A young Prague couple decided to extend their small attic apartment to better suit the needs of a family life. The apartment is located in a semi-detached house in a small neighborhood built in the early 1920s in a unique Czech Art Deco style. The neighborhood was named Liberty to celebrate newly established Czechoslovakia.
Project name
Liberty Loft
Architecture firm
System Recovery Architects
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Photography
Helena Línová + Vítězslav Kůstka
Principal architect
Helena Línová + Vítězslav Kůstka
Design team
Helena Línová + Vítězslav Kůstka
Interior design
Helena Línová + Vítězslav Kůstka
Civil engineer
Design & Build, s.r.o.
Structural engineer
TeAnau, s.r.o.
Environmental & MEP
Design & Build, s.r.o.
Supervision
Helena Línová + Vítězslav Kůstka
Visualization
System Recovery Architects
Construction
Design & Build, s.r.o.
Material
larch, perforated aluminium sheets, spruce
Typology
Residential › Apartment, Renovation, Refurbishment
Located in a quiet residential hillside neighborhood overlooking the skyline of the city of Belmont, two different types of experience are proposed for this house, each represented by the concept of Sky & Earth.
Architecture firm
Koami Architecture
Location
Belmont, California, United States
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer
Principal architect
Nana Koami
Visualization
Maige Studio
Typology
Residential › House › Single Family Home In Modern Style, With Japanese Influence
This stunning renovation in Kingsford has transformed the home's exterior, enhancing its street appeal and creating an inviting oasis for all to enjoy. The sparkling pool in the backyard is the perfect complement to the modern and stylish updates throughout the interior.
Architecture firm
Nathalie Scipioni Architects
Location
Kingsford, New South Wales, Australia
Photography
Graham Jepson
Principal architect
Nathalie Scipioni
Design team
Nathalie Scipioni Architects
Collaborators
Better Tiles and Reece Bathrooms
Interior design
Nathalie Scipioni Architects
Supervision
Nathalie Scipioni Architects
Visualization
Nathalie Scipioni Architects
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel and Zinc
Typology
Residential › House Renovation
The best way to optimize your home's heating system for maximum efficiency is a combination of energy efficient options and smart technology. With the right upgrades, you can reduce heat loss through insulation, bleed radiators for optimal performance, install radiator reflectors, and take advantage of dual fuel towel rails or aluminum radiators.
Villa Nero is a concept house overlooking Lake Como, designed to blend seamlessly into the mountainous terrain with a green roof that perfectly complements the surrounding greenery. The villa's design strikes a balance between luxury and minimalism, characterized by its sleek lines and uncluttered space.
Architecture firm
Omar Hakim
Location
Lake Como, Italy
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Omar Hakim
Typology
Residential › House
The Les Pointes residence, a new construction recently completed by Ghoche architecte, is located at the end of a peninsula on the shores of Lake Archambault, in Saint-Donat, Quebec, Canada. In the context of scarce waterfront properties, the owners, who wanted to build a project adapted to their needs, and with a modern character, decided to demol...
Project name
Les Pointes Residence
Architecture firm
Ghoche architecte
Location
Saint-Donat, Québec, Canada
Photography
Maxime Brouillet
Structural engineer
Geniex
Construction
Nouvelle construction
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Looking for new ways to traditional barn-house is one of the most common exercises in contemporary architecture practice, and even one of the most applied in the south of Chile. It takes massive attention in the last internal migration, due to the pandemic of covid-19, which open the door to work from home so a lot of people from big cities, like S...
Architecture firm
Estudio Diagonal Architects
Location
Puerto Varas, Región de Los Lagos, Chile
Photography
Nicolás Saieh
Principal architect
Sebastián Armijo Oyarzún
Design team
Sebastián Armijo Oyarzún
Interior design
Estudio Diagonal Architects
Structural engineer
Cristóbal Berríos R.
Supervision
Estudio Diagonal Architects
Construction
Taller Jorquera
Material
Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › Singel Family Home
Studio Guilherme Torres, an architecture firm named after its founder and creative director, carries a fundamental premise in its works: the use of high-performance construction techniques, yield and minimization or extinction of environmental impact. This intrinsic feature is present since his first works in the early 00's, where the concepts of e...
Architecture firm
Studio Guilherme Torres
Location
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Photography
Denilson Machado — MCA Estúdio
Principal architect
Guilherme Torres
Design team
Felipe Castilho, Cyro Guimarães, Rafael Miliari, Fernando Lima
Interior design
Guilherme Torres
Civil engineer
Yopanan C. P. Rebello
Structural engineer
Grau Engenharia
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp Pro, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Construtora Monreal
Material
Steel frame structure, alveolar timber and concrete slabs, Viroc (façade), perforated metal plates (circulation), hijau stone (swimming pool coating), conctrete plates (wall coating)
Typology
Residential › Single Family Residence
