The design cost of a building is reduced in addition to the construction cost if the layout is optimized for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing services. An efficient building plan will reduce the plumbing system's complexity, resulting in cost savings for the design teams.
A house built for a garden. On a quiet street next to Chapultepec forest, a discrete volcanic rock wall reveals an entrance that when entering a young Jacaranda is spotted at the end of the plot bathed in sunlight. Bamboo disguises the boundaries of the plot, and in it, a concrete core is born in the foundations and rises three levels up.
Architecture firm
Vertebral
Location
Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico City
Photography
Studio Chirika, Ricardo De La Concha
Principal architect
Elías Kalach, Teddy Nanes
Design team
Armando Merida Ramos
Structural engineer
Armando Merida Ramos
Environmental & MEP
Enrique Robelo (Electric) + Ernesto Placencia (Hydraulic/Sewage/Rainwater)
Lighting
Luz en Arquitectura
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Construction
Miserachi + Vertebral
Material
Concrete, Steel, Tzalam Wood for interiors, Teka wood for exteriors, Glass, Tikal Marble
Typology
Residential › House
EskewDumezRipple reveals the Home Building at Thaden School, a new, Zero-Energy-Ready high school in Bentonville, Arkansas, where design directly supports the school's learning-by-doing approach to education.
Project name
Home Building at Thaden School
Architecture firm
EskewDumezRipple
Location
Bentonville, Arkansas, USA
Photography
Dero Stanford, Tim Husley, and Studio Nuvo
Collaborators
Project Management: Aegis Property Group | WEI; Irrigation: Aqueous; Signage and Wayfinding: Tom Zetek
Landscape
Andropogon Associates, Ltd.
Civil engineer
Ecological Design Group
Structural engineer
Engineering Consultants Inc. (ECI)
Environmental & MEP
CMTA Consulting Engineers
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Educational, School
Sustainability is a tough topic to avoid nowadays, and much more so in the world of interiors; thus, doing our part for the environment is critical. And that’s exactly what we did, and where the inspiration for this project’s interior design came from.
Project name
Green&Protein Podgorica
Interior design
Maden Group
Location
Podgorica, Montenegro
Photography
Leonit Ibrahimi ( Creative Fields)
Collaborators
Orendi, Adria 7
Architecture firm
Maden Group
Material
Tiles, Metal, Recycled Tubes
Visualization
Besmir Konjuhaj, Maden Group
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Commercial › Store, Eat And Drink
Flavor Paper is a bold, adaptive-reuse project transforming a four-story concrete parking garage in Brooklyn, New York into a 13,500 sf hybridized commercial and residential space.
Project name
Flavor Paper Headquarters
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Principal architect
Jeff Kovel, AIA
Design team
Kent Heli, Matt Geiger, Daniel Meyers, Christopher Brown, Dannon Canterbury, Brent Grubb, Dru Ueltchi
Interior design
Kim Kovel, Cecily Ryan
Material
Flavor Paper Showroom: Floors: Terrazo with zinc inlay (custom pattern). Conference Table: Knoll Platner Dining Table w/ custom 63” top. Conference Chairs: Kartell Eros. Conference Area Pendant: Tom Dixon Mirror Ball Pendant (chrome). Wallpaper Racks: Custom by Ghilarducci Studio (polished aluminum). Showroom Coffee Table Bottom: Knoll Warren Platner Coffee Table (stainless). Showroom Side Table Bottom: Knoll Warren Platner Side Table (stainless). Entry/Stair: Poured-in-Place Concrete stairs and landings. Walls/Rail: Custom glass. Neon: Custom neon by LiteBright. Wallpaper: Sakura by Flavor Paper. Penthouse: Floors: River reclaimed cypress by the Flooring Group; limestone tile by Ann Saks. Living Room Chair: Fritz Hansen Egg Chair. Kitchen Cabinets/ Walls: Custom by Made with Kravit Ankora upholstery by Think Design.
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
It's no secret that keeping a clean house is important. Not only does it make you feel good to live in a tidy environment, but it's also important for your health. One of the most overlooked areas of cleaning is upholstery and rugs.
Located on a sagebrush plain north of Jackson, Wyoming, Logan Pavilion is the family home of Eric Logan, Design Principal at CLB Architects, and his wife, two college-age daughters, and their pets. Originally built in 1997 on an aggressive four-month construction schedule and a tight budget, the minimalist home has adapted over time, evolving with...
Project name
Logan Pavilion
Architecture firm
CLB Architects
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, USA
Principal architect
Eric Logan
Material
Cedar shingles, rusted sheet steel, oiled Masonite wall paneling, raw MDF cabinetry, oiled concrete floor
Typology
Residential › House
The house is built upon the idea of slow, laid-back summer living, and encourages mindful connection with family, friends and the freedom to exist peacefully in nature. Form follows emotion rather than function, as every space becomes another opportunity for rest, reflection, and exploration.
Project name
The Hill Chalet
Architecture firm
Fish I visuals
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Itoo Forest Pack, Railclone
Principal architect
Moamen Mahmoud
Design team
Salma Ehab , Doha Ahmed
Visualization
Fish I Visuals
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Our new home was created in a historical part of a small town. We connected the neighboring buildings, got rid of all inappropriate interventions, and reconstructed them cleanly and considerately.
Project name
Kozina House
Architecture firm
Atelier 111 architekti
Location
Růžová 232, 374 01 Trhové Sviny, Czech Republic
Photography
Alex Shoots Buildings
Collaborators
Jiří Weinzettl Sr.
Built area
340 m²; Gross Floor Area 317 m² Usable Floor Area 288 m²
Material
Beaver tail ceramic tile – roof. Stone and ceramic masonry – walls. Spruce boards – attic, vault. Cement screed – floor. Oak – windows, furniture, floor. Spruce veneer – cladding, in built furniture. Steel – staircase. Compact and laminate boards – kitchen
Client
Barbora Weinzettlová and Jiří Weinzettl
Typology
Residential › House
Nomad Studio, an internationally awarded creative workshop devoted to innovative site- specific projects, explores in its works the interaction between art and landscape and its influence on society and the environment. In particular, their ephemeral installations are materializations of their reflections about how humans relate with nature.
Photography
Courtesy of Almudena Cadalso & Global R&D Cemex,
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