Beginning with an outdated 1962 split-level beachfront house, the challenge for this remodel involved the transformation and recycling of the original 1960s split-level house into a home that’s connected to its location. “The rural, agrarian structures of Lopez Island served as inspiration for the design,” notes Jim Graham. “We wanted to create som...
Project name
Lopez Island Beach Cabin
Architecture firm
Graham Baba Architects
Location
Lopez Island, Washington, USA
Photography
Benjamin Benschneider
Interior design
Jennifer Randall & Associates
Construction
Ravenhill Construction
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Designed for a family of five, the D house hides its structural complexity through its volumetric simplicity. Large boxes placed on the highest part of the land organize the interior and outdoor space through their layout and orientation. That way, the house opens up to the outside through the spaces generated between them, while protecting its int...
Architecture firm
L2C Arquitetura
Location
Dadim, Braga, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Luis Cunha
Interior design
Interiors decoration : Casa Marques
Structural engineer
Márcia Cunha
Construction
JPA Construtora
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
For his house, the client selected a parcel on a gentle incline. From the house, there is a broad and long view over a grassy plain towards the forests on the edge of the property. The house is made of layers. The interior always alternates with a layer of exterior. The entrance object and its facilities are separated from the main house by a belt...
Project name
The House in the preserve
Architecture firm
Huť Architektury Martin Rajniš (HAMR)
Location
Železná, Czech Republic
Photography
Andrea Thiel Lhotáková
Principal architect
Martin Rajniš
Interior design
Otakar Chochol
Material
Stone, timber, concrete
Typology
Residential › House
In the Bomenbuurt; a 1930’s neighbourhood in The Hague located between the centre of The Hague and the beach, the founder of Bloot Architecture designed and helped build a roof extension for his family on top of their existing apartment.
Project name
House on a House
Architecture firm
Bloot Architecture
Location
The Hague, The Netherlands
Photography
Christian van der Kooy
Principal architect
Tjeerd Bloothoofd
Design team
Tjeerd Bloothoofd
Interior design
Bloot Architecture
Environmental & MEP engineering
Santbergen Engineering
Structural engineer
Remmerswaal Bouwadvies
Lighting
Bloot Architecture
Construction
Rijgersberg bv
Supervision
Bloot Architecture
Visualization
Bloot Architecture
Tools used
SketchUp, AutoCAD
Client
Tjeerd Bloothoofd, founder of Bloot Architecture
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Newly built family house in a typical terraced housing in a small village, a suburb of Moravský Krumlov. For the construction, we chose a strict, respectful archetype shape of the house that was already there before our intervention. However, the expression of the house takes on radical and strict shapes in our design. The choice of materials and c...
Project name
Family House Polánka
Location
Nová 1611, 672 01 Moravský Krumlov, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Radek Pasterný
Collaborators
Petr Ducháč (Statics)
Built area
Built-up Area 175 m² Gross Floor Area 295 m² Usable Floor Area 257 m²
Landscape
Stanislav Schwarz
Material
Masonry – sand-lime bricks. Ceilings – reinforced concrete. Floor – cement trowel. Roofing – folded metal sheet. Facade – organic fine-grain plaster. Facade – larch decking. Roof structure – wooden trusses. Interior plaster – gypsum plaster. Furniture – solid oak + MDF.
Typology
Residential › House
The proposal of the ZC family apartment, located in Bosques de las Lomas, is to generate spacious spaces, having a double height in the dining room, with wooden panels that surround and guide users through all spaces. A marble soffit that connects the common area and the private area stands out. The blacksmith lattice generates versatility and move...
Project name
Departamento ZC
Architecture firm
Concepto Taller de Arquitectura
Location
Bosques de las Lomas, Mexico City, Mexico
Photography
Agustín Garza
Principal architect
Alberto Dana, Daniel Dana, Karen Goldberg
Collaborators
Furniture: Cattelanitalia, Minotti, Poliform
Interior design
Concepto Taller de Arquitectura
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Marble, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › Apartment
A private outdoor space was also intended. However, instead of the common backyard, the
approach was to provide a middleyard, in order to achieve some privacy in the outdoor space. The house was designed in a “C” shape, turning its back to the surroundings and facing an interior patio that opens only in an unobstructed area.
Architecture firm
LIMIT Studio
Photography
Alexander Bogorodskiy
Interior design
Jota Barbosa
Construction
Construções José Maria da Costa Santos – Unipessoal, Lda Kitchen Carpentry: Studio Emme (Emme Cozinhas)
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Cultivating elegance in the everyday. Located in the North Bund of Hongkou District, Hall of the Sun is a 180,000 square meter commercial hub with an emphasis of nature in the design, including its curvilinear facade and a 3-storey-high biophilic food hall under Shanghai’s largest skylight roof canopy. Informed by the organic architecture, Lukstudi...
Project name
Refining the Ordinary
Interior design
LUKSTUDIO
Location
No. 181 Rui Hong Road, Hong Kou District, Shanghai, China
Photography
Peter Dixie, Yui Zhang
Principal designer
Christina Luk
Design team
Yicheng Zhang, Haixin Wang, Edoardo Nieri, Dong Wu, Charis Nicolaou, Kevin Yang, Wendy Zhang, Jimmy Zhu, Weifeng Yu, Xiaojian Yan, Sarah Wang
Collaborators
Post-Processing : Eagle Impression; Executive Architect : Wang Tung (Shanghai) Architectural Design Co., Ltd Structural engineering : Arup International Consultants (Shanghai) Co., Ltd Environmental and EMP : Parsons Brinckerhoff Engineering Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch Lighting : Lighting Planners Associates Lighting Development : Shanghai Tongji Interior Design Engineering Company Landscape : Design Land Collaborative VI Consultant : Dutton Bray Design Limited Construction : China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd
Architecture firm
Arquitectonica
Material
Limestone, ceramic tile, GRG, wood veneer, wood film, stainless steel, lighting film
Client
Rui Hong Xin Cheng
