Like a diamond, the shape of the building arises from the external pressure of legal constraints on a small plot of land. The facade gives character to the piece and functions as a brise-soleil. The restaurant under the pool is naturally cooled by the water that cascades over the facades.
Project name
Diamant D'Abidjan
Architecture firm
Paulo Merlini Architects
Location
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Tools used
Revit, SketchUp, AutoCAD
Principal architect
Paulo Merlini
Visualization
Paulo Merlini Architects
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel / Mixed-Use
A house for a friend, a glass house that embraces nature at its core. The house has three big skylights in the roof. In the entrance area, the living-dining area and the guest area, which brings a lot of light into these spaces.
Architecture firm
Reza Mohtashami
Location
Upstate New York, New York, United States
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Reza Mohtashami
Design team
Reyhaneh Daneshmandi
Visualization
Reyhaneh Daneshmandi
Typology
Residential › House
Based on a housing module that reflects the constant direction we have to connect to nature in terms of shapes and functional impact, in the first instance we rise from the ground to have the least impact on it, helping to achieve better control of the views.
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Location
Miami, Florida, USA
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Visualization
Veliz Arquitecto
Typology
Residential › Cabin
This is Fredrick Mensah house in the South of Ghana. Fredrick asked us to do a minimal design but futuristic! We tried to make it as unique as possible. I tried to design the facade of this house in a new and classy look.
Project name
KuKuruoo House
Architecture firm
Amin Moazzen
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Amin Moazzen
Visualization
Amin Moazzen
Typology
Residential › House
We created a comfort and inspiring environment for the hi-end intellectual office workers. All the best innovative companies are competing for the best minds and professionals, what has led to a reorganization of offices and headquarters.
Project name
Public space for high-end office specialists
Architecture firm
Basis architectural bureau
Tools used
ArchiCAD, SketchUp
Principal architect
Ivan Okhapkin
Design team
Ivan Okhapkin, Ivan Sakara, Tatiana Kozlova, Alexandra Terentieva, Nikita Chikin, Elizaveta Nadezhina, Evgeniy Rusakov, Valeriya Streletskaya
Visualization
Basis architectural bureau
Typology
Public Space › Landscape, public space in office center, IT-cluster
The Biela house has a gallery of really cool cars as an art exhibit. The display is vertical as a Hot Wheels collector would in childhood, but on a real scale.
Architecture firm
Tetro Arquitetura
Location
Nova Lima, Brazil
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Visualization
Igor Macedo, Matheus Rosendo
Typology
Residential › House
Let's fast forward to the sophisticated center of Melbourne, where we are greeted by a mysterious house of mirrors. 24-storey office project is created by HAMPTON PROJECTS in partnership with the legendary DKO Architects.
Project name
563 Little Londsdale
Architecture firm
Hampton Projects & DKO
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Visualization
CUUB Studio
Client
Hampton Projects & DKO
Status
Under construction
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
How do you get the most out of a limited resource? Water is the most important natural resource and the base for all forms of life. The sculpture is creating a minimal surface of water that will be not only an artistic icon for the area but also a shelter of protection and a point of encounter and interaction for its users.
Project name
DRIFT - Nature's Shelter
Architecture firm
OF. Studio
Location
Miami Beach, USA
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, V-ray, Blender 3D, Adobe Photoshop
Client
Faena Art District
