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A house for Pablo Picasso, an imaginary concept of creation, statement of art by Peter Stasek. The geometry of the house consists of two axes crossing each other. The horizontal axis as a source of creative energy obtained through the protruding strands at the back of the house from the surrounding nature, and the vertical axis as an imaginary arti...
Project name
A House for Pablo Picasso
Architecture firm
Peter Stasek Architects - Corporate Architecture
Location
Cup d´Antibes, France
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Grasshopper, Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Peter Stasek
Design team
Peter Donders – furniture design
Visualization
South Visuals
Typology
Residential › House
Nestled away in the Kootenay mountain range, this compact ski cabin aims at connecting family members to each other and to the unbound natural landscape that surrounds it. The entire design process was very much family-oriented. Home owner, Sandra Bassett employed her sister and brother-in-law of Twobytwo Architecture Studio to design a cabin where...
Project name
Columbia River Valley Lookout
Architecture firm
Twobytwo Architecture Studio
Location
Golden, British Columbia, Canada
Photography
Hayden Pattullo
Principal architect
Jennifer Bassett, David Tyl
Design team
David Tyl & Jenny Bassett
Interior design
Twobytwo Architecture Studio
Structural engineer
Chris Urbinsky
Environmental & MEP
Phylrich (Plumbing)
Lighting
Luminaire Authentik, Ray Lighting Studio
Construction
Zimmerman Construction
Material
Wood, Concrete, Metal, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Quinta Vinícola Saramagayo is integrated into the monumental landscape of Alto Douro, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. One of the most relevant features of the Alto Douro Vinhateiro landscape are its narrow and winding terraces where the vineyards are based, built over centuries of evolution of the knowledge of wine production. This house aims to inte...
Project name
Saramagayo House
Architecture firm
MJARC Arquitetos Associados Lda
Location
Mesão Frio, Portugal
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Revit, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Maria João Andrade, Ricardo Cordeiro
Design team
Maria João Andrade, Ricardo Cordeiro
Collaborators
Ana Azevedo, Barbara Bernardo
Visualization
9 Squares Visualization
Status
In Progress, Licensing
Typology
Residential › House
Memories of his ancestral home helped architect Oleg Klodt create the interior in which his own children are now growing up. Oleg Klodt and Anna Agapova love interiors with a history. Most of the time they have to create this feel from scratch, which in a brand-new house means bare walls. As Oleg Klodt himself admits he would never purchase a new a...
Project name
Apartment of Architect Oleg Klodt
Architecture firm
O&A London Design Studio
Photography
Mikhail Loskutor
Principal architect
Oleg Klodt
Design team
Oleg Klodt, Anna Agapova
Interior design
O&A London Design Studio
Environmental & MEP engineering
Civil engineer
O&A London Design Studio
Structural engineer
O&A London Design Studio
Supervision
O&A London Design Studio
Visualization
O&A London Design Studio
Budget
250 £ per square meter
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The Ñ House is located in the Nuevo Quilmes neighborhood, on a plot that borders both on its sides and on the opposite front with other houses, while in front, street and houses through, there is a canal. This condition led us to think of the work in two apparently contradictory ways but that respond to the particularities of the terrain. On the g...
Architecture firm
Berardi - Grasso - Berardi
Location
Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Daniela Mac Adden
Principal architect
Federico Berardi
Design team
Federico Berardi, Maria Fernanda Grasso, Thomas Berardi
Collaborators
Javier Orlando Silvera, Miguel Ángel Romero
Civil engineer
Leonardo Van Kemenade
Structural engineer
Leonardo Van Kemenade
Visualization
Miguel Angel Romero
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Luchetta Srl
Typology
Residential › House
Located in a residential area southwest of Greater Buenos Aires, Casa Bosque is situated on a plot surrounded by large trees of different species. Its aesthetic features elements of regional architecture, reinterpreted in a contemporary style. The search for a unique architectural language is based on the use of horizontal lines and floors articula...
Project name
Bosque House (Casa Bosque)
Architecture firm
OON Architecture
Location
St. Thomas, Canning, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Alejandro Peral
Principal architect
Lucas D' Adamo Bauman, Federico Segretin Sueyro, Santiago Robin
Interior design
OON Architecture
Structural engineer
Robra Construcciones
Construction
Robra Construcciones
Material
Stone, Wood, Glass, Concrete, Marble
Typology
Residential › House
