Residence designed to feel like a haven for an elderly woman, whose only son has left the nest and start his family life. This house solves most of the layout on the first floor, looking for a very functional distribution with short distances and minimum efforts. The house is conceived as a large terrace.
Project name
Refugio Temozón
Location
Temozón, Yucatán, Mexico
Principal architect
Roberto Ramirez Pizarro
Design team
Ramon Rivero Fernández,. Alia Peraza Aguilar, Gerardo Trejo López
Civil engineer
Juan Cervera
Structural engineer
Emanuel Solis Alcocer
Lighting
Iván Palmero, Lightstyle & Co
Supervision
Roberto Ramirez Pizarro
Visualization
Sergio Ríos, Ramon Rivero Fernández
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Revit
Construction
Grupo MAPRO / Roberto Arjona Ortiz
Typology
Residential › House
The project land is located in a mountainous area with a very beautiful landscape that is usually accompanied by fog. This area is where average people can afford to buy a villa, this issue became the reason for the creation of these small villas.
Project name
Cypress Villa Complex
Architecture firm
Siavash Shakibaei Studio
Location
Kelardasht, Mazandaran, Iran
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Siavash Shakibaei
Built area
Each villa is 174 m2²
Visualization
Siavash Shakibaei Studio
Typology
Residential › Villa
Two similar, fragmented volumes are aligned on their narrowest sides, creating a void that invites visitors into a square—a sanctuary for gathering, where people can disconnect from the city’s relentless pace. Located on Myslym Street in a central district of Tirana.
Architecture firm
OODA Architecture
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Principal architect
Diogo Brito
Design team
João Jesus, Diogo Brito, Rodrigo Vilas-Boas, Francisco Lencastre, Julião Pinto Leite, Luis Garcia, Joana Sousa
Collaborators
Landscape: P4; Engineering: LAIII
Visualization
Plomp, OODA
Typology
Mixed-Use Development (residential, commercial, hotel)
Recently, the number of Japanese ramen shops in Vietnam has increased. The biggest design point is that the main target is young Vietnamese people. Since Vietnam has a cafe culture, I wanted to design a stylish and cute atmosphere.
Project name
RAMEN KIMURA - Nguyễn Gia Trí
Architecture firm
MIRAI IDCD
Location
213/9 Nguyễn Gia Trí, Phường 25, Bình Thạnh, Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
Photography
Anthony Nguyễn
Principal architect
Mamoru Maeda（前⽥ 護), Trần Bình Trọng
Design team
Mamoru Maeda, TRẦN BÌNH TRỌNG
Interior design
MIRAI IDCD
Design year
November / 2024
Completion year
November / 2024
Environmental & MEP
Kitchen (FUJIMAK VIETNAM)
Material
Main finishing / equipment; [Internal audience seats] Floor: Ceramic tile; Counter: laminate; Wall: paint, tile, Laminate; Ceiling: paint, natural bamboo; Features and lighting fixtures: Downlights, spotlights [kitchen]; Floor: Anti-slip tile; Ceiling: painting.
Tools used
software used for drawing, modeling, rendering, postproduction and photography; AutoCAD, Sketchup, Photoshop, Illustrator
Client
ToBe Search Vietnam
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
Situated on a 30 x 60-meter rural plot in Veracruz, Casa Olivo is defined by its harmony with the natural environment and a careful blend of vernacular and contemporary elements. The design takes advantage of a natural slope toward a lake, allowing the views and natural light to enhance the living experience.
Architecture firm
KAMA Taller de Arquitectura
Location
Veracruz, Mexico
Tools used
AutoCAD, Sketch Up, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Kathia Garcia, Armando Aguilar
Design team
Kathia Garcia, Armando Aguilar
Visualization
KAMA Taller de Arquitectura
Typology
Residential › House
In the western part of Buenos Aires, a challenge is proposed to create a house with a maximum width of 2 meters. Attached to an existing house in a residual space, this project is developed over 2 meters in width, 7 meters in depth, and 7 meters in height.
Architecture firm
Proyecto Madriguera
Location
Castelar, Western Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Proyecto Madriguera
Principal architect
Vanesa Franco Gómez
Design team
Vanesa Franco Gómez, Mariano Paoloni
Interior design
Proyecto Madriguera
Site area
Approximately 2 m x 7 m
Lighting
Natural lighting through overhead windows, with indirect interior lighting solutions
Supervision
Proyecto Madriguera
Visualization
Proyecto Madriguera
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Local contractors
Material
Concrete, wood, steel, plaster, and glass
Typology
Residential › Single-Family House
The 68 m² apartment is located in Russia, Rostov-on-Don and is designed for a couple with two cats. From a cramped three-room apartment, the team designed a spacious two-room apartment with an unusual dressing room made of a new material - silicate transparent brick.
Architecture firm
Design studio by Alexey Aladashvili
Location
Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Photography
Inna Kablukova
Principal architect
Alexey Aladashvili, Danil Starchenko
Design team
Alexey Aladashvili, Miron Nagaev, Danil Starchenko
Interior design
Alexey Aladashvili, Danil Starchenko
Environmental & MEP engineering
Supervision
author’s supervision from Alexey
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop, Procreate, Corona Renderer
Typology
Residential › Apartment
George Genovezos & Lam Faraj: Augmented Living is a project that combines an augmented reality system, physical elements, and live activities. The intervention consists of housing units that alternate levels as they develop within the deconsecrated OLPA building.
Student
George Genovezos, Lam Faraj
University
University of Patras
Teacher
Panos Dragonas, Giannis Karras
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Project name
Augmented Living
Typology
Residential Architecture
