This architectural concept is inspired by retro Hollywood movies and atmospheric photos of California in the 1960s. The design was created by a senior archiviz artist Andrii Diachenko for an internal competition at ArchiCGI studio.
Project name
Villa in Los Angeles
Architecture firm
ArchiCGI
Location
Los Angeles, California
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Andrii Diachenko
Visualization
Andrii Diachenko, ArchiCGI
Typology
Residential › House
Set into a steep hillside, the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) includes a 1,200-seat concert hall, a 400-seat theatre, three performance studios as well as recording and editing facilities.
Project name
Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC)
Architecture firm
Grimshaw
Photography
Paul Rivera/Archphoto, Peter Aaron/Esto
Principal architect
Andrew Whalley
Collaborators
Donnell Consultants (Cost Consultant)
Civil engineer
Buro Happold
Structural engineer
Buro Happold
Client
Rensselar Polytechnic Institute
Typology
Arts Culture and Exhibition Halls
This community consists of habitable modules that are assembled and disassembled in different places to learn about the environment and its different ways of life, a concept that is based on forms interpreted by the work of surrealism.
Project name
Habitable Modules 33
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Visualization
Veliz Arquitecto
Typology
Residential › House
Overlooking the water in Bay Harbor this home was designed as a sequence of experiences that frame the beautiful views and lead to a seamless transition between interior and exterior architecture, filled with natural light. The tropical foliage was key on this residence due to the plenty of windows that help create the transition.
Project name
99 Residence
Architecture firm
SDH Studio Architecture + Design
Location
Bay Harbor, Florida, United States
Photography
David Hernandez
Principal architect
Stephanie Halfen
Material
White Wood Marble and metal louvers
Typology
Residential › House
Designed by award-winning architect Chad Oppenheim, this new single-family house located on the last vacant lot in the exclusive Bal Harbour residential community in Miami is an elegant stone and concrete structure that creates a dynamic interplay between the landscape and the interiors while arraying ample space for both entertaining guests and pr...
Project name
Bal Harbour House
Architecture firm
Oppenheim Architecture / Chad Oppenheim
Location
252 Bal Bay Drive, Bal Harbour, Florida, USA
Photography
Kris Tamburello
Principal architect
Chad Oppenheim
Design team
Chad Oppenheim (Principal in charge), Kevin McMorris, Juan Calvo, Alexis Cogul, Alex Lozano
Collaborators
FDM Design / Fernanda Dovigi (Interior Furnishings), KETTAL FURNITURE
Structural engineer
Optimus Structural Design
Environmental & MEP
L. Triana Associates
Lighting
Radiance Lighting
Material
Concrete, Glass, Roman Travertine flooring and Belgian Oak
Typology
Residential › House
Texas is arguably one of the most overlooked states when it comes to magnificent architecture, which is a shame given its rich culture means that some of the buildings located around the city are truly breathtaking.
Written by
Carol Trehearn
Photography
Falkenpost (cover image), Daniel Schwen, Janreagan, Michael Barera, Nsaum75
Valerie Schweitzer Architects: Inspired in part by the closing of a butterfly’s wings and other organic forms, this 350 square-foot art studio and private office for a family home in Westport, Connecticut, provides a serene refuge.
Project name
Butterfly Studio
Architecture firm
Valerie Schweitzer Architects
Location
Westport, United States
Photography
Tom Leighton, Paul Bartholomeuw
Landscape
Colorado blue spruce and azaleas
Construction
All Phase Construction, Bridgeport, Ct, USA
Material
Douglas fir wood framing, steel columns, and beams, low-e-double pane glass, stucco-cladding with trowel-finish, teak wood cladding, new and recycled. Poured concrete floor with electric (snow-melting) radiant heat; custom windows with aluminum frames both fixed and operable; custom skylight with aluminum frame
Typology
Educational › Workshop
We designed an all-timber structure with the realization of creating a beautiful but raw and simple but complex interior space defined by a rational structure of 48 columns (trusses). The trusses meet at the top in compression rings (35), all of which are connected to 34 circles (horizontal members), each one representing one year of Burning Man’s...
Project name
Holon Temple
Architecture firm
FR-EE / Fernando Romero Enterprise
Location
Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Fernando Romero
Design team
Fernando Romero, Romain Thijsen, Liliana Viveros, Hugo Vela, Daniela Gallo, Nicholas Dolan, Jean-François Goyette, Germán Sandoval, Pablo Morales, Alejandro Hernández, Federico Serna, Libia Castilla, Adriana Merchant, Pierre Tairouz, Oscar Caballero, Ariadna Chavarria, Aldo Domínguez, José Manuel Soto, Aníbal Cárdenas, Edson Rodríguez, Armando Montiel, Jessica Valdés, Pamela Hernández, Eduardo Hernández.
Visualization
Juan Carlos Ramos
Typology
Religious Architecture › Temple