"Casa El Encanto Ermita" is a single-family home project that seeks to reinterpret the lifestyle of a house in the historic center of Mérida, integrating new spaces adapted to the needs of contemporary life, without losing sight of respect for the original architecture of the house.
Project name
Casa Encanto Ermita
Architecture firm
Atelier 16 Arquitectura
Location
Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
Photography
Tamara Uribe, Santiago Heyser
Principal architect
Lucía Ríos Santos, Martha Santos Cadena
Design team
Lucía Ríos Santos, Martha Santos Cadena
Collaborators
Adriana Romero (Mural)
Interior design
Atelier 16 taller de Arquitectura
Material
Wood, Stone, Concrete
Typology
Residential › House
The Banánka family house responds to its natural surroundings through a raw and honest use of natural materials, a restrained horizontal form, and the clarity of minimalist design. Living here is defined by a seamless connection between the interior and the outdoors, primarily achieved through large glazed walls that stretch along significant porti...
Architecture firm
Paulíny Hovorka Architects
Principal architect
Braňo Hovorka, Martin Paulíny
Design team
Veronika Ivanovičová, Lenka Kopfová, Radovan Krajňak, Natália Galko Michalová
Collaborators
Structural engineer: Pavol Hubinský. Landscape architect: Martin Sučič. Monolithic structure contractor: Texo Group. Window and glazed walls supplier: KOYA windows. Bespoke furniture supplier: DL INTERIER. Bathroom and kitchen supplier: Design Club. Built-in grill supplier: Gargo. Furniture and lighting supplier: Triform Factory.
Built area
Built-up area 416 m² Gross floor area 300 m² Usable floor area 244 m²
Structural engineer
Pavol Hubinský
Material
Exposed concrete – load-bearing walls, exterior columns, and ceilings with an imprint of board-formed wooden shuttering. Galvanized steel – interior load-bearing columns, gabion baskets. Phenolic foam – wall thermal insulation. PIR boards – roof thermal insulation. Oak – engineered multilayer flooring. Thermally modified pine (thermo-pine) – terrace decking, slatted wall cladding for both interior and exterior, door paneling. Stone – gabion infill used as cladding for interior and exterior walls, fence infill. Microcement plaster – wall finishes, door surfaces. Aluminum – window and door frames, concealed door frames, exterior blinds.
Typology
Residential › House
Bunker V37 is a project that presents a transformation of old military bunkers built on the former territory of Czechoslovakia before WWII. Around 10 000 fortresses of the so called “Řopík” bunkers were built in a network along the borders of Czechoslovakia. Today most of them are unused and run down.
Project name
Bunker V37 transformation
Architecture firm
Lasovsky Johansson Architects
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Hanna Johansson, Juráš Lasovský
Design team
Juráš Lasovský, Hanna Johansson, Sang Yeun Lee
Collaborators
STUDIO-SANG; This project was supported by the Danish Arts Foundation
Visualization
STUDIO-SANG
Typology
Residential › Cabin
In response to the growing inclination to escape the congestion of cities and the rising desire for a calmer, nature-connected lifestyle, our clients, a young couple, decided to purchase a plot of land in the verdant Babolkenar region.
Architecture firm
OR-Studio
Location
Yekshub Village, Babolkenar, Babol, Mazandaran Province, Iran
Principal architect
Omid Rahmani
Collaborators
Zahra Pahlevan
Visualization
Omid Rahmani
Client
Amir Abbas Rashvand
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Arrayán house is a project designed for a young family of four members, seeking a private and warm refuge with a very clear focus: to carefully control the views toward the outside.
Project name
Arrayán House
Architecture firm
Eric Guzmán Arquitectos
Location
Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
Principal architect
Eric Guzmán
Design team
Eric Guzmán Arquitectos
Typology
Residential › House
Casa Suiza 3 is an architectural proposal that stands out for its natural, harmonious, and contemporary design, based on the use of raw materials such as exposed and polished concrete, natural brick, steel, white quarry stone, and wood. These elements, along with a careful integration of natural light through domes.
Project name
Casa Suiza 3
Architecture firm
GM Arquitectos
Location
Suiza 3, Parque Berna, Lomas de Angelópolis, Puebla, Mexico
Photography
Hazel Aradillas
Principal architect
Carlos Rodolfo Molina Salgado
Design team
GM Arquitectos
Collaborators
Área de proyectos
Interior design
GM Arquitectos
Supervision
GM Arquitectos
Construction
GM Arquitectos
Material
Brick, Concrete, Wood, Metal and Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Rusafova Markulis Architects: Norfolk house was designed for a couple and their two young children.
Project name
Norfolk Residence
Architecture firm
Rusafova Markulis Architects
Location
Asheville, North Carolina, United States Of America
Principal architect
Maria Rusafova, Jakub Markulis
Interior design
Mother Studio
Landscape
Living Roofs, Inc
Construction
Steel Root Builders
Typology
Residential › Single Family House
This single-storey residence offers a contemporary reimagining of pavilion-style living, sensitively integrated within its sloping coastal site. Anchored by natural rock formations and supported by a prominent V-shaped steel column, the house appears to float above the landscape.
Architecture firm
FIGR Architecture Studio
Location
Mount Martha, VIC, Australia
Photography
Tom Blachford
Principal architect
Michael Artemenko, Adi Atic
Design team
Michael Artemenko, Adi Atic
Collaborators
Landscape Consultant: MUD Office / Builder: VIVID Construction Company/ Styling: Natalie James Styling
Interior design
FIGR Architecture Studio
Civil engineer
D&A Consulting Group
Structural engineer
DSL Consulting
Environmental & MEP
Sustainable Development Consultants
Supervision
Builder: VIVID Construction Company
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Revit
Construction
VIVID Construction Company
Material
ROOFING: Trimdeck Monument Colorbond; EXTERNAL WALLS:Blackbutt Shiplapped Cladding; INTERNAL WALLS:Big River Blackbutt Armour Panel in Osmo Polyx Oil; FLOORING:Big River Blackbutt Armour Panel Finished in Osmo Polyx Oil; WINDOW FRAMES: Double Glazed Windows with Blackbutt Timber Window Frames; LIGHTING: Unios by Lights and Tracks; KITCHEN: Porcelain Benchtop, Cabinetry in Armourply from Big River Group, Armourply Floors, Black stained Blackbutt shipplaped wall and ceiling cladding, Fridge from Subzero, Oven/ Cooktop Vzug; BATHROOM: Big River Blackbutt Armour Panel Finished in Osmo Polyx Oil; HEATING AND COOLING: Central Heating & Cooling
Typology
Residential › House
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