IWI, the smallest nomad studio. IWI is an architectural project that offers the user a living space that adapts to their lifestyle. It is a product developed and patented in Ecuador by the architects Juan Ruiz and Amelia Tapia. The living space is built in wood by Computer Numerical Controlled technology (CNC milling), creating an industrialized pr...
Architecture firm
Juan Ruiz + Amelia Tapia
Photography
JAG Studio, Joel Heim (Drone images)
Principal architect
Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia
Design team
Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia
Interior design
Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia
Built area
8,5 m² extended and 2,4 m² compressed
Civil engineer
Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia
Structural engineer
Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia
Environmental & MEP
Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia
Tools used
Computer Numerical Controlled technology (CNC milling)
Construction
Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia, Roberto Vazquez
Material
Cypress (cladding, front door frames and accordion ribs), Plywood (furniture, back and front modules), Glass (front door), Sheep wool (floor and walls insulation), Cork (envelope water barrier and heat insulation)
Client
Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia
Typology
Residential › Flexible & Transformable Living Space
A linear 485 m² penthouse in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro. An architecture and decoration project signed by Magarão + Lindenberg Arquitetura.
Project name
DC Penthouse
Architecture firm
Magarão + Lindenberg Arquitetura
Location
Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Photography
Juliano Colodeti / MCA Estudio
Principal architect
Mauricio Magarão
Design team
Alice Lindenberg, Maria Pia L. Jorge
Collaborators
Jefferson Stunner
Interior design
Magarão + Lindenberg Arquitetura
Environmental & MEP engineering
Civil engineer
Stewart Engenharia
Structural engineer
Abilitá Engenharia
Landscape
Daniela Infante
Lighting
Maneco Quinderé & Associados
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The Jet House, Hello Wood's latest tiny home is ready to soar. Hello Wood’s Jet House is a childhood fantasy come true. The cottage in the shape of a pastel blue airplane is tucked away in a ring of trees among the hills of Zala County, Hungary.
Project name
The Jet House
Architecture firm
Hello Wood Studio
Location
Zala County, Hungary
Principal architect
Tamás Fülöp (Project Architect)
Design team
Lead Designers: András Huszár, Péter Pozsár. Design Board: András Huszár, Dávid Ráday, Krisztián Tóth. Creative Concept: Lujzi Pados, Tamás Fülöp
Interior design
Hello Wood
Civil engineer
Hello Wood
Structural engineer
Hello Wood
Material
CNC prefabricated plywood
Typology
Residential › Cabin
The clients are a young family. At the time of designing, a couple had one child, but they were planning a second one and asked us to design two separate bedrooms for kids. The clients also wanted a master bedroom and a dressing room, three bathrooms (master one, for children and for guests), a laundry room with some storage for all the household a...
Project name
A 138 m² three-bedroom apartment with a kitchen island in Moscow
Architecture firm
Alexander Tischler
Photography
Yaroslav Lukiyanchenko
Principal architect
Karen Karapetian
Design team
Karen Karapetian (Chief Designer), Oleg Mokrushnikov (Engineer), Ekaterina Baibakova (Head of Purchasing), Alexey Stepanov (Head of Finishing), Nastasya Korbut (Stylist), Anna Prokhorova (Designer), Konstantin Prokhorov (Engineer), Timur Chochiev (Head of Finishing), Andrey Savelyev (Installation Manager)
Interior design
Alexander Tischler
Environmental & MEP engineering
Alexander Tischler
Civil engineer
Alexander Tischler
Structural engineer
Alexander Tischler
Lighting
Alexander Tischler
Construction
Alexander Tischler
Supervision
Alexander Tischler
Tools used
ArchiCAD, SketchUp
Typology
Residential › Apartment, Interior Design
My family bought land in South of France’s Vaucluse department in the early 2000s. At the time, a small farmhouse sitting in the forest nearby had been weathering away for more than a decade. It stood on its hill, fading comfortably into the landscape.
Architecture firm
Studio XM
Location
Ansouis, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Principal architect
Timothee Mercier
Design team
Timothee Mercier (Extra Medium), Eve Mercier
Collaborators
SARL SEE PILLODS (Casework), Patrick Coulomb (Project Management)
Construction
DSP Construction
Typology
Residential › House
The G’Day House is a commission for an Australian ex-patriate family, who requested a home that would support a relaxed attitude toward daily life and would help them re-connect with a warm-weather lifestyle. Column-free sliding doors at the Southeast corner of the house effectively double the size of the living area when open; indoor and outdoor s...
Architecture firm
Design firm: McLeod Bovell Modern Houses
Location
West Vancouver, Canada
Principal architect
Principal designers: Matt McLeod, Lisa Bovell
Civil engineer
Creus Engineering
Structural engineer
Bevan Pritchard Man
Landscape
Botanica Design
Construction
J Bannister Homes
Material
Concrete, Stucco, Aluminium panel, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Decisive and peremptory lines silhouette geometric volumes, define sharp proportions, and give the project an aura of elegant rationality. Built from scratch in a markedly contemporary style, without concessions to stereotypes or superfluous “special effects”, but rather in harmony with the idea of new minimalism that characterises the ethos of ZDA...
Architecture firm
ZDA | Zupelli Design Architettura
Photography
Matteo Sturla
Principal architect
Ezio Zupelli
Design team
Ezio Zupelli, Carlo Zupelli
Collaborators
Matteo Sturla, Ottavia Zuccotti, Marco Bettera
Interior design
Ezio Zupelli
Civil engineer
Mauro Taglietti
Structural engineer
Mauro Taglietti
Environmental & MEP
Mauro Taglietti
Landscape
ZDA | Zupelli Design Architettura
Construction
Edil Padana Sris
Typology
Residential › House
Located in San Clemente, Córdoba, this modular house is implanted on a gently sloping piece of land at the foot of Los Gigantes mountain range. The view towards the mountains plays a fundamental role in the spatial layout of this house of 40 m2 covered and 22 m2 semi-covered. The optimization of square meters defines efficient spaces, which are div...
Project name
Casa Bayo (Bayo House)
Architecture firm
SET ideas
Location
San Clemente, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Carlos Arias Yadarola
Design team
Carolina Rufeil, Julieta Moyano, Catalina Gasch
Tools used
SketchUp, AutoCAD
Material
Stone, concrete, glass, wood
Typology
Residential › House
