Magnolia House is an alternative response to the common housing enclave. It seeks to understand it from the perspective of a series of spaces that are inhabited by a family, rather than from the perspective of an architectural element. Implanted in a suburban context full of nature and away from the urban environment, it’s a symbolic volumetric com...
Project name
Magnolia House (Casa Magnolia)
Architecture firm
Caá Porá Arquitectura, Nicolas&Nicolas
Photography
Nicolás Provoste
Principal architect
Paula Izurieta
Design team
Gabriel Moyer-Perez, Paula Izurieta, Nicolas Vivas
Collaborators
Carlos Burbano
Interior design
Gabriel Moyer-Perez, Paula Izurieta, Nicolas Vivas
Civil engineer
Telmo Vanegas
Structural engineer
Telmo Vanegas
Visualization
Gabriel Moyer-Perez
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Revit, V-ray, AutoCAD
Construction
Paula Izurieta, Nicolas Vivas
Material
Concrete, Wood, Steel
Client
Fernandez Salvador and Suarez Family
Typology
Residential › House
The Upstate NY House of Courtyards is a villa in Austerlitz, Columbia County. Nestled in a forested, gently sloping 12-acre plot, the house overlooks a naturally-fed pond with panoramic views of Harvey Mountain State reserve in the background. The architecture creates a sense of connection with the forest and landscape while providing a feeling of...
Project name
House of Courtyards
Architecture firm
Alepreda Architecture
Location
Austerlitz, Columbia County, New York, USA
Photography
James John Jetel
Principal architect
Alessandro Preda, AIA
Design team
Alessandro Preda, Nicola Brasetti
Collaborators
Silent Koala Inc (General Contractor)
Interior design
Alepreda Architecture
Civil engineer
Patrick Prendergast P.E.
Structural engineer
Ian Pendleton P.E.
Landscape
Alepreda Architecture
Lighting
Alepreda Architecture
Visualization
Alepreda Architecture
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray
Construction
Silent Koala Inc
Material
Exterior: Shou sugi ban boards-and-batten facade, cedar, custom-made concrete pavers, gravel, standing seam metal roof; Interior: stained oak wood floor, painted custom MDF panelling, white oak millwork, soapstone (kitchen, fireplace), teak (vanities), Carrara marble (secondary bathrooms), penny tiles (secondary bath), Bardiglio marble (primary bath)
Typology
Residential › Single-family home
Folded project The project consists of several plates,these plates forming are designed in a bending manner. The project has special folded plates with an arched opening. Form follows function and the project style is a combination of modern and traditional architectural style. The opening form of the project faces the entrance and the parking. The...
Project name
Folded Villa
Architecture firm
UFO Studio
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Bahman Behzadi
Visualization
Bahman Behzadi
Typology
Residential › House
The Wave House is fitting into the virtual nature where it sits and offers stunning views and tranquillity. The orientation of the house takes key considerations of the design approach and creates an extra opportunity to get residents into the virtual heaven.
Architecture firm
Mind Design
Location
Dom World Metaverse
Tools used
Autodesk Maya, Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Miroslav Naskov
Design team
Jan Wilk, Michelle Naskov
Visualization
nVisual studio
Typology
Residential › House
Clean modern lines, floor to ceiling glass windows, gorgeous pool and beautiful landscape with its splendid art decors seems nothing else is needed for designing such a showy private villa.
Project name
Modern Private Villa
Architecture firm
Kulthome
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, ArchiCAD, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Residential, House
The Iranian design studio, Shomali Design Studio, led by Yaser and Yasin Rashid Shomali, recently designed a villas, located in a Gilan, Iran. The main idea came from the local building in this area with sloping roofs because of the rainy environment. Always we liked to see this wooden slopping roof from inside the house and the triangle shape from...
Architecture firm
Shomali Design Studio
Location
Bandar-e Anzali, Gilan, Iran
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop, Lumion, Adobe After Effects
Principal architect
Yaser Rashid Shomali & Yasin Rashid Shomali
Design team
Yaser Rashid Shomali & Yasin Rashid Shomali
Visualization
Yaser Rashid Shomali, Yasin Rashid Shomali
Typology
Residential › House
This is a house in the green lands of Kordan, Tehran, Iran. The client wanted and one store house, but in the feeling that it's not just a small house with a shallow look! We tried to make it as mysterious and deep as possible. So we used several forms in the corners and a long pool in the middle of the house.
Architecture firm
Zahra Saadat Ara, Amin Moazzen
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Amin Moazzen
Collaborators
Zahra Saadat Ara, Amin Moazzen
Visualization
Amin Moazzen
Typology
Residential › House
''There are 360 degrees, so why stick to one?'' - ZAHA HADID. These words always encouraged me to explore and experiment the angles configuration and how they could be intervened.
Project name
Chaotic Rhythm
Architecture firm
Abdallah Kamel
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Abdallah Kamel
Visualization
Abdallah Kamel
