The modern luxury beach house is located on a beautiful stretch of coastline in Costa Rica, with panoramic views of the ocean from every room. And it's a true oasis of relaxation and luxury. The exterior of the house is clad in sleek, modern materials such as concrete and glass, which reflect the natural surroundings and allow for maximum natural l...
Project name
Coastal Bliss House (CASA 57)
Architecture firm
QBO3 Arquitectos
Location
Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Sketchup, Lumion
Principal architect
Mario Vargas Mejías
Design team
Natalia Villalta Bolaños, Steven García Alfaro
Collaborators
Teknik and OGIC Gerencia de Proyectos
Visualization
Tina Tajaddod
Typology
Residential › House
This project is the very first “rammed earth” implementation in Costa Rica. Two minimalist-shaped villas designed for short-term rent partially levitate above the edge of a steep hill of the overgrown jungle and bring endless views of the Pacific Ocean. Both villas were designed with respect to sustainability and the surrounding wild environment.
Architecture firm
Formafatal
Location
Playa Hermosa, OSA Uvita – Bahia Ballena, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Principal architect
Dagmar Štěpánová
Collaborators
Rammed earth walls: Terra Compacta [Daniel Mantovani]. Statics: Ch. Vargas. Garden: Dagmar Štěpánová [part of the architectural project]. Realization: construction leader Willy Jeferson Céspedes Vargas + local workers. Realization of screed surfaces: Different Design [Pavel Trousil]. Graphic design [logo]: Zuzana Vemeová.
Built area
Built-up Area 190 m² / 95 m² per villa; Gross Floor Area 180 m² / 90 m² per villa; Usable Floor Area 180 m² / 90 m² per villa
Material
Clay – perimeter bearing walls. Concrete – floor slabs, interior walls, ceiling slabs, plunge pool, furniture (kitchen unit with sink and Shelves, bedside tables, outdoor bench (all according to the author's design). Raw structural steel /H-beams and U-beams/ – columns and rim/attic roof. Cement screed /Ecobeton Italy/ – colored surfaces (floor and walls, furniture according to the author's design). PlyRock (fibre cement board) – Sliding interior panel (shower/toilet) and dining table (all according to the author's design). Glass – parts of the facades. Teak massive– beds (according to the author's design). 100% linen – all fabric (bedding, curtains, mosquito nets).
Client
Dagmar Štěpánová & Karel Vančura
Typology
Hospitality, Resort, Villas
An architectural concept, a house among the canyons. Is it possible to build a house of difficult terrain? The ravines and deep drops of canyons can be used as a habitat for a retreat from nature. Deserts have their own charm, where you can gaze out from the heights and rest on the heights immersed in meditation.
Project name
Canyon House
Architecture firm
Cosmo Render
Location
Khujand Desert Canyon, Tajikistan
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Megascans, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Dilshod Sharipov
Design team
Dilshod Sharipov
Visualization
Cosmo Render
Typology
Residential › House
The house is designed in a complex balance between the creation of a dense and closed fortress and the reinterpretation of the typical patio house, looking for a protected oasis, in its intimate relationship with the sky. The name - Forte - denounces the mandatory theme of privacy, while the volumetric design reveals the essential strategy of captu...
Project name
Casa Forte (Forte House)
Architecture firm
Pema Studio
Location
Santo Tirso, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Tiago Pedrosa Martins
Collaborators
Daniel Carvalho, Dário Cunha
Structural engineer
M2 – Gabinete de Estudos
Construction
Construções Alves e Freitas, Lda.
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Villa Vingt is anchored on a sloping site next to the ski resort Le Relais. The upper ground offers a magnificent view of the Laurentian hills and Lac-Beauport’s residential area. The project builds on the existing foundations of the client’s home in order to retain some acquired rights. The owners know the site’s qualities very well for having liv...
Architecture firm
Bourgeois / Lechasseur Architects
Location
Lac-Beauport, Canada
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Collaborators
Structural Engineer: DaVinci structures
Visualization
Hamed Ghorbani
Typology
Residential › House
The Agnes Residence is a spectacular 21500 square foot home located in the middle of Accra, Ghana, central Africa.This home, consider in the studio as ́The One ́, shows a luxurious housing project that reflects and resembles the users' lifestyle, bringing a paradisiacal oasis into the chaotic concrete jungle. Focusing on improving the quality-of-li...
Project name
Agnes Residence
Architecture firm
ORCA Design, Zafra Arquitectos
Tools used
Revit, Unreal Engine, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Marcelo Ortega
Design team
Christian Ortega, Marcelo Ortega, José Ortega, Paula Zapata, Sebastián Rivadeneira, Francisco Pérez, Gisselle Gamboa
Collaborators
Dolores Villacis, Wuilder Salcedo
Visualization
ORCA Design
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
If you want the pool to reach the living room, kitchen and dining room, we can do it. The magic of architecture can make rooms different and unique places, a linearly distributed house can work with more optimized and well-oriented spaces. This consists of outdoor parking and parking under the pool, kitchen-dining room in the same space, a laundry...
Project name
Golden Panther House
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Location
Miami, Florida, USA
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Design team
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Visualization
Veliz Arquitecto
Typology
Residential › House
In Mykonos, a famous Greek island that gradually builds a liberal Cycladic culture, Kipseli Architects are called to renovate and combine two old Mykonian homes in Chora (town) and transform them into one luxurious contemporary villa.
Project name
Hestia Residence
Architecture firm
Kipseli Architects
Location
Chora, Mykonos, Greece
Photography
George Messaritakis, Andreas Bekas
Principal architect
Kirki Mariolopoulou
Design team
Stylianos Axiotakis, Maria Tsouma
Typology
Residential › House
