GRAFT’s design for a private villa in Berlin’s venerable Grunewald quarter presents a striking, modern interpretation of comfortable living in the city. It’s trapezoidal, sculptural form and modern architectural language symbolizes a boulder in a glacial landscape and differentiates it from its neighbours.
Photography
Frank Herfort, Tobias Hein
Principal architect
Founding Partners: Lars Krückeberg, Wolfram Putz, Thomas Willemeit. Project Designer: Marvin Bratke, Marc Friedhoff. Project Lead: Konstantin Buhr, Nils Von Minckwitz
Design team
Aleksandra Zajko, Allison Weiler, Anna Wittwer, Dorothea Von Rotberg, Frank Petters
Material
Stone, Glass, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
Located in an olive grove in southern Peloponnese, this summer residence is characterized by an Ypsilon shaped green roof that acts as both an accessible extension of the terrain, while framing the most significant views from the inside out. The project was designed by London and Brussels based architects Theo Sarantoglou Lalis and Dora Sweijd from...
Project name
Villa Ypsilon
Architecture firm
LASSA Architects
Location
Foinikounta, Greece
Photography
NAARO (Naaro.com)
Principal architect
Theo Sarantoglou Lalis, Dora Sweijd
Design team
LASSA : Theo Sarantoglou Lalis (Principal) and Dora Sweijd (Principal) with Kasper Ax (Associate), Yousef Al Mehdari, Theo Grousopoulos, Thomas Jensen, Valeria Garcia, Nikolaos Klimentidis, Greg Spaw, Luke Tan,Yu Zheng,
Collaborators
Local Architect (Permit) : V. Kosmopoulos
Structural engineer
Metep, L. Babilis
Civil engineer
Formwork Engineer : Nous, Manja van De Worp
Construction
Triedkat: V. Leriou
Material
Concrete, terrazzo, marble, steel, glass
Typology
Residential › House
Along the Cascais coast, on the west side of Lisboa and inside the Sintra Natural Park, a wonderful modern villa set in the typical landscape of the Portuguese Riviera was developed: the Casa da Quinta da Marinha.
Project name
Casa da Quinta da Marinha
Architecture firm
Enter Arquitectura
Location
Cascais, Portugal
Collaborators
IdealPark Srl (Car lift manufacture)
Typology
Residential › House
Studio Saxe weaves tropical pergola in the jungle of the Caribbean coast of Puerto Viejo, Limon. Pavilions were joined through a woven network of pergolas that blend with the jungle creating a sense of unity through an internal courtyard.
Project name
Caribbean Courtyard Villa
Architecture firm
Studio Saxe
Location
Puerto Viejo, Limon, Costa Rica
Photography
Andres Garcia Lachner
Principal architect
Benjamin G. Saxe
Structural engineer
APÉSTEGUI+BLAIR
Material
Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Mid-ridge Villa has been settled between a slender but prosperous garden in the heart of the farmlands, for a family of three who are always gathering. A twelve-year-old child, the climax of the story, and her rebellious spirit, along with her constant training to become a professional swimmer and her occasional desire for isolation and privacy, ha...
Project name
Mid-Ridge Villa
Architecture firm
EZ Studio
Location
Qahdarijan, Isfahan, Iran
Principal architect
Pedram Ezadi Boroujeni
Design team
Foroogh Haddad
Collaborators
Majid Tahmasebi, Saeid Kazemi
Interior design
Pedram Ezadi
Environmental & MEP
Saadat
Lighting
Khorshid Gallery
Material
Brick, Glass, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
This project with an approximate area of 550 square meters, is designed on a land area of 1800 square meters.
This project is designed in a modern style and based on introversion.
The employer's request to have a large building, while maintaining security and inner peace and away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
Architecture firm
Avat Design Studio
Location
Golpayegan, Esfahan, Iran
Photography
Sahar Pilevar
Principal architect
Ali Naseri
Collaborators
Shahab Sajjadi, Kimia Karimi
Interior design
Ali Naseri
Structural engineer
E.N Keshmiri & E.N Salari
Civil engineer
E.N Salari
Environmental & MEP
Ms. Rezvan And Najafzadeh
Construction
Arman Gostar Contracting Company
Lighting
E.N Seyfi Nezhad
Visualization
Shahab Sajjadi
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Client
Arman Gostar Contracting Company
Status
Checking Maps And Plans
Typology
Residential › House
Bringing nature into the heart of family life, Villa Shanti has been designed to embrace and celebrate its jungle setting. A functional family home that creates open spaces for gathering and enjoying family life while at the same time offering privacy and seclusion for those moments of necessary solitude.
Project name
Villa Shanti
Architecture firm
Garton and Zopf
Location
Samara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Principal architect
Tom Garton
Design team
Garton and Zopf
Interior design
Garton and Zopf
Landscape
Garton and Zopf
Structural engineer
Dudley Lopez
Environmental & MEP
Christian Arias
Visualization
Noelia Aguierre and Stitch 3D Visualization
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Lumion, Autodesk 3ds Max
Material
200mm Block work, reinforced concrete columns, lightweight steel frames
Client
Mor and Angela lnbar
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
In the center of the village of Boudry, the project settles on a narrow plot, surrounded with collective housing, a church and an old mansion. In this motley context and its limited openings, the villa seeks to favor the inhabitants intimacy.
Project name
Schuler Villa
Architecture firm
andrea pelati architecte
Location
Rue des Lières, 2017 Boudry, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Photography
Thomas Jantscher
Design team
Andrea Pelati, Raphaël Fromaigeat, Anna Popek-Schmalstieg, Sandy Erlebach
Structural engineer
Mauler SA
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel, Wood
Client
Mr. & Mrs. Schuler
Typology
Residential › House
