The concept and name of the project El Nido stands for nest and comes from the Latin word nidus. The term refers to the shelter that birds build with branches, straws and other elements. Just as they make their nests, the goal of this house was to achieve a refuge to be inhabited and enjoyed without major complications, creating a project of great...
Project name
Casa El Nido
Architecture firm
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Location
Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Principal architect
Víctor Alejandro Cruz Domínguez, Iván Atahualpa Hernández Salazar, Luís Armando Estrada Aguilar
Collaborators
Silvia Cuitún Coronado, Ana Karen Domínguez Peniche, Zahid Quintal Polanco
Structural engineer
Juan Diaz Cab
Construction
Juan Diaz Cab, Luis Esteban Alonso Carrillo
Material
The walls and ceilings are covered with grey burnished cement, leaving the ground floor with white burnished and polished cement, while a bamboo floor covering was used upstairs
Typology
Residential › House
Rico villa in Spain in the pleasant climate of the hills of San Sebastian which is designed for a family of five. This villa is designed based on the organic forms of the site.
Architecture firm
Didformat Studio
Location
Donostia-San Sebastian (San Sebastián), Spain
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects
Principal architect
Amirhossein Nourbakhsh & Mohammadreza Norouz
Visualization
Amirhossein Nourbakhsh & Mohammadreza Norouz
Typology
Residential › House
Located in Ayskaya plains of Ufa, Russia, this modern & minimalist cabin designed by Mohammad Hossein Rabbani Zade & Mohammad Mahmoodiye.
Project name
Puzzle Cabin
Architecture firm
Garipov Team, TeamUs
Location
Ayskaya, Ufa, Russia
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Lumion11, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier
Principal architect
Mohammad Hossein Rabbani Zade & Mohammad Mahmoodiye
Design team
Mohammad Hossein Rabbani Zade & Mohammad Mahmoodiye
Built area
152 m² + additional 2 decks (13.6 m² and 30 m²)
Visualization
Mohammad Hossein Rabbani Zade & Mohammad Mahmoodiye
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Ecological, bioclimatic, and self-sufficient house, with real zero energy consumption, at a conventional price by Luis De Garrido. The house is located in the southern area of Cali, Colombia. The climate of the area is very humid and warm, every day of the year.
Project name
MARIPOSA Eco-House
Architecture firm
Luis De Garrido Architects
Photography
Luis De Garrido
Principal architect
Luis De Garrido
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Client
Alberto Moreno Uribe
Typology
Residential › House
In the quiet suburbs of Alkapuri, Vadodara, there is a conceptually Designed housing colony; where homes are arranged around a centrally located common. Shree bungalow is single dwelling - developed in 42,000 sq.ft. Of area with 13,500 sq.ft. Of built up area.
Project name
Shree Bungalow
Architecture firm
Usine Studio
Location
Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Principal architect
Yatin Kavaiya & Jiten Tosar
Design team
Hiral Solanki, Upendra Raj
Interior design
Usine Studio
Civil engineer
Mayur Thakkar
Structural engineer
R V Patel
Environmental & MEP
Mayur Thakkar
Supervision
Mayur Thakkar
Visualization
Usine Studio
Tools used
Autodesk, SketchUp
Construction
Mayur Thakkar
Material
Wood, Concrete, Metal, Stone
Budget
RS. 6000/- per square foot
Typology
Residential › House
Dova Villa is a 3 floors villa that brings art and architecture in the structure and connects the first floor with the last with lines that give interior shade from the south facade and open for the North with a clear facade for the view of nature.
Architecture firm
Gravity Studio
Location
Juba, South Sudan
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohanad Albasha
Visualization
Mohanad Albasha
Typology
Residential › House
Blackbird was first sketched in 2012. The drafts were jotted down in a few hours and the free-flowing ideas of a getaway cabin quickly took shape. The project came about through an unfiltered process, without any external impositions.
Architecture firm
STIPFOLD
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Lightroom
Principal architect
Beka Pkhakadze
Design team
George Bendelava, Giorgi Zakashvili, Levan Gogava
Collaborators
Mika Motskobili (Mika Motskobili)
Typology
Residential › House
In the western area of Beijing City, numerous ancient villages scattered among the rolling hills. Although most of the historical relics have not been preserved, the lifestyle of the local folks on the hills remains as it has been for centuries.
Project name
A residence on the hillside - Donghulin Guest House
Architecture firm
Fon Studio
Location
Donghulin village, Mentougou District, Beijing, China
Design team
Jin Boan, Li Hongzhen, Luo Shuanghua, Zhang Jingyi, Song Yuanyuan
Material
Birch multilayer board / Xiaozuo Wood, teture paint / STO, granite / Lingsheng Stone Lt,d
Client
Jingxi Cultural Tourism Group
Typology
Residential › House
