Designed for a very special client, this coastal Malibu residence was carefully conceived to be a guest house and entertainment area. Built around an astonishing tree, the project envelops the surrounding landscape and integrates the built environment with it. The sinuous roof creates shade where necessary and brings natural light inside through sk...
Project name
Malibu Residence
Architecture firm
Victor B. Ortiz Architecture
Location
Malibu, California, USA
Tools used
Revit, Rhinoceros 3D, D5 Rendering
Principal architect
Victor B. Ortiz, Renata Leinemann
Design team
Victor B. Ortiz, Renata Leinemann, Luise Belochio
Visualization
Victor B. Ortiz Architecture
Typology
Residential › House
We created this project for our client, as for a person who works at home, loves cooking and does not like unnecessary details in the interior, as, by the way, we do. The basis of the interior is the bedroom, which is separated from the kitchen-living room by a glass partition and at the same time seems to be an integral part of one large space. Th...
Architecture firm
Between The Walls
Photography
Katia Zolotukhina
Principal architect
Victoria Karieva
Design team
Karieva Victoria, Artem Potapenko
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
The tabletop is quartz, laminate, the sink is made of acrylic in the bathroom, the furniture is chipboard, and the bathroom is MDF, and the wall in the living room is ceramic granite
Supervision
Between the Walls
Visualization
Artem Potapenko
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Penthouse located in the Eixample Barcelones in a modenist building. It highlights a 50m² square terrace with south orientation, original recovered mosaic pavements and uncovered ceilings recovering the original constructive element of the “Volta Catalana”. The program consists of 4 bedrooms, one of them en suite, a family room, three bathrooms, li...
Project name
Penthouse in Eixample Neighborhood (A"tico en Eixample, Barcelona)
Architecture firm
Veronica Mimoun Studio
Location
Barcelona, Spain
Photography
Montse Garriga
Principal architect
Veronica Mimoun
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Stone
Typology
Residential › Apartment
A collaboration between Blue Truck Studio and a new homeowner with DIY construction experience, this home for a young family was a triumph in overcoming obstacles. Originally a dilapidated and compact two-bedroom, the house transformed into an expansive three-bedroom through the addition of a third floor cantilevered off the back
Architecture firm
Blue Truck Studio
Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Photography
Open Homes Photography
Principal architect
Peter Liang
Design team
Eric Reeder, John Flaherty, Ben Xuhan Shi
Structural engineer
Mosswood Engineering
Construction
CBP Construction Inc
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
The original exterior of this 1960’s mid-century modern home was showing its age, and the rear yard was overgrown and inhospitable. Our clients’ goal was to add an exterior living-space to the rear where they could relax and entertain while enjoying the serenity of the landscape.
Architecture firm
Place Architecture:Design
Location
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Photography
Tom Holdsworth Photography
Principal architect
Laurie Stubb
Structural engineer
Sweeney Engineering
Landscape
Betten Landscaping Design
Supervision
Place Architecture:Design
Construction
Greenleaf Construction
Material
Steel columns, Steel beams, Wood framed deck structure
, Ipe decking, Screen wall
, Local fieldstone
Typology
Residential › House
The house is designed in a complex balance between the creation of a dense and closed fortress and the reinterpretation of the typical patio house, looking for a protected oasis, in its intimate relationship with the sky. The name - Forte - denounces the mandatory theme of privacy, while the volumetric design reveals the essential strategy of captu...
Project name
Casa Forte (Forte House)
Architecture firm
Pema Studio
Location
Santo Tirso, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Tiago Pedrosa Martins
Collaborators
Daniel Carvalho, Dário Cunha
Structural engineer
M2 – Gabinete de Estudos
Construction
Construções Alves e Freitas, Lda.
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Villa Vingt is anchored on a sloping site next to the ski resort Le Relais. The upper ground offers a magnificent view of the Laurentian hills and Lac-Beauport’s residential area. The project builds on the existing foundations of the client’s home in order to retain some acquired rights. The owners know the site’s qualities very well for having liv...
Architecture firm
Bourgeois / Lechasseur Architects
Location
Lac-Beauport, Canada
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Collaborators
Structural Engineer: DaVinci structures
Visualization
Hamed Ghorbani
Typology
Residential › House
KiKi ARCHi has completed a house in Beijing that blends tradition with modernity. It combines the owner's classical collection hobby with the design concept that conforms to the contemporary lifestyle. By replanning and adjusting the structure, layout, daylight, and material texture of the house, it demonstrates the ‘sense of ritual’ and ‘inclusive...
Project name
Classic Meets Modern
Architecture firm
KiKi ARCHi
Photography
ZHANYING Studio
Principal architect
Yoshihiko Seki
Design team
Saika Akiyoshi, Tianping Wang
Collaborators
Plant Design: WILD-SPACE
Material
Microcement-Gobbetto / Tile-Terrazzo / Kitchen-TJM kitchenhouse / Aluminum pane
Typology
Residential › House
