The first thing you see as you approach Casa Volta are three brick vaults floating amidst the dense vegetation of the Oaxacan coast. Perhaps a mirage caused by the profuse and humid heat of the area. Then, following a small path, one submerges in the vegetation and the vaults disappear.
Architecture firm
Ambrosi Etchegaray
Location
Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Photography
Jaime Navarro, Sergio López
Principal architect
Jorge Ambrosi, Gabriela Etchegaray
Design team
Ivo Martins, Santiago Bonilla
Typology
Residential › House
When the mercury drops, homeowners must consider which heating system will keep them warm and toasty this winter. With so many home heating options, it can be challenging to figure out which offers the most heat, control, life expectancy, and efficiency.
When you enter the apartment the first thing that catches your eye is the soaring wooden volume, a cabinet suspended between two walls. Behind it you can immediately see the general area of the apartment. This solution, like many in this interior, is both aesthetic and functional.
Project name
VTB Arena Park
Architecture firm
Artem Babayants
Location
Moscow, Russian Federation
Photography
Sergey Krasyuk
Principal architect
Artem Babayants
Design team
Babayants Architects
Collaborators
Style by Yes We May
Interior design
Babayants Architects
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Wood, natural stone, artificial stone, glass
Visualization
Babayants Architects
Tools used
3D Max, Corona Render, photographed by Hasselblad
Typology
Residential › Apartment
If you’re contemplating using a mid-century home design for your house’s interior, learn about the characteristics that make up this design movement.
Written by
Felicia Priedel
Photography
Brittany Ambridge
The client's wish was to create a home that would provide a feeling of airiness and spaciousness and at the same time, they desired the possibility to separate the daily activities so the members of the household will not disturb each other.
Architecture firm
Formafatal
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Katarína Varsová
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Massif oak – dining table. Concrete – ceiling. Black Terazzo – sills. Oak parquet – floor. Ceramics – walls of bathrooms. Metal – frames, pipes for cables, handrails
Typology
Residential › Apartment
In the heart of the city of Madrid a small architecture called by its creators ‘Casa Olivar’ is born. The interior design has been conceived by the couple of designers Matteo Ferrari and Carlota Gallo in order to transform it into their home. Rescued from a ruined state and a turbulent past, the aim is to bring new life to the space; adding layers,...
Architecture firm
Matteo Ferrari Studio
Principal architect
Matteo Ferrari
Design team
Matteo Ferrari, Carlota Inés Rodríguez Gallo
Completion year
August 2022
Interior design
Matteo Ferrari, Carlota Inés Rodríguez Gallo
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Clay plaster, handmade terracotta, limestone, moquette, linen
Construction
Reforminthome
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D
Client
Carlota Inés Rodríguez Gallo
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The main challenge for the CUUB team was to showcase a luxurious 3-storey, 6-unit oceanfront development in Trigg, Western Australia. Emphasize the organic integration into the existing architectural ensemble of the local space. There were 3 exterior and 8 interior renderings in the work, which were supposed to fully embody the main messages of the...
Architecture firm
West Bridge Urban
Location
Trigg, West Australia
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Collaborators
West Bridge Urban, MJA, CUUB Studio
Visualization
CUUB Studio
Status
Under construction
Typology
Residential › House
The sonoran deserts of North Scottsdale have always been a place for quiet contemplation, incredible sunsets, long vistas and close interactions with wildlife and desert textures. The goal of this design process sought to intervene on the site with a home, which from the street has minimal impact and from the north.
Project name
Carefree Ranch Residence
Architecture firm
180 Degrees Design + Build
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
James Trahan, AIA
Visualization
Garth Lindquist
Typology
Residential › House
