Mezze Residence #2 is part of a set of four private houses located in Quito, Ecuador, on the Tumbaco Valley, on the northwestern foothills of the Ilaló inactive Volcano. The preexistence of many avocado and lemon trees on the site, and the direct views of the volcano where the precursors of many design decisions which had to be weaved with the owne...
Project name
Mezze Residence #2
Architecture firm
Najas Arquitectos
Location
Tumbaco, Quito, Ecuador
Principal architect
Esteban Najas
Collaborators
Andrés Lucero, Sebastián Montenegro, Martín Antelo, Rommel Antamba, Andrés Córdova / Dyconel (Consultant)
Structural engineer
Nicolás Morabowen, José Salvador
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
The Portuguese architecture and design studio Spaceworkers® led by Henrique Marques and Rui Dinis has designed Agrela House a single-family home that is located in Paredes in northern Portugal.
Project description by architect:
A house for books. This challenge started with a premise from the...
Inspired by the beauty of free-flowing curves, Stiletto House is a fusion of sculpture and building, a blending of form and function to create living spaces that inspire. It embraces traditional concepts of tropical architecture while reinterpreting them in contemporary forms. It explores what a house could be like for an avid collector of antiques...
Project name
Stiletto House
Architecture firm
EHKA Studio
Location
50 Jalan Seaview, Singapore
Photography
Studio Periphery
Design team
Hsu Hsia Pin, Eunice Khoo, Amoz Boon
Collaborators
Consultants : E-Lume Pte Limited
Structural engineer
DWB CS-Engineering Consultants
Construction
Poh Sia Construction and Engineering
Typology
Residential › House
The Kyiv-based architecture and interior design studio Loft Buro led by Oleg Volosovskyi has recently completed Hayloft an industrial loft that is located in Kyiv, Ukraine. Hayloft is not only a dwelling. It’s a cocktail of a restaurant, experimental kitchen, bar counter, exposition, show room, DJ place and a friendly atmosphere both for a kin and...
Architecture firm
Loft Buro
Photography
Andrey Avdeenko
Principal architect
Oleg Volosovskyi, Elena Logvynets
Material
Concrete, Brick, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › Apartment
This family home and office on the banks of Lake Geneva, with architecture by SAOTA and interiors by ARRCC, was designed for a successful Senegalese businessman based in Switzerland.
The home draws on the owner’s heritage to advance an emerging African‐inspired aesthetic in its sculptural form, m...
“The Kalalgoda House”, sits on a 14.4 perch land, in the suburb of Colombo known as Kalalgoda, adjoining a serene paddy field. This nature friendly abode brings together nature and architecture to celebrate the beauty of its adjoining paddy field.
Project name
House of Silence - Personalized House at School Lane, Kalalgoda
Architecture firm
Damith Premathilake Architects
Location
School Lane, Kalalgoda, Sri Lanka
Photography
Eresh Weerasuriya
Principal architect
Damith Premathilake
Structural engineer
Niran Herath
Landscape
Damith Premathilake Architects
Typology
Residential › House
The Miami-based architecture firm SDH Studio Architecture + Design has recently completed Golden Beach Residence a single-family home that is located in Golden Beach, Florida, United States.
Project description by architect:
Set on a unique corner lot overlooking the water in Golden Beach thi...
How can you create space for lots of people in a small wooden cabin? The Grand Cabin Club is not a lonely retreat, but a place nestled in the forest which is perfect for socialising, dinners with friends or even house parties.
Architecture firm
Hello Wood
Location
Balaton Upland, Csóromfölde, Hungary
Photography
Tamás Bujnovszky
Design team
Dávid Ráday, András Huszár, Péter Pozsár, Nóra Fekete, Csaba Bányai, Gyula Végh
Built area
32 m² + capsules
Typology
Residential › House
