Newly built family house in a typical terraced housing in a small village, a suburb of Moravský Krumlov. For the construction, we chose a strict, respectful archetype shape of the house that was already there before our intervention. However, the expression of the house takes on radical and strict shapes in our design. The choice of materials and c...
Project name
Family House Polánka
Location
Nová 1611, 672 01 Moravský Krumlov, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Radek Pasterný
Collaborators
Petr Ducháč (Statics)
Built area
Built-up Area 175 m² Gross Floor Area 295 m² Usable Floor Area 257 m²
Landscape
Stanislav Schwarz
Material
Masonry – sand-lime bricks. Ceilings – reinforced concrete. Floor – cement trowel. Roofing – folded metal sheet. Facade – organic fine-grain plaster. Facade – larch decking. Roof structure – wooden trusses. Interior plaster – gypsum plaster. Furniture – solid oak + MDF.
Typology
Residential › House
For a private client we designed a floating home that is completely cladded in cork. The solid cork facade with the timber interior captures light and creates a wonderful tranquil experience from the inside. The outside blends subtly with the picturesque canals in the historical city centre of Leiden (NL).
Architecture firm
Studio RAP
Location
Leiden, Netherlands
Photography
Riccardo De Vecchi
Collaborators
CLT contractor: JM Concepten. CLT supplier: KLH Austria. Window frames: Metaglas. Cork supplier: Prosuber, Amorim.
Civil engineer
Studio RAP
Structural engineer
Summum Engineering
Material
Solid cork facade with the timber interior
Typology
Residential › House
The sloped volume of the project is designed as a slope according to the climate of the project so that 4 layers with different angles are placed next to each other in order to create different views to the surroundings and the park next to the project, to define the overall form of the project and to match the city background and also be in harmon...
Project name
Lima House 3
Architecture firm
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Milad Eshtiyaghi
Visualization
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Typology
Residential › House
Ascending with the natural rock formations the heavy mass attempts to exemplify the significance of the desert landscape in comparison to human form insignificant by terms of scale. Using forced perspective with both void and shape, the user is directed through an artificial canyon designed to build tension before the release of entry into the home...
Architecture firm
Zyme Studios
Location
Yucca Valley, California, USA
Principal architect
Cody Hall, Kaylin Hall
Visualization
Zyme Studios
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Facing east towards the iconic skyline of Seattle, this refined and sophisticated beach house occupies a double waterfront lot on Bainbridge Island’s Rockaway Beach. Views capture the life of the Salish Sea—ships, ferries, and sailboats—a kaleidoscope of twinkling lights and colors.
Project name
Rockaway Beach Residence
Architecture firm
Eerkes Architects
Location
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA
Principal architect
Les Eerkes
Design team
Lauren Rist (Project Manager)
Collaborators
Allworth Design (landscape architecture), Quantum Consulting Engineers (structural engineering), Toth Construction (general contractor)
Visualization
Notion Workshop
Typology
Residential › House
The Property is designed under the concept of the combination of industrial elements that contrast with the apparent luxury, three elements that generate energy through waterfalls that create an energy cycle capable of sustaining the house as a functional machine that, as a visual purpose, creates the appearance of being suspended on the hill
Project name
Mansion of the Waters
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Visualization
Veliz Arquitecto
Typology
Residential › House
Accessibility is an important factor when it comes to the home. People should have homes that are easily accessible and comfortable for those that have mobility issues, especially at a time when many are living to be a lot older.
Written by
Liliana Alvarez
Photography
LUZ Architecture Photography
A private outdoor space was also intended. However, instead of the common backyard, the
approach was to provide a middleyard, in order to achieve some privacy in the outdoor space. The house was designed in a “C” shape, turning its back to the surroundings and facing an interior patio that opens only in an unobstructed area.
Architecture firm
LIMIT Studio
Photography
Alexander Bogorodskiy
Interior design
Jota Barbosa
Construction
Construções José Maria da Costa Santos – Unipessoal, Lda Kitchen Carpentry: Studio Emme (Emme Cozinhas)
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
