The design of Casa Guaimbê seeks to enhance the views of the private garden as well as the city. The land is located on a steep slope, with neighbors on both sides. The orthogonal character sought to orient the openings to the main view, guaranteeing privacy for the house. This way, we managed to create a large free area for the garden and swimming...
Project name
Casa Guaimbê (Guaimbê House)
Architecture firm
Schuchovski Arquitetura
Location
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Photography
Eduardo Macarios
Principal architect
Eliza Schuchovski
Design team
Eliza Schuchovski, Juliana Freitas, Júlia Sampaio, Isabella Borsato, Natália Cunha
Interior design
Schuchovski Arquitetura
Tools used
SketchUp, Layout, Lumion
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Guilherme Torres accompanied the young couple from the purchase of the lot - a 463 m² house, built in the 80s at the heart of a traditional neighbourhood of São Paulo - to the final steps in the remodelling of the house. The desire of the future inhabitants of the house was to adapt the architecture of the house to their lifestyle, bearing in mind...
Project name
Parallel House
Architecture firm
Studio Guilherme Torres
Location
São Paulo, Brazil
Photography
Denilson Machado – MCA Estúdio
Principal architect
Guilherme Torres
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
This 6-storey townhouse is located in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, surrounded by lakes and dense forests. It enables owners to take a journey to Shenzhen Bay and the South China Sea right from their front door. Drawing on various artworks of both Chinese and foreign masters of art, the designers mix Eastern elegance or Western aesthetics, Chinese ch...
Project name
Shenzhen Lakeside Villa
Architecture firm
ACE DESIGN
Photography
Ao Xiang, Shifang Vision
Design team
Hui Xie, Shali Yan, Subing Zhao, Shuai Yang
Collaborators
Mushang Art
Interior design
ACE DESIGN
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › Villa
The architectural mission of the Bernard Visitor Center is to enrich the experience of visiting the brewery and to provide a cosy environment for relaxation, a place to sit with friends. The Visitor Centre with its exhibition, shop and beerhouse welcomes local gourmets from Humpolec and neighbouring towns, as well as visitors and excursions from fu...
Project name
Bernard Visitor Center
Architecture firm
B² Architecture
Location
5. května 1, 396 01 Humpolec, Czech Republic
Photography
Alex Shoots Buildings
Principal architect
Barbara Bencova
Design team
Lenka Hradecká, Jakub Klíma
Site area
Usable Floor Area 1772 m²
Collaborators
Project management: Hezkey [Jakub Klíma, Martin Machů]. Co-author of the store design: Petra Barotková. Architect of the building: Petr Bernard. Project management and realization of the cinema: D-cinema. Lighting system: Etna [representative of iGuzzini]. Graphic design and orientation system: Štěpán Malovec. Engineering: Studio A.
Material
Concrete – bearing structures. Bricks – bearing structures and partition walls. Steel – columns, beams, custom-made furniture designed by B² Architecture. Cast polished concrete – reception, exhibition shop, brewer's hall, communication and common areas. Oak wood floor – beerhouse. Glass – beer bottles. 2 Oak – custom-made furniture. Copper – railings, partition walls, plates on the walls, lights, custom-made mirrors by B² Architecture. Copper – custom-made lights designed by B² Architecture – brewer´s hall. Copper – beer tanks. Carpet – cinema. Upholstery furniture – custom-made furniture designed by B² Architecture – brewer´s hall and beerhouse.
Client
Bernard Family Brewery
Typology
Cultural › Visitor Center
In an urban context where adjoining houses are necessarily attached to each other at the side walls to form a linear succession of juxtaposed volumes, materials and heights, this project seeks to vindicate a different way of engaging with urban planning and approaching the potential forms of a single-family dwelling, as well as its relationship wit...
Project name
Casa NAU / Nau House
Architecture firm
MUKA Arquitectura
Location
Calle Villahermosa, Ciudad Real, Spain
Photography
Javier Callejas
Principal architect
Moisés Royo Márquez, Jesús Bermejo López
Design team
MUKA Arquitectura
Collaborators
Ignacio Campos Alcaraz, Loreto Carmenado Vaquero, Alba Martín de Vidales Mateos, Antonio González Rodríguez, Crisóstomo Páez Ferrer
Interior design
MUKA Arquitectura
Completion year
October 2022
Landscape
MUKA Arquitectura
Supervision
José Manuel Fernández Marcos
Visualization
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Based on its own design strategy advantage of being environmental-friendly and sustainable and rooted in the brand spirit concept, ARCHIHOPE broke through the tradition to build a differentiated shopping mall car showroom, captured the anchor of the times and combined geographical advantages to create a pun inclusive "MINI world" with environment-f...
Project name
MINI Urban Exhibition Hall, Changsha
Architecture firm
ARCHIHOPE Ltd.（UK & SZ）
Location
Changsha, Hunan, China
Photography
Vincent Wu © ARCHIHOPE
Principal architect
Hihope Zhu
Design team
Jane Fang, Chang Xu
Material
perforated aluminum plate, terrazzo, oriented strand board, cement coatings, mirror stainless steel, etc
Construction
Huanghua Construction
Typology
Commercial › Exhibition Hall
The project, designed by STILL YOUNG, is M Stand's second cafe opened in Wuhan International Plaza, which is one of the most iconic complexes in the CBD of Wuhan, a commercial center that integrates international trends, avant-garde culture and lifestyle inspiration. Located on the second floor of the mall, the project occupies a total area of abou...
Project name
M Stand (Wuhan International Plaza)
Architecture firm
STILL YOUNG
Principal architect
Eric. Ch, Yanagi
Collaborators
Branding art consulting: Eva Liang Construction drawings: Jeff Wang
Built area
55.3 m² + 33.1 m²
Visualization
Kohler Zhang, Mr. Xu
Typology
Commercial › Coffee Shop, Stand
The Lake House is a holiday retreat that offers a combination of luxury, sustainability, and natural beauty. Located just a 2-hour drive from New York in Connecticut, and overlooking the Winchester Lake, it is surrounded by lush greenery, providing privacy and tranquility for its occupants. The unique A-frame design of the house was the client's fi...
Architecture firm
Omar Hakim
Location
Connecticut, USA
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Unreal Engine, Adobe Photoshop, Lumion
Principal architect
Omar Hakim
Typology
Residential › House
