The site of the Smith Residence was a slight declivity between two rock outcroppings that are on a prominence that slopes directly down to the sea. The house was conceived as a square spiral, built up by the lapping of the major beams around a courtyard.
Project name
Smith House 2
Architecture firm
Arthur Erickson
Location
West Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Photography
John Fulker, Steven Zhen Wang
Principal architect
Arthur Erickson, Geoffrey Massey
Typology
Residential › House
Situated on a promontory jutting into the canyon below the hillside retreat boasts multiple vistas of the surrounding canyon and the Pacific Ocean beyond. However, local restrictions allowed for a single story above street level. Responding to these conditions, much of the home’s massing is located on a lower-level that daylights onto the downslope...
Project name
Sapire Residence
Architecture firm
Abramson Architects
Location
Pacific Palisades, United States
Principal architect
David Pascu, David@abramsonarchitects.com
Interior design
Clements Design, Kathleen Clements, info@clementsdesign.com
Civil engineer
ohn M. Cruikshank Consultants, John M. Cruikshank, jcruikshank@jmc-2.com
Structural engineer
Sigma Design, Hovik Khanjian, sigmadsgn@aol.com
Environmental & MEP
California Energy Designs, Gabriel Gagnon, gabriel2@californiaenergydesigns.com, VRG, Glen Vaughn, gvaughn@vrginc.net
Landscape
Pamela Burton & Co, Robin Carmichael, rcarmichael@pamelaburtonco.com
Lighting
Esquared Lighting Design, Erin Erdman, erin@esquaredlighting.com
Construction
AJ Engineering, Andrew Jagoda, ajagoda@sbcglobal.net
Material
French manor oak flooring, white oak shiplap wall cladding, oil rubbed bronze wall panels, painted steel, pebble and stone
Typology
Residential › House
GASP is a Tiny House Project designed by Cankat Seyret in order to create an alternative minimal living environment within the nature or any desired site. Abstract concept of the project is inspired by the Covid-19 virus, human lungs and oxygen molecul in chemistry scheme.
Project name
GASP Tiny House
Architecture firm
CSA Cankat Seyret Architecture
Location
Transportable Modules (started in in 1- Ovacık/Çeşme/TURKEY, 2-Abant/Bolu/TURKEY (personal investment) | 3-Skagen/Denmark, 4-Raahe/Finland (sponsored)
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Cankat Seyret
Built area
27 m² (before sliding), 35 m² (after sliding)
Collaborators
Lars Johan KJÆR (investor from Denmark)
Visualization
Cankat Seyret
Status
Site Arrangement and Registration, Pre-Construction Phase
Typology
Residential › House
Completed in 2018 by contemporary award-winning design + construction firm Mckimm, Project No. 350 - North Caulfield Residence is a holiday home that embodies the identity of contemporary design: clean symmetrical lines harmonised with materiality and an abundance of natural light.
Project name
Project No. 350 - North Caulfield Residence
Location
Caulfield North, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Typology
Residential › House
Pasithéa, by Sofia Nikolaidou and Angeliki Tzifa, is a finalist entry in the international architectural competition Vale De Moses Meditation Cabins organized by Bee Breeders. The proposal is located near Oleiros, Portugal and consists of a series of meditation cabins, nested within the surrounding landscape, and connected by a network of pathways.
Project name
Pasithéa: Meditation Cabins in Central Portugal
Architecture firm
Angeliki Tzifa & Sofia Nikolaidou
Location
Oleiros-Amieira, Portugal
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, AutoCAD, Lumion, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Principal architect
Angeliki Tzifa & Sofia Nikolaidou
Client
Vale de Moses Yoga Retreat / Bee Breeders
Typology
Residential › House
Viktor Zeleniak: This is the concept of a house located in the Ukrainian Carpathians, the city of Bukovel. Futuristic shapes hanging in the air look like something alien and at the same time their own. This is the architecture of the future, which is now difficult for people to perceive, but later it will become part of their lives.
Project name
Holiday house in the mountains
Architecture firm
Viktor Zeleniak
Location
Bukovel, Ukraine
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Viktor Zeleniak
Visualization
Viktor Zeleniak
Typology
Residential › House
Roman Vlasov: When that life will change, and we will be able to overcome the force of gravity. People will not drive cars, but flying ships. We will get electricity from the air, and our homes will use magnetic fields. Our buildings will be able to lift off the ground and change the laws of physics we are used to.
Project name
Cosmic House 01
Architecture firm
Roman Vlasov
Tools used
Autodesk Maya, Redshift, Adobe Photoshop
Visualization
Roman Vlasov
Typology
Residential › House
A small, intimate weekend home situated near Ahmedabad that celebrates materiality and the relationship between the manmade and the natural - reducing carbon footprints. We used earthy, local materials, shaped and worked by local hands, to build this modest, private retreat. The surroundings were left largely undisturbed while building this ecologi...
Architecture firm
tHE gRID Architects
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Photography
Photographix India, Inclined Studio (Video credits)
Principal architect
Snehal Suthar and Bhadri Suthar
Design team
Snehal Suthar and Bhadri Suthar
Collaborators
Local craftsmen
Interior design
tHE gRID Architects
Structural engineer
inhouse
Environmental & MEP
inhouse
Landscape
tHE gRID Architects
Visualization
Snehal Suthar and Bhadri Suthar
Tools used
ZWCAD, Adobe Photoshop, SkethUp, Nikon and Sony camera
Material
Yellow dhrangadhdra stone, Exposed concrete, Reclaimed wood, MS, Reclaimed jute, Reclaimed rope, Glass, Kotah,
Typology
Residential › Weekend villa
