As our cities incrementally and inevitably densify, we look to occupy the tiny nooks and crannies for a place we can call home. Located amongst the hubbub of delivery trucks, bicycles and a never ending procession of vehicle traffic; this project sits within a minute 160m2 site, backing on to a key commercial precinct within Cremorne in Melbourne.
Project name
That Old Chestnut
Architecture firm
FIGR. Architecture & Design
Location
Cremorne, Victoria 3121, Australia
Photography
Tom Blachford
Principal architect
Adi Atic, Michael Artemenko
Design team
Adi Atic, Michael Artemenko, Barbie Vongphone
Collaborators
Michel Group Building Surveyors (Building Surveyor)
Structural engineer
DSL Consulting PTY LTD
Landscape
Client Supplied
Lighting
Unios by Lights and Tracks
Construction
Nevcon Pty Ltd.
Material
Roofing: Lysaght Custom Orb in Zincalume. External Walls: Cemintel Barestone, Cemintel White Weatherboard, James Hardie EasyLap. Internal Walls: Cemintel Barestone, CSR Plaster, Big River Blackbutt Armour Panel in Osmo Polyx Oil. Flooring: Burnished Concrete, Baltic Pine Timber Flooring Finished in Bona Naturale, Big River Blackbutt Armour Panel Finished in Osmo Polyx Oil. Window frames: Double Glazed Windows with Anodised Aluminium Window Frames. Kitchen: Stainless Steel Benchtop Plate, Cabinetry in MaxiPly Russian Birch Plywood in Osmo Finish, Fridge from Fisher Paykel, Asko Cook Top and Oven, Fisher and Paykel Fridge, Smeg Rangehood. Bathroom: Big River Blackbutt Armour Panel Finished in Osmo Polyx Oil, INAX Ceramic Mosaic Tile from Artedomus
Typology
Residential › House, Additions and Alterations
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way architects and designers bring their concepts to life. One of the latest advancements in this field is the use of AI text-to-image generators, such as Stable diffusion, to generate visual concepts for a variety of projects
Project name
Ai TreeHouses
Architecture firm
Hassan Ragab
Tools used
Stable Diffusion
Principal architect
Hassan Ragab
Visualization
Hassan Ragab
Typology
Future Architecture
Embedded into the landscape, ‘Ha Ha Haus’ is located in a leafy pocket of Alphington (Wurundjeri Country) where front fences are a refreshingly rare sighting.
Architecture firm
FIGR. Architecture & Design
Location
Alphington, Victoria 3078, Australia
Photography
Tom Blachford
Principal architect
Adi Atic, Michael Artemenko
Design team
Boutsaba Vongphone, Harry Bardoel, Bowen Jessup
Collaborators
Michel Group Building Surveyors ( Building surveyor). Ruth Welsby (Styling)
Structural engineer
Meyer Consulting Engineers
Lighting
Unios by Lights and Tracks
Construction
Byde Constructions Pty Ltd.
Material
Roofing: Colorbond Trim Deck Roof, Colour, Monument and Surf Mist. External walls: Charred Silver Top Ash Ship Lap Cladding, CSR Barestone, Austral Brick Lapaloma Series - Miro. Internal walls: CSR Plaster, Big River Black Butt Panels Treated In Osmo Polyx Oil. Flooring: Polished Concrete, Blackbutt Timber Flooring Finished in Bona Naturale, Big River Black Butt Armour Panel Finished in Bona Naturale. Windows frames: Vic Ash Finished in Cutek Grey Mist.
Typology
Residential › House
At the foot of the Sierras Chicas on the outskirts of Córdoba, on the eastern slope with views of the city and the green plain that precedes it, Grupo Eisen developed the PMV house project. When the location is so conducive to seizing the visuals, architecture can rest in the search for that objective, and in this particular case that was the prima...
Architecture firm
Grupo Eisen
Location
La Calera, Cordoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Mariano Alvarez, Martín López Bravo
Design team
Mariano Alvarez, Martín López Bravo
Interior design
Roxana Piana
Landscape
Mariano Alvarez, Martín López Bravo
Supervision
Mariano Alvarez
Visualization
Mariano Alvarez
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The existing primary residence on Hammock Drive is a beautiful modern and tropical home. Our addition of a pool house and loggia is a sleek yet thoughtful and seamless extension of the home. The design is about blending comfort, elegance, and simplicity.
Project name
Hammock Drive Pavilion
Architecture firm
Upstairs Studio Architecture
Location
Miami, Florida, USA
Photography
Venjhamin Reyes
Principal architect
Maricarmen Martinez, AIA
Design team
Maricarmen Martinez, Monica Socorro, Daphney Mershon
Structural engineer
THM Structural Consulting
Environmental & MEP
CesGo Consulting Engineers
Supervision
Forbes Construction
Construction
Forbes Construction
Material
Oolite stone, concrete, cypress wood
Typology
Residential › House
The Eros Boulevard project is located in Pinamar, in the Nayades neighborhood. The site stands out for its lush forest developed on a diversity of topographic situations, since the subdivision was carried out on the strip of coastal dunes. In the case of the property in question, it is practically flat in its buildable area and is full of very tall...
Project name
Eros Boulevard
Architecture firm
Estudio Centro Cero
Location
Pinamar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Joaquin Portela
Principal architect
Leonardo Valtuille, Carolina Antolini
Design team
Leonardo Valtuille, Carolina Antolini
Collaborators
Luciana Cepeda, Mercedes Valotta
Interior design
Centro Cero
Civil engineer
Juan Pablo Busti
Structural engineer
Juan Pablo Busti
Environmental & MEP
Javier Mora
Visualization
Centro Cero
Material
Concrete, glass, bricks
Typology
Residential › House
The Golf 328 house is in Costa Esmeralda, a private development in La Costa, province of Buenos Aires, close to the city of Pinamar. It locates on "the golf islet" an area of the neighborhood surrounded by the golf course, giving it its island appearance.
Project name
Golf II Lote 328
Architecture firm
Estudio Centro Cero
Location
La Costa, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Mariano Imperial
Principal architect
Leonardo Valtuille, Carolina Antolini
Design team
Leonardo Valtuille, Carolina Antolini
Collaborators
Luciana Cepeda, Mercedes Valotta
Interior design
Centro Cero
Civil engineer
Juan Pablo Busti
Structural engineer
Juan Pablo Busti
Environmental & MEP
Javier Mora
Visualization
Centro Cero
Material
Concrete, wood, glass, bricks
Typology
Residential › House
Our clients approached us to help turn their 1980’s two-story contemporary into a home that reflects their vision by reimagining the kitchen, primary bathroom and front entry. As empty nesters, it was important to create an environment for aging in place and entertaining large family gatherings.
Architecture firm
Place Architecture:Design
Location
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Photography
Tom Holdsworth Photography
Principal architect
Laurie J Stubb, AIA
Collaborators
CustomFit Cabinetry
Interior design
Place Architecture:Design
Built area
Kitchen-300 ft²
Lighting
Place Architecture:Design
Supervision
Place Architecture:Design
Construction
Owings Brothers Contracting
Material
Kitchen-white oak cabinets, quartz countertops. Herringbone oak hardwood floors. Bathroom-porcelain tile, walls + floors
Typology
Residential › House, Interior Renovation
