At Casa Zotz, renovation felt less like an intervention and more like a dance — a quiet, graceful movement between memory and renewal. Guided by ancestral techniques, native materials, and sustainable touches such as solar energy, the soul of the house was preserved and gently renewed.
Architecture firm
Marcela Ávila Estudio
Location
Campeche, Mexico
Photography
Jasson Rodríguez
Principal architect
Marcela Ávila
Design team
Marcela Ávila Estudio
Interior design
Marcela Ávila Estudio
Civil engineer
Julio Pérez González
Structural engineer
Julio Pérez González
Landscape
Marcela Ávila Estudio
Lighting
Marcela Ávila Estudio
Construction
Julio Pérez González
Material
Chukum, Kimicolor, Teka
Typology
Residential › House
Minel Café, located on Kowsar Boulevard in Mashhad, was designed with the goal of creating a unique and immersive experience within a compact 36-square-meter space. The client requested a pastry café that could offer maximum spatial and visual diversity to stimulate the customers’ senses.
Architecture firm
Maze Studio
Photography
Behrouz Zavar
Principal architect
Mohammadreza Emamian, Zahra Zabihi
Design team
Bahare Esfahanizade
Interior design
Mohammadreza Emamian
Visualization
Mohammadreza Emamian
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, SketchUp, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop
Supervision
Mohammadreza Emamian
Construction
Mohammadreza Emamian
Material
Iron, Stone, Mirror, Mdf, Glass, Brick, Ceramic
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe
Estúdio Naia preserves the welcoming essence of a traditional Brazilian home in the design of Chef Bel Coelho’s new Cuia Restaurant location. With a concept that blends warmth, tradition, and functionality, Estúdio Naia, led by architects Samuel Cury and Dayane Rosseto
Project name
Cuia Pinheiros Restaurant
Architecture firm
Estúdio Naia
Location
Pinheiros, São Paulo, Brazil
Photography
Agência Ophelia
Principal architect
Dayane Rossetto, Samuel Cury
Civil engineer
Fast Engenharia
Structural engineer
Fast Engenharia
Material
Cement Coatings: Elementhum Revestimentos Cimentícios
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
Designed by architects Camila Trombini and Luiza Monclaro, from ARQ+CO Studio, this 348-square-meter apartment is located in Caiobá, a beach town in the municipality of Matinhos, on the coast of Paraná, Brazil. Conceived as a true seaside retreat.
Architecture firm
Arq+Co Studio
Location
Caioba, Paraná, Brazil
Photography
Eduardo Macarios
Principal architect
Camila Trombini, Luiza Monclaro
Design team
Juliana Rufino, Bianca Miranda
Interior design
Arq+Co Studio
Environmental & MEP engineering
Civil engineer
Overlap Engenharia
Landscape
Praia Brava, Caiobá
Lighting
ELed Light Studio
Tools used
AutoCAD, SkecthUp,V-ray
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The W Apartment, a 104 m² residence in Kyiv, was designed for a young couple seeking a harmonious blend of minimalism and warmth. The project's core concept revolves around the interplay of space, form, and light.
Architecture firm
Yurkevych Architecture
Photography
Daria Yurkevych
Principal architect
Daria Yurkevych
Design team
Daria Yurkevych
Interior design
Daria Yurkevych
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The development site frames Cerro del Vigía, a spectacular property with a southwest-facing view of Zihuatanejo Bay. Towers A and B of the complex each consist of seven villas, along with a base structure that compensates for the site’s uneven terrain. The villas, ranging in size from 140 m² to 260 m²
Project name
Villas del Vigía
Location
Zihutanejo, Guerrero, Mexico
Design team
Camilo Moreno Oliveros, Héctor Campagna Oliveros, Daniel Moreno Ahuja, Fabiola Antonini, Daniela Pérez, Samantha Reyes
Interior design
Squadra Studio, Sofía Díaz Barriga Ochoa, María Carbajal, KRIM, Karen Rauch, Isabella Medrano
Construction
Cantiles Al Viento, Jaime Rumbo Ramírez
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Designed by architect Camila Dequech Ceschin Abdul-Hak, from DC55 Arquitetura, this 209-square-meter apartment located in the Bigorrilho neighborhood of Curitiba (Brazil) was renovated to accommodate the daily life of a couple and their daughter. The project was guided by a clear premise: to combine comfort, functionality.
Project name
Project Ripas Apartament
Architecture firm
DC55 Arquitetura
Location
Bigorrilho, Curitiba (PR), Brazil
Photography
Mariana Koentopp
Principal architect
Camila Dequech Ceschin Abdul-Hak
Design team
DC55 Arquitetura
Built area
209 m² (renovated area)
Interior design
DC55 Arquitetura
Environmental & MEP engineering
Lighting
Lighting project by DC55 Arquitetura
Material
Marble (Grupo Paraná), custom cabinetry (Takumi Móveis), loose furniture (Inove Design), artworks (Riviso Galeria de Arte), decorative objects (Ornament Casa), ceramic vases (Studio Tèrre)
Supervision
DC55 Arquitetura
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Client
Daniel, Michelly, Manuela
Typology
Residential › Apartment, Interior Renovation
In the heart of Florianópolis, CARBONE Pizza & Pasta was created in what used to be the garage of an iconic historic mansion from the 1940s, located on the land that also houses Berlin by Cité. While the main mansion vibrates with the city's artistic and cultural movement.
Project name
CARBONE Pizza & Pasta
Architecture firm
Studio di Giácomo
Location
Florianópolis, Brazil
Photography
Rafael Ribeiro
Principal architect
Cristhine Digiácomo
Interior design
Cristhine Digiácomo
Civil engineer
Paulo Queiroz
Structural engineer
Paulo Queiroz
Construction
Paulo Queiroz
Lighting
Cristhine Digiácomo
Material
Wood, stone, clay coating
Client
Filippo Ferrantelli
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
