The ethos of striking a balance lies in a clever mix of traditions while delivering 21st-century amenities in a space. The ‘Courtyard House’ is designed around one of the most essential elements of conventional Indian homes — the courtyard. Situated away from the city’s hustle and bustle, this 3,788 sq ft three-bedroom home is an outcome of the own...
Project name
Courtyard House
Architecture firm
Alkove-Design
Location
Bengaluru, India
Photography
Parth Swaminathan, PHX India
Principal architect
Komal Mittal, Ninada Kashyap
Design team
Komal Mittal, Ninada Kashyap, Rutuja Ravindrakumar, Nikita Katole, Pranav Gawale
Collaborators
My Garden, Sunshine Boulevard
Interior design
Alkove-Design
Structural engineer
Sreenivasulu
Supervision
Bakkinath, Sreenivasulu
Visualization
Alkove-Design
Tools used
Escape, Lumion, SketchUp, AutoCAD
Construction
Bakkinath, Sreenivasulu
Material
1. Unique Material Applications ● Exterior Walls: CSEB (Compressed stabilised earth blocks) Bricks with Varnish ● Internal Walls: Red Bricks ● Flooring: Attangudi Tiles, Green Marble, Yellow Jaisalmer Stone, Grey Sadarahalli Granite, Teak Wood Flooring ● Central Columns: Wooden Columns ● Louvered Wardrobe Shutters: Teak Wood ● Roofing: Clay Tiles ● Bath flooring: Sadarhalli Stone ● Curtains: S N Fabrics, Voyage Maison ● Kitchen Surface: Kalinga Stone ● Kitchen Sink: Nirali ● Kitchen Hardware: Hafele ● Kitchen Chimney: Elica ● Kitchen Chimney: Min Appliances ● Designer Fans: Orient ● Digital Locks: Delta Home ● Ply: Archidply ● Laminates: Royal Touche, Merino
Budget
Rs 4000 - 5000 per sq.ft.
Client
Srikanth Kalyani, Nandini Srikanth
Typology
Residential › House
ARQTIPO: The proposal challenges the search for a sensitive material experimentation, which attempts to provide a vital interior spatiality, filtering light to both private and semi-public spaces, at different times of the day, located in the Parque Chas neighborhood, in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.
Architecture firm
ARQTIPO
Location
Andonaegui 1251, Parque Chas, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Israel Caire, Mathis Ceccon
Principal architect
Diego Aceto, Dario Litvinoff, Alejandro Camp
Design team
Diego Aceto, Dario Litvinoff, Alejandro Camp
Interior design
ARQTIPO (Diego Aceto, Dario Litvinoff, Alejandro Camp)
Structural engineer
Pablo Lulkin
Construction
ARQTIPO (Diego Aceto, Dario Litvinoff, Alejandro Camp)
Supervision
Lucas Gorroño
Visualization
Ph Israel Caire + Mathis Ceccon
Material
Reinforced Concrete and CORBLOCK brick
Typology
Residential › Apartments
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In the perspective of ancient Chinese architectural philosophy, buildings always align with nature, and the construction of space and materials constantly undergo renewal, evolution, and succession along with nature. From this perspective, vernacular architecture can be seen as an original"natural prototype", which is a natural form that spontaneou...
Project name
Villager's Home in Wanghu Village
Architecture firm
The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University (UAD)
Location
Taizhou, Zhejiang, China
Principal architect
Mo Zhoujin, Wu Hegen, Guo Lidong
Collaborators
Intelligent Design: Lin Minjun
Structural engineer
Jin Zhenfen, Chen Dong
Environmental & MEP
Plumbing Design: Sang Songbiao, Wu Weihao. Electrical Design: Shen Yueqing, Li Zhaoyu
Client
Xianju County Baita town Xianjing village stock economic cooperative
Typology
Residential › House
The main entrance and garage are positioned at the lowest point of the site. The house is oriented according to maximum insolation and viewpoints: a beautiful landscape with pine and birch trees opens from the windows, and enough natural light enters the premises. This solution allowed distancing the house from dense development and concentrating i...
Architecture firm
Kerimov Architects
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer
Principal architect
Shamsudin Kerimov
Visualization
Kerimov Architects
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Imagine a butterfly-shaped two-story villa nestled amidst the breathtaking landscapes of Ramsar, the enchanting "bride of Iranian cities."
Project name
Butterfly Villa
Architecture firm
Hossein Esmaeili Studio
Location
Ramsar, Mazandaran, Iran
Principal architect
Hossein Esmaeili
Design team
Hossein Esmaeili
Visualization
Hossein Esmaeili
Typology
Residential › House
Praia Brava, in the city of Itajaí, in Santa Catarina, is the setting for this 760m² duplex penthouse, designed for a couple with two young daughters.
Project name
Itajaí Penthouse Apartment
Architecture firm
Simara Mello
Location
Praia Brava, Municipality of Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Photography
Eduardo Macarios
Principal architect
Simara Mello
Design team
Simara Mello, Ana Júlia Guimarães
Collaborators
Administrative / works: Valéria Callescura. Administrative / Financial: Mara Francini
Interior design
Simara Mello, Ana Júlia Guimarães, Elisa Franca Kartabil
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Neutral tones and natural materials
Construction
Remodeling Simara Mello
Tools used
ZWCAD, SketchUp
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Amongst the lively cityscape, a haven of tranquillity emerges; a home inspired by Spanish haciendas, crafted by the talented duo, Jasem Pirani and Huzefa Rangwala of MuseLAB.
Architecture firm
MuseLAB
Location
Coimbatore, India
Principal architect
Jasem Pirani, Huzefa Rangwala
Design team
Sohan Kadam, Aishwarya Lakhani, Idrees Kasu, Huzefa Rangwala, Jasem Pirani
Structural engineer
Archetype
Environmental & MEP
Enersave Solutions
Typology
Residential › Hacienda
