UNA arquitetos / UNA barbara e valentim: Built on the top of Serra da Mantiqueira, about 200 km from São Paulo, the house was implanted in a clearing in the middle of a dense forest, between a hillside and a stream. The house is divided into two parts, a semi-buried platform, which defines an internal patio around the social area and a suspended vo...
Project name
Mantiqueira House
Architecture firm
UNA arquitetos: Cristiane Muniz, Fábio Valentim, Fernanda Barbara, Fernando Viégas. now partners at UNA barbara e valentim
Location
São Bento do Sapucaí, São Paulo state, Brazil
Principal architect
Cristiane Muniz, Fábio Valentim, Fernanda Barbara, Fernando Viégas
Collaborators
Ana Paula Castro, Bruno Gondo, Carolina Klocker, Eduardo Martorelli, Igor Cortinove, Jimmy Liendo, Joaquin Gak, Marcos Bresser, Marie Lartigue, Marta Onofre, Pedro Ivo, Roberto Galvão, Pedro Ribeiro, Rodrigo Carvalho PereiraUNA barbara e valentim
Structural engineer
Cia de Projetos, Heloísa Maringoni
Environmental & MEP
Pessoa e Zamaro, Marcelo Zamaro
Lighting
Lux Projetos, Ricardo Heder
Construction
Aum Construções, Eduardo Corrêa da Fonseca
Material
Wood, Concrete, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Completed in 2015 by Zagreb-based architecture studio ATMOSFERA ™, Family house in Klostar Ivanic, Croatia is located in an area known for vineyards and vacation cabins, which are more and more often becoming permanent residence rather than vacation places.
Project name
Family house in Klostar Ivanic, Croatia, Europe
Architecture firm
ATMOSFERA ™, Croatia
Location
Klostar Ivanic, Croatia, Europe
Principal architect
Bernarda Silov, Davor Silov
Design team
Bernarda Silov, Davor Silov
Collaborators
Ivana Radenovic
Interior design
ATMOSFERA ™, Bernarda Silov, Davor Silov
Structural engineer
Kresimir Tarnik
Landscape
Horticulture: Igor Pauska, visual artist
Supervision
Bernarda Silov, Davor Silov
Material
Wood, Concrete, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Jane Riddell Architects: Over Pool House was designed to allow for contemporary family life to play out beyond the formal front rooms of an existing Victorian house. The pool sits at the threshold between old and new built form and provides the element of surprise as one moves between the two distinct parts of the house.
Project name
Over Pool House
Architecture firm
Jane Riddell Architects
Location
Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia
Construction
AJ Hewitt Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Completed in 2019 by Colima-based architecture firm Di Frenna Arquitectos, Casa Keita is a single-family home located in Colima City in Mexico. Reinterpreting the typology of a Mexican house in a contemporary version, was the premise to design Keita House, where the central patio became the circulation and main view of the residence. This last one,...
Architecture firm
Di Frenna Arquitectos
Principal architect
Matia Di Frenna Müller
Design team
Matia Di Frenna Müller, Mariana De la Mora
Collaborators
Juan Guardado Avila, Hugo saucedo
Interior design
Di Frenna Arquitectos
Civil engineer
Juan Guardado
Structural engineer
Hugo Saucedo
Landscape
Di Frenna Arquitectos
Lighting
Di Frenna Arquitectos
Supervision
Di Frenna Arquitectos
Visualization
Di Frenna Arquitectos
Construction
Di Frenna Arquitectos
Material
Brick, Steel, Glass, Concrete, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
Designed by Brazilian architecture firm Stemmer Rodrigues Arquitetura, Casa Da Figueira is a house where a sculptural fig tree contrasts with the hardness of the concrete structure on the façade.
Project name
Fig House (Casa Da Figueira)
Architecture firm
Stemmer Rodrigues Arquitetura
Location
Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Photography
Marcelo Donadussi
Principal architect
Paulo Henrique Rodrigues, Roberto Stemmer, Ingrid Stemmer
Design team
Francine Azevedo, Renata Lui
Structural engineer
Pedro Chapon
Material
Concrete, Corten steel, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Designed by Iranian architect Madineh Mohammadi, this project is a modern house located in a hot and dry climate area, in the design of this project, rectangular forms have been used together.
Project name
Landscape House
Architecture firm
Madineh Mohammadi
Location
Kish Island, Iran
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Madineh Mohammadi
Visualization
Madineh Mohammadi
Typology
Residential › House
The CIRCULAR VILLA by ANTIREALITY is a conceptual design of a summer house situated within a cliff recess. The key to this project was to design the house that shape integrates into the structure of the rocky landscape. The white and abstract volume of the design fits within the cliff niche simultaneously does not create a direct geometrical connec...
Project name
Circular Villa
Architecture firm
ANTIREALITY
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Visualization
ANTIREALITY
Typology
Residential › House
Situated on a promontory jutting into the canyon below the hillside retreat boasts multiple vistas of the surrounding canyon and the Pacific Ocean beyond. However, local restrictions allowed for a single story above street level. Responding to these conditions, much of the home’s massing is located on a lower-level that daylights onto the downslope...
Project name
Sapire Residence
Architecture firm
Abramson Architects
Location
Pacific Palisades, United States
Principal architect
David Pascu, David@abramsonarchitects.com
Interior design
Clements Design, Kathleen Clements, info@clementsdesign.com
Civil engineer
ohn M. Cruikshank Consultants, John M. Cruikshank, jcruikshank@jmc-2.com
Structural engineer
Sigma Design, Hovik Khanjian, sigmadsgn@aol.com
Environmental & MEP
California Energy Designs, Gabriel Gagnon, gabriel2@californiaenergydesigns.com, VRG, Glen Vaughn, gvaughn@vrginc.net
Landscape
Pamela Burton & Co, Robin Carmichael, rcarmichael@pamelaburtonco.com
Lighting
Esquared Lighting Design, Erin Erdman, erin@esquaredlighting.com
Construction
AJ Engineering, Andrew Jagoda, ajagoda@sbcglobal.net
Material
French manor oak flooring, white oak shiplap wall cladding, oil rubbed bronze wall panels, painted steel, pebble and stone
Typology
Residential › House