Carlos Zwick Architekten BDA: Thousands of excursionists used to enjoy homemade ice cream and lemonade on this historic lakeside property in Potsdam until the old park cafe there closed its doors. 25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Berlin-based architect Carlos Zwick fell in love with the overgrown property.
Project name
House by the lake
Architecture firm
Carlos Zwick Architekten BDA
Location
Potsdam, Germany
Principal architect
Carlos Zwick
Design team
C.Eigendorf, N.Szwedowska, J.Sanjurjo, M.C.Joy, C.Botran, N.Gaar
Structural engineer
IHS Holger Schreiber
Environmental & MEP
Office Kleemann
Material
Steel, Wood, Prefabricated. Glass
Client
Claudia Kensy and Carlos Zwick
Typology
Residential › House
Tetro Arquitetura: The roots house, located in Jardim Europa in São Paulo, is a suspended monolith full of gardens and water. Below, the whole area opens onto the lawn, above, a terrace and an open-air cinema open to the city skyline.
Architecture firm
Tetro Arquitetura
Location
Jardim Europa, São Paulo, Brazil
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Visualization
Igor Macedo
Typology
Residential › House
Vartika Jangid: Continuing on the note of escapism, Sunshower is a spatial experiment that is a muse of two contrasting palettes – the subtle greens of the nature and the urban concrete palette. In this world of hectic life where every hour is a rush hour, Sunshower is an escape from reality.
Architecture firm
Vartika Jangid
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Blender, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Vartika Jangid
Visualization
Vartika Jangid
Typology
Residential › House
Nikolay Shevchenko: Rock house is the concept of space in the rock for habitation, as it was before …When people lived in caves. When people do not know of a comfortable home.
Architecture firm
Nikolay Shevchenko
Location
Stavropol, Russian Federation
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Nikolay Shevchenko
Visualization
Nikolay Shevchenko
Typology
Residential › House
Veliz Arquitecto: The Nelumbo house is based on a house adapted to coalesce and germinate in an environment inserted into the rock of a cliff, providing views directed towards the river that flows between the hills, it is distinguished by pure and white volumes that stand out in terms of color and shape based on the concept of a flower that is bor...
Project name
Nelumbo House
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Visualization
Veliz Arquitecto
Typology
Residential › House
Milad Eshtiyaghi: Black House is located in Santa Clara, New York. The client of this project was very interested in black and asked us to design a house that had a sense of splendor, luxury and at the same time mysterious.
Architecture firm
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Location
Santa Clara, New York, USA
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Milad Eshtiyaghi
Visualization
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Typology
Residential › House
Inspired by Cambodia’s traditional Khmer housing, the new retreat hut reinforces the significance of the gable roof with a uniform roof erected around a raised platform for living. The potential of the hut on stilts not only prevents flooding but also threads lightly onto the landscape.
Architecture firm
Temporary Office
Location
Pepper Road Phnom Voar, Cambodia
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
Principal architect
Xiaokang Feng; Yee Foo Lai (Vincent); Douglas Lee
Built area
20 m² per hut (multiple huts possible)
Visualization
Temporary Office
Status
International Competition. Unbuilt. 1st Prize Winner (International Competition organized by: Bee Breeders and The Vine Retreat)
The Colombo-based Architectural visualiser/designer, Thilina Liyanage envisioned Sky Treetop Restaurant, a suspended Pelican Beak-shaped restaurant overlooking Sri Lankan mountain, inspired by Pitcher Plant.
Project name
Sky Treetop Restaurant
Architecture firm
Thilina Liyanage Visualizations
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Thilina Liyanage
Design team
Thilina Liyanage Visualizations
Visualization
Thilina Liyanage