Nestled in the leafy bylanes of an urban pocket in the heart of New Delhi, the Envelope is a contemporary home for a respected luminary in the cinematic industry, one that is contemplative in nature with a sleek iconic profile reflecting its metropolitan city character. The house is distinctly private in its appearance, with a sheer monolithic wall...
Project name
The Envelope (Vasant Vihar Residence)
Architecture firm
Studio IAAD
Location
New Delhi, India
Photography
Andre J. Fanthome, Studio Noughts and Crosses LLP
Principal architect
Rachna Agarwal
Collaborators
Electrical Engineering: Ampower Consultant Services HVAC: Dew point Façade: Prodema cladding
Structural engineer
AE Design
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Located in Dongcheng district in the ancient city of Beijing, the project consisted in the construction of a private courtyard house including the refurbishment of an existing Ming's dynasty building along the street. In the design process, it was important to give a clear reading of the old and the new while connecting both in a coherent architect...
Project name
Dongcheng Courtyard House
Architecture firm
JSPA Design
Principal architect
Johan Sarvan, Florent Buis
Built area
660 m² (Interior space area)
Design year
2022 Feburary to October
Visualization
JSPA Design
Typology
Residential › House
Developing a house in this location becomes a challenge due to the natural profile that the land develops. As such, the project idea is not to land a volume that becomes a dwelling, but to design a volume that conveys the idea that it was carved in the “site” (thus creating the feeling of union with the place) at the same time as it provokes the se...
Architecture firm
Mário Alves Arquiteto
Location
Quinta da Portela, Coimbra, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Mário Alves
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Inspired by the traditional Chinese courtyard house, the design team created a triple-height atrium in the central area of the residence. The introverted atrium combines both transparency and a sense of privacy. Light and shadows randomly scatter on the white walls around the atrium. The design stimulates the free communication among the occupants,...
Project name
Villa Near Dahao Lake
Architecture firm
Foshan Topway Design
Principal architect
Wang Zhike, Li Xiaoshui
Design team
Luo Hongli, Lai Yunqin, Liu Yangzhu, SuJianming, Zhou Shenghua, Deng Jianfeng
Collaborators
Text: Lan Jingwei
Interior design
Yang Shiwei / Foshan Caihong Space
Construction
Foshan Jihui Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd.
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
The Bunker House is a custom two-story house with a bomb shelter in the basement. It is fully equipped for a long stay: it has comfortable sleeping places and rest areas, a separate room for food and water supplies, bathrooms with showers and sewage, and a private kitchen. Even a winter garden with artificial lighting is planned — everything for th...
Project name
Bunker House
Architecture firm
Sence Architects
Principal architect
Vasylyna Kosynska
Design team
Diana Alekseenko, Ihor Yashin
Visualization
Ihor Yashin
Typology
Residential › House
Nestled in the morainic hills overlooking Lake Garda stands Villa Emerald, a true gem of architecture and design whose name evokes the colour of the waters in which it is reflected, in harmony with the surrounding landscape and nature.
Architecture firm
Gruppo Building / Boffa Petrone & Partners
Location
Lake Garda, Italy
Photography
Piero Ottaviano
Principal architect
Boffa Petrone & Partners
Design team
Boffa Petrone & Partners, Studio Fezzardi
Collaborators
Kristina Pulaeva, Elio Sereno Home
Interior design
Kristina Pulaeva, Elio Sereno Home
Landscape
Gruppo Building / Boffa Petrone & Partners
Structural engineer
Studio Fezzardi - arch. Lorenzo Fezzardi + Ing Giacomo Maiano
Construction
Building s.p.a.
Lighting
Ambiente Luce, Helitec
Supervision
Gruppo Building
Visualization
Elio Sereno Home
Tools used
AutoCAD, Blender, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Laminam, Alma Parquet, Rimadesio, Valcucine
Typology
Residential › House
In designing this project, the client of the project asked us to exactly design the Twin Sisters 1 project for them according to their needs. But we presented a new design for them according to their needs so that two units are completely separate from each other, where a central space is formed like a central courtyard, and in the middle of it is...
Project name
Twin sisters House 2
Architecture firm
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Location
Duane, Franklin County, New York, United States
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Visualization
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Typology
Residential › House
At the suburbs of Thessaloniki, in Trilofo, you can find Villa TaL, designed by the office Ark4lab of Architecture, based in Greece. The building is developed in two levels, astride a linear axus , in a way that the volume formation conveys the different functions of the space.
Architecture firm
Ark4Lab of Architecture
Location
Trilofo, Thessaloniki, Greece
Photography
Nikos Vavdinoudis
Principal architect
George Tyrothoulakis, Evdokia Voudouri
Design team
Giannis Papakostas, Dimitris Georgiou
Landscape
Ark4Lab of Architecture
Structural engineer
Alexandros Theologou
Civil engineer
Alexandros Theologou
Environmental & MEP
Kafaridis Apostolos
Construction
Ark4Lab of Architecture
Lighting
Ark4Lab of Architecture
Supervision
Ark4Lab of Architecture
Visualization
Ark4Lab of Architecture
Material
Stone, concrete, wood, marble, glass
Typology
Residential › House
