Iconik, a nine-storey apartment building designed by the architectural studio edit!, is located in the Karlín district in Prague at one of the last empty sites resulting from the millennium flood.
Location
Sokolovská 48, Prague – Karlín, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Ivan Boroš, Juraj Calaj, Vítězslav Danda
Design team
Vojtěch Novotný, Tomáš Voborský
Built area
Built-up area 609 m²; incl. basement Gross floor area 5433 m²; incl. basement Usable floor area 2723 m²; above ground levels
Collaborators
General contractor: Metrostav. Developer: Karlín Group. Coordination: DOMYJINAK. Statics: Statický servis. Fire safety concept: A1 systems. Electro: PMR elektro. Fire extinguishing systems: SHZ projekt. Traffic solution: PRO-FIK. Health and technical installations: TEPROS. HVAC: MATOUŠEK TZB. Engineering geology: K+K průzkum. Signage and way-finding: Markéta Steinert
Material
Supporting structure – reinforced concrete wall system supplemented with ceramic blocks; pitched wooden roofs. Facades – ceramic tiling in 2 shades used horizontally or vertically, developed in a Czech brick factory in Kadan; dark Panels are made of metallic dark grey STO plaster. Windows – wooden with triple glazing
Client
Karlín Group (IconiK jako Karlín)
Typology
Residential Building
House Symbiosis is a double residency, designed to accommodate two sibling families seeking to foster close bonds while preserving individual privacy. The house responds to the evolving demands of contemporary living, emphasizing familial bonds and offering a nuanced balance between communal and individual living.
Project name
House Symbiosis
Architecture firm
Direction Architects
Principal architect
John Kanakas
Collaborators
Kostas Christopoulos
Structural engineer
Christos Tzallas, Panos Christopoulos
Environmental & MEP
Vasilis Christopoulos, Regeo
Supervision
Kostas Christopoulos, John Kanakas
Typology
Residential › House
This house was designed with the primary aim to make its' owner's dream come true. The dream of a home that will fulfill all his functional needs and accommodate him and his family, but also will satisfy his deepest desires, even those raised from his subconscious.
Architecture firm
Kipseli Architects
Location
Kefalari, Athens, Greece
Photography
Dimitris Kleanthis
Principal architect
Kirki Mariolopoulou
Design team
Chryssa Skiada, Ilias Romanas, Maria Melidi
Civil engineer
Christos Papadopoulos
Environmental & MEP
Venieris Stelios
Typology
Residential › House
The "PAPAGAYO 406" project stands as the fusion of nature and architecture. Conceived from open volumes, it invites a perfect symbiosis between its surrounding environment and the architectural program it houses within.
Architecture firm
QBO3 Arquitectos
Location
Peninsula Papagayo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Tools used
SketchUp, AutoCAD, Lumion, Adobe Suite
Principal architect
Mario Vargas Mejías
Design team
Mario Vargas Mejías, Kendal Rodríguez Oviedo
Collaborators
Interior Design: QBO3 Arquitectos
Visualization
Tina Tajaddod
Status
Preliminary Design / Concept Design
Typology
Residential › House
Casa Vistas is a pavilion of honest materials that seeks comfort based on a principle, simplicity. It is a single-level house sensibly settled on a descending topography with the desire to contemplate the landscape while preserving intimate experiences.
Project name
Querencia Las Vistas
Architecture firm
Central de Arquitectura, Módica Ledezma
Location
Vistas 10 Querencia Golf Club, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Principal architect
Moises Ison, Héctor Módica, Carlos Ledezma, José Antonio Sánchez Ruiz, Ariadna Barrientos
Collaborators
HVAC Installation: DYPRO. Hydrosanitary Installation: CODIMARQ. Electrical Installation: GEA. Structural Design: CUGANS
Typology
Residential › House
Villa Romilia is a group of twin houses on the seashore; the BOIDE team is involved in the interior design of one of the 2 houses by MAGV Arquitectos.
Project name
Villa Romilia
Architecture firm
Boide Interiorismo
Location
Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
Photography
Manolo R. Solís
Principal architect
Claudina Díaz, María de los Santos A., Miguel Ángel González V.
Design team
Boide Interiorismo
Collaborators
Boide Interiores, MAGV Arquitectos
Interior design
Boide Estudio
Landscape
Boide Interiorismo
Visualization
Boide Interiorismo & MAGV Arquitectos
Tools used
software used for drawing, modeling, rendering, postproduction and photography
Construction
MAGV Arquitectos
Material
Marble, Wood, Stone, Granite
Typology
Residential › House
A project full of curves and vegetation that shapes the different spaces and offers a new architectural vision of traditional constructions. A play of geometric elements that creates a feeling of greater amplitude, harmony and interpersonal connection.
Project name
VQR-18003 – S’ANELL
Architecture firm
Palomino Arquitectos
Location
Calle Vaquer 41, 07181 Calvià (Bendinat), Illes Balears, Spain
Photography
Tomeu Canyellas
Principal architect
Alejandro Palomino, Lavinia de Coene, Leandro Viegas
Design team
Alejandro Palomino, Lavinia de Coene, Leandro Viegas, Raquel Martínez
Structural engineer
Estructuras Singulares
Lighting
Eléctrica F. Ayudarte SL
Construction
Casal Construccions
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Aluminum
Typology
Residential › House
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Photography
Joe Ciciarelli
