Renovating a family home in Switzerland can be a significant undertaking, and our recent renovation project was no exception. We completely transformed the space by changing the floors, renovating all bathrooms and the kitchen, adjusting the room layout, and even adding a wine cellar. The first step was to remove the old flooring and replace it wit...
Project name
Tiergartenstrasse
Architecture firm
KOHLERSTRAUMANN
Location
Lausen, Switzerland
Photography
Maris Mezulis
Principal architect
Aaron Kohler, Marc Straumann
Design team
KOHLERSTRAUMANN
Collaborators
Antonioluppi, Cocoon, Gaggenau
Interior design
KOHLERSTRAUMANN
Civil engineer
Schnetzer Puskas Ingenieure AG
Structural engineer
Schnetzer Puskas Ingenieure AG
Landscape
KOHLERSTRAUMANN
Supervision
KOHLERSTRAUMANN
Visualization
KOHLERSTRAUMANN
Material
Wood, Stone, Metal - Raw Material
Typology
Residential › House
Moda Three is a light-filled apartment with an open floorplan for a family of three. The apartment features a studio style “out-house” bedroom plus ensuite, a wellness courtyard and wellness room, plus a timeless master suite – a sacred space.
Project name
Moda - Three
Location
Brighton, VIC, Australia
Principal architect
Lorenzo Garizio
Design team
Isabella Cini, Jordan August, Danica Garizio
Interior design
Isabella Cini from Mckimm
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Remarkable reconstruction of a classical tenement house in the historical centre of Prague intended to serve its original purpose.
Architecture firm
QARTA Architektura
Location
Havelská 27, Prague, Czech Republic
Principal architect
David Wittassek, Jiří Řezák
Collaborators
Jan Havel, Jan Zmátlík
Built area
Built-up Area 689 m²; Gross Floor Area 3560 m²
Material
Steel truss construction – renovated skylight roofing in the courtyard. Lime stucco – exterior of the whole building. Steel portals – elevator entrances. Steel screens – stair hall. Scrapped plaster – throughout the building. Glass skylights and partitions – in historic apartments. Reinforced concrete – extension of the original staircase. Steel railings – on the new staircase. Wooden beams – original, in the restored parts of the roof
Typology
Residential › House
It is a house based on a square 3x3 grid where the stairs and the circulation in the upperfloor are located in the center. On the ground floor, to avoid corridors, the rooms are connected to achieve as much space and light as possible. Taking advantage of the long views towards the golf course, we located the living room and dining room.
Project name
Backhander House
Architecture firm
Estudio Matias Lopez Llovet
Location
Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Principal architect
Matias Lopez Llovet
Civil engineer
Nicolas Vivona
Structural engineer
Nicolas Vivona
Landscape
Sandra Zubiarre
Visualization
Catalina Sonzini Astudillo
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D
Material
Concrete & masonry
Typology
Residential › House
Located within the heart of the serene hills of Kothkai, Himachal. The Apple Farm Stay is flanked by mountains that kiss the clouds with streams gushing down its slopes and lush green orchards. The existing built-up structure of The Apple farm stay was built in 1920 by the erstwhile Wazir of the princely state of Himachal Pradesh, and now it has be...
Project name
The Apple Farm Stay | Restoration
Architecture firm
Architect Suri and Associates
Location
Jhina Orchards, Kotkhai, Himachal Pradesh, India
Principal architect
Himanshu Suri
Collaborators
Advisory on Construction Management: Parishrut Jhina
Interior design
Priya Gupta
Environmental & MEP
Rakhra and Associates
Landscape
Priya Goyal (Landscaping and Outdoor Redevlopment)
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
The project is the result of a radical design of a 120 -square meter new constructed apartment. The owners required the "atmosphere" of the apartment and its transformation into a modern space that exudes aesthetic calm and tranquility, expresses their personality and covers their way of life and their needs.
Project name
CS11, The Elegant Apartment
Architecture firm
Skarlakidis Architecture Studio
Location
Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Greece
Photography
studiovd.gr / N. Vavdinoudis - Ch.Dimitriou
Principal architect
Stefanos Skarlakidis
Design team
Stefanos Skarlakidis
Built area
120 m² (Indoor)
Completion year
April 2020
Interior design
Skarlakidis Architecture Studio
Environmental & MEP engineering
Lighting
Boss Foss / Vasilis Voulgaris
Material
Timber Constructions (kitchen+bookscases+ sideboard + dining table+closets+bed)/ Vasilis Psomas. Tiles: Marazzi / Passion Home. Armchairs: KARE. Dining Chairs: Thonet. Lights: VIBIA
Supervision
Stefanos Skarlakidis
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The old wooden house, a single-story shophouse, has been replaced by a new house that needs to be expanded to meet the needs of the growing family. Dealing with a limitation of only 4m wide, and a disordered form of the land, to be challenging of design criteria, thinking about what the house would look like or even manage a narrow space and unpred...
Architecture firm
Nirostina Nisani
Location
Muang, Narathiwat,Thailand
Principal architect
Nirostina N.
Interior design
Nirostina Nisani
Material
Cotto, Lamptitude, TOA, Champaca Wood
Typology
Residential › House
A single-family home located in the south of the province of Buenos Aires. On the front of the lot, a diagonal break through the typical rectangular lot of the urban grid. Based on this atypical arrangement, it is proposed to work on the morphology of the upper floor and its relationship with the views. The ground floor access has access through a...
Architecture firm
Además Arquitectura
Location
Monte Grande, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Leandro A. Gallo
Design team
Maximo Bertoia, Emiliano Granzela Clientes, Rodrigo Pinto, Florencia Greco
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
