The cabin simulates, in an abstract way, the structure of an insect or a butterfly, achieving an organic and symbolic composition without being literal. The design explores curved and wavy shapes that reflect the essence of transformation and metamorphosis, integrating into the forest and evoking a sense of connection with nature.
Project name
Villa Pixan Tulum
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Location
Tulum Forest, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Design team
Veliz Arquitecto
Visualization
Veliz Arquitecto
Typology
Residential › Villa
To arrive at the Bramblewood House, a gravel road first takes you through a densely wooded forest of old growth fir and cedar; the topography of the site is variegated and steeply sloped, with areas of visible bedrock among clearings in the trees.
Architecture firm
Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects
Location
San Juan Island, Washington, USA
Photography
Taj Howe Photography
Principal architect
Dan Wickline, Principal Architect, Prentiss + Balance + Wickline
Design team
James Efstathiou, Project Architect, Prentiss + Balance + Wickline
Structural engineer
Lori Brown, Evergreen Design Company
Material
Clear Vertical Grain Cedar siding • Oak floors • Caesarstone countertops and backsplash
Typology
Residential › Modern S ingle-Family Residential
The villa’s steep property is located on the northern, shaded side of the terrain and is one of the steepest and highest in the neighborhood. This comes with several advantages but also disadvantages and challenges for the project.
Project name
Villa Sidonius
Architecture firm
Stempel & Tesar architekti
Location
Central Bohemian Region, Prague, Czech Republic
Photography
Filip Šlapal, Fotes
Principal architect
Ján Stempel, Jan Jakub Tesař
Built area
Built-up area 330 m² house; 135 m² garage; Gross floor area 322 m²; Usable floor area 294 m²
Site area
1,673 m² Dimensions 28 x 8 m / 224 m² / 1680 m³
Collaborators
Landscape architect: Vladimír Sitta. Main project engineer: Aleš Herold. Structural engineers: Valbek [Jiří Chodora and Jan Vesecký]. Sun shade supplier: APAGON.
Structural engineer
Valbek [Jiří Chodora, Jan Vesecký].
Material
Steel – main load-bearing structure, HEB 300; other structural elements primarily IPE 160. Load-bearing pillars and tunnel – monolithic (exposed) reinforced concrete. Lacquered MDF – custom-made built-in furniture
Typology
Residential › Villa
Tidal Suites Hotel is a futuristic, eco-friendly resort located on the rocky shores of the Persian Gulf. The design harmoniously integrates with the natural landscape, adapting to the tides to offer a unique underwater experience during high tide.
Project name
Tidal Suites Hotel - A Futuristic, Eco-Friendly Coastal Experience
Architecture firm
Arghavan Norouzi
Location
Persian Gulf, Iran
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Arghavan Norouzi
Visualization
Arghavan Norouzi
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
In the heart of a beautiful garden, it will take you to a peaceful and pleasant world. This place is not just a café, but also a haven for all nature and design lovers, built with natural materials, and every corner tells a story of nature.
Project name
Autumn Cafe Restaurant Design
Architecture firm
Nature Architect
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Sahar Ghahremani Moghadam
Design team
Nature Architect
Visualization
Sahar Ghahremani Moghadam
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe, Restaurant
Lightness, minimalism and welcoming are constant predicates in the work of architect Mariana Maisonnave. In her fifth participation at CASACOR Santa Catarina, in Florianópolis, Brazil, the architect presents the "Origem" environment.
Category
Architecture, Interior Design
Eligibility
Open to public
Register
D/SEASON (ex hotel Maria do Mar), futuro desarrollo de Dimas Construções, en Florianópolis.
Organizer
Grupo Abril - One of the Abril Group companies, CASACOR is recognized as the largest and most complete exhibitionof architecture, interior design and landscaping in the Americas. Annually, the event brings together renowned architects, interior designers and landscapers in 21 national and six international
Date
September 29 to November 24, 2024
Venue
Rodovia João Paulo, 2285 – João Paulo, Florianópolis – SantaCatarina, Brazil
Agri-Cultural Oasis is an Honorable Mention award-winning project submitted to the Off-Grid Farming architecture competition organized by the Samana Group. This competition challenged young architects to develop innovative.
Project name
Agri-Cultural Oasis
Architecture firm
Xueqi Zhang
Location
Loma Atravesada, Las Galeras, Samana, Dominican Republic
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Revit, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Principal architect
Xueqi Zhang, Xuechen Kang, Yee Foo Lai, Yuanhao Zhou
Design team
Xueqi Zhang, Xuechen Kang, Yee Foo Lai and Yuanhao Zhou
Typology
Hospitality › Off-Grid Farming; Culture Center; Hotel
Chief architect at ISTO studio Bogdan Kostelnyi depicts how architecture can reflect the bionic shapes. A vivid example of this is 1,210 sq.m. Monsella villa on the Pearl Jumeirah Island in Dubai, where monumental and futuristic architecture reflects the imitation of tulip petals as the primary idea.
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max
Principal architect
Bogdan Kostelnyi
Design team
Oles Honcharenko, Anastasiia Kozytska, Oleksii Onishchenko, Liubomyr Lozko, Kostiantyn Maksymenko, Yelyzaveta Melnyk, Yaroslav Hryshchuk, Alina Dobranytsia
Completion year
2024 - 2025
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › Villa