An apartment for a single person and their two children. Our client acquires an old house in the center of Pontevedra and, aware of its potential, seeks a comprehensive reform of it. The promoter has a special sensitivity, since he is a person linked to the world of art and with a great fondness for literature. Design and architecture are therefore...
Project name
Ferreiros Apartment
Architecture firm
Nan Arquitectos
Location
Rúa Ferreiris, 36002 Pontevedra, Spain
Photography
Iván Casal Nieto
Principal architect
Alberto F.Reiriz, Vicente Pillado, Sofía Agulló, Clara Gonzalez
Design team
Alberto F.Reiriz, Vicente Pillado, Sofía Agulló, Clara Gonzalez
Interior design
Alberto F.Reiriz, Vicente Pillado, Sofía Agulló, Clara Gonzalez
Environmental & MEP engineering
Visualization
Nan Arquitectos
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The Jambatu Center is one of the world’s leading institutions in amphibian research and conservation. It sits at the gateway to some of the most biologically diverse areas of the planet and is managing a very important amphibian collection containing nearly 3000 individuals, which include 29 endangered species of frogs and toads. Most of these are...
Project name
The Jambatu Center for Amphibian Research and Museum (Centro Jambatu de Investigación de Anfibios y Museo)
Architecture firm
Caá Porá Arquitectura, Santiago del Hierro, Maria del Carmen
Location
Valle de los Chillos, Ecuador
Principal architect
Paula Izurieta, Gabriel Moyer-Perez, Santiago del Hierro, Maria del Carmen Burbano and Gary Leggett Cahuas
Design team
Paula Izurieta, Gabriel Moyer-Perez, Santiago del Hierro, Maria del Carmen Burbano and Gary Leggett Cahuas
Collaborators
Gen Moya, Erick Alvares
Interior design
Caá Porá Arquitectura
Supervision
Caá Porá Arquitectura
Visualization
Caá Porá Arquitectura
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, AutoCAD, V-ray
Construction
Espinosa & Pachano (Phase 1), Manuel Poma, Manuel Pilatasig (Phase 2)
Material
Mix structure of concrete and steel, polycarbonate and roofs shades
Client
Luis Coloma and María Dolores Guarderas
Typology
Research and Conservation Architecture, Amphibian Museum, Scientific Research Center
Magnolia House is an alternative response to the common housing enclave. It seeks to understand it from the perspective of a series of spaces that are inhabited by a family, rather than from the perspective of an architectural element. Implanted in a suburban context full of nature and away from the urban environment, it’s a symbolic volumetric com...
Project name
Magnolia House (Casa Magnolia)
Architecture firm
Caá Porá Arquitectura, Nicolas&Nicolas
Photography
Nicolás Provoste
Principal architect
Paula Izurieta
Design team
Gabriel Moyer-Perez, Paula Izurieta, Nicolas Vivas
Collaborators
Carlos Burbano
Interior design
Gabriel Moyer-Perez, Paula Izurieta, Nicolas Vivas
Civil engineer
Telmo Vanegas
Structural engineer
Telmo Vanegas
Visualization
Gabriel Moyer-Perez
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Revit, V-ray, AutoCAD
Construction
Paula Izurieta, Nicolas Vivas
Material
Concrete, Wood, Steel
Client
Fernandez Salvador and Suarez Family
Typology
Residential › House
The Upstate NY House of Courtyards is a villa in Austerlitz, Columbia County. Nestled in a forested, gently sloping 12-acre plot, the house overlooks a naturally-fed pond with panoramic views of Harvey Mountain State reserve in the background. The architecture creates a sense of connection with the forest and landscape while providing a feeling of...
Project name
House of Courtyards
Architecture firm
Alepreda Architecture
Location
Austerlitz, Columbia County, New York, USA
Photography
James John Jetel
Principal architect
Alessandro Preda, AIA
Design team
Alessandro Preda, Nicola Brasetti
Collaborators
Silent Koala Inc (General Contractor)
Interior design
Alepreda Architecture
Civil engineer
Patrick Prendergast P.E.
Structural engineer
Ian Pendleton P.E.
