The Asylum, an oasis in the middle of the city of Mérida, Yucatán. A collaborative project surrounded by natural sounds and scenes, with visual elements that move with the swaying of the wind, blocking contemporary distractions of the city life.
Architecture firm
Arkham Projects
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Photography
Cesar Béjar, Zaickz Moz
Principal architect
Benjamín Peniche Calafell / Jorge Duarte Torre
Collaborators
Branding: Vegrande
Construction
HIVE / Constro
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Office - Building
Located in the middle of an urban area of Vadodara, India the site was a linear plot surrounded by houses on the east and west parallel sides. Having an opportunity to design a dwelling with all spaces opening into pockets of vertical voids. The dwelling is aligned in the north-south direction with openings facilitating for maximum cross ventilatio...
Project name
Brick Nest House
Architecture firm
Manoj Patel Design Studio
Photography
Sudhir Parmar Photography, 2613 apertures
Principal architect
Manoj Patel
Design team
Manoj Patel, Mahima Bomb, Shailja Thakur, Vaishnavi Padalkar, Haril Borana, Priyal Jani, Aishwarya Gupte, Pooja
Collaborators
Automation: DTI
Structural engineer
Swati Consultants
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
TIGO HQ is the corporate headquarters for the telecommunication company of Millicom, in Managua, Nicaragua, and being a telecommunication and technology project, these features marked the drivers of design in the conceptual phase along with the purpose of bringing into the design itself, the corporate’s branding colors and transforming them into te...
Architecture firm
HRTD Hurtado Arquitectos
Location
Managua, Nicaragua
Photography
Carlos Berrios Photography
Principal architect
Daniel Hurtado
Design team
Daniel Hurtado, Gabriela Lopez, Rodrigo Watson
Collaborators
Michelle Gutierrez, Ronald Espinoza
Interior design
Gabriela Lopez
Civil engineer
Raul Gutierrez
Environmental & MEP
Mech: M&M Mantica; Elec: Guillermo Reyes
Lighting
Sylvania; Tecnolite
Supervision
HRTD Hurtado Arquitectos
Tools used
Revit Architecture, Lumion, SketchUp
Material
Glass, Gwb; Steel; Wood; Carpet Tiles
Typology
Commercial › Office Building › Workplace - Technology
The new building designed for 110 children combines a classic municipal kindergarten and a Waldorf kindergarten in a single building located near the confluence of the Jizera and Oleška rivers on the outskirts of Semily town.
Project name
Kindergartens Treperka and Waldorf Semily
Location
Pod Vartou 858, 51301 Semily, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Marek Topič, architect, chief designer
Design team
Michal Pokorný
Collaborators
Investor: Town of Semily [Lena Mlejnková, Vladimír Bělonohý, Jana Dvořáková]. Chief engineer, Project coordination: m3m [Michal Pokorný, Dita Zlámalová, Martin Uher, Jan Roubal]. Statics: POHL statika [Jan Pohl, Martin Víšek]. MEP: TechOrg [Ondřej Hlaváček, Jiří Beran, Jakub Hažmuka]. Sanitary installations: Vodopro [Michal Mošnička, Pavel Jakubů]. Electrical installations: Predrag Laketič. Garden landscaping: Terra Florida [Lucie Vogelová, Lada Veselá]. Transport engineer: Dopravně inženýrská kancelář [Jan Kašpar]. Fire safety: Zdeňka Kubištová, Lucie Soukeníková. Kitchen technology: Oldřich Krejčí. Acoustics: Akustika Praha [Tomáš Rozsíval]. Photometric study: Dalea [Martin Stárka]. 3D thermal analysis: Porsenna [Michal Čejka]. Signage and wayfinding system: Department of Graphic Design and Visual Communication, Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague [David Frank Tenora, Kateřina Pravdová, David Novák, Oskar Koutný, Ana Luisa Hinojosa Torres, Sára Svobodová-Míková, Richard Jaroš, Petr Krejzek]. Engineering: Petra Neumannová. Building contractors: BAK stavební společnost [Robert Buďárek, Tomáš Papoušek, Tomáš Martinec], MBQ [Pavel Seeman, Petr Menšík, Filip Balatka, Dušan Mráz]. Technical supervision of the investor: Jan Hájek, Emanuel Mušek.
