The ML Residence is located in the city of Nova Lima, state of Minas Gerais. The plot is in a mountanious site with an average slope of 53 per cent. In order to avoid permanent retaining walls (structures) it was decided that the interference in the topography and earthwork would be minimum as well as the number of building pillars, the result bein...
Project name
Residence ML
Architecture firm
Anastasia Arquitetos
Location
Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photography
Jomar Bragança
Principal architect
Tomás Anastasia, Johanna Anastasia
Design team
Sarita Soares, Catarina Klein, Carolina Jones
Collaborators
CA Engenharia, Lacerda Projetos e Consultoria
Structural engineer
Lucas Lacerda
Landscape
Matos e Renault
Material
Concrete, Steel, Wood, Glass
Client
Lucas Lacerda, Mariana Scarioli
Typology
Residential › House
We wanted a balance between the craftsmanship of the stone façade and the modernity of its interior. A massive and heavy exterior, sculpted in stone, as opposed to a bright and voluminous interior that would also frame the landscape thanks to its almost museum-like openings.
Architecture firm
Atelier de Artekitektura
Location
La Cuesta, Segovia, Spain
Photography
Ignacio Barrios Martínez
Principal architect
Javier Krzyzaniak Martínez
Structural engineer
David Garcı́a Guillén
Environmental & MEP
Anemo S.L.
Tools used
Revit Architecture, Rhinoceros 3D
Construction
Jusar Hidalgo S.L.
Material
Stone, limestone, porcelain tiles, corten steel
Typology
Residential › House
Renovating an apartment presents many different challenges to renovating a house. Architect Kirby Roper, Director of Kirby Architects, reflects on a major apartment renovation in Melbourne’s Domain Road South Yarra. She offers some practical advice for renovating older apartments with a body corporate.
Project name
Domain Views
Architecture firm
Kirby Architects
Location
Domain Road, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Jacqui Henshaw
Principal architect
Kirby Roper
Design team
Annabelle Roper, Ankita Gurav
Interior design
Dana Goldberg Nido Design
Environmental & MEP engineering
Structural engineer
Stephen Dodd and Partners
Construction
Rami Grinblat Adept Construction Pty Ltd
Typology
Residential › Apartment
In a traditional site of Esfahan city in iran, a house located behind the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, which was built 400 years ago in the Safavid era. The project‘s design corresponds to how traditional spatial relationships in a conventional Isfahan House can be transformed into a modern house within an old urban block, whilst maintaining the same t...
Project name
Friend's House
Architecture firm
Negar Akhoundi (Negar Akd)
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Negar Akhoundi
Design team
Negar Akhoundi, Sepideh Sahebsara
Visualization
Negar Akhoundi (Negar Akd)
Typology
Residential › House
Javier Zubia from MORFA Architecture has been revealed as the big winner of the Next Top Metaverse Build competition, winning the top prize of a Decentraland land parcel, 3,500 SAND tokens, 2,000 RNVI tokens and a Threedium License.
Project name
MORFAVERSE Building
Architecture firm
MORFA Architecture
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Javier Zubia
Typology
Residential › House
CASA MATE, stands on a piece of land south of the city of Guadalajara, conceived as a country house in which geometry plays a key role in articulating the project through a corridor with a central walled garden that seeks to be a solid generator of privacy in each one of the interior spaces.
Architecture firm
Araujo Galvan Arquitectos
Location
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Photography
César Bejar Studio
Principal architect
Fernanda Galvan
Design team
Fernanda Galvan, Daniel Araujo, Antonio Jarquin
Interior design
Karen Ramos, Fernanda Galvan
Civil engineer
Kip Ingeniería
Structural engineer
Kip Ingeniería
Environmental & MEP
Kip Ingeniería
Landscape
Nakawe Paisajismo | Landscaping
Supervision
Daniel Araujo
Visualization
Araujo Galvan Arquitectos
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion Pro, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Araujo Galvan Arquitectos
Material
Polished Concrete, Parota Wood, Masonry Walls, Walnut Wood, Aluminum, Concrete Paver, Santo Tomas Marble, Galaxy Gray Marble
Typology
Residential › House
Being a nature lover, the client opts to have a holiday home alike sculpture stalled in his farmland. The site is located amidst the coconut grove and paddy fields giving a scenic approach to the site from the main road. The design objective is to setup a complete leisure destiny for his family within a built envelope, as well as the utilization of...
Project name
The Grey Grotto
Architecture firm
Redwall Design Studio
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Photography
Durjoy Chowdhury
Principal architect
Sudeep Dev M, Kiran Kumar MR
Design team
Sivachidambaram, Suraj Achar
Interior design
Redwall Design Studio
Structural engineer
Edifice Structures
Environmental & MEP
Redwall Design Studio
Landscape
Redwall Design Studio
Construction
Redwall Design Studio
Material
Brick, Concrete, Steel, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
The environment in which the building is located was completely degraded (in the process of desertification, and with a very high level of erosion, due to the occasional torrents generated by rainwater. For this reason, in the first place, the project intends a complete ecological reforestation, carefully studying the most convenient location of th...
Project name
Casas Del Rio Luxury Eco-Restaurant
Architecture firm
Luis De Garrido Architects
Location
Casas del Rio (Requena, Valencia, Spain)
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Luis De Garrido
Client
Casas del Rio S.A.
Typology
Hospitality, Restarurant, semi-buried building
