An inner city hideaway. The complex was born from a project to recover and enhance the heritage of a vacant building with an extensive curtilage area. In this latter area, a single independent family housing unit was built, which we present here as Casa Prazeres 37. One of the main concerns of the design was to develop a volume as an anonymous elem...
Architecture firm
Fragmentos
Location
Lisboa, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Structural engineer
Fragmentos GLFV
Landscape
Polen Land Design
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The lot for this new development presented us with a couple of interesting characteristics that helped shape the house plan. The elongated property, organized along the natural slope and abutting a heavily wooded area, provides broad views of Lake Washington, unobstructed by other houses.
Project name
Carillon Woods
Architecture firm
ALCOVA architecture
Location
Washington, United States
Photography
Pietro Potestà
Principal architect
Pietro Potestà
Design team
Pietro Potestà
Collaborators
Wendy Morrison
Interior design
Pietro Potestà
Civil engineer
ALCOVA architecture
Structural engineer
Swenson Say Faget
Environmental & MEP
ALCOVA architecture
Supervision
Travis Gaylord - ALCHEMY Building Company
Visualization
ALCOVA architecture
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
ALCHEMY Building Company
Material
Exteriors - Aluminum Composite Panels (Dibond); Painted Hardie Boards; High density timber face panels (Parklex); Powder coat steel
Typology
Residential › House
Light, intimacy, balance and contemplation of the outdoor spaces are some of RCR House striking features - a haven located in a residential area of Anadia, in central Portugal.
Architecture firm
VISIOARQ Arquitectos
Location
Anadia, Portugal
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Principal architect
Vicente Gouveia, Pedro Afonso, Nuno Poiarez
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
We approached the reconstruction of the 130-year-old cottage in Jizera Mountains as a preparation. We searched for different qualities, materials and places in the old building, we made everything accessible and visible. Behind the cottage, where the annex used to be, we added a glass mass that extends the living space of the lower floor. The contr...
Project name
The Glass Cabin
Architecture firm
Mjölk architekti
Location
Polubný, Kořenov, Liberecký kraj, Czech Republic
Collaborators
Aron house; Interior supplier: Sollus nábytek.
Built area
Built-up Area: 189 m², Gross Floor Area 239 m², Usable Floor Area 121 m²
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
In Domingo house, the main concept is the duality between opposing personalities, which perhaps complement each other. The straight lines and the fluidity of curves. Rationality and dream together.
Project name
Domingo House
Architecture firm
Tetro Arquitetura
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Visualization
Igor Macedo
Typology
Residential › House
This case is a home designed for children. With an entertaining design full of fantasy, it brings surprises to every corner of the home. Once Picasso said he wanted to "paint like a child", and the "face figure" has long been used repeatedly as the object of painting by modern masters, and it is also represented in contemporary entertainment by fam...
Project name
Wonder House
Architecture firm
XIGO STUDIO
Location
Songyu South Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
Photography
Li Ming; Video Copyright: WM STUDIO - Ah Zheng
Principal architect
Liu Yang, Li Yanan
Collaborators
Scheme Deepening Design: Wang Dan; Academic Counsellor: Zhu Li; Furniture Customizing: LE VERCHY
Design year
December 2020
Completion year
June 2022
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Microcement, latex paint, wood floor
Typology
Residential/ Appartment
PI Architects: A home for a young couple and two young children.
Project name
Raclette House
Architecture firm
PI Architects
Photography
PI Architects
Principal architect
Paul Yeo
Design team
Ivan Soh, Lee Hui Lian
Interior design
PI Architects
Civil engineer
Tenwit Consultants
Structural engineer
Tenwit Consultants
Environmental & MEP
PTA Consultants
Visualization
PI Architects
Typology
Residential › House
Ecological, bioclimatic and self-sufficient luxury shopping center, with real zero energy consumption. Industrialized, prefabricated, removable, relocatable and reconfigurable building
Project name
MAGIC FOREST Luxury Eco-Shoping Center
Architecture firm
Luis De Garrido Architects
Principal architect
Luis De Garrido
Client
Promociones Milla de Oro S.A.
Typology
Commercial, Shopping Center
