Casa Chouso is located in Casal de S. Brás, a humble village which is part of Ansião, on a piece of land with a superb view over both the village and the hills of Sicó (Serras da Sicó). The general idea was defined from the primary analysis when first visiting the site. The land presented great natural surroundings, overflowing with clusters of tre...
Project name
Casa Chouso (Chouso House)
Architecture firm
Bruno Dias Arquitectura
Location
Rua da Lagoa, Casal de S.Brás, Ansião, Portugal
Photography
Hugo Santos Silva
Principal architect
Bruno Lucas Dias
Design team
Bruno Lucas Dias, Tânia Matias, Cristiana Henriques
Collaborators
Tânia Matias, Cristiana Henriques, Portave (Carpentry), Paumarc (Floors), Carlos Silva e Miguel Ferreira (Coating Materials), Systalprof ( Aluminium), Ofimetal (Metalworking)
Environmental & MEP
Canalizações Alvorgense
Construction
Pireslar – Construções, lda. Carlos Miguel Constructora
Material
Concrete, Steel, Stone, Wood, Glass
Client
Pedro and Catarina
Typology
Residential › House
In the historic centre of the village of Ansião, on a slightly sloped land, Casa Âmago emerges. The plot had two small houses in ruins, with no architectural interest, and as such, renovating them was not an option. However, it wouldn’t be in harmony with the surroundings to plan a contemporary house with no connection to the neighbouring buildings...
Architecture firm
Bruno Dias Arquitectura
Location
Rua Almirante Gago Coutinho, Ansião, Leiria District, Portugal
Photography
Hugo Santos Silva
Principal architect
Bruno Lucas Dias
Design team
Bruno Lucas Dias, Tânia Matias, Cristiana Henriques
Collaborators
MCJADuarte (Carpentry), Paumarc (Floors), Carlos Silva e Miguel Ferreira (Coating Materials), Jolusilva (Metalworking)
Environmental & MEP
Canalizações Alvorgense
Material
Concrete, Steel, Wood, Glass
Client
Bruno Dias e Fernanda Santos
Typology
Residential › House
We believe that in the relationship between being and place, it is the sensations that provide harmony. Contact with the nature of the elements transforms a being, making him identify with his environment and connect with his roots. A space composed of elements in their purest forms inspires a body to seek its essences.
Project name
Casa Elemental
Architecture firm
Estúdio Zargos
Location
Buritis, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Photography
Jomar Bragança
Design team
Zargos Rodrigues, Frederico Rodrigues, Rodrigo Pereira, Debora Camargos, Pedro Rodrigues, Ika Okamoto, Nathalia Melo and Laís Parreiras
Civil engineer
Production and prop styling: Studio Tertúlia. Model: Leandro Rodrigues.
Structural engineer
Moa Engineering
Environmental & MEP
Ep Projects and Engineering (Building installations)
Landscape
Rodrigo Pereira
Construction
Laso Engineering
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
Drawn to the extensive vegetation rather than the views to the ocean, the client’s brief asked for an experience “like camping amongst the trees, but without the tent”. Rather than optimising views to the ocean that may be lost over time as the foreshore vegetation matures, this home is thoughtfully woven between the existing stand of Brushbox tree...
Project name
Timbin House
Architecture firm
Conrad Gargett
Location
Point Lookout, North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia
Photography
Christopher Frederick Jones
Principal architect
John Flynn – Director, Conrad Gargett
Design team
Amit Sharma - Project Architect, Conrad Gargett
Interior design
Conrad Gargett
Built area
Ground Level -150 m² + 9 m² entry deck; Level 1-130 m² + 85 m² balcony
Structural engineer
Knight Consulting Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Exburo ESD Consultant
Lighting
The house uses a combination of strip and bulb based low-energy LED surface mounted lighting
Construction
Luke O’Connor Builder
Material
Roofing: Concrete Roof with insulation. Concrete walls with insulation. Internal walls and ceilings: Pasterboard wall lining with insulation + Exposed concrete ceiling. Glazing: MAGNUM™ Sliding Door Designer Series | Series 618, Powder coating colour is Dulux Electro range Ref - 906-8184k - Dark Bronze DLX116 All glazing Low E grey tint. Flooring: Polished concrete upstairs and downstairs with 10-millimetre bluestone aggregate, shallow grid, semi-gloss mechanical polish for longevity and penetrating sealer
Typology
Residential › House
The natural configuration of the land inspired the name of Casa Colina, located at Fazenda Boa Vista, in the interior of São Paulo. Positioned in a format resembling the letter “c”, the project allowed visual contact with all the ground floor environments of the residence.
