Emperadora House is an incredible 9,000 square foot home located in Baja California, Mexico. Result of specific needs and requirements of the user, an imposing house with a great conceptual meaning for the whole family.
Project name
Emperadora House
Architecture firm
ORCA Design
Location
Baja California, México
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Unreal Engine, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Marcelo Ortega
Design team
Christian Ortega, Marcelo Ortega, José Ortega, Paula Zapata, Sebastián Rivadeneira, Deyna Basantes
Collaborators
Dolores Villacis
Visualization
ORCA Design
Typology
Residential › House
The House for Dani and Luis is located on the suburbs of Córdoba and is designed for an older couple. The context presents two situations, the ring road and a residential neighborhood, which define the architectural form of the house.
Project name
House for Dani and Luis
Location
Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Valentín Bautista Brügger
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Brick, Stone, Concrete, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
We sat in this place, on mountain top, and enjoyed the scenery. We felt the blowing wind and wondered how the wind could design the house. From there, we created a creative process to try to find out.
Project name
Casa ao vento
Architecture firm
Tetro Arquitetura
Location
Nova Lima, Brazil
Principal architect
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Visualization
Igor Macedo
Typology
Residential › House
The Aerada house is in a boiling hot place. Its facades work like ceramic radiators, which on the one hand disperse heat and shade its interior, and on the other allow the breeze and light to enter. Something in between the open and the closed.
Project name
Aerada House
Architecture firm
Tetro Arquitetura
Location
São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Principal architect
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Visualization
Igor Macedo
Typology
Residential › House
I get in the car, turn the keys, listen to the noisy symphony coming from the engine and hit the road to reach my house in the town of Amieira, next to Marinha Grande, land of glass and the mold industry in Portugal.
Project name
Marinha-Grande House - Casa Marinha Grande
Architecture firm
Contaminar Arquitectos
Location
Amieira, Marinha-Grande, Portugal
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG + SG
Principal architect
Joel Esperança, Rúben Vaz, Eurico Sousa, Joaquim Duarte
Collaborators
Filipa Pimpão, Ana Carolina, Sara Fernandes. Channeling: Gamiclima
Interior design
Espaço Libris - Leiria
Structural engineer
Grupo Sosoares
Construction
J.A.F. Gameiro
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Casa Granero is a permanent-use house, conceived for a family that enjoys gatherings, friends, farming, cooking, furniture-making and animals raising.
It pretends to be a contemporary adaptation of agricultural spaces for the collection and conservation of seeds. It uses the idea of flexible and safe space for inclement weather. Protection and pro...
Project name
The Barn House (Casa Granero)
Architecture firm
Ravelo Julia – Sur Taller de Arquitectura
Location
Estacion Del Carmen, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Ravelo Julia
Collaborators
Sofía Bringas, Manuel Villafañe
Civil engineer
Tissera Marcela
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Material
Bricks, Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
This project is located in Cuesta Blanca, Cordoba. The town is known for being a part of a water reserve called Los Gigantes, which is an ecologically-protected area where the conservation of its special native forest ecosystem is the main focus.
Project name
Casa Escondida (Hidden House)
Architecture firm
Ravelo Julia – Sur Taller de Arquitectura
Location
Cuesta Blanca, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Ravelo Julia
Collaborators
Vanesa Brizuela, Sofia Bringas, Manuel Villafañe
Civil engineer
Tissera Marcela
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Material
Reinforced Concrete, Bricks, Wood, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
The town of bocas de nosara is located a few meters above sea level. It is a valley irrigated by the Nosara river and surrounded by hills.
The project is developed just at the top of one of these hills and offers us spectacular views towards the valley and the pacific ocean.
Project name
Caracara House
Architecture firm
QBO3 Arquitectos
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Sketchup, Lumion
Principal architect
Mario Vargas Mejías
Design team
Natalia Villalta Bolaños, Olman Sadid Peña Vides
Collaborators
CIEM and Guidi Estructurales
Visualization
Tina Tajaddod
Status
Construction Plans
Typology
Residential › House
