The Belo Horizonte-based architecture firm Tetro Arquitetura has designed The Ecuador House nested into the nature, this single-family home located in a tropical forest outside of Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Architects statement:
The Ecuador house, in Guayaquil, rises from the ground to allow the pas...
Project name
The Ecuador House
Architecture firm
Tetro Arquitetura
Location
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Principal architect
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Design team
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Visualization
Igor Macedo
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Residential › House
Place Blanche is a luxury Chalet located at Verbier village in Switzerland’s Valais Canton, completed in 2013 by Les Trois Rocs. Arguably the most sought-after address in Verbier, Place Blanche is a stunning property in the heart of the resort. Overlooking the newly-built village square at Place Blanche and the W Hotel, the location could not be an...
Project name
Place Blanche
Architecture firm
Concrete Architectural Associates
Photography
Yves Garneau courtesy of Ski Verbier Exclusive
Construction
Les Trois Rocs
Client
Ski Verbier Exclusive
Typology
Hospitality › Chalet
Led by Ma Yansong, MAD Architects releases the design of the Wormhole Library, which sits on the coast in Haikou, Hainan Province in China.
The sensuously curved pavilion appears to be a “wormhole” that transcends time and space. It serves as a multi-functional building that allows visitors to re...
The Jakarta-based architecture firm Einstein and Associates led by Leo Einstein Franciscus has recently completed RM House, located at the heart of Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.
Architects statement:
RM House Extension, Located at the heart of Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. Situated near importa...
This project is located in the north of Iran and in the city of Tonekabon. The purpose of this work was to renovate a shop on the side of the street and change its use to a cafe. What we were asked to start in this project were criteria such as economic efficiency, fast implementation of the project and also innovation to create a distinctive atmos...
Architecture firm
Neda Mirani
Location
Karimabad Boulevard, Tonekabon, Mazandaran, Iran
Principal architect
Neda Mirani
Design team
Mohammadreza Kohzadi
Collaborators
Milad Abedini (Project Executive assistant), Mir Hossein Khalili Ganjgah (Execution of block arrangement), Behnam malaei (Execution of metal details), Ramin Moghadam (Painter), Mahdis Malakouti (Mural),
Environmental & MEP
Sajjad Eshkevari (Electrical installations), Hassan Hassannejad (Mechanical facilities)
Material
Concrete Blocks, Steel, Glass
Client
Fariba Mohammadi, Sholeh Tofighi
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe
The Mashhad-based architect Reza Mohtashami has designed "Black villa" a contemporary single-family home to be built in a residential area near Harriman State Park, New York.
Architecture firm
Atelier Reza Mohtashami
Location
Harriman State Park, New York State, United States
Principal architect
Reza Mohtashami
Design team
Reyhaneh Daneshmandi, Elham Daneshmandi
Visualization
Reza Mohtashami
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, AutoCAD, Revit, Vray, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Residential › House
Located in the upcountry dry zone region of Sri Lanka about 2 kilometers away from the Diyathalawa military training school, is a cozy abode designed by Architect Damith Premathilake. Perched amidst a forest of pine trees on a cliff, the house is an ideal hide out for relaxation and contemplation in the climate which has a temperature of about 20°C...
Project name
Holiday Home at Diyathalawa - Architect’s hideout
Architecture firm
Damith Premathilake Architects
Location
4/1, Kodikanda, Aluthwela North, Diyathalawa, Sri Lanka
Photography
Ganidu Balasuriya
Principal architect
Damith Premathilake
Design team
Damith Premathilake Architects
Collaborators
Mihiran Liyanage
Landscape
Damith Premathilake
Construction
Dulantha Mendis, Priyantha Thilakaratne, K.B. Jude Shantha, Jude Shantha
Material
Wood, Steel, Glass
Client
Damith Premathilake
Typology
Residential › Cottage
The Medellín-based design & construction office tresarquitectos ® has recently completed J_P Country House, a single-family home located on the outskirts of El Peñol, Antioquia province, Colombia.
Architect’s Statement:
Country House, Scattered House, Fragmented House. 2100msnm. geography wit...
For the duration of Clerkenwell Design Week Giles Miller Studio installed a temporary showroom for Detroit-based lifestyle brand Shinola in the heart of St. Johns Square in London.
Architects statement:
The building showcased neoteric louvre-generated facade concepts, demonstrating how a surf...
The travel photographer Matias Galeano aka Boluddha photographed Ricardo Bofills La Muralla Roja.
La Muralla Roja is a postmodern apartment complex in Calpe, Spain designed by Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill in 1968. In designing the building, Bofill referenced the architecture of North African...
