On the north-western Italian Alps, amid the lakes and solitary peaks of the Vialattea area, rises one of the most evocative landscapes in Piedmont, the Monti della Luna, or "mountains of the moon", named for the lunar-like terrain. The magnificent scenery is like something out of a fairy-tale with its numerous valleys and mountains: ideal for trips...
Project name
Andromeda / Moontain House
Architecture firm
Gruppo Building, Boffa Petrone & Partners
Location
Sagnalonga - Comune di Cesana Torinese, Italy
Photography
Piero Ottaviano
Collaborators
Ad83 Court Architettura, Abitare Legno, Elio Sereno Home
Interior design
Boffa Petrone & Partners
Civil engineer
Gruppo Building, Boffa Petrone & Partners
Structural engineer
Gruppo Building, Boffa Petrone & Partners
Environmental & MEP
Gruppo Building, Boffa Petrone & Partners
Landscape
Gruppo Building, Boffa Petrone & Partners
Lighting
Gruppo Building, Boffa Petrone & Partners
Visualization
Gruppo Building, Boffa Petrone & Partners
Tools used
AutoCAD, Blender, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Gruppo Building
Typology
Residential › House
Perched at 8,100 feet on the side of a mountain in Montana’s Madison Range, the massing and materials of this house are derived from the powerful landscape. The exterior of the house is a composition of Core-ten steel and board-formed concrete, materials which metaphorically and directly embrace the harsh realities of the site and its immediate env...
Project name
Yellowstone Residence
Architecture firm
Stuart Silk Architects
Location
Big Sky, Montana, USA
Photography
Aaron Leitz (spring views); Whitney Kamman (winter views)
Principal architect
Stuart Silk
Design team
Stuart Silk, Julianne Shaw, Kim Pham
Collaborators
Brandner Design, Inc. (Decorative Steel Fabrication), Scott Chico Raskey (Custom Glass Design)
Interior design
Stuart Silk Architects
Landscape
Land Design, Inc
Lighting
Brian Hood Lighting Design
Construction
Charter Construction
Material
Core-ten steel, Board-formed concrete, brick, wood, glass
Typology
Residential › House
Reflections is a holiday home with 360 degree mountain views reflected in the landscape ponds. Designed by Stacey Farrell Architect in Queenstown, New Zealand.
Architecture firm
Stacey Farrell Architect
Location
Speargrass Flat, Queenstown, New Zealand
Principal architect
Stacey Farrell
Design team
Stacey Farrell
Supervision
Stacey Farrell
Visualization
staceyfarrell.com
Material
Cladding Profiled metal, and Abodo timber weatherboard, with Aluminium windows
Typology
Residential › House
Built in 1973, this 4,930 square-foot residence in Phoenix, Arizona, was dark, outdated, and missing a connection to its incredible backdrop of Camelback Mountain. This 180 Degrees Design + Build renovation focused on a personal expression of modern, whimsical design and creating an intersection between the home’s structural mass and its surroundin...
Project name
Brandaw at Echo Canyon
Architecture firm
180 Degrees Design + Build
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Photography
An Pham Photography
Principal architect
James Trahan, John Anderson, Troy Vincent
Structural engineer
Cartwright Architects & Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Otterbein Engineering
Lighting
Woodward Engineering
Supervision
180 Degrees Design + Build
Tools used
AutoCAD, Google SketchUp
Construction
180 Degrees Design + Build
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, steel, stone
Typology
Residential › House
The Mountain Penthouse is a bold open layout proposal for a high-end design dwelling. As part of the evolving nature of human beings, the home definition must evolve as well. It becomes a more hybrid space where people live, play, work, meet, tweet.
Project name
Mountain Penthouse
Architecture firm
Mind Design
Tools used
Autodesk Maya, V-Ray Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Miroslav Naskov
Visualization
Miroslav Naskov
Typology
residential / hospitality
The SNOW ART PAVILION, will be an architectural element of contemplation that can be visited by visitors throughout the year and can contain spaces for temporary exhibitions (summer) such as art fairs. Your very presence will become a milestone on the road. The pavilion will have a coffe shop and a viewpoint.
Location
Julier Pass, Switzerland
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop, V-ray, Dynamo, Adobe InDesign
Principal architect
Dill Khan M.Eng
Visualization
Dill Khan & Zian Zhu
Client
Snow Art Pavilion – AG360 Concursos
Status
Concept Design, Competition proposal
Typology
Cultural › Pavillion
In this highly preserved Alpine valley, stringent architectural guidelines allow for little architectural freedom. Strict guidelines are enforced to protect the local heritage but de facto create endless pastiche mountain homes.
Project name
Mountain House
Architecture firm
Studio Razavi Architecture
Location
French Alps, Manigod, France
Principal architect
Alireza Razavi
Design team
Andoni Briones
Interior design
Studio Razavi Architecture
Structural engineer
Alternative Construction Bois
Material
Concrete Base + Timber Frame
The House is located in Whistler, Canada overlooking Alta Lake, the house serves as a holiday house.
Taking advantage of the slope the volume is crafted from the topology lines with a green roof blend the house with the landscape surrounding.
Project name
House Over the Lake
Architecture firm
Omar Hakim
Location
Alta Lake, Whistler, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Omar Hakim
Typology
Residential › House
