Australian architecture is a reflection of this country’s diverse and dynamic history. From early Indigenous efforts and 19th-century urban development to coastal luxury homes and sustainability, it’s safe to say that Australia has innovative, stable, and influential architecture to offer to the world.
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In a quaint little village, Kurumbagaram, near the port town of Karaikal in southern Tamilnadu is the vacation home of our client- a newly married couple and their parents. Intended to be a get-away from the hustle of urban life, the house is nestled amongst the shade of sandalwood trees, fruit orchards and paddy fields.
Project name
House on a Farm
Architecture firm
Architecture Interspace
Location
Karaikal, Pondicherry, India
Principal architect
Goutaman Prathaban, Madhini Prathaban
Design team
Thamizharasan, Kumar
Interior design
Architecture_Interspace
Civil engineer
Prathaban M
Material
Locally sourced Corten-effect steel boxes, Concrete, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Aedas and Do Design consortium has recently won the competition for the New Hope Central China Regional Headquarters at the riverside of Yangtze River in Wuhan, China.
Project name
New Hope Central China Regional Headquarters
Height
main tower 250 meters; auxiliary tower 200 meters
Principal architect
Fiona Chen, Aedas Director; Keith Griffiths, Aedas Founder and Global Principal Designer
Client
Wuhan Jinfu Investment Co., Ltd
Typology
Commercial › Headquarters
This home complements an urban façade that we have had the opportunity to create over three years. This façade is made up of four projects by the studio. As this is the last one oriented towards the western axis of the central block of the development, we were interested in using a warmer colour scheme and a more enclosed volume than the rest of th...
Project name
Casa Verónica
Architecture firm
Rea Architectural Studio
Location
Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico
Principal architect
Francisco González, Javier Espinoza de los Monteros, Adolfo de la Torre
Design team
Daniela Gomez
Interior design
Rea Architectural Studio
Civil engineer
José Luis López
Structural engineer
José Luis López
Environmental & MEP
Rea Architectural Studio
Landscape
Rea Architectural Studio
Lighting
Rea Architectural Studio
Supervision
José Luis López
Visualization
Rea Architectural Studio
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Material
Concrete structure and blocks
Client
DMAR (Private Developer)
Typology
Residential › House
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We sat in this place, on mountain top, and enjoyed the scenery. We felt the blowing wind and wondered how the wind could design the house. From there, we created a creative process to try to find out.
Project name
Casa ao vento
Architecture firm
Tetro Arquitetura
Location
Nova Lima, Brazil
Principal architect
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Visualization
Igor Macedo
Typology
Residential › House
The Spruce House is located in DLF Phase 1, Gurugram. The total built- up area of 9105 Sq.Ft. is spanned across two and a half floors. The initial layout sketches and spacial progression revolved around having a well-lit and ventilated home that could satisfy all the family needs and make way for leisure and recreation activities.
Project name
The Spruce House
Architecture firm
Design Acrolect
Photography
Inclined Studio
Principal architect
Vishesh Behl, Mayank Khemka
Design team
Urfa, Kushagra, Divya, Shruti
Collaborators
Classic Decor
Interior design
Design Acrolect
Civil engineer
Design Acrolect
Structural engineer
Design Acrolect
Environmental & MEP
Design Acrolect
Landscape
Design Acrolect
Supervision
Mohit Jotwani
Visualization
Lakshya Gupta
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Eleven Design Studio
Material
Concrete, Steel, Aluminium, Glass, Claddings,
Typology
Residential › House
This was a roof with no operation, so we decided to make a nostalgic space for holding private events. These events hold with about 150 people population, so we need spaces for them. We want each person who go there feel travel to past years and see nostalgic symbols, so we started to design a historical house based on Ghajar architecture.
Project name
Marefat Yard
Architecture firm
No.68 atelier
Photography
Ehsan Soleymanpoor
Principal architect
Mohamad Tafazoli, Mohamad Fayazi
Design team
Milad Oshaghi, Saeed Rashidianfar
Collaborators
Farzad Sheikhbahaei, Nader Alavi, Akbar Torkan
Interior design
No.68 atelier
Civil engineer
M. Kimiaei
Visualization
Saeed Rashidianfar
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray
Typology
Residential › House
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Written by
Liliana Alvarez
The idea of the project when came up with I came across Þrídrangar lighthouse photos on the internet and I was immediately impressed by its pristine area. the violent waves that I wanted to have in my work and this were the hardest and most challenging part of my work.
Project name
White building
Architecture firm
Hossein Yadollahpour
Location
Þrídrangaviti Rock Islets, Iceland
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, ZBrush, Phoenix FD, Marvelous Designer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Hossein Yadollahpour
Visualization
Hossein Yadollahpour
Typology
Residential › House
