Nestled on a steep slope amidst a lush tropical forest, the house in Toque-Toque House was designed to be a simple, flexible, and easy-to-build construction and serve as a summer residence on São Sebastião, on São Paulo’s coast.
Project name
Toque Toque House
Architecture firm
Nitsche Arquitetos
Location
São Sebastião, São Paulo, Brazil
Photography
Andre Scarpa, Pedro Mascaro
Collaborators
Sampling plan: Sondap Sondagens à Percussão ltda. Foundation: Solosfera
Structural engineer
Structure (Wood): Ita Engenharia. Structure (Concrete): Stec Engenharia
Environmental & MEP
Ramoska e Castellani
Construction
Tecnomar Engenharia SS
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
: The design of the Memory tower garden in Tehran aims to blend sustainable architecture with the city’s unique urban context. As Tehran is one of the most polluted cities globally, the tower incorporates eco-friendly systems such as energy-efficient insulation.
Project name
Memory Tower Garden
Architecture firm
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Design team
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Interior design
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-Use Development
Blue Print Management has been honored with a Best Luxury Property Architecture & Remodeling award at the Luxury Lifestyle Awards for their outstanding work on Cristalga, an exquisite estate villa located on the renowned Sandy Lane Estate in Barbados.
Architecture firm
Blue Print Management Ltd (Design)
Location
Sandy Lane, Barbados
Principal architect
Josee Atkinson
Design team
Mia Duguid, Omar Boodhoo (Blue Print Staffs)
Collaborators
Ian Adam-Smith • Landscape: Nature Care • Civil engineer: PESL Barbados • Structural engineer: PESL Barbados • Environmental & MEP engineering: AeDB Barbados • Lighting: Blue Print Management • Construction: Blue Print Management (design build project) • Supervision: Blue Print Management • Materials: Coral Stone, Cedar Shingles • Budget: For Sale at USD $25M
Visualization
Blue Print Management
Status
Due to complete in 45 days
Typology
Residential › Villa
Escape to a world where modern design meets pure relaxation. This stunning villa, with its elegant curved lines and soothing gray palette, is a masterpiece of contemporary architecture. The gentle arcs of the structure create a seamless flow between indoor and outdoor spaces.
Project name
Serenity Villa
Architecture firm
Green Clay Architecture
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Khatereh Bakhtyari
Design team
Green Clay Architecture
Visualization
Khatereh Bakhtyari
Typology
Residential › Villa
The Cheshmandaz villa is situated in the tourist area of Qaleh Sarshir, approximately 26 kilometers southeast of Isfahan. This site benefits from the natural allure of the Zayanderud River, along with the surrounding mountains and lush plains, making it a prime location for a tranquil retreat.
Project name
Cheshmandaz Villa
Architecture firm
Ghazaleh Hanaei
Photography
Meysam Mir Zendedel
Principal architect
Ghazaleh Hanaei
Design team
Mehrdad Keyhani, Ashkan Abbaspour, Abtin Akhlaghi, Kiana Sooran
Collaborators
Executive manager: Pouria Shafiei
Interior design
Dorsa Experience Design
Typology
Residential › Villa
This 5-hectare country estate in Debden, Essex is the weekend residence of our London clients for whom we designed a rooftop garden on the 40th floor of the Barbican, as well as a modern Japanese courtyard garden here in 2014.
Project name
Debden Modern Country Garden: Bespoke Planters & Tree Biodiversity
Landscape Architecture
Mylandscapes LTD
Location
Debden, Essex, England
Photography
Amir Schlezinger
Design team
Amir Schlezinger
Material
Powder-coated Planters
Typology
Landscape Design › Garden
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
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