Location
Fazenda Boa Vista, Pedregulho, State of São Paulo, Brazil
Principal architect
Fernando Forte, Lourenço Gimenes and Rodrigo Marcondes Ferraz
Design team
Gabriel Mota, Juliana Cadó, Luciana Bacin (project managers)Aryane Diaz, Giovanna Custódio, Matheus Soares, Raquel Gregorio
Collaborators
Ana Orefice, Amanda Domingues, Caio Armbrust, Desyree Niedo, Eduardo Vale, Fabiana Kalaigian, Gilberto Sales, João Baptistella, José Carlos Navarro, Julio de Luca, Karina Nakaura, Lívia Veroni, Mariana Leme, Priscylla Hayashi, Thiago Costa, Victor Lucena
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel, Stone, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
What if a home could be built to be environmentally resilient, wildfire resistant, and yet comfortable and open to the extraordinary ocean view site? This residence on a 10-acre site is approached via a narrow, tree covered drive, ending at a small clearing with views of the Pacific Ocean and Channel Islands
Project name
Toro Canyon Residence
Architecture firm
ShubinDonaldson
Location
Montecito, California, United States
Principal architect
Russell Shubin, Robin Donaldson
Built area
9500 ft² (883 m²)
Civil engineer
MAC Design Associates
Structural engineer
Taylor and Syfan Consulting
Environmental & MEP
MEC & JMPE
Landscape
Lane Goodkind Landscape Architect
Construction
Paul Franz Construction Inc.
Material
Concrete, Laminated Glass Beams, Metal Roofs, Mahogany, Eucalyptus Ceilings
Typology
Residential › House
A major renovation of an existing single storey intermediate linked house to 2 1/2 storey, located at TTDI Kuala Lumpur. The aim is adopting minimalist design approach for the building appearance yet maximising the internal spatial arrangement and usage.
Project name
Concrete Jungle House
Architecture firm
N O T Architecture
Location
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Photography
Pixelaw Photography
Principal architect
Eddie Choi
Civil engineer
IRC Engineering
Structural engineer
IRC Engineering
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Nippon Paint, Niro Tiles, BMI Monier Roof, Johnson Suisse Sanitary Wares, SIKA
Client
Jay Myoung Yoon, Hong Ching Yee
Typology
Residential › House, Industrial Brutalism
A journey of brutalism in congruence with Indianness. The idea was to design in such a way that CONCRETE has an impact. This project involved creating a simple, functional home for a small entrepreneurial family with an appreciable creative streak. The client runs a thriving business, but is also an enthusiastic poet, while his son is an avid wildl...
Project name
BETON BRUT (French term means Raw Concrete)
Architecture firm
tHE gRID Architects
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Photography
Photographix | Sebastian, Video credits: Vinay Panjwani
Principal architect
Snehal Suthar, Bhadri Suthar
Design team
Snehal Suthar, Bhadri Suthar, Vishvajit Hada, Keyur Patel, Ruchik Rathod, Dishank Suthar, Ankita Mevada
Collaborators
Bhupendra mistry
Interior design
tHE gRID Architects
Civil engineer
Hariom Thakkar
Structural engineer
SETU Infrastructure
Environmental & MEP
Ravi Engineering
Landscape
tHE gRID Architects
Lighting
tHE gRID Architects
Supervision
Hariom Thakkar
Visualization
tHE gRID Architects
Construction
HN projects, Hariom Thakkar
Material
Concrete, Steel, Glass, Wood, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
