Su-Jeong Park, Hee-Jun Sim
Visualization
AIDIA STUDIO
Client
National Agency for Administrative City Construction (NAACC)
Typology
Cultural › Museum, Library and Archive
This 1950s-era house was long in need of an upgrade and expansion to capitalize on otherwise ‘good bones’ and to satisfy the needs of a family with young children. A kitchen remodel was the first problem to tackle.
Architecture firm
Buttrick Projects Architecture + Design
Location
Berkeley, California, USA
Photography
Cesar Rubio, Matthew Millman (Kitchen), Buttrick Projects A+D (Stair window)
Interior design
Buttrick Projects Architecture + Design
Built area
Size of Current House: 2,392 ft2 (House) + 439 ft2 (Garage) = 2,831 ft2 (Total)
Structural engineer
IDA Structural Engineers
Landscape
Envision Landscape Studio
Construction
Jetton Construction, Inc.
Typology
Residential › House
The idea of a vernacular architecture (forgotten) and how it seeks to form a clear speech between the landscape and the programmatic needs is something that we have always admired. A very successful example of this are the structures to support agriculture (barns / granary), which, more or less randomly, punctuate the countryside, as blocks of ephe...
Architecture firm
spaceworkers®
Location
Paredes, Portugal
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Principal architect
Henrique Marques, Rui Dinis
Design team
Rui Rodrigues, Sérgio Rocha, Daniel Neto, Vasco Giesta, José Carlos
Collaborators
Carla Duarte - cfo (finance director)
Structural engineer
aspp ENGENHEIROS, Lda
Typology
Residentialdential › House
A small living room can be a challenge when it comes to furniture placement. This is because they don't have enough space in order to place the sofa and other pieces of furniture. There are some ideas that can help you out with this problem.
Photography
jp3d.visual (cover image)
The reconstruction of a terrace house for the needs and comfortable urban living with the current standards for a family. The same terrace house design repeats in a few streets, using pseudo-mansard roofs, partial prefabrication, and materials from the early 1990s. An extravagant house that doesn't break set rules.
Project name
Cherry Tree House
Architecture firm
SOA architekti
Location
Dědina, Prague 6, Czech Republic
Photography
Alex Shoots Buildings
Principal architect
Ondřej Píhrt, Pavel Směták
Collaborators
Statics: Aleš Pražák
Built area
Built-up Area 177 m², Gross Floor Area 440 m², Usable Floor Area 356 m²
Typology
Residential › House
During the 1950s, architect Roland Roessner was teaching at the University of Texas and designing some of Austin’s most daring modern structures. One of his more memorable houses, located on Balcones Drive, is notable for its prominently cantilevered concrete balcony perched above a long, sloping hillside, with Camp Mabry as its backyard.
Project name
Balcones Residence
Architecture firm
Clayton Korte
Location
Austin, Texas, USA
Photography
Nick Simonite
Collaborators
Kitchen for Cooks (Kitchen Design)
Interior design
Mark Ashby Design
Structural engineer
Duffy Engineering
Construction
Burnish & Plumb
Material
Brick, wood, stone, glass, steel, concrete
Typology
Residential › House
Merging Japanese sophistication and simplicity with the rugged and powerful Pacific coastline. Located on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, the new Nobu Los Cabos Resort is the embodiment of Japanese Mexican fusion. Opening up to expansive views of the ocean, interior and exterior spaces fuse together in seamless transition. Our role encompassed the...
Project name
Nobu Hotel Los Cabos
Location
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Photography
(AIC) or Barbara Kraft Photography
Collaborators
Idea Asociados, Ares Arquitectos
Interior design
Studio PCH
Lighting
ISOMETRIX Lighting + Design
Material
Stone, Wood, Metal, Glass
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Set into a steep hillside of Sullivan Canyon in Pacific Palisades, the San Remo Residence organizes stacked volumes toward the North with panoramic views of the natural landscape and the Getty beyond. The parti of the house is composed of two vertical and horizontal volumes on a stone limestone plinth, rooted into the rugged hillside
Architecture firm
ShubinDonaldson
Location
Pacific Palisades, California, USA
Photography
Manolo Langis
Principal architect
Russell Shubin, Robin Donaldson, and Mark Hershman
Design team
Christine Reins, Juan Carlos Ornelas
Interior design
Magni Kalman Design
Landscape
Bosky Landscape Architecture
Construction
Tyler Development Corporation
Material
Stone, Wood, Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
When most people think about outdoor storage sheds, the first thing that comes to mind is extra storage space for tools, lawn equipment, and seasonal items. While it is true that an outdoor storage shed can provide a much-needed extra storage area, there are many other benefits you may not have considered.
Photography
Jesse Gardner (cover image), Danielle Rice, Annie Shelmerdine
Conceptual project for organic chapel in Mexico, it is formed with a series of network of transparent plastic tubes that let the sun's rays pass to the followers.
Project name
Conceptual Plastic Chapel
Architecture firm
Aldo Elihú Avila Ayala
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, V-ray
Principal architect
Aldo Elihú Avila Ayala
Design team
H7 Mantenimiento Y Construcción
Visualization
Aldo Elihú Avila Ayala
Typology
Religious Architecture, Chapel