Set within the rolling terrain of West Lake Hills, Texas, the Live Oak Ridge Residence is designed to take advantage of the surrounding tree-top views. The goal was to create a home that could be both private from the street and open toward the rolling hills.
Project name
Live Oak Ridge Residence
Architecture firm
KOA - Keyes Office of Architecture
Location
West Lake Hills, Texas, United States
Photography
Leonid Furmansky
Principal architect
Devin Keyes
Collaborators
Karen Kopicki – Kopicki Design
Civil engineer
Joel Bock – Sunalnd Engineering
Structural engineer
Tim Zhang – GreenEarth Engineering, Inc.
Tools used
SketchUp, Revit
Construction
Andrew Milam – Parkside Homes
Material
Limestone, Metal, Cedar
Typology
Residential › House
The house is located in a private neighborhood in the southern area of Córdoba, on an irregularly shaped corner site. On its shorter side the entrance of the house is projected together with the social area, and on the longer side a blind façade is projected on which the private area of the house rests.
Architecture firm
FLV Arquitectura
Location
Cañuelas Country Golf, Cordoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Concrete, Brick, Glass, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
In Mykonos, a famous Greek island that gradually builds a liberal Cycladic culture, Kipseli Architects are called to renovate and combine two old Mykonian homes in Chora (town) and transform them into one luxurious contemporary villa.
Project name
Hestia Residence
Architecture firm
Kipseli Architects
Location
Chora, Mykonos, Greece
Photography
George Messaritakis, Andreas Bekas
Principal architect
Kirki Mariolopoulou
Design team
Stylianos Axiotakis, Maria Tsouma
Typology
Residential › House
Casa Escondida is an architectural project located in Saltillo, Coahuila, north of Mexico. Three core principles merged together to develop this project.
Project name
Casa Escondida
Architecture firm
M-G Estudio
Location
Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
Photography
Apertura Arquitectónica
Design team
Marisol González, Federico González
Collaborators
Patricia Silva
Interior design
M-G Estudio
Civil engineer
José Román Cuéllar
Structural engineer
CM Ingeniería y Estructuras
Supervision
Héctor Segovia, Bárbara Vázque
Visualization
Revel Renders
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Construction
Segovia Arquitectura
Material
Seamless concrete and concrete block walls, lightened barroblock slab
Typology
Residential › House
Casa Tres Árboles developed by Mariana Morale’s design firm, dıreccıon is a remodeling project on a 25 year old outdated weekend home in Valle de Bravo, Mexico. The starting point for the design was the client’s directive: to give the house a refreshed style with updated finishes to accommodate more frequent visits while maintaining the weekend get...
Project name
Tres Arboles House
Architecture firm
direccion
Location
Valle de Bravo, Mexico
Photography
Fabian Martinez
Principal architect
Mariana Morales de Murga
Collaborators
Diego Hernández, Mercedes Colore, Habitación 116, JM Construcciones
Interior design
direccion
Civil engineer
JM Construcciones
Structural engineer
JM Construcciones
Environmental & MEP
JM Construcciones
Construction
JM Construcciones
Material
Wood, concrete, stucco, stone
Typology
Residential › House
The project is located in the Partido de la Costa, province of Buenos Aires, in the Senderos IV neighborhood of Costa Esmeralda, a private neighborhood developed between Route 11 and the Buenos Aires maritime coast. The house is located on a plot of land surrounded by a dense forest of young pine trees.
Project name
Senderos IV Lote 433
Architecture firm
Estudio Centro Cero
Location
Pinamar, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Joaquín Portela
Principal architect
Carolina Antolini, Leonardo Valtuille
Design team
Carolina Antolini, Leonardo Valtuille
Collaborators
Martin Martinez, Luciana Cepeda, Mercedes Vallota
Interior design
Estudio Centro Cero
Civil engineer
Juan Pablo Busti
Structural engineer
Juan Pablo Busti
Environmental & MEP
Javier Mora
Landscape
Estudio Centro Cero
Lighting
Estudio Centro Cero
Supervision
Estudio Centro Cero
Visualization
Estudio Centro Cero
Material
Concrete, Wood, PVC Openings, Glass, Textured Plasters, Brick
Typology
Residential › House
Discovery's new program "Building Giants: Tao Zhu Yin Yuan" entered the "Tao Zhu Yin Yuan" – by Vincent Callebaut Architectures - which was selected as one of the nine new buildings in the city by CNN for the first time, and revealed how this world-class sustainable architectural landmark can be integrated in architecture, humanistic spirit and art...
Project name
Tao Zhu Yin Yuan
Architecture firm
Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Photography
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc
Principal architect
Vincent Callebaut
Design team
Emilie Diers, Frederique Beck, Jiao Yang, Florence Mauny, Volker Erlich, Philippe Steels, Maguy Delrieu, Vincent Callebaut
Interior design
Wilson & Associates (WA), Los Angeles, Chu Chih-Kung + Metro Space Design, Taipei
Structural engineer
King Le Chang & Associates, Taipei
Environmental & MEP
Sine & Associates, Taipei
Landscape
SWA, Sausalito, San Francisco, Horizon & Atmosphere (H&A), Taipei
Lighting
L'Observatoire International, New-York, Unolai Design, Taipei
Construction
Taiwan Kumagai Co, Ltd
Client
BES Engineering Corporation, Taipei
Typology
Residential › Apartments
This is a renovation of a typical Zoute villa with white brick and thatched roof. Though the house had a great charm it was also very dark with very small spaces. Therefore a glass extension with minimal windows was added and spaces were connected in a continuous and more open layout.
Project name
Renovation of Old Cottage Villa
Architecture firm
Architects Claerhout - Van Biervliet
Photography
Jan Verlinde, Andreas Vanwalleghem
Principal architect
Xaveer Claerhout, Barbara Van Biervliet
Interior design
Architects Claerhout-Van Biervliet
Lighting
Apure, Occhio & Kinetura
Material
With white painted brick and thatched roof
Typology
Residential › Cottage style with contemporary extension
