UNA arquitetos / UNA barbara e valentim: Built on the top of Serra da Mantiqueira, about 200 km from São Paulo, the house was implanted in a clearing in the middle of a dense forest, between a hillside and a stream. The house is divided into two parts, a semi-buried platform, which defines an internal patio around the social area and a suspended vo...
Project name
Mantiqueira House
Architecture firm
UNA arquitetos: Cristiane Muniz, Fábio Valentim, Fernanda Barbara, Fernando Viégas. now partners at UNA barbara e valentim
Location
São Bento do Sapucaí, São Paulo state, Brazil
Principal architect
Cristiane Muniz, Fábio Valentim, Fernanda Barbara, Fernando Viégas
Collaborators
Ana Paula Castro, Bruno Gondo, Carolina Klocker, Eduardo Martorelli, Igor Cortinove, Jimmy Liendo, Joaquin Gak, Marcos Bresser, Marie Lartigue, Marta Onofre, Pedro Ivo, Roberto Galvão, Pedro Ribeiro, Rodrigo Carvalho PereiraUNA barbara e valentim
Structural engineer
Cia de Projetos, Heloísa Maringoni
Environmental & MEP
Pessoa e Zamaro, Marcelo Zamaro
Lighting
Lux Projetos, Ricardo Heder
Construction
Aum Construções, Eduardo Corrêa da Fonseca
Material
Wood, Concrete, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
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Photography
Capri23auto (Cover image), user32212 from Pixabay
Completed in 2015 by Zagreb-based architecture studio ATMOSFERA ™, Family house in Klostar Ivanic, Croatia is located in an area known for vineyards and vacation cabins, which are more and more often becoming permanent residence rather than vacation places.
Project name
Family house in Klostar Ivanic, Croatia, Europe
Architecture firm
ATMOSFERA ™, Croatia
Location
Klostar Ivanic, Croatia, Europe
Principal architect
Bernarda Silov, Davor Silov
Design team
Bernarda Silov, Davor Silov
Collaborators
Ivana Radenovic
Interior design
ATMOSFERA ™, Bernarda Silov, Davor Silov
Structural engineer
Kresimir Tarnik
Landscape
Horticulture: Igor Pauska, visual artist
Supervision
Bernarda Silov, Davor Silov
Material
Wood, Concrete, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Jane Riddell Architects: Over Pool House was designed to allow for contemporary family life to play out beyond the formal front rooms of an existing Victorian house. The pool sits at the threshold between old and new built form and provides the element of surprise as one moves between the two distinct parts of the house.
Project name
Over Pool House
Architecture firm
Jane Riddell Architects
Location
Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia
Construction
AJ Hewitt Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Completed in 2019 by Colima-based architecture firm Di Frenna Arquitectos, Casa Keita is a single-family home located in Colima City in Mexico. Reinterpreting the typology of a Mexican house in a contemporary version, was the premise to design Keita House, where the central patio became the circulation and main view of the residence. This last one,...
Architecture firm
Di Frenna Arquitectos
Principal architect
Matia Di Frenna Müller
Design team
Matia Di Frenna Müller, Mariana De la Mora
Collaborators
Juan Guardado Avila, Hugo saucedo
Interior design
Di Frenna Arquitectos
Civil engineer
Juan Guardado
Structural engineer
Hugo Saucedo
Landscape
Di Frenna Arquitectos
Lighting
Di Frenna Arquitectos
Supervision
Di Frenna Arquitectos
Visualization
Di Frenna Arquitectos
Construction
Di Frenna Arquitectos
Material
Brick, Steel, Glass, Concrete, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
The Mexican architectre firm Besana Studio, led by architect Francisco Javier Rios Rodriguez, has developed a project in the metropolitan area of Pachuca, Hidalgo, in the central part of Mexico. Named Casa Gardens, the house is immersed in an environment of vegetation and exceeding tranquility. Landscaping elements, such as artificial lakes, are...
Project name
Casa Gardens
Architecture firm
Besana Studio
Location
Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
Photography
Aldo C. Gracia, www.aldocgracia.com
Principal architect
Francisco Javier Rios Rodriguez
Typology
Residential › House
Veliz Arquitecto: Rest house. One way to get away from the bustle of the city and its environmental pollution are the so-called rest houses. This house is characterized by being located in a place where tranquility is the main element with which people are going to live.
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Design team
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Visualization
Suitcase Architect
Typology
Residential › House
Abramson Architects: With a gallery-worthy view of Santa Monica Bay, this Pacific Palisades home showcases the outside world. Bright white interior spaces are punctuated with dark exterior materials, mimicing a framed work of art. The owners are empty-nesters who were ready for a downsized home that defined the more mature pace of their current lif...
Project name
Glenhaven Residence
Architecture firm
Abramson Architects
Location
Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States
Principal architect
David Pascu, David@abramsonarchitects.com
Construction
Stone Construction Company
Typology
Residential › House