Built area
Built-up Area 1730 m²; Gross Floor Area 1298 m²; Usable Floor Area 1213 m²
Site area
5250 m² Dimensions 30 x 52 m / 5430 m³
Civil engineer
Michal Pokorný
Structural engineer
Jan Pohl
Environmental & MEP
TechOrg [Ondřej Hlaváček, Jiří Beran, Jakub Hažmuka]
Landscape
Garden landscaping: Terra Florida [Lucie Vogelová, Lada Veselá]
Lighting
Dalea (Martin Stárka)
Supervision
Jan Hájek, Emanuel Mušek
Construction
BAK stavební společnost [Robert Buďárek, Tomáš Papoušek, Tomáš Martinec], MBQ [Pavel Seeman, Petr Menšík, Filip Balatka, Dušan Mráz]
Material
Reinforced concrete – ceilings. Wooden coverings and boards – floors, tiles, terraces. Rubber coverings – floors. HPL boards – internal and external cladding. Steel – columns, exterior structures, fire doors. Stainless steel sheets – skylight cladding, catering equipment. Plasterboard construction – partitions and ceilings. Felt elements – acoustic elements and ceilings. Galvanized sheets – HVAC spiro ducts. Textiles – external and internal screening, partition screens. MDF, particle board, HPL – furniture according to author's design. Ceramics – sanitary elements, holders according to author's design.
Typology
Educational Architecture › Kindergartens
CASA FT is a single-family residence for a retired couple, located in a forest context, outside of the urban perimeter of Managua. The earth movement in this project was minimized by placing the main house and social living on two different levels, adapting the project to the level of natural terrain. It is characterized by the unusual application...
Architecture firm
HRTD Hurtado Arquitectos
Location
Managua, Nicaragua
Photography
Carlos Berrios Photography
Principal architect
Daniel Hurtado
Design team
Daniel Hurtado, Rodolfo Glenton, Bismarck Mendoza
Collaborators
Daniel Hurtado, Rodolfo Glenton, Bismarck Mendoza
Civil engineer
Jose Gerardo Corrales
Structural engineer
Jimmy Altamirano
Environmental & MEP
Mech: M&M Mantica; Elec: Energiza; Plumbing: Orlando Bermudez
Supervision
HRTD Hurtado Arquitectos
Tools used
AutoCAD Architecture, Lumion, SketchUP, Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Jose Gerardo Corrales
Material
Acid Wash Texture Oxide; Clay Floor Tile, Clay Roof Tiles, Wood, Concrete.
Typology
Residential › House
Thai Zapver Gold The Beauty and Light of 5°37' N latitude. The preparation method and culinary techniques of ingredients showcase the local people's wisdom and urban culture. Exploring taste can also be a way of observing the city. When Thai cuisine brings its unique flavors to our daily dining table, people may fall in love with this type of cuisi...
Project name
Thai Zapver Gold Restaurant
Architecture firm
Aurora Design
Location
Kunming, Yunnan, China
Principal architect
Yang Xuewan
Completion year
January 2022
Construction
Rebuilding Space Lab
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
The old apartment was destroyed by a fire, fortunately without any casualties but leaving behind a bare structure. A tabula rasa design approach was required, allowing a new spatial concept to be integrated. Organic shapes and fluent lines are connecting the lower and upper level in an interesting manner. The curved steel railings make reference to...
Project name
Penthouse Knokke
Architecture firm
Architects Claerhout - Van Biervliet
Photography
Thomas De Bruyne, Cafeine
Principal architect
Xaveer Claerhout, Barbara Van Biervliet
Interior design
Architects Claerhout - Van Biervliet
Environmental & MEP engineering
Lighting
Apure & Classicon
Typology
Residential › Apartment, Contemporary dynamic interior design
While designing the restaurant we wanted to create a warm and inviting atmosphere by using natural materials such as wood, stone and live plants these materials can help bring an outdoor feel to the interior plus the open court in the middle and the wall openings gives the whole natural experience to the design.
Project name
Aura Café & Restaurant
Tools used
Revit, Autodesk 3ds Max,V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Asmaa Kamel
Design team
Asmaa Kamel, Muhammed Kamel
Collaborators
Muhammed Kamel
Visualization
Asmaa Kamel, Muhammed Kamel
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
