The form was inspired by the sloping site and how we could create a bold point of difference on a site that sat far beneath the street level. We aimed to perch the building within the landscape, like a rock juxtaposed in nature and creating a monolithic street presence.
Project name
Christmas House
Architecture firm
Taouk Architects
Location
Northcote, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Emily Bartlett
Principal architect
Youseph Taouk
Construction
ARPACI Constructions
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The impacts of climate change are being experienced across the globe in a variety of ways. In Australia, for example, architects have been working tirelessly to design modern homes that are better equipped to withstand the threat of bushfires.
Located in Merida, Yucatan, Caustic House is a tiny house with a cozy living, outdoor kitchen, and private showroom. The swimming lane passes through entire house refreshing the social area, the dynamic pattern facade imitates the effect of caustic water with the arrangement of brick. The game of shadows is different every time throughout the year.
Project name
Caustic House
Architecture firm
GAS Architectures
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Adobe After Effects
Principal architect
Germán Sandoval
Design team
Kesia Devallentier, Germán Sandoval
Collaborators
Interior Design: Kesia Devallentier
Typology
Residential › House
There are lots of ways to update your kitchen without spending a lot of money. Consider adding countertops, updating cabinets, adding new lighting, incorporating greenery, adding a backsplash, and organizing kitchen essentials. With just a few small changes, you can easily give your kitchen an updated look without breaking the bank.
Photography
Sidekix Media
Apartment buildings at the foot of the Jeseníky Mountains in the recreational village of Filipovice.
Project name
Apartments Filipovice
Location
Filipovice 534, 79001 Bělá pod Pradědem – Filipovice, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Roman Gale, David Bureš, Radek Pasterný
Design team
Nicol Gale (Co-author), Kateřina Kunzová (Co-author)
Collaborators
Technical installations: TPS projekt. Statics: Huryta. Fire safety: Zdeňka Maggio.
Built area
Built-up Area: 299 m² building 01; 299 m² building 02; Gross Floor Area: 1132 m² building 01; 1110 m² building 02
Site area
2375 m² Dimensions 3488 m3, building 01 3488 m3, building 02
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Masonry – sand-lime bricks + reinforced concrete walls. Ceilings – reinforced concrete. Foor – polyurethane trowel. Roof covering – larch shingle. Facade – larch shingle + glass mosaic. Roof construction – wooden rafters. Internal plasters – gypsum plasters. Windows – wooden profiles. Heating – heat pumps ground–water.
Typology
Residential › Apartment
As a result of the slope of the site and in order to maximize its potential, we converted the first-floor level, which according to the client was dedicated to the main living space, kitchen, rooms, and guest service, into two mezzanine levels. During this process, the main living space and the kitchen have a smaller level difference in terms of ac...
Project name
2Boxes Villa
Architecture firm
NEOffice
Location
Meygun, Tehran, Iran
Principal architect
Iman Shameli
Design team
Azam Mansouri Moghadam, Amirhosein Kahe
Collaborators
Civil engineer: Aban Tarh co
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Located in one of the most beautiful mountains of the South Pacific, Costa Rica. The silence of the Zaragoza mountains is the place for this small house.
Architecture firm
Portfolio Josh
Location
Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Tools used
SketchUp, AutoCAD, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Josh Chaves
Visualization
Portfolio Josh
Typology
Residential › House
The design of Levana Roof Top Restaurant is a homage to the Mughal and the French Architectural heritage of Lucknow. The site is located in Hazratgunj, which is a 200 year old market street in the heart of the city. It is one of the most contextually opulent city zone.
Project name
Levana Restaurants
Architecture firm
42MM Architecture
Location
Levana Hotel, Hazratgunj, Lucknow, India
Principal architect
Rudraksh Charan, Priyanka Khanna
Design team
Sukhpreet Kaur, Anila Sabu
Interior design
42MM Architecture
Construction
SKEW Engineers
Landscape
42mm Architecture
Supervision
Shubhrant Srivastava
Material
Brick tiles, Metal, Wood, Concrete
Visualization
42MM Architecture
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Autodesk 3ds Max
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
It never hurts to get ahead of the game when it comes to modernizing your home, especially if one of your 2023 goals is to sell this home and buy another.
Written by
Angeline Gonzales
Beginning in 2015, Land Morphology led the development of a strategic master plan for Leach Botanical Garden, a 16-acre garden for the City of Portland Parks & Recreation. Located in southeast Portland, the multi phase Master Plan project will fundamentally transform the botanical garden. Before the 1800s, native people hunted, fished, and camped a...
Project name
Leach Botanical Garden
Landscape Architecture
Land Morphology
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Photography
Land Morphology
Design team
Richard Hartlage, Principal in charge. Lindsey Heller, Project Manager. Sandy Fischer, Lead Planner. Garrett Devier, Project Landscape Architect. Brandon Burlingame, Landscape Designer
Collaborators
Project team (Phase One: Upper Garden Development-Permitting and Construction Documents): Land Morphology (prime consultant and landscape architecture). Olson Kundig (architecture). Reyes Engineering (electrical engineering). Anderson Krygier, Inc. (landscape architecture – QA/QC and construction administration). Janet Turner Engineering, LLC (civil engineering). Lund Opsahl LLC (structural Engineering). Morgan Holen and Associates LLC (arborist). Mitali and Associates (cost estimating). Northwest Geotech, Inc. (geotechnical engineering). Project team (Strategic Master Planning, Design Development and Entitlement Phases): Land Morphology (prime consultant and landscape architecture). Capital Engineering & Consulting, LLC (civil engineering). Lancaster Engineering (transportation engineering). Greenworks, P.C. (stormwater and entitlement). Hodaie Engineering (mechanical engineering). Suenn Ho Design (wayfinding). Winterbrook Planning (permitting)
Typology
Landscape › Botanical Garden
