Biomimetic Architecture is a line of advanced architecture that seeks to find sustainable solutions by analyzing nature through the understanding of the principles that are found in different environments and species. This architecture does not try to replicate the forms found in nature, instead, it attempts to understand their operation and evolut...
Project name
Hidden Stone House
Architecture firm
A1 Arquitectura Avanzada
Location
Puembo, Quito, Ecuador
Principal architect
Jose Daniel Teran
Design team
Jose Daniel Teran, Karen Oquendo, Miguel Arboleda
Collaborators
Alejandro Parreño, Mauricio Suasti, Jennifer Carrion, Jose Antonio Checa, Alexis Sampedro, Felipe Moya, Ariana Urgiles, Melissa Arevalo
Interior design
Interior Styling: Veronica Guijarro. AB Koncept, Anabel Rosales
Structural engineer
Telmo Vanegas, Vanegas Martinez Ingenieria
Landscape
A1 Arquitectura Avanzada
Visualization
A1 Arquitectura Avanzada
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, SketchUp, V-ray
Construction
A1 Arquitectura Avanzada, Jose Daniel Teran, Miguel Arboleda
Material
Concrete, Steel, Stone, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
The design strategy is formed based on solving two essential issue on the project site. The first issue is to deal with the Mazandaran high humidity, and the second one is to reach a nature-consistent architecture.
Project name
Villa Atlantis
Architecture firm
Artur Architecture Studio
Location
Mazandaran, Iran
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max
Principal architect
Artur Omid Azeri
Design team
Niloofar Sedighi Nouri, Amir Asgari, Pouya Bidar, Fatemeh Fatemi, Reza Mahmoudi
Collaborators
Iman Il Beigi, Mostafa Fereydoni, Danyal Azari (Presentation manager), Hadi Azari (Supervisor)
Visualization
Amir Asgari
Client
Ehsan Ravasian, Hamid Lotfi
Typology
Residential › House
The project is situated on a slope in the southern part of the island of Serifos. Striking rock formations, low vegetation and unobstructed views to the sea characterise this amphitheatrical plot.
Project name
Cliff House in Serifos Island, Greece
Architecture firm
Fotis Zapantiotis Associated Architects
Location
Serifos Island, Greece
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray
Principal architect
Zapantiotis Fotis
Design team
Zapantiotis Fotis, Agapaki Maria
Collaborators
Concept Construction _Apostolakis - Stamatelos Civil Engineers
Visualization
Fotis Zapantiotis Associated Architects
Typology
Residential › House
When we arrived at the plot where the clients wanted us to design a single-family house that they wanted to be unpretentious, private and timeless, we found a beautiful landscape of bucolic character.
Project name
Casa do Passadiço
Architecture firm
Paulo Merlini Architects
Location
Miramar, Portugal
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Blender
Principal architect
Paulo Merlini
Design team
Paulo Merlini
Collaborators
P4 (Landscape)
Visualization
Paulo Merlini Architects
Typology
Residential › House
From The Ground Up presents TETRO's architecture to the world, in all its exclusivity, beauty and sublimity of its creations.
Written by
Tetro Arquitetura
Photography
Augusto Custodio
In the north-western part of South Tyrol, at the edge of the Ötztal Alps, lies the alpine farming village of Planeil at 1600m above sea level. As one of the driest areas in this region the mountain streams, such as the Puni River, are central lifelines for agriculture and local artisans. Another important use of the water is the use of hydroelectri...
Project name
Hydroelectric Power Station 'Punibach'
Architecture firm
monovolume architecture + design
Location
Mals, South Tyrol, Italy
Design team
Simon Constantini, Benjamin Gaensbacher
Structural engineer
Otmar Pattis
Material
Exposed concrete and larch wood
Client
Puni Energy Limited Company
Typology
Industrial › Hydroelectric Power Station
Exposed over the Alto Douro Wine Valley, a World Heritage Site in 2001, the hotel and winery emerge from the ground, extending the peak where they settle and fulfill the adjoining terraces, using a mechanism of mimetism and fusion with nature.
Project name
Douro Hotel & Winery
Architecture firm
OODA Architecture
Location
Tabuaço, Portugal
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, Physical Models, Hand Drawing
Design team
Architecture - Diogo Brito, Francisco Lencastre, José Pedro Rocha, Joana Ferreira; Landscape: Luís Paiva, Marta Paupério
Collaborators
P4 Artes e Técnicas da Paisagem (Landscape); Volta Brand Shaping Studio (Design, Branding & Communication); Eleven
Status
Concept - Design, Idea, Invited Competition, 2nd prize
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel, Winery
Located in an olive grove in southern Peloponnese, this summer residence is characterized by an Ypsilon shaped green roof that acts as both an accessible extension of the terrain, while framing the most significant views from the inside out. The project was designed by London and Brussels based architects Theo Sarantoglou Lalis and Dora Sweijd from...
Project name
Villa Ypsilon
Architecture firm
LASSA Architects
Location
Foinikounta, Greece
Photography
NAARO (Naaro.com)
Principal architect
Theo Sarantoglou Lalis, Dora Sweijd
Design team
LASSA : Theo Sarantoglou Lalis (Principal) and Dora Sweijd (Principal) with Kasper Ax (Associate), Yousef Al Mehdari, Theo Grousopoulos, Thomas Jensen, Valeria Garcia, Nikolaos Klimentidis, Greg Spaw, Luke Tan,Yu Zheng,
Collaborators
Local Architect (Permit) : V. Kosmopoulos
Structural engineer
Metep, L. Babilis
Civil engineer
Formwork Engineer : Nous, Manja van De Worp
Construction
Triedkat: V. Leriou
Material
Concrete, terrazzo, marble, steel, glass
Typology
Residential › House
