This country house was designed for a family with two kids and many friends. It is in a gated community, and though surrounded by neighbors, it enjoys some isolation from them, so the project can better explore the interaction between the interior and exterior spaces. Relevant aspects of the proposition are to be able to contemplate the dawn, the s...
Architecture firm
Memola Estudio, Vitor Penha
Location
Porto Feliz, São Paulo, Brazil
Design team
Vitor Penha, Verônica Molina, Simone Balagué, Bianca Sinisgalli, Augusto Vicentainer
Collaborators
Luciana Facio; Interior Decoration: Manuela Figueredo; Automation: Raul Duarte; Installations: Ramoska Castellani
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Eden House is an ambitious and innovative project that is about to set a new standard for sustainable luxury country houses in the UK. The technologies and knowledge acquired during the process will be shared with the local and national communities, setting a new standard for sustainable luxury private residences.
Architecture firm
WindsorPatania Architects
Location
Green Belt, near London, UK
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Giovanni Patania
Visualization
Fares Issa, WindsorPatania Architects
Typology
Residential › House
This modern country house by D+S Arquitectos was built on a surface of approximately 4000 sq ft near the small town of Avandaro, in Valle de Bravo, Mexico. The land is surrounded by trees and it has an amazing view of the Valle de Bravo lake, located about 2 hours from Mexico City.
Project name
Casa Vista Del Lago
Architecture firm
D+S Arquitectos
Location
Avándaro, Valle De Bravo, Mexico
Photography
Héctor Velasco Facio
Principal architect
Sonny Sutton Askenazi, Allan Dayan Askenazi
Design team
Sonny Sutton Askenazi, Allan Dayan Askenazi
Collaborators
Alberto Pérez Fuentes, Jorge Alfonso Romo García, Itsel Reza Guzmán, María Angélica Méndez Torres
Interior design
Latelier Des Fleur Home
Civil engineer
Allan Dayan Askenazi
Structural engineer
Alfredo Aguilar Aguilar
Landscape
D + S Arquitectos
Lighting
D + S Arquitectos
Supervision
José Santos Martínez Cabrera
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, V-ray, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Constructura TUCA S.A. de C.V.
Material
Glass, Wood, Steel, Paved Concrete, Marble, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
The Porto-based architecture studio Paulo Merlini Architects led by Paulo Merlini and André Santos Silva has recently completed Rio House, remodeling of an old farmhouse located in Gondomar, Portugal.
Architecture firm
Paulo Merlini Architects
Location
Gondomar, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio - www.ivotavares.net
Principal architect
Paulo Merlini, André Santos Silva
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, AutoCAD
Typology
Residential, Private House
YH2 Architecture: Initially built as a small storage space by the first owner who was a lumberman, the shed was later rearranged into a forest refuge by its next owners. La Colombière (Dovery) thus represents the completion and third phase of this simple one-storey construction into a true retreat expanding on three floors.
Project name
La Colombière
Architecture firm
YH2 Architecture
Location
Sutton, Quebec, Canada
Photography
Francis Pelletier, Loukas Yiacouvakis
Typology
Residential › Houses › Cottage