Nature’s Abode is a residence designed for the Gargs who are located in the town, Shahabad, Haryana- A place of extreme temperatures. In a setting of such extreme temperatures and dry weather conditions, proposing materials that cater to the weather conditions throughout the season cycle, installing and configuring those materials, and ensuring the...
Project name
Nature’s abode
Location
Shahabad, Haryana, India
Photography
Purnesh Dev Nikhanj
Principal architect
Tawish Tayal
Design team
Paramhansh Yadav, Vinita Rawat, Sejal Awasty, Nandini Goel, Paras Tyagi, Baibee Singh, Varishtha Singh
Civil engineer
Yagyadutt Sharma, Sadev Ary
Structural engineer
Rabi Akhtar
Visualization
Paramhansh Yadav
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Concrete, Aluminium, Wood (Majorly used)
Client
Shashi Bhushan Garg
Typology
Residential › House
The Furioso Vineyards project consists of the renovation and expansion of an existing winery, including the addition of a new tasting room and public amenity spaces. The original Furioso estate, located in the heart of Oregon’s wine country, was made up of a series of disconnected utilitarian structures scattered across its property, including a st...
Project name
Furioso Vineyards
Architecture firm
Waechter Architecture
Location
Dundee, Oregon, USA
Principal architect
Ben Waechter
Design team
Ben Waechter, FAIA, Design Principal. Rand Pinson, AIA, Project Architect
Interior design
Waechter Architecture
Structural engineer
Richmond So Engineers, Inc
Environmental & MEP
Interface Engineering
Lighting
Interface Engineering
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Client
Furioso Vineyards, Giorgio Furioso
Typology
Commercial › Winery
Nestled in the leafy bylanes of an urban pocket in the heart of New Delhi, the Envelope is a contemporary home for a respected luminary in the cinematic industry, one that is contemplative in nature with a sleek iconic profile reflecting its metropolitan city character. The house is distinctly private in its appearance, with a sheer monolithic wall...
Project name
The Envelope (Vasant Vihar Residence)
Architecture firm
Studio IAAD
Location
New Delhi, India
Photography
Andre J. Fanthome, Studio Noughts and Crosses LLP
Principal architect
Rachna Agarwal
Collaborators
Electrical Engineering: Ampower Consultant Services HVAC: Dew point Façade: Prodema cladding
Structural engineer
AE Design
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
For this renovation project, the client wanted the new design to focus on the topic of traditional Chinese liquor. In China, alcohol is made from cereal seeds, following a traditional liquor-making process that has been used over centuries. After a careful study of this process, we created a specific architectural scenography that gives people a si...
Project name
Chinese liquor themed boutique hotel
Architecture firm
Zhijian Workshop
Location
Yan’an, Shanxi, China
Photography
Aurelien Chen, Li Xin
Principal architect
Aurelien Chen
Collaborators
Beijing Yangmei Co-creation Art Development Co., Ltd. (landscape design collaborator); Partners in charge: Aurelien Chen, Wang Ke yao;
Landscape
Beijing Yangmei Co-creation Art Development Co., Ltd.
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Client
Zuo Ke Mei Su Decoration Design Co., Ltd of Shaanxi Tourism Group
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Developing a house in this location becomes a challenge due to the natural profile that the land develops. As such, the project idea is not to land a volume that becomes a dwelling, but to design a volume that conveys the idea that it was carved in the “site” (thus creating the feeling of union with the place) at the same time as it provokes the se...
Architecture firm
Mário Alves Arquiteto
Location
Quinta da Portela, Coimbra, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Mário Alves
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Inspired by the traditional Chinese courtyard house, the design team created a triple-height atrium in the central area of the residence. The introverted atrium combines both transparency and a sense of privacy. Light and shadows randomly scatter on the white walls around the atrium. The design stimulates the free communication among the occupants,...
Project name
Villa Near Dahao Lake
Architecture firm
Foshan Topway Design
Principal architect
Wang Zhike, Li Xiaoshui
Design team
Luo Hongli, Lai Yunqin, Liu Yangzhu, SuJianming, Zhou Shenghua, Deng Jianfeng
Collaborators
Text: Lan Jingwei
Interior design
Yang Shiwei / Foshan Caihong Space
Construction
Foshan Jihui Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd.
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
Winery Přátelé Pavlova (Friends of Pavlov) is located in a vineyard on the gentle north-eastern slope of the Pálava hills with a stunning view of the river Dyje valley and the Novomlýnské reservoirs. The landscape influences it. The building is horizontal, calm, flowing, like the surrounding vineyards.
Project name
Winery Přátelé Pavlova
Architecture firm
Atelier Štěpán
Location
Slunný vrch 333, 692 01 Pavlov, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Marek Jan Štěpán
Design team
Jan Vodička, Marin Kopecký, Dalibor Klusáček, Jan Martínek, Alena Dvořáčková
Construction
Bystroň Group [Pavel Konečný]
Material
Reinforced concrete cast in frame formwork – load-bearing pillars with thermal breaks. Glued spruce wood KVH, BSH – roof. Larch wood – facade, doors. Expanded metal – shelter facade, sliding door. Stainless steel – wine tanks.
A Mid-Century Modern and Wabi-Sabi influenced contemporary office in Erode, Tamil Nadu that houses an heirloom textiles operation. The balmy city of Erode is the nucleus of Tamil Nadu’s thriving textile industry and is cloaked in a riot of sound and colour. The location celebrates the harmonious binary coexistence of the old and new, both tingeing...
Project name
The Mill Project
Architecture firm
Quirk Studio
Location
Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
Principal architect
Disha Bhavsar and Shivani Ajmera
Completion year
March 2021
Landscape
Surabhi Nursery
Civil engineer
K.K. Interior
Structural engineer
K.K. Interior
Environmental & MEP
K.K. Interior (Electrical & Plumbing)
Lighting
Lightique concept
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Stone
Typology
Commercial › Office Building