Inspired by Vancouver’s prominent “West Coast Fusion” culture, Floating House is a contemporary mix of eastern and western influences, designed by Arno Matis Architecture. The composition appears to float on a large reflecting pool within an oriental garden setting.
Project name
Floating House
Architecture firm
Arno Matis Architecture
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Photography
Michael Elkan, John Sinal
Principal architect
Arno Matis
Interior design
Arno Matis Architecture
Structural engineer
Fast + Epp
Landscape
Paul Sangha Limited
Lighting
Sistemalux, Baccarat, Eurofase
Visualization
Arno Matis Architecture
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Project name
Floating suites
Architecture firm
Aryan Kamaliha
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Lumion, Adobe Lightroom
Principal architect
Aryan Kamaliha
Visualization
Aryan Kamaliha
Typology
Residential › House
The site of the Smith Residence was a slight declivity between two rock outcroppings that are on a prominence that slopes directly down to the sea. The house was conceived as a square spiral, built up by the lapping of the major beams around a courtyard.
Project name
Smith House 2
Architecture firm
Arthur Erickson
Location
West Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Photography
John Fulker, Steven Zhen Wang
Principal architect
Arthur Erickson, Geoffrey Massey
Typology
Residential › House
Milad Eshtiyaghi: The main concern of designing this project was to have a good view of the forest and overlooking the surrounding area, Which start from the design of high-rise cottages and start with two concrete cores that forming the structure of them on both sides.
Architecture firm
Milad Eshtiyaghi
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Milad Eshtiyaghi
Visualization
Milad Eshtiyaghi
Typology
Residential › Houses
The Shanghai & Vancouver based designer and architectural photographer Amey Kandalgaonkar has designed a concpet for a riverside hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Project description by the architect:
This project, it’s location and atmosphere is inspired from Eltz Castle a medi...