Landscape
Alepreda Architecture
Lighting
Alepreda Architecture
Visualization
Alepreda Architecture
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray
Construction
Silent Koala Inc
Material
Exterior: Shou sugi ban boards-and-batten facade, cedar, custom-made concrete pavers, gravel, standing seam metal roof; Interior: stained oak wood floor, painted custom MDF panelling, white oak millwork, soapstone (kitchen, fireplace), teak (vanities), Carrara marble (secondary bathrooms), penny tiles (secondary bath), Bardiglio marble (primary bath)
Typology
Residential › Single-family home
World-renowned architecture photographer Iwan Baan showcases his urban pilgrimage through the streets of Prague in an exhibition at the Centre for Architecture and Metropolitan Planning (CAMP) in Prague. Iwan Baan: Prague Dairy exhibition shows the city as raw, often neglected, and miles away from the glossy pictures in tourist guides.
Title
Iwan Baan: Prague Diary
Category
Architecture, Photography
Eligibility
Open to public
Organizer
The Prague Institute of Planning and Development (IPR Prague)
Date
The exhibition runs until 20 August at CAMP
Venue
CAMP, Vyšehradská 2075/51, 128 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Project Anugraha creates an alluring experience for one to contemplate upon and relish the extemporaneity of the surrounding environment. The house is sited on a 4500 sq.ft. plot abutting the street of a scantily plotted development in Chandigarh.
Project name
Anugraha House
Architecture firm
Space Race Architects
Location
Chandigarh, India
Photography
Sp Photography
Principal architect
Thakur Udayveer Singh
Design team
Ritika, Lovejeet Singh
Collaborators
Text Credit: Komal Choksi
Interior design
Space Race Architects
Structural engineer
Space Race Architects
Material
Concrete, Glass, Stone, Fima, Schuco, Hettich,D’ Decor, Asian Paints
Typology
Residential › House
A star house is revealed before your eyes, flashing in the imagination with its radiant beauty. Four protruding sections are gracefully intertwined into a symmetrical body that skillfully combines various functions and embraces a huge garden that breathes its own refined breath.
Location
Kyiv region, Ukraine
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Visualization
Eugene Mironenko, Iryna Riasnianska
Typology
Residential › House
CIIE.CO, a center of excellence located adjacent to Louis Kahn's old IIMA campus, has undergone a transformation to represent its current values and position as an epicenter of innovation. Over the course of 18 years, CIIE.CO has evolved from an entrepreneurship center to a center of excellence, and with this evolution, it required a refurbishment...
Project name
CIIE.CO Refurbishment
Architecture firm
UNSEEN Architects
Location
Ahmedabad, India
Photography
Vinay Panjwani
Principal architect
Dilip Revar, Vimal Patel
Design team
Kashyap Trivedi, Nikita Panchal, Nikhitha Pasupuleti, Pranav Soni, Pritesh Patel, Shrey Shah, Smriti Bhanti, Stuti Jain, Yash Patel
Interior design
UNSEEN Architects
Landscape
UNSEEN Architects
Structural engineer
Vertex Consultants and Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Electrical: Antech Consultants & Engineers; Acoustics: Acoustic Arena; HVAC: Mihir Patel
Lighting
UNSEEN Architects
Construction
Metal Fabricator: Steel Concept; Carpenter: Shiv Shakti Furniture
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Material
Concrete, Bricks, Metal, Wood
Client
CIIE.CO, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Typology
Institution › Refurbishment
Fragata house was designed in 2017 and built between that year and 2021 in Alamos neighborhood, northwest Pinamar. During the pandemic, the house was the only one on the block in a neighborhood that was developing at a lethargic pace, but which was shortly surrounded by several works -some even inhabited before Fragata House. This area continues to...
Project name
Fragata House (Casa Fragata)
Architecture firm
Estudio Galera Arquitectura
Location
Pinamar, Partido de Pinamar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Javier Agustín Rojas
Design team
Ariel Galera, Cesar Amarante, Francisco Villamil
Collaborators
Project supervisor: Pablo Ahumada. MMO; Administration management: Verónica Coleman; Texts and translation: Soledad Pereyra; Ducts and sheet metal: Rubén Calvo; Custom metal working: Juan Rascione; Masonry: Hugo Marin; Surveyor: Claudio and Juan Pablo D eramo
Structural engineer
Javier Mendía
Environmental & MEP
Electricity: Gabriel Jaimón. Sanitation / Heating: Cristian Carrizo
Construction
Facundo Panadero
Typology
Residential › House
Zaha Hadid Architects and Chicago-based ArchAgenda announce and launch METROTOPIA, a unique metaverse venture dedicated to becoming the virtual communication hub for the global design community.
Category
Architecture, Interior Design
Eligibility
Open to public
Register
aniela@archagenda.com
Organizer
Zaha Hadid Architects, ArchAgenda
Venue
Virtual launch event within Metrotopia Metaverse
