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Viktoria Polanski
The Lanterna house is divided into two antagonistic parts; weight and lightness, floor and air, opening and closing.
Project name
Lanterna House
Architecture firm
Tetro Arquitetura
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Visualization
Igor Macedo
Typology
Residential › House
House in the Rodeo, moving blocks. This single-family home is located in the closed neighborhood El Rodeo, La Calera, which is part of a succession of suburban closed neighborhoods located to the west of the city of Córdoba, with the idea of living with greater security and contact with nature, few minutes from the city. The mountain environment th...
Project name
Rodeo House (Casa en el Rodeo)
Architecture firm
Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos
Location
El Rodeo, La Calera, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Andrés Domínguez; Video Credits: Andrés Domínguez
Principal architect
Pablo Senmartin
Design team
Giovanna Rimoldi, Suyay Baigorri, Valentin Vodanovic, Alfaro Guadalupe, Giordano Agostina, Mansilla Ariana, Nieva Florencia, Oviedo Macarena
Structural engineer
Andrés Mole
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Client
Alejandro Dragotto, Gabriela Puchetta
Typology
Residential › House
As a landlord, it is important to take your job seriously and ensure that you are providing the best possible service for your tenants.
The unique context of the place and the potential negative consequence of implementing a new tissue in this unique area meant that the decision to shape a new building was not easy and had to refer directly to these guidelines, not compete with them, and "respond" to the environment with its uniqueness in a contemporary way.
Architecture firm
Architekt Maciej Franta
Photography
Tomasz Zakrzewski
Principal architect
Maciej Franta
Interior design
Amok architecture
Construction
Rafał Hoffmann
Typology
Residential › Apartments
The 5,200-square-foot space surrounds a protected exterior courtyard that becomes the heart of the project and welcomes visitors into the new tasting room. COR Cellars is located on Old Highway 8 just outside of Lyle, Washington in the heart of the Columbia River Gorge. Within a designated National Scenic Area, the site offers stunning views to the...
Location
151 Old Highway 8, Lyle, Washington, 98635, USA
Design team
GO’C (Project Team: Jon Gentry AIA, Aimée O’Carroll ARB)
Civil engineer
J Welch Engineering
Structural engineer
J Welch Engineering
Construction
Chris Poland, Windwood Homes
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Client
Luke Bradford and Meg Gilbert
Typology
Commercial › Winery
To design a house that ensures security for a single old lady & her tenants. The site is located in Panchkula (Haryana), a satellite town adjoining the border of Chandigarh. Chandigarh city was designed by Le Corbusier and is a symbol of modernism in India. The site is in a newly developed plotted sector, adjacent to the Information & Technology Pa...
Project name
Residence 414
Architecture firm
Charged Voids
Location
Panchkula, Haryana, India
Principal architect
Aman Aggarwal
Design team
Swati Agarwal, Meher Aditya
Built area
500 m² (5350 ft²)
Site area
450 m² (4850 ft²)
Completion year
November 2017
Structural engineer
Pankaj Chopra
Visualization
Haneet Khanna
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The new building of the Větrník kindergarten in Říčany, in the future the completion of the gymnasium. The task of the city was to design a new kindergarten with a sports focus and a gym building. The nursery school is planned as part of the new development of the Říčany-Větrník area.
Project name
Větrník Kindergarten
Architecture firm
Architektura
Location
Bílá 785/6, 251 01 Říčany, Czech Republic
Principal architect
David Kraus
Design team
Marek Trebuľa, Alina Fornaleva, Šárka Andrlová, Michaela Kubinová
Collaborators
Project, construction part, statics, all professions: Projecticon [Pavel Ježek, Tomáš Kalous]. Technical supervision of the investor: Vejvoda. Greenery: Flora Urbanica. Furniture: Kanona. 2 Playground: S.O.S. – DEKORACE.
Built area
Built-up Area 716 m² Gross Floor Area 1 114 m² Usable Floor Area 1 058 m²
Site area
3 009 m² Dimensions 10 016 m³
Material
Main construction – masonry systém. Foundations – concrete belts + slab. Ceilings – concrete panels. Façade – insulation system + plaster. Pagodas – sheet metal roof templates. Rope net in the atrium. Marmoleum floors. Aluminum windows.
Client
Municipality of Říčany
Typology
Educational › Kindergarten
The design of this 402 m² dermatology clinic in the heart of Madrid revolved around rebirth and renewal, all to create a space in which users could experience the different values of the brand, such as regeneration, sensory and welfare.
Project name
AB derma Clínica Dermatológica
Architecture firm
Paralelo Estudio
Location
C/Diego de Leon, 52 - Madrid, Spain
Photography
Rodrigo Lopes
Principal architect
Laura Andreu, Simone Cammilletti
Interior design
Paralelo Estudio
Client
Clínica dermatológica AB derma (Adrian Alegre y Claudia Bernárdez)
Typology
Health › Dermatologic Clinic
The residence is located in the historic municipality of São Miguel das Missões, Rio Grande do Sul, on a plot of over 1,000.00m2. The needs program includes 5 suites, an office, a large garage and large living spaces to receive family and friends. Following these premises, Casa Basso is born, a contemporary residence that introduces itself to the...
Architecture firm
Motta Construtora
Location
São Miguel das Missões, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Ruan Carlo Gomes
Design team
Motta Construtora
Collaborators
Leonardo da Motta, Leandro da Motta
Visualization
Ruan Carlo Gomes
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
