Finding comfort and naturalness in an apartment that is perfectly imperfect. Comfortability comes in the elements that are entirely natural, like stone, ceramics, wood, and even linen textiles. This apartment offers a 180-degree view of the sea and is based on the Japanese Wabi-Sabi interior concept. Wabi refers to the materials' genuineness and na...
Architecture firm
by rid. architecture & more
Photography
Xhorxh Baxhaku
Principal architect
Ridi Milo
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Wood, ceramics, limestone, linen fabrics, epoxy floor •Budget
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Hasselblad H3DII-31, Leica Q2
Typology
Residential, Holiday Apartment
The couple who owns the house had a clear intention about the social atmospheres. For them, everyone should be visible and part of the family, no matter if cooking, reading, or working from home. On the other hand, they wanted to be comfortable at night without feeling uneased by shadows and exterior movements.
Architecture firm
AM-arqstudio
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
André Malheiro
Interior design
AM-arqstudio
Structural engineer
Eduarda Oliveira
Construction
RespirarArte
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
In the midst of nature and the complicity of the mountains of Heredia we seek the magical connectivity that any project like this should provide us, naturally we are in a constant search for fundamentals that facilitate communication with our environment, Hover House was an immediate response from openness and simplicity where we turn a metaphor in...
Architecture firm
Allan Moreno Arquitectos
Location
San Rafael, Heredia, Costa Rica
Principal architect
Allan Moreno
Design team
Allan Moreno, Carolina Cordero
Collaborators
Interior Design: Jessica Shaffer; Landscape: Bethel Civil Engineer: Alonso Aguilar Structural Engineer: EstructurART Lighting: Irene Viquez Construction: CMC Supervision: David Martinez
Visualization
Allan Moreno Arquitectos
Typology
Residential › House
An inner city hideaway. The complex was born from a project to recover and enhance the heritage of a vacant building with an extensive curtilage area. In this latter area, a single independent family housing unit was built, which we present here as Casa Prazeres 37. One of the main concerns of the design was to develop a volume as an anonymous elem...
Architecture firm
Fragmentos
Location
Lisboa, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Structural engineer
Fragmentos GLFV
Landscape
Polen Land Design
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Khamar mansion is a 3 floors mansion that brings art and architecture into the structure and connects the structure lines that give interior shade from the south facade and open for the north with a unique facade that connects art with it.
Project name
Khamar Mansion
Architecture firm
Gravity Studio
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop, Lumion
Design team
Mohand Albasha
Visualization
Mohanad Albasha
Typology
Residential › House
Large plots are not essential for lavish homes, but thoughtful space planning can break the limitations of small plots making it breathable, inviting adequate natural light and ventilation. Cradled in the posh residential area of Ahmedabad, Paldi, this Narrow House is a unique example of balancing the yin and the yang of the architecture as well as...
Project name
Narrow House
Architecture firm
Prashant Parmar Architect | Shayona Consultant
Location
Paldi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Photography
Vinay Panjwani
Principal architect
Prashant Parmar
Design team
Harikrushna Pattani, Hemang Mistry, Ashish Rathod, Pooja Solanki, Vasavi Mehta
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Budget
INR 4400 / ft2 Approx.
Typology
Residential › House
A subtle transition between two periods that cœxist in harmony the colonial and the contemporary period describes the essence of Casa Mulata, a residence that offers distinctive accommodation, the work of RootStudio, led by the architect João Boto Cæiro.
Architecture firm
RootStudio
Location
Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico
Photography
Carlos Lang and Marian Papworth
Principal architect
Joao Boto Caeiro
Collaborators
Ana Hernandez (Art). Trine Ellitsgaard (textile). Dalí (PhotoArt). El Negro Ibáñez (PhotoArt)
Interior design
RootStudio
Structural engineer
Nicolas Coello
Material
Wood . Metal . Earth . Lime . Brass . Black Concreto . Brick . textiles . Leather
Typology
Residential, House, Hotel
The Aldeia house was inspired by the lifestyle of the residents, who just hang out in a bunch, with friends and family. Facing the lake, life takes place around the large central yard, as in a hollow.
Project name
Aldeia House
Architecture firm
Tetro Arquitetura
Location
Esmeraldas, Brazil
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Visualization
Igor Macedo
Typology
Residential › House
