Nestled in the picturesque countryside of Karaka, Auckland, New Zealand, Olive Grove House is a stunning family home that seamlessly blends modernist design with its serene rural surroundings. The response of renowned architects Young + Richards, to a families need for a new home after living on the land for many years in a small barn house.
Project name
Olive Grove House
Architecture firm
Young + Richards
Location
Karaka, Auckland, New Zealand
Photography
David Straight
Principal architect
Elvon Young
Design team
Harriet Pilkington (nee Richards)
Interior design
Young + Richards
Site area
4 hectares approx
Material
Timber Weatherboard Cladding
Typology
Residential › House
Grilli Principado School is located in Canning, Argentina, and is a project by TIM Arquitectos. Its goal is to generate spatial tools through architecture for improved learning within the educational community.
Project name
Colegio Grilli Principado (Grilli Principado School)
Architecture firm
TIM Arquitectos
Location
El deslinde 1380, Canning, San Vicente, Argentina
Photography
Luis Barandiaran
Principal architect
Martin Aracama
Design team
Felipe Aracama
Landscape
Ramiro Dalessandro
Typology
Educational Architecture › School
Hotel Avándaro has been renovated by mexican firms Chain + Siman and modomanera to meet the growing demand of visitors and integrate a contemporary design vision in dialogue with the site’s various historical layers.
Project name
Hotel Avándaro
Architecture firm
Chain + Siman, modomanera
Location
Valle de Bravo, State of Mexico, Mexico
Principal architect
Renatta Chain, Lina Siman
Design team
Chain + Siman (Renatta Chain, Lina Siman), modomanera (Patricio Galindo Chain, Natalia Zenteno Ortega)
Collaborators
PRÓXIMA (Energetic Solutions)
Interior design
Chain + Siman
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel, Conference Centre, Restaurant, Golf Club
Shenzhen, a pioneering city pulsating with innovation and inclusivity, radiates a cultural spirit as vibrant as a blazing fire. This dynamic energy collides and converges with MASONPRINCE’s vision of “Classless Fashion Collective,” forging a unique synergy.
Project name
Masonprince Store (Upperhills, Shenzhen)
Architecture firm
TOMO Design, TO ACC
Photography
Free Will Photography
Principal architect
Uno Chan, Xao Fei
Collaborators
Cooperative Design: Jamie, Linus, Jason, Jay. Decoration Design: Tin, Wink, Evan. Brand Promotion: Xao Fe, Yuu, Feiyu, Sunshine Pr. Technical Support: Shenzhen Botoo Constructon Co. Ltd
Typology
Commercial › Store
The proposal envisions the development of a 29-villa complex in Bourboulos area of Santorini, Greece. Santorini is a volcanic island located in the southern Aegean Sea. Characteristics of the island are the steep terrain, the rocky landscape and the harsh vegetation.
Project name
Bourboulos 29
Architecture firm
Viiibe Architects
Location
Santorini, Greece
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustartor
Principal architect
Dionysios Kakoulis, Marcos Panayides, Grigoris Ktistis
Design team
Dionysios Kakoulis, Marcos Panayides, Grigoris Ktistis
Visualization
Rytm Studio
The new tennis club pavilion on Macharovo square in the heart of Prague's Ořechovka district is designed as a lightweight wooden structure on columns that evokes spa gazebos. In addition to a clubhouse and café, it also offers facilities for tennis players and a green observation terrace on the roof.
Project name
Beseda Ořechovka Tennis Club
Architecture firm
Pavel Hnilička Architects+Planners
Location
Na Ořechovce 28/33a, 162 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Pavel Hnilička; Co-author: Petr Bočan
Design team
Martin Jirsa, main engineer
Collaborators
Landscape architect: Magdaléna Myšková Kaščaková. Air-conditioning: Jiří Duben. Sanitary Installations: Irena Berková. Main contractor: ARCUS-Růžička
Built area
Built-up area 130 m² Gross floor area 242 m² Usable floor area 168 m²
Environmental & MEP
Sanitary Installations: Irena Berková
Landscape
Magdaléna Myšková Kaščaková
Construction
ARCUS-Růžička
Material
Facade cladding – carbonized Nordic spruce. External wooden structure – oak glued profiles, oil paint. External paved areas and stairs – brushed concrete. Spiral staircase – steel sheet with paint. Terrace railing – stainless steel rods and stainless steel mesh. Interior furniture – oak and oil glaze. Cloakroom cladding – birch plywood, colorless paint. Floor – terrazzo
Typology
Sports Architecture › Pavilion
In architecture, the act of creating distinct spaces is often characterized by the act of separation. The transitional spaces in architecture refer to areas that serve as distinction between two contrasting environments or simply, the inside and outside.
Photography
Marcin Grabowiecki, Lei Tao, Fernando Gomulya
A previously derelict garden forms the singular focal point of this heritage listed terrace house. A transparent room was submerged into a new garden and cast in black to form an abstract silhouette against the landscape.
Project name
Mosman House
Architecture firm
Lachlan Seegers Architect
Location
Sydney, Australia
Photography
Rory Gardiner
Principal architect
Lachlan Seegers
Design team
Lachlan Seegers
Interior design
Lachlan Seegers Architect
Structural engineer
Stankovic Structural
Landscape
Lachlan Seegers Architect
Lighting
Lachlan Seegers Architect
Supervision
Lachlan Seegers
Construction
System Built Constructions
Material
Steel, Glass and Concrete
Typology
Residential › House
At the centre of this narrow site stands a single Spotted Gum that has towered over the existing terrace since the early 1970’s. Considered a tremendous gift, a suite of precise interventions respond directly to this magnificent tree, binding the atmosphere of the home with the everchanging presence of nature.
Project name
Erskineville House
Architecture firm
Lachlan Seegers Architect
Location
Sydney, Australia
Photography
Rory Gardiner
Principal architect
Lachlan Seegers
Design team
Lachlan Seegers
Interior design
Lachlan Seegers Architect
Structural engineer
James Taylor & Associates
Landscape
Lachlan Seegers Architect
Lighting
Lachlan Seegers Architect
Supervision
Lachlan Seegers
Construction
Nexa Projects
Material
Steel, Glass and Concrete
Typology
Residential › House
Nestled within a narrow, cascading site in Wellington’s character suburb of Mt Victoria sits the Ellice Street House. Studio Pacific was commissioned to renovate the existing pre-1900s two-storey villa and add a contemporary living pavilion that maximises connection with the outdoor space and leafy garden beyond.
Project name
Ellice Street House
Architecture firm
Studio of Pacific Architecture Limited
Location
Mount Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand
Principal architect
Stephen McDougall
Design team
Stephen McDougall, Takeshi Kominami, Richard Beatson, Dorian Minty
Interior design
Studio Pacific Architecture
Built area
312 m² (New: 184 m², Existing: 128 m²)
Structural engineer
David Lai (Focus Engineering)
Construction
Overton & Associates
Material
Black-stained timber cladding (new elements), White painted rusticated weatherboards (existing villa), Oak timber screen feature, Sustainably grown timber, Heavily insulated slab, walls, and roof
Typology
Residential › House, Alterations and Additions
