Considering the roughness and the remoteness of this plot it would be difficult (and extremely expensive) to assemble construction yards for a traditional building. Thus, in this case, resorting to prefabricated structures was not just a choice, but the only efficient option we had to simplify the building process within such conditions.
Project name
Paradinha 11 Cabins in the Woods
Architecture firm
SUMMARY
Location
Aldeia da Paradinha, Alvarenga – Arouca [Coord: 40°56'03.8"N 8°10'22.0"W]
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG + SG
Principal architect
Samuel Gonçalves
Design team
Samuel Gonçalves, João Meira, Inês Vieira Rodrigues, Stelios Polyviou
Collaborators
Farcimar, Soluções em Pré-Fabricados de Betão (Prefabrication And Assembly)
Structural engineer
FTS Technical Solutions
Environmental & MEP
ARproj (Electricity And Communications)
Material
Wood, Concrete, Stone, Glass
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel, Tourist facilities; BnB
Located on the south edge of the Rybí village, Moravian-Silesian Region, the building site is marked out by the edge of the access road, the local stream and neighbouring property fencing. It is a sizeable plot of land, but with a significantly reduced buildable area.
Project name
House with In-law Suite
Location
Rybí 424, 742 65 Rybí, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Václav Kocián, Zdeněk Liška
Collaborators
Fire safety engineering: Pavla Tvrdá. EPC: Tomáš Brückner
Built area
Built-up Area 145 m²; Usable Floor Area 124 m²
Structural engineer
Martin Wünsche
Construction
Richard Kovář
Material
Steel, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
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
In the heart of the Rocky Mountains, amidst one of Colorado's most unspoilt landscapes, a villa for three generations takes shape. For this project, noa* network of architecture reinterprets the iconic A- frame typology and turns it into a sophisticated sequence of private and communal spaces, where the whole family's needs can be accommodated.
Project name
Colorado Villa
Architecture firm
noa* network of architecture
Location
Rocky Mountains, Colorado, USA
Visualization
Dima Visualization, noa*
Typology
Residential › House
Approached initially to consult on site-selection, the firm encouraged the clients to focus on features that are unique to the San Juans such as grassy basalt rock outcroppings set within a Douglas fir and pacific madrone forest. The owners later purchased a hillside parcel possessing these features, the rock outcroppings forming a small clearing.
Project name
Buck Mountain Cabin
Architecture firm
Heliotrope Architects
Location
Orcas Island, Washington, USA
Photography
Taj Howe, Sean Airhart
Principal architect
Mike Mora
Collaborators
Space Theory (Cabinetry)
Interior design
Heliotrope Architects
Landscape
Native Landscapes
Construction
Tye Contracting Inc.
Material
Wood, Glass, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
The Casa Lago, an incredible 170 square meter house located on Cuicocha Lagoon in Imbabura, Ecuador. The result of different analysis of context, sustainable strategies, user needs and requirements; a house that becomes the ideal refuge in the natural environment where it is located.
Project name
Lake House (Casa Lago)
Architecture firm
ORCA Design & Zafra Arquitectos
Location
Cuicocha, Imbabura, Ecuador
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Unreal Engine, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Marcelo Ortega, Francisco Pérez
Design team
Christian Ortega, Marcelo Ortega, Francisco Pérez, José Ortega, Paula Zapata, Sebastián Rivadeneira, Deyna Basantes
Collaborators
Dolores Villacis, Wuilder Salcedo
Visualization
ORCA Design
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
"Seed Cabin" is based on the design of a set of modules that connect with nature in an organic way as if it were part of it, under the concept of nature tourism they are located in such a way that to have access to them You need to go through a large part of trails and hills that help to discover these residential areas and generate a different exp...
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Typology
Hospitality, Cabin Hotel
In this project, client asked us to design the Lima House 1 for him, but our proposal was a newer and different design with the general structure of the previous design, a design that harmonizes with the context and climate of the project and also the needs of the client, so in designing this project a vertical structure inside which the service an...
Project name
Lima House 2
Architecture firm
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Milad Eshtiyaghi
Visualization
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Typology
Residential › House
