SeaVees, a footwear and lifestyle brand based in Santa Barbara, wanted a space to cultivate and grow their brand. They approached ANACAPA Architecture with a two-story, 8,000-square-foot office building needing renovations to fit the varying needs of the growing brand.
Architecture firm
ANACAPA Architecture
Location
Santa Barbara, California, USA
Photography
Erin Feinblatt
Design team
Dan Weber, Architect. Jessi Finnicum-Schwartz, Project Manager. Kristin Stoyanova – Architectural Designer
Interior design
ANACAPA Architecture
Structural engineer
Ashley Vance
Environmental & MEP
JMPE Electrical Engineers, BMA Mechanical
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
The architecture of the single-family house near Mielec design by the MEEKO Architects is a sophisticated combination of mixing tradition and modernity in the form of a house. This is an expression between archetypal form of a barn with a gable roof placed on a modernist and minimalist cube-shaped solid in the ground floor.
Project name
House near Mielec
Architecture firm
MEEKO Architects
Photography
ONI Studio / Maciej Jeżyk
Principal architect
Tomasz Janiec, Kamila Fijalkowska-Janiec
Interior design
MEEKO Architects
Landscape
Pracowania Gleba, Grzegorz Bojda
Material
RUUKKI, Baumit, VEKA, Wienerberger
Typology
Residential › House
The project, designed on a valuable land on the Güzelbahçe coastline, requires an efficient, intensive and compact solution of spatial and functional relations in terms of customer expectations and demands, as well as existing land conditions, regulations and Güzelbahçe plan decisions.
Project name
Hybrid Villas
Architecture firm
Pınart Architecture
Location
Güzelbahçe, İzmir, Turkey
Photography
ZM Yasa Architectural Photography
Principal architect
Pınar Kayhan
Design team
M. Arch Pınar Kayhan
Interior design
Pınart Architecture
Landscape
Pınart Architecture
Structural engineer
DK Construction
Civil engineer
DK Construction
Construction
FiyapBayındır Construction
Lighting
Pınart Architecture
Tools used
GstarCad, SketchUp
Material
Metal, Stone, Aliminum, Fiber Cement
Client
FiyapBayındır Construction
Typology
Residential › Villa
Situated on the southern tip of Hainan Island, China’s most southerly province with its tropical forests, mountain parks and white sand beaches welcoming over 80 million tourists each year, Sanya has grown to a city of over a million residents.
Project name
Sanya Cultural District
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Location
Sanya City, China
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
ZHA Competition Team: Shajay Bhooshan, Joshua Anderson, Vishu Bhooshan, Daniel Boran, Chun-Yen Chen, Hung-Da Chien, Nils Fischer, Matthew Gabe, Charles Harris, Jinqi Huang, Yen-Fen Huang, Ivan Hewitt, Jakub Klaska, Hannah Kopeliovitch Simmons, Henry Louth, Sonia Magdziarz, Patrik Schumacher, Svenja Siever, Tul Srisompun, Yaobin Wang, Yutong Xia, Simon Yu, Lei Zheng, Han Hsun Hsieh
Visualization
Brick Visual, Negativ, Plomp. Animation by Atchain
Client
People’s Government of Sanya City
Typology
Cultural Architecture
Hilltop House was built on a bluff above the Connecticut River, in Lyme, Connecticut, as a weekend retreat for a large, hospitable, cultured family. Architectural refinement and aesthetic integrity were paramount to the clients, and design meetings were lengthy and all-encompassing.
Project name
Hilltop House
Architecture firm
Buttrick Projects Architecture+Design
Location
Lyme, Connecticut, USA
Construction
Rob Benson Construction
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Situated on an elevated, sloping site in Glen Iris, this project involved expanding a 1920s Art Deco residence encompassing the addition of a new kitchen, dining area, living space, three extra bedrooms, a home office, three fresh bathrooms, and a garage and laundry to the rear.
Project name
Dickens Street Residence, Glen Iris
Architecture firm
Chan Architecture Pty Ltd
Location
Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Tatjana Plitt
Principal architect
Anthony Chan
Interior design
Chan Architecture Pty Ltd
Civil engineer
Wright Design
Structural engineer
Wright Design
Landscape
Focal Point Design
Lighting
Chan Architecture
Construction
Brick Veneer
Typology
Residential › House
Winners of Inspireli Awards. 2023 announced! The Inspireli Awards, the largest student competition in the field of architecture, has once again set the stage for global talent to shine. The 8th edition of this prestigious competition announced its winners!
Written by
Mariana Vahalova
Photography
Inspireli Awards
A small residential project consisting of two villas in the middle of greenery forms a gateway to the center of the small Central Bohemian village of Kamenice. It is a place that combines the best of urban and country living.
Project name
Kamenice Villas
Architecture firm
NEW HOW architects
Location
Ringhofferova 2401 and 2402, 251 68 Kamenice, Czech Republic
Built area
Built-up area 453 m²; Gross floor area 1815 m²; Usable floor area 1262 m²
Collaborators
Landscape architecture: Atelier Partero; General construction contractor: Stavix; Steel and glass railings contractor: Alia system; Garden contractor: Landeco; Extensive green roof: Greenville.
Material
Reinforced concrete – strip footings, ceilings, balconies. Brick – load-bearing walls. Wood – roof rafters. Steel – roof purlins, parking. Trapezoidal sheet metal – parking roofing. Mineral wool – façade insulation. PVC membrane – roof. Plaster – façade. Siberian larch – façade cladding. Concrete grass block pavers – parking
Typology
Residential › Villa
The most compelling feature upon entering the basement is the #Playpod. The 100 sq.ft structure is both playful and practical. It functions as a hideaway for the family's young children who use their imagination to transform the space into everything from an ice cream truck to a space ship.
Interior design
25:8 Architecture + Urban Design
Photography
Ottawa Magazine
Principal designer
Jay Lim
Architecture firm
25:8 Architecture + Urban Design
Typology
Residential › Renovation
Located in the center of the Oaxacan capital, with a spectacular view of the former monastery of Santo Domingo de Guzmán, OTRO Oaxaca, an innovative project by RootStudio—in partnership with Grupo Habita—offers visitors a new way to appreciate the majesty of this region through its fresh perspective on local hospitality and gastronomy in a space of...
Photography
Otro Oaxaca © Sergio López
