A villa located in the middle of old Eira in Helsinki, Finland, protected
by the National Heritage Agency, was thoroughly renovated. The building was left in poor
condition and had deteriorated badly over time. A new spatial programme was designed for each
four floors of the house to serve its residents.
Architecture firm
Saukkonen + Partners
Location
Helsinki, Finland
Photography
Timo Pyykönen
Design team
Saukkonen + Partners
Interior design
Saukkonen + Partners
Lighting
Saukkonen + Partners
Typology
Residential › House
A 10 min drive from Auroville International township, this weekend house offers a perfect getaway from the hustle of both Pondicherry and Auroville. The house was designed to reveal and glorify the surrounding context and the local Indo-French architecture. It has been designed keeping in mind the needs of our client based in the United Kingdom – a...
Project name
The Brick Abode
Architecture firm
Architecture_Interspace
Location
Poothurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Principal architect
Goutaman Prathaban, Madhini Prathaban
Design team
Thamizharasan, Yukesh, Manigandan
Interior design
Architecture_Interspace
Civil engineer
Er. Prathaban
Material
Wire cut Bricks, Concrete, Glass
Budget
1.5 Crores Indian Rupees
Client
Mr. Jon Mouralidarane
Typology
Residential › Farmhouse
Casa Morla was commissioned to us in 2021 for a popular locality of Matanzas on the Chilean coast, while residing in Andalucia, Spain. At the time travel restrictions still applied, and although the idea was for us to move back to Chile as soon as possible, we ended up not only designing but supervising the project construction 100 per cent remotel...
Project name
Casa Morla (Morla House)
Architecture firm
Stanaćev Granados
Photography
Pablo Casals Aguirre, Manu Granados
Principal architect
Nataša Stanaćev, Manu Granados
Design team
Nataša Stanaćev, Manu Granados
Interior design
Stanaćev Granados
Civil engineer
Stanaćev Granados
Structural engineer
Stanaćev Granados
Supervision
Stanaćev Granados
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Construction
FCF Constructora
Material
Timber structure, wooden cladding
Typology
Residential › Vacation Housing
A house built in the 1930s, in a state of abandonment, deteriorated over the years, was what we discovered when we opened the doors. The alterations that had been made to the structure were evident and we decided as a premise of the project to return the character and artistic architectural value of the Art Deco style to which it belonged when it w...
Architecture firm
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Location
Calle 70 número 540-B por 71 y 73 Colonia Centro. Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Principal architect
Víctor Alejandro Cruz Domínguez, Iván Atahualpa Hernández Salazar, Luís Armando Estrada Aguilar
Design team
Anabel Cervantes Garrido, Juliana Rubio Avila, Víctor Alejandro Cruz Domínguez, Iván Atahualpa Hernández Salazar, Luís Armando Estrada Aguilar
Collaborators
Silvia Cuitún Coronado, Yair Enrique Ortega Pantoja, Ana Luisa Cano Pérez
Interior design
AJ Ana Juliana
Structural engineer
Juan Díaz Cab
Construction
Juan Díaz Cab, Raúl Arcila Guardián
Typology
Residential › House
Architecture firm
Social Arquitectos
Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Alejandro Peral
Principal architect
Mariano Casullo
Design team
Social Arquitectos
Collaborators
Natalia Galazzi
Interior design
Mola Arquitectura + Social Arquitectos
Structural engineer
Sebastian Berdichevsky
Landscape
Social Arquitectos
Lighting
Social Arquitectos
Supervision
Social Arquitectos
Construction
Social Arquitectos
Material
Maina materials Concrete, Glass, Wood, Travertine Stone
Typology
Residential › House
A 225 square meter apartment in the former townhouse of the Trybetskoi Counts. It is in the historic center of Moscow with views over a picturesque park. In this modern residential compound the designers created an atmospheric neoclassic interior with elements of Art Deco from the 20s and 30s.
Project name
Art Collector’s Apartment
Architecture firm
O&A London Design Studio
Photography
Sergei Ananiev
Principal architect
Oleg Klodt
Design team
Oleg Klodt, Anna Agapova
Interior design
Anna Agapova
Environmental & MEP engineering
Civil engineer
O&A London Design Studio
Structural engineer
O&A London Design Studio
Lighting
O&A London Design Studio
Construction
Oleg Klodt architecture design
Visualization
O&A London Design Studio
Typology
Residential › Apartment
With views spanning 180 degrees, Mitcham Abode is a premium realisation of a design which comes alive in its surroundings. This architect's own home is a balance of solidity and robustness, coupled with the homeliness and warmth of the mid-century influence of the internal spaces.
Project name
Mitcham Abode
Architecture firm
Glasshouse Projects
Location
Mitcham, South Australia, Australia
Photography
Aaron Citti, Longshot Images (drone)
Principal architect
Don Iannicelli
Design team
Don Iannicelli, Angela Gianquitto, Scott Blenkiron
Collaborators
Fabrikate, Wax Design
Interior design
Glasshouse Projects - Collaboration with Fabrikate
Civil engineer
MQZ Engineering
Structural engineer
MQZ Engineering
Lighting
Glasshouse Projects
Construction
Glasshouse Projects
Material
Sandstone, brick, concrete, Ironash wood, timber, glass
Typology
Residential › House, Steep Hills Facing
Complete refurbishment of a Secession villa apartment for a young couple.
Project name
Secession Villa Apartment
Architecture firm
Svobodová Blaha
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Photography
Svobodová Blaha
Principal architect
Anna Svobodová, Ondřej Blaha
Collaborators
Paintings: Ivana Svobodová, Ladislav Klusáček. Carpenter: Petr Datel. Masonry: Kámen Engineering. Locksmith: PLECHEM [Jan Luksík].
Built area
Usable Floor Area 133 m²
Site area
Gross Floor Area 148 m²
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
MDF lacquered – built-in furniture. Plywood oiled – built-in furniture. Glass clear, decorative, mirrors – furniture sides, bathroom dividing walls. Polished stainless steel – bathtub side. Brass – kitchen worktop cladding, bathroom dividing walls, plinths. Stone slabs – bathroom wall cladding, kitchen worktop, bathroom tables, stairs, shelves. Oak parquet – refurbished flooring. Ceramic tiles – bathroom flooring.
Typology
Residential › Apartment
