Situated on an elevated, sloping site in Glen Iris, this project involved expanding a 1920s Art Deco residence encompassing the addition of a new kitchen, dining area, living space, three extra bedrooms, a home office, three fresh bathrooms, and a garage and laundry to the rear.
Project name
Dickens Street Residence, Glen Iris
Architecture firm
Chan Architecture Pty Ltd
Location
Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Tatjana Plitt
Principal architect
Anthony Chan
Interior design
Chan Architecture Pty Ltd
Civil engineer
Wright Design
Structural engineer
Wright Design
Landscape
Focal Point Design
Lighting
Chan Architecture
Construction
Brick Veneer
Typology
Residential › House
A small residential project consisting of two villas in the middle of greenery forms a gateway to the center of the small Central Bohemian village of Kamenice. It is a place that combines the best of urban and country living.
Project name
Kamenice Villas
Architecture firm
NEW HOW architects
Location
Ringhofferova 2401 and 2402, 251 68 Kamenice, Czech Republic
Built area
Built-up area 453 m²; Gross floor area 1815 m²; Usable floor area 1262 m²
Collaborators
Landscape architecture: Atelier Partero; General construction contractor: Stavix; Steel and glass railings contractor: Alia system; Garden contractor: Landeco; Extensive green roof: Greenville.
Material
Reinforced concrete – strip footings, ceilings, balconies. Brick – load-bearing walls. Wood – roof rafters. Steel – roof purlins, parking. Trapezoidal sheet metal – parking roofing. Mineral wool – façade insulation. PVC membrane – roof. Plaster – façade. Siberian larch – façade cladding. Concrete grass block pavers – parking
Typology
Residential › Villa
The apartment is a masterwork of open design, meant to foster a sense of connection and flow between its various spaces. It's like a well-choreographed dance, creating a visual tapestry that extends not just indoors, but also draws in the natural world outside, all while maintaining an ambiance of comfort and liveliness.
Project name
Nude Celosia
Architecture firm
Maden Group
Location
Prishtina, Kosovo
Photography
Leonit Ibrahimi
Principal architect
Ideal Vejsa, Gazmend Dema
Collaborators
Orendi, Solos,Kreativ Ceramika, Nuka Home , Yll Xhaferi, Faton Dermaku
Interior design
Maden Group
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Single-family home, located in a gated community a few kilometers from the city of Rosario, on a double corner lot. The house is basically made up of two volumes, one on the ground and the other suspended, connected by an ethereal slab that contains the large main space of the house.
Architecture firm
Pablo Gagliardo
Location
Barrio Cerrado Los Pasos, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Principal architect
Pablo Gagliardo
Design team
Sebastián Larpin, Lucía Galfione, Cecilia Alianak
Collaborators
Aluminum openings: El Espejo Mallorquín. Kitchen furniture: Adrián Mascia. Scores: Trae / Foni. Climate: Maers. Allowances: Marmolería Armendáriz. Floors, coverings, bathrooms and brands: Domus
Structural engineer
Estudio Garibay – Ingenieros Civiles
Construction
IF Construcciones
Material
Concrete, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
The built form draws its inspiration from the natural landforms and the historical process of shifting rock forms that created the Remarkable Mountain range that provides the backdrop to Jacks Point. A simple gable form is shifted along its ridge line to create a bold, sharp, form reminiscent of the jagged mountains beyond.
Project name
Jacks Point Rise
Architecture firm
First Light Studio
Location
Queenstown, New Zealand
Principal architect
Ben Jagersma
Design team
Ben Jagersma, Luke Bryant
Structural engineer
Miyamoto International NZ
Material
Timber structure, timber and schist cladding
Typology
Residential › House
In a very inaccessible, not incredibly beautiful place in the Georgia region, I designed and developed the design, architectural decoration, and landscape of a 3-story house, “coming out” of the mountain with floors overlooking the most beautiful bay of the Black Sea.
Project name
House on the Rock
Architecture firm
Main Architector
Photography
Mikhail Chekalov
Design team
Olga Bogatkina
Interior design
Olga Bogatkina
Supervision
Olga Bogatkina
Visualization
Olga Bogatkina team
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk 3ds Max, Crown, Adobe Illustrator, ArchiCAD, AutoCAD, SketchUp
Construction
Private Contractor
Material
Natural Stone, Tiles, Plaster, Paint, Dantone Home, Gilini Home, Gulia Novars, Thats Living, Kartell, Eichholtz, Ingo Mauer, One Genius, Unica, Glasitalia, Lasvitdesign, Equipe, Harmony, Graspania, Zhender, Noken.
Typology
Residential › House
House Wolin was built as a holiday retreat embedded in the pastoral landscape of Poland’s Baltic Sea coast. Its A-frame wooden structure is reminiscent of the so-called "Brda" houses, prefabricated wooden houses that became a common typology for state- sponsored recreational areas during the communist era in Poland and offered a cost- effective sol...
Architecture firm
Pankowska & Rohrhofer
Photography
Rasmus Norlander
Principal architect
Kasia Pankowska, Manuel Rohrhofer
Design team
Kasia Pankowska, Manuel Rohrhofer
Interior design
Kasia Pankowska, Manuel Rohrhofer
Landscape
Kasia Pankowska, Manuel Rohrhofer
Material
Plywood panels from pine are utilized for both the façade and interior walls, and the same material is extended to the interior furniture and cabinetry. The flooring consists of pine wood slats
Typology
Residential › House
McPhail House embodies a modest yet resolute approach, seeing a subtle extension to the rear of an existing heritage cottage. Drawing inspiration from layered and rich history of the existing home, the resulting materials and formal silhouette continue a similar story in place, through a contemporary lens.
Project name
McPhail House
Architecture firm
DESIGN BY AD
Location
Essendon, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Tatjana Plitt
Principal architect
Aydan Doherty
Interior design
DESIGN BY AD
Structural engineer
Divitaris Consulting Group Pty Ltd
Landscape
Kate Patterson Landscapes
Construction
Align Concepts
Material
Glass, Recycled Brick, Aluminium Steel
Typology
Residential › House
