The house was reconfigured and updated for this family of two lawyers and two daughters. Working at home was a key requirements, making two studies counterpointing one another – one on the upper ground floor at the rear overlooking the garden – the other set within the small garden, more detached from the house.
Project name
St Augustine
Architecture firm
Square Feet Architects
Location
Camden, London, UK
Photography
Rick McCullagh
Principal architect
Daniel Leon
Design team
Square Feet Architects
Structural engineer
Form London
Material
VM Zinc -Zinc - Pigmento & Black
Typology
Residential › House
While remaining programmatically similar to the original ocean-view house, this project has transformed it completely. The roof of the existing house was removed and replaced by a curved roof that created spaces for clerestory windows at the heart of the house. The front of the house was demolished so that the floor of the main living areas could b...
Project name
Playa del Rey Residence
Architecture firm
West Edge Architects
Location
Playa Del Rey, California, USA
Photography
Taiyo Watanabe
Principal architect
Peter M. Mitsakos
Design team
Peter M. Mitsakos, Jason An, Bettina Villalba, Jeffrey Tonkin
Collaborators
Furnishings, Window Treatments & Accessories: James Buchan & Martha Moos
Interior design
West Edge Architects
Structural engineer
Ken Niver
Landscape
Lisa Gimmie, Landscape Architecture
Lighting
West Edge Architects with assistance from SCI Lighting Solutions
Supervision
Peter M. Mitsakos
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray
Construction
Wood Frame with some Steel
Material
Exterior Finish: Stucco Rainscreen
Typology
Residential › Single Family Residence
Antaal is synonymous of contemplation, serenity, peace; central idea of the project since the first visit to the site. It is a vertical housing complex located in Puerto Cancún, an area north of the city.
Architecture firm
Arkham Projects, As Arquitectura
Location
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Photography
Wacho Espinosa
Principal architect
Min Peniche, Xavier Abreu, Ale Abreu, Jorge Duarte
Design team
Jonathan Góngora, Efraín Góngora, Pier González, Pedro Salazar
Construction
GIRA Capital Inmobiliario
Typology
Residential / Building
Australian architecture is a reflection of this country’s diverse and dynamic history. From early Indigenous efforts and 19th-century urban development to coastal luxury homes and sustainability, it’s safe to say that Australia has innovative, stable, and influential architecture to offer to the world.
Photography
R ARCHITECTURE (cover image)
In a quaint little village, Kurumbagaram, near the port town of Karaikal in southern Tamilnadu is the vacation home of our client- a newly married couple and their parents. Intended to be a get-away from the hustle of urban life, the house is nestled amongst the shade of sandalwood trees, fruit orchards and paddy fields.
Project name
House on a Farm
Architecture firm
Architecture Interspace
Location
Karaikal, Pondicherry, India
Principal architect
Goutaman Prathaban, Madhini Prathaban
Design team
Thamizharasan, Kumar
Interior design
Architecture_Interspace
Civil engineer
Prathaban M
Material
Locally sourced Corten-effect steel boxes, Concrete, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Aedas and Do Design consortium has recently won the competition for the New Hope Central China Regional Headquarters at the riverside of Yangtze River in Wuhan, China.
Project name
New Hope Central China Regional Headquarters
Height
main tower 250 meters; auxiliary tower 200 meters
Principal architect
Fiona Chen, Aedas Director; Keith Griffiths, Aedas Founder and Global Principal Designer
Client
Wuhan Jinfu Investment Co., Ltd
Typology
Commercial › Headquarters
This home complements an urban façade that we have had the opportunity to create over three years. This façade is made up of four projects by the studio. As this is the last one oriented towards the western axis of the central block of the development, we were interested in using a warmer colour scheme and a more enclosed volume than the rest of th...
Project name
Casa Verónica
Architecture firm
Rea Architectural Studio
Location
Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico
Principal architect
Francisco González, Javier Espinoza de los Monteros, Adolfo de la Torre
Design team
Daniela Gomez
Interior design
Rea Architectural Studio
Civil engineer
José Luis López
Structural engineer
José Luis López
Environmental & MEP
Rea Architectural Studio
Landscape
Rea Architectural Studio
Lighting
Rea Architectural Studio
Supervision
José Luis López
Visualization
Rea Architectural Studio
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Material
Concrete structure and blocks
Client
DMAR (Private Developer)
Typology
Residential › House
If you are a gardener, then you know that there is always something new to learn. This blog post will discuss some of the most useful gardening tips that you will want to hear. Whether you are just starting in gardening or you have been doing it for years, these tips will help you to become a better gardener and produce healthier plants.
We sat in this place, on mountain top, and enjoyed the scenery. We felt the blowing wind and wondered how the wind could design the house. From there, we created a creative process to try to find out.
Project name
Casa ao vento
Architecture firm
Tetro Arquitetura
Location
Nova Lima, Brazil
Principal architect
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Visualization
Igor Macedo
Typology
Residential › House
The Spruce House is located in DLF Phase 1, Gurugram. The total built- up area of 9105 Sq.Ft. is spanned across two and a half floors. The initial layout sketches and spacial progression revolved around having a well-lit and ventilated home that could satisfy all the family needs and make way for leisure and recreation activities.
Project name
The Spruce House
Architecture firm
Design Acrolect
Photography
Inclined Studio
Principal architect
Vishesh Behl, Mayank Khemka
Design team
Urfa, Kushagra, Divya, Shruti
Collaborators
Classic Decor
Interior design
Design Acrolect
Civil engineer
Design Acrolect
Structural engineer
Design Acrolect
Environmental & MEP
Design Acrolect
Landscape
Design Acrolect
Supervision
Mohit Jotwani
Visualization
Lakshya Gupta
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Eleven Design Studio
Material
Concrete, Steel, Aluminium, Glass, Claddings,
Typology
Residential › House
