In the heart of Granollers, a family breathed life into an old house they inherited. Their ambition? To convert it into a comfortable home on a stringent budget of less than €150,000. Their vision seemed almost unattainable. Yet, the allure of living centrally, in proximity to their work and children's school, fueled their resolve.
Project name
Casa Mariela
Location
Granollers, Barcelona, Spain
Principal architect
Pol Femenias
Material
Exposed brick & Wood
Typology
Residential › House
Inspired by the flowing space aesthetics upheld by architect Mies van der Rohe and the stylised Suzhou gardens, Evans Lee's interior design has always focused on the design and research of modern minimalism residential buildings.
Project name
Foshan Poly Moonlight Bay
Architecture firm
Evans Lee Interior Design Co., Ltd.
Location
Peninsula Road, Nanhai District, Foshan, China
Photography
Jiangnan, SHANR
Principal architect
Evans Lee
Design team
Kevin, Krismile, UU, Jay
Collaborators
Editor: Ruby Zeng; Video: SHANR; Sponsors: WAZZOR Systematic Window & Door, LAK Stylish European Flooring, PALCCOAT, TOPY LIFE.
Construction
Guangdong Yimu Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd
Typology
Residential › House
“Open space provides freedom of growth and opportunity for new possibilities. One immersed in the space should experience the freedom of living through creatively interacting with it.” This is what designers Margie and Xinru said in regards to the idea of "freedom" in space. They implemented this idea in a high-rise apartment in the central area of...
Project name
Central City Apartment, Shenzhen
Architecture firm
X-ZOO Design
Principal architect
Xinru Wei, Margie Zhao
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The name “Casa Libre” is the choice of the owners who worked with our team and who shared their dreams and desires for their permanent home. And why this name for the house? The “house” as a home, around a cosy patio and “Libre” for its transparency, lightness and space of freedom, both architecturally and in actual living.
Project name
Casa Libre (Libre House)
Architecture firm
Mário Martins Atelier
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG Photography
Principal architect
Mário Martins
Design team
Tiago Martins; Sónia Fialho; André Coutinho; Hugo Correia; Mariana Franco; Susana Jóia
Structural engineer
Raiz Engenharia
Landscape
HB-Hipolito Bettencourt-Arquitectura Paisagista, Lda.
Construction
Ilha & Ilha lda.
Typology
Residential › House, Single Family House
Located in a quiet but urban area in Mexico city’s west limits, Casa Madre is a single-family residence that carves the sloping terrain with staggered concrete volumes. The project emerges from the site and is surrounded by local trees and neighbor’s constructions, creating a light contrast between the greenery and the gray palette from the façade.
Architecture firm
Taller David Dana
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Photography
César Béjar, César Belio
Principal architect
David Dana Cohen
Collaborators
Ronit Stein, Asociación Arquitectura
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The architecture of this villa is a beautiful testament to the poetic presence of the Iranian arch, harmoniously blending with its natural surroundings. The design embraces semi-circular arches, which not only lend elegance and grace to the structure but also serve as windows framing captivating vistas.
Project name
Taghaan Villa
Architecture firm
mrk office
Location
Shirood, Mazandaran, Iran
Tools used
SketchUp, Corona Renderer, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohammad Reza Kohzadi
Design team
Parinaz Bahadori, Maryam Shojaei, Niayesh Akbari, Armin Saraei, Rahim Vardan, Ghazal Aliyan, Maede Izak Mehri
Collaborators
Interior design: Maryam Shojaei
Visualization
Armin Saraei
Typology
Residential › House
In the beachside suburb of Miramar, Wellington, lies Darlington, the first completed FLiP 'Wide', an illustration of inter-generational living brought to life in a modest backyard. With life quickly becoming marked by distance and busy schedules, the desire for intergenerational living is stronger than ever.
Architecture firm
FLiP Homes
Location
Wellington, New Zealand
Design team
Eli Nuttall & Brittany Irvine
Collaborators
First Light Studio
Civil engineer
AWA Environmental
Structural engineer
CGW Consulting Engineers
Construction
Light timber frame with airtightness membrane
Material
Thermally Modified Timber (JSC TMT Taxon), Coloursteel Sandstone Grey
Typology
Residential › House, Infill Housing
The project forms one small addition to a large Victorian house located in a quiet south London Conservation Area. Our clients - (Nick and Lucy, plus their two boys and black Labrador) - had carefully extended and refurbished the house over a number of years to a high standard when they contacted us to re-design the back of the house at ground floo...
Architecture firm
COX Architects London
Location
Lambeth, London, UK
Photography
Asbjorn Schmidt
Principal architect
Steve Cox
Collaborators
Sliding doors: Maxlight Ltd.; Skylights: Vision Design Projects Ltd; Kitchen: Espresso Design Ltd; Interior floor tiles: Buxy Perle Natural, Domus tiles, London; Exterior paving: Grey sandstone, CED Stone London
Structural engineer
Steve Nicolaou
Lighting
Pendant and wall lights - Octo pendants and wall lights by Secto Design supply by Holloways of Ludlow. Spot lights are Phos lights. All lights running on the RAKO system. Lighting design by Northcote Lighting, Andover, Hampshire
Supervision
AGB Building Ltd
Construction
AGB Building Ltd
Material
Steel Frame, Painted Steel Cladding
Client
Private Home Owners (Nick & Lucy)
Typology
Residential › House