Since this apartment is intended for rent, the goal of the design was to maximize its renting potential by creating a cosmopolitan and yet welcoming atmosphere using limited financial investments. We used an achromatic color palette that has been enriched with burgundy tint and the «dogtooth» pattern. Furniture items are mainly local, Russian-made...
Project name
Apartment for rent | «Graf Orlov» housing
Location
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Photography
Andrey Semenov
Completion year
June 2022
Interior design
LIVET architects
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The intention of Vratislavice nad Nisou was to place a multifunctional hall, facilities for associations and a kindergarten centre in addition to the library. The former rectory could not accommodate all the functions, so it was decided to extend the building with an extension.
Architecture firm
atakarchitekti
Location
Nad Školou 342, 463 11 Liberec – Vratislavice nad Nisou, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Jiří Janďourek, Ondřej Novák
Design team
Jana Janďourková Medlíková (Co-author)
Collaborators
Graphic design: Jan Stolín
Built area
Built-up Area 590 m²; Gross Floor Area 1550 m²; Usable Floor Area 1247 m²
Site area
Site arear 852 m²; Dimensions 6446 m3
Material
Concrete – bearing structures, retaining walls, floor screed. Folded sheet metal – facade. Glass – connecting bridge between buildings, glass walls, skylight. Steel – steel construction of the connecting bridge, grating floors. Exposed brick – walls and vaults in the original building of the former rectory. Wood – wooden floors from oak mouldings in the building of the former rectory. Plywood – furniture and lining according to the author's design. Terrazzo – floors in the former rectory.
Construction
David Mareček
Client
Liberec – Vratislavice nad Nisou
Typology
Educational Architecture › Library
The Parchís House arose from working on a project where we had so much fun that it ended up becoming a game. In this case, we learned to play with space and its finishes. We started by devising versatile solutions that would increase the use of every corner and we ended up combining colours to fill them with vitality, hence our Parchís House was bo...
Project name
Casa Parchís
Architecture firm
La Caseta Arquitectura
Principal architect
Alberto Facundo Tarazona
Construction
Carpintería Martín S.L. – Toifer Ind. Metalúrgica - Tabiket S.L. – Electonik S.L. – Pavimentos universales S.L. – Albañilería Mario Tronchoni – Pinturas Limpicab – Fontanería Ángel Sánchez
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Connoisseurs would call it brutalist. For being a work where concrete is one of the main raw materials. For creating simple forms and for its functionality, as practicality is one of the characteristics of brutalism. We have chosen to call it a block house. You only have to look at its appearance to know that it is a house with a different appearan...
Architecture firm
La Caseta Arquitectura
Location
Picaña, Valencia, Spain
Principal architect
Alberto Facundo Tarazona
Collaborators
Furniture: Muebles Moreno, S.L.
Construction
SEOP Proyectos y Contratas, S.L.
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
A courtyard-style hot spring resort hotel will be opened in an aesthetic creative park outside the North Fifth Ring Road of Beijing. Its architecture, interior and landscape are all designed by Soong Lab+. Coloratus Bar, located on the second floor of the hotel room zone, is the first small experience space completed in the whole project. It is sho...
Project name
Emotional Prologue: Coloratus Bar
Architecture firm
Soong Lab+
Principal architect
Wang Songtao
Design team
Jane Zhang, Xiaoyu Wang, Shuai Li, Mengya Chang, Shujun Yang
Collaborators
Soft Furnishing: AtelierTing; Product: AtelierTing, relife
Construction
Jiangsu Feiyi Construction Engineering Co., LTD
Material
Terrazzo, Latex Paint, Steel Plate, Stainless Steel
Typology
Hospitality › Bar › Leisure Space
The building is established as an instigating point that streamlines the relationship between the user, the city and everyone who passes through there. The base’s volume, with its green balconies, open footbridges, big openings and its horizontal proportions are part of the urban landscape of one of the most dynamic neighborhoods in São Paulo.
Project name
POD Pinheiros (Edificio POD)
Location
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Collaborators
Ana Orefice, Fabiana Kalaigian, Felipe Fernandes, Guilherme Canadeu, Julio de Luca, Paula Schenini, Talita Broering, Victor Lucena
Structural engineer
Ávila Engenharia
Environmental & MEP
SPHE Engenharia de Instalações
Landscape
Rodrigo Oliveira
Material
Concrete, Steel, Glass
Typology
Mixed Use Building
This project is the very first “rammed earth” implementation in Costa Rica. Two minimalist-shaped villas designed for short-term rent partially levitate above the edge of a steep hill of the overgrown jungle and bring endless views of the Pacific Ocean. Both villas were designed with respect to sustainability and the surrounding wild environment.
Architecture firm
Formafatal
Location
Playa Hermosa, OSA Uvita – Bahia Ballena, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Principal architect
Dagmar Štěpánová
Collaborators
Rammed earth walls: Terra Compacta [Daniel Mantovani]. Statics: Ch. Vargas. Garden: Dagmar Štěpánová [part of the architectural project]. Realization: construction leader Willy Jeferson Céspedes Vargas + local workers. Realization of screed surfaces: Different Design [Pavel Trousil]. Graphic design [logo]: Zuzana Vemeová.
Built area
Built-up Area 190 m² / 95 m² per villa; Gross Floor Area 180 m² / 90 m² per villa; Usable Floor Area 180 m² / 90 m² per villa
Material
Clay – perimeter bearing walls. Concrete – floor slabs, interior walls, ceiling slabs, plunge pool, furniture (kitchen unit with sink and Shelves, bedside tables, outdoor bench (all according to the author's design). Raw structural steel /H-beams and U-beams/ – columns and rim/attic roof. Cement screed /Ecobeton Italy/ – colored surfaces (floor and walls, furniture according to the author's design). PlyRock (fibre cement board) – Sliding interior panel (shower/toilet) and dining table (all according to the author's design). Glass – parts of the facades. Teak massive– beds (according to the author's design). 100% linen – all fabric (bedding, curtains, mosquito nets).
Client
Dagmar Štěpánová & Karel Vančura
Typology
Hospitality, Resort, Villas
A minimalist design concept was chosen for this interior design project, with a focus on a monochromatic color palette and a limited range of textures. Calacatta marble was the dominant material used, with other materials chosen to complement its tones. In the common room, a natural stone wall with vertical linear carving serves to highlight the or...
Architecture firm
STIPFOLD
Location
Tbilisi, Georgia
Photography
Giorgi Mamasakhlisi
Principal architect
Beka Pkhakadze
Design team
Giorgi Bendelava
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › Apartment
