The Manta Rays project is thus built 100% in bio-based materials, it is easily removable and reassemblable like a giant meccano, to better respect the Balinese site in which it is set up. In this biomimetic approach, using a minimum of material, mixing bamboo structure and organic jute fabric, this Tensile Membrane construction achieves architectur...
Architecture firm
Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Principal architect
Vincent Callebaut
Typology
Future Architecture
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way architects and designers bring their concepts to life. One of the latest advancements in this field is the use of AI text-to-image generators, such as Stable diffusion, to generate visual concepts for a variety of projects
Project name
Ai TreeHouses
Architecture firm
Hassan Ragab
Tools used
Stable Diffusion
Principal architect
Hassan Ragab
Visualization
Hassan Ragab
Typology
Future Architecture
Beginning in 2015, Land Morphology led the development of a strategic master plan for Leach Botanical Garden, a 16-acre garden for the City of Portland Parks & Recreation. Located in southeast Portland, the multi phase Master Plan project will fundamentally transform the botanical garden. Before the 1800s, native people hunted, fished, and camped a...
Project name
Leach Botanical Garden
Landscape Architecture
Land Morphology
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Photography
Land Morphology
Design team
Richard Hartlage, Principal in charge. Lindsey Heller, Project Manager. Sandy Fischer, Lead Planner. Garrett Devier, Project Landscape Architect. Brandon Burlingame, Landscape Designer
Collaborators
Project team (Phase One: Upper Garden Development-Permitting and Construction Documents): Land Morphology (prime consultant and landscape architecture). Olson Kundig (architecture). Reyes Engineering (electrical engineering). Anderson Krygier, Inc. (landscape architecture – QA/QC and construction administration). Janet Turner Engineering, LLC (civil engineering). Lund Opsahl LLC (structural Engineering). Morgan Holen and Associates LLC (arborist). Mitali and Associates (cost estimating). Northwest Geotech, Inc. (geotechnical engineering). Project team (Strategic Master Planning, Design Development and Entitlement Phases): Land Morphology (prime consultant and landscape architecture). Capital Engineering & Consulting, LLC (civil engineering). Lancaster Engineering (transportation engineering). Greenworks, P.C. (stormwater and entitlement). Hodaie Engineering (mechanical engineering). Suenn Ho Design (wayfinding). Winterbrook Planning (permitting)
Typology
Landscape › Botanical Garden
MASK Architects has designed the world's first Eco-Tourism based BAOBAB Luxury Safari Resort in Africa which produces its own water autonomously by using ‘Air to Water technology’ energy powered by transparent solar device covered curtain glass.
Project name
BAOBAB Luxury Safari Resort
Architecture firm
MASK Architects
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Rhinoceros 3D, Corona Renderer
Principal architect
Öznur Pınar Çer, Danilo Petta
Design team
Öznur Pınar Çer, Danilo Petta
Collaborators
Sarje Nagda (Press Release)
Visualization
MASK Architects
Typology
Hospitality › Eco-Tourism, Resort & Hotel
This project is the very first “rammed earth” implementation in Costa Rica. Two minimalist-shaped villas designed for short-term rent partially levitate above the edge of a steep hill of the overgrown jungle and bring endless views of the Pacific Ocean. Both villas were designed with respect to sustainability and the surrounding wild environment.
Architecture firm
Formafatal
Location
Playa Hermosa, OSA Uvita – Bahia Ballena, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Principal architect
Dagmar Štěpánová
Collaborators
Rammed earth walls: Terra Compacta [Daniel Mantovani]. Statics: Ch. Vargas. Garden: Dagmar Štěpánová [part of the architectural project]. Realization: construction leader Willy Jeferson Céspedes Vargas + local workers. Realization of screed surfaces: Different Design [Pavel Trousil]. Graphic design [logo]: Zuzana Vemeová.
Built area
Built-up Area 190 m² / 95 m² per villa; Gross Floor Area 180 m² / 90 m² per villa; Usable Floor Area 180 m² / 90 m² per villa
Material
Clay – perimeter bearing walls. Concrete – floor slabs, interior walls, ceiling slabs, plunge pool, furniture (kitchen unit with sink and Shelves, bedside tables, outdoor bench (all according to the author's design). Raw structural steel /H-beams and U-beams/ – columns and rim/attic roof. Cement screed /Ecobeton Italy/ – colored surfaces (floor and walls, furniture according to the author's design). PlyRock (fibre cement board) – Sliding interior panel (shower/toilet) and dining table (all according to the author's design). Glass – parts of the facades. Teak massive– beds (according to the author's design). 100% linen – all fabric (bedding, curtains, mosquito nets).
Client
Dagmar Štěpánová & Karel Vančura
Typology
Hospitality, Resort, Villas
GG-loop, the Amsterdam-and-Milan-based innovative architecture firm known for their use of cutting-edge technology, has just released their latest project: Talos, a stunning lakeside residence located in Lake Tahoe (US).
Architecture firm
GG-loop
Principal architect
Giacomo Garziano
Design team
Giacomo Garziano, Gaetano Principale, Midjourney Bot #9282
Site area
4416 Square Yard
Typology
Residential › AI-ded off-grid House
VILLA is located in the landmark "Niumian Mountain" of Puli, Nantou. The outline looks like a huge buffalo from afar, sitting and resting peacefully by the Meixi River that flows through Puli. The entire park covers an area of about 4,500 square meters with only 15 houses.
Project name
The Bale Villas
Architecture firm
WID Architecture & Interior Design
Location
No. 18-5, Neipu Rd., Puli Township, *, Nantou County, 545, Taiwan
Principal architect
Tommy Wang
Design team
WID Architecture & Interior Design
Interior design
WID Architecture & Interior Design
Landscape
WID Architecture & Interior Design
Civil engineer
Local Engineering Team
Structural engineer
Local Engineering Team
Environmental & MEP
Local Engineering Team
Lighting
WID Architecture & Interior Design
Construction
Local Engineering Team
Supervision
WID Architecture & Interior Design
Material
Slate, stone, sleepers, cement products
Visualization
WID Architecture & Interior Design
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel, Resort
The project is located in the Partido de la Costa, province of Buenos Aires, in the Senderos IV neighborhood of Costa Esmeralda, a private neighborhood developed between Route 11 and the Buenos Aires maritime coast. The house is located on a plot of land surrounded by a dense forest of young pine trees.
Project name
Senderos IV Lote 433
Architecture firm
Estudio Centro Cero
Location
Pinamar, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Joaquín Portela
Principal architect
Carolina Antolini, Leonardo Valtuille
Design team
Carolina Antolini, Leonardo Valtuille
Collaborators
Martin Martinez, Luciana Cepeda, Mercedes Vallota
Interior design
Estudio Centro Cero
Civil engineer
Juan Pablo Busti
Structural engineer
Juan Pablo Busti
Environmental & MEP
Javier Mora
Landscape
Estudio Centro Cero
Lighting
Estudio Centro Cero
Supervision
Estudio Centro Cero
Visualization
Estudio Centro Cero
Material
Concrete, Wood, PVC Openings, Glass, Textured Plasters, Brick
Typology
Residential › House