At the far end of Fish Hoek, perched under the rock face of Elsies Peak, is the unique location for this unique project.
Challenged by the incredible beauty on offer from the highest point on the site, we took the bold decision to raise the building as high as possible and to set it back as deep as possible where the breath-taking panoramic view...
Architecture firm
Wright Architects
Location
Fish Hoek, Cape Town, South Africa
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, ArchiCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Blender
Principal architect
Greg Wright
Design team
Greg Wright, Christian Cook, Suzaan De Kock
Visualization
Simon Abrahams
Typology
Residential › House
The concept is to focus on the views of the Dzukou Valley. The entry hallway staircase leads to the full view of the valleys. Each room has a complete view of the surrounding nature and acts as a connecting space.
Project name
The Dzukou Valley Residence
Architecture firm
Inverse Studio18
Location
Dzukou Valley, Kohima, Nagaland, India
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Karamba3D, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Chubakumla Pongen, Imlinochet Walling and Chumrenthung Ngullie
Design team
Chubakumla Pongen, Imlinochet Walling and Chumrenthung Ngullie
Visualization
Inverse Studio18
Typology
Residential › House
Reptile House is a project located on the shores of a lake in an environment outside the chaos of the city, where the main objective is to camouflage itself in the environment and create an organic form that adapts to the forms of the landscape.
Project name
Reptile House
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Visualization
Reptile House
Typology
Residential › House
Bird Life is a purely conceptual project created and produced by the architect Gustavo França, from Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil. As he had already produced other projects related to Norse and Elvish mythologies such as Elf Cottage and Valhalla, this time it couldn't be so different.
Architecture firm
Françarq Arquitetura
Location
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop, Movavi Video Editor
Principal architect
Gustavo França
Design team
Almir França, Gustavo França
Collaborators
Françarq Architeture and Urbanism
Visualization
Gustavo França
Typology
Residential and recreational
AD8 Tropical Master Bedroom is inspired by Nemo Studio's stunning AD8 Villa in Vietnam. Plants, gravel are placed in various places, including the void from the first floor to upper floors and the area next to bathrooms. Sliding doors, windows & skylight help to regulate ventilation.
Project name
AD8 Tropical Master Bedroom
Architecture firm
Rasaad Studio
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop, Random Control Arion FX
Principal architect
Nemo Studio
Design team
Paria Sadegh, Mohammad Salamat Rad
Visualization
Paria Sadegh
Typology
Residential › House
As the slopping roof is a symbol of the local architecture, we tried to keep it but in a new way. On the contrary to the A-shape of the sloping roofs, we tried to use a new way of looking at this matter. The main concept comes from a bird, with open wings, sitting by the side of a pond.
Architecture firm
Shomali Design Studio
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
Precast modular houses are used globally nowadays , with alot of advantages for their users , but their main problem is that the designs of modular units is too general than not specified to a certain environment. That's why, they are often can't be well adapted with their surrounding environment .
Project name
The Dream Space
Architecture firm
Hady Mirawdaly
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Hady Mirawdaly
Visualization
Hady Mirawdaly
Typology
Residential › House
The evaluation commission of the international architectural competition to select the best concepts for the redevelopment of the Vilnius railway station complex and surrounding area awarded the highest ranking to the proposal by Zaha Hadid Architects.
Written by
Zaha Hadid Architects
Photography
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