The name of this residential project is originated in the neighborhood of São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where it is located. Piacenza is the name of the birthplace of Saint Conrad (São Conrado in Portuguese), in northern Italy.
Project name
Casa di Piacenza
Architecture firm
MRG Arquitetura
Location
São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tools used
Vectorworks, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mauricio Rebello
Design team
Mateus Ladeira
Client
Young Brazilian couple
Typology
Residential › House
This SAOTA designed family home is positioned below Lion’s Head; with views of Table Mountain, Lion’s Head, Signal Hill, the city of Cape Town and the mountains of the Boland and the winelands in the distance, the architecture is shaped to take in as much of the surrounding as is possible.
Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Photography
Adam Letch & Micky Hoyle
Design team
Greg Truen, Dov Goldring, Jaco Bruwer, Ian Cox and Puja Patel
Collaborators
SBDS Quantity Surveyors (Quantity Surveyor)
Interior design
OKHA (interior decor)
Structural engineer
Moroff & Kühne Consulting Engineers
Landscape
Franchesca Watson Garden Designer
Construction
Gossow & Harding Construction Pty (Ltd)
Material
Stone, Glass, Steel, Wood, Concrete and plaster
Typology
Residential › House
The residence, which is defined by strong geometry and emphasizes linearity in both horizontal and vertical directions, is in perfect accord with the family's refined taste and requirements in every aspect. While sitting in a traditional neighborhood in a busy metropolis, the house in Coimbatore makes a bold identity for itself by combining a varie...
Project name
S+P Residence
Architecture firm
Cubism Architects
Location
Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
Photography
Inclined Studio
Principal architect
Prasanna Parvatikar, Roopashree Parvatikar
Material
Marble, Wood, Glass, Concrete
Typology
Residential › House
This villa is called Villa number 05 and in 2021 it was designed on a land with an area of 500 square meters with an infrastructure of about 260 square meters in the Mazandaran. In the process of designing this villa, an attempt has been made to achieve a beautiful, modern and responsive design that is accompanied by principles such as balance, s...
Project name
Villa Number 05
Architecture firm
Yashar Khazaei
Location
Mazandaran, Iran
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Yashar Khazaei
Visualization
Yashar Khazaei
Typology
Residential › House
Climatic architecture of traditional buildings in its evolution can be the best source of inspiration and underlie for today's architectural ideas. Tribal trial and error in diverse lands has created a great civilization in housing and along with intellectual maturity in the field of civil engineering and architecture
Architecture firm
Team Group
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Davood Salavati
Design team
Amirali Sharifi, Nazli Azarkhsh, Asma Pirouz, Mahsa Aghahasel, Sheila Shahraki
Visualization
Amirali Sharifi
Typology
Residential › House
F- Loulos Villa is located at a plot with unique view in Divounia, two hills that emerge from the Aegean Sea, like a part of Aphrodite’s body, the ancient goddess of love and beauty. The house is totally inspired by the natural and wild side of Mykonos and attempts to bridge locality with the contemporary summer living.
Project name
F- Loulos Villa
Architecture firm
Chorografoi Architects
Location
Kalfatis, Mykonos, Greece
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Design team
Katerina Dounavi, Minas Bougiouris, Katerina Papasifaki, Maria Koutsouna
Visualization
500s Studio (exterior), Anna Maria Tsordia (interior)
Typology
Residential › House
This vaulted arch structure does wonders by creating this monolithic space, in this case the living room & continues to arch over the pool. Breaking through the regular internal heights, here we have played with a little extra ceiling height for the grandeur.
Architecture firm
Karan Desai Architecture + Design
Location
Hyderabad, India
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Karan Desai
Design team
Karan Desai and Jay Lalka
Visualization
Jay Lalka (essential 3d)
Typology
Residential › House
Maximising living space between rammed concrete and a cork roof. A flexible residence by rundzwei Architekten. The young office rundzwei Architekten has realised an unusual residence with a cork facade and roof. A base of rammed concrete lies below the ground level. Above, skilfully stacked split levels, which allow for flexible use, are accessed...
Project name
Cork Screw House
Architecture firm
rundzwei Architekten BDA
Design team
Luca Di Carlo, Ana Domenti, Marc Dufour-Feronce and Andreas Reeg
Collaborators
Seeigel GmbH, Johannsen Timber Constructions, Timm Fensterbau GmbH, Johannsen Timber Constructions
Construction
Caerus Construction
Material
Rammed Concrete, Cork, Glass, Wood, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
