If natural occurrences can easily change our world, how should we control them? Italy's mount etna volcano, one of the world's most dangerous active volcanoes, has erupted countless times and people's lives have been affected by it. But it contains unique geothermal energy and mineral resources that we humans need in particular.
University
University of Applied Arts Vienna
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, SubD, Unreal Engine, Hodini, Adobe Photoshop
Project name
TRANS-Nature
Location
Mount Etna, Italy
Typology
Terraforming Architecture
Impossible Homes is a conceptual art project with the aim of envisioning hyper-realistic homes built in impossible places. Designed using Midjourney by filmmaker Phillip Van, who is based in Los Angeles.
Project name
Impossible Homes
Location
Los Angeles, USA
Principal architect
Phillip Van
Visualization
Phillip Van
Typology
Residential › House
A design concept for a villa on the Mountain using a new technology which is AI Photo Generator and designing after it. The concept includes organic mass that connects the whole structure.
Project name
Mountain Villa Concept
Architecture firm
Gravity Studio
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, AI Photo Generator, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohanad Albasha
Visualization
Gravity Studio
Typology
Residential › House
This 15 room hotel is located only a few meters away from the beach of Platis Gyalos in Mykonos. The main purpose of the design was to create a peaceful atmosphere like being in front of the water of the sea. The forms and materiality are inspired by the plasticity and characteristics of island’s architecture.
Project name
Hotel in Platys Gyalos, Mykonos
Architecture firm
Chorografoi Architects
Location
Platys Gialos, Mykonos, Greece
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer
Principal architect
Katerina Papasifaki
Design team
Katerina Papasifaki, Katerina Dounavi, Minas Bougiouris
Collaborators
Minas Bougiouris
Visualization
500s Studio
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
The Iranian design studio Shomali Design Studio, led by Yaser and Yasin Rashid Shomali, recently designed a 3-story villa, with 4 bedrooms. Their aim was follow their specific design language (sharp sloping roofs with stroke edge lines) and at the same time meet customer needs. Eventually, these characteristics fit perfectly with the climate, desig...
Architecture firm
Shomali Design Studio
Location
Motelghoo, Mazandaran, Iran
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop, Lumion, Adobe After Effects
Principal architect
Yaser Rashid Shomali & Yasin Rashid Shomali
Design team
Yaser Rashid Shomali & Yasin Rashid Shomali
Visualization
Shomali Design Studio
Typology
Residential › House
The project is CAA's design scheme for the international competition "Iceland Aurora Station". Combined with the unique geographical environment of the volcanic region of Iceland, the traditional local construction technology of turf house is used to integrate the architecture with the landscape, respect the nature, integrate it into the nature, an...
Project name
Iceland Aurora Station
Architecture firm
CAA Architects
Principal architect
Liu Haowei
Design team
Felix Amiss, Edward Ednilao, Zhang Pan, Zhao Xingyun, Deng Yue, Tang Lu, Ren Zhuoying
Visualization
CAA Architects
This project is developed in Mérida, Yucatán, within an extensive 325-hectare club surrounded by a natural environment and many services that allow you to be close to home. Combines a modern and sober style, thanks to apparent and gray materials, colors and lighting and gray materials.
Architecture firm
Desnivel Arquitectos
Location
Carretera Mérida-Progreso km. 15.5 Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Visualization
Alvizarq, José Ángel López Beltrán, Herberth Arias Arceo
Status
Preliminary phase design
Typology
Residential › House
The property is located in the municipality of Santiago, Nuevo Leon approximately in the valley of Monterrey. This starting point defines the configuration of the project. The privileged environment, with a slight slope that descends to the south and some main views that open in the same direction, allowed the project to adapt naturally.
Project name
Farias House
Architecture firm
Rodrigo Vazquez
Location
Santiago, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Rodrigo Vazquez
Visualization
Rodrigo Vazquez
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House