Owning a vacation home in a wildfire-prone area requires diligent planning and proactive measures to ensure the safety of your property and loved ones.
Written by
Daniel Washington
Photography
Quang Nguyen Vinh
The project benefited from an excellent floor plan and included a glass-covered pool. However, it lacked a touch of greenery that would provide the sensation of a home with a garden.
Project name
LFP Penthouse
Architecture firm
Leonardo Rotsen Arquitetura
Location
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Photography
Jomar Bragança
Principal architect
Leonardo Rotsen
Design team
Alexandre Nunes, Arthur Dias, Ana Lorentz, Bruna Pimenta, Bruna Rezende, Danielle Santana, Helena Dayrell, Lessi Oliveira, Lorena Coelho, Malisa Caram, Matheus Drumond
Collaborators
Insight Móveis, Art des Caves, Galleria dela Pietra, Botteh, Marcatto, Giselle decorações, Jader Almeida Belo Horizonte, Smart Automação
Interior design
Leonardo Rotsen
Environmental & MEP engineering
Lighting
A de Arte, Iluminar
Material
Wood, quartzite, natural stones and textures
Construction
Privilège Construtora
Typology
Residential › Apartment
estled at the edge of the cliff in a prime neighbourhood of Hyderabad, this is home to a young couple in their mid-thirties. With stunning view of Jubilee Hills from one side and the lake on the other, it is dubbed 'House on the Edge’, not only to reflect the spectacular location but also the design intent and the passion the couple share for art,...
Project name
House on the Edge
Architecture firm
Quirk Studio
Location
Hyderabad, India
Photography
Ishita Sitwala
Principal architect
Shivani Ajmera, Disha Bhavsar
Design team
Unnati Gandhi, Pooja Bhimjiani
Interior design
Quirk Studio
Completion year
December 2023
Lighting
Shailesh Rajput, Jade lights, Ashiesh Shah Atelier, Oorjaa lights, ALC, Hatsu, Luminary Studio
Material
Wood, Kota Floor, Lime Plaster
Typology
Residential › House
: Cozy brutalism is almost a classic, but in point of fact not at all. Our project of a country mansion, that is firmly put on the location and in the landscape. This house is a fascinating architectural style that combines elements of brutalism with a cozy and inviting atmosphere.
Location
Moscow region, Russia
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max
Principal architect
Alexey Gorodkov
Typology
Residential › House
Undertook the renovation of a small apartment in the area of Pangrati. This project overturns the classic typology of the "commercial" apartment building of the '60s in order to serve the needs of the modern lifestyle.
Project name
Apartment Renovation, Pangrati
Architecture firm
Studiok45 Architecture
Location
Pangrati, Athens, Greece
Principal architect
George Tzorbatzidis
Design team
George Tzorbatzidis, Athina Athanasiou
Environmental & MEP engineering
Lighting
George Tzorbatzidis, Athina Athanasiou
Construction
Studiok45 Architecture
Supervision
George Tzorbatzidis, Athina Athanasiou
Typology
Residential › Single-Family Apartment
Roam Ranch is a 4,362-square-foot single-family home on a working ranch outside of Fredericksburg, Texas. It is a testament to rigorous modern design presented in a central Texas vernacular in its form, finishes, and spirit—a unique assembly of contemporary and traditional design.
Architecture firm
Baldridge Architects
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, USA
Design team
Burton Baldridge, Project Architect. Brian Bedrosian, Project Manager Drew McMillian, Senior Designer
Interior design
Baldridge Architects
Structural engineer
Dennis Duffy Engineering
Landscape
Campbell Landscape Architecture (preexisting)
Construction
Duecker Construction Company
Typology
Residential › House
From the world to Vila do Conde. The intersections of the path, that lead in a single direction. A couple who travelled the world and chose Vila do Conde to live. Multiculturalism, individual experiences and tastes that intersect and find a common place.
Project name
Lugar Comum (Common Place)
Architecture firm
edmundo* architecture + planning
Location
Vila do Conde, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
João Edmundo Alexandre
Collaborators
Bruna Alves Amorim, Ângela Martins, Ivo Rodrigues
Interior design
edmundo* architecture + planning
Environmental & MEP engineering
Lighting
edmundo* architecture + planning
Construction
Lage e Sobral
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The Sense 100 Building dances through long waves, different on each floor. The organic design and the panels projected onto the façade create dynamism, movement and moments.
Project name
Edifício Sense 100 (Sense 100 Building)
Architecture firm
Sandra Micaela Casinha Architects
Location
Street Manuel de Sousa Casal, Rio Tinto Oporto, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Sandra Micaela Casinha
Collaborators
Jorge Leite Engineer
Structural engineer
Jorge Leite Engineer
Landscape
Sandra Micaela Casinha architect
Construction
Digito Principal Lda
Visualization
Sandra Micaela Casinha architect
Typology
Residential › Apartment
