MASK Architects has designed the world's first Eco-Tourism based BAOBAB Luxury Safari Resort in Africa which produces its own water autonomously by using ‘Air to Water technology’ energy powered by transparent solar device covered curtain glass.
Project name
BAOBAB Luxury Safari Resort
Architecture firm
MASK Architects
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Rhinoceros 3D, Corona Renderer
Principal architect
Öznur Pınar Çer, Danilo Petta
Design team
Öznur Pınar Çer, Danilo Petta
Collaborators
Sarje Nagda (Press Release)
Visualization
MASK Architects
Typology
Hospitality › Eco-Tourism, Resort & Hotel
If you’re a fan of gadgets and smart technology you might want to consider a smart fridge. What are some of the great features? Read on to find out more.
Written by
Felicia Priedel
This is an apartment of 130 sq.m. for a married couple with two children located in the central district of Saint Petersburg in a business-class house, next to the Botanical Garden. The customer is from Dagestan (republic of Russia situated on the Caspian Sea) Therefore, our natural desire was to bring ethnic notes to the interior, but very delicat...
Project name
3-bedroom apartment | «Botanica» housing
Location
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Photography
Dima Tsyrenshchikov
Completion year
June 2022
Interior design
LIVET architects
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
LLI Design recently completed a total redesign and refurbishment of a 5 storey, period terraced townhouse in Highgate, North London. LLI Design’s work was commended with an award in the Residential Interior Private Residence London category, of the United Kingdom Property Awards in association with Rolls Royce.
Project name
Victorian Townhouse, Highgate
Architecture firm
LLI Design
Location
Highgate, London, UK
Photography
Richard Gooding
Principal architect
Linda Levene
Collaborators
Pegasus Property, Pegasus Automation
Interior design
LLI Design
Built area
260 m² (Internal Area)
Environmental & MEP
Pegasus Property
Supervision
Pegasus Property
Tools used
Vectorworks, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
Construction
Pegasus Property
Material
Brick, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Since this apartment is intended for rent, the goal of the design was to maximize its renting potential by creating a cosmopolitan and yet welcoming atmosphere using limited financial investments. We used an achromatic color palette that has been enriched with burgundy tint and the «dogtooth» pattern. Furniture items are mainly local, Russian-made...
Project name
Apartment for rent | «Graf Orlov» housing
Location
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Photography
Andrey Semenov
Completion year
June 2022
Interior design
LIVET architects
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Niraamaya Retreat, a resort complex in Kumarakom, Kerala demonstrates a boutique architectural experience of opulence connecting strongly with the surrounding landscape through an appropriate balance of contemporary design and traditional elements. Niraamaya Retreat by Backwaters & Beyond is located at Kumarakom, Kerala; spread across seven acr...
Project name
Niraamaya Retreats Backwaters & Beyond
Architecture firm
Edifice Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
Location
Kumarokam, Kerala, India
Photography
Niraamaya Retreat
Principal architect
Sanjay Srinivasan
Design team
Radhika Dey, Baskaran Kolathu, Binu Kuriokose
Collaborators
Electrical engineer: Abraham; Plumbing: Arun Das
Site area
(sq ft & sq m): 7 acres
Design year
February 2015
Completion year
December 2017
Landscape
Varkey Thomas (Earthline Consultants)
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Hospitality › Resort › Wellness › Spa
Located in a cove along the North Atlantic coast of Maine, this project realizes the clients’ vision of an accessible home, retreat, and working artist studio. The family has deep ties to this special place, many generations have lived and vacationed along its shores.
Project name
Wee Scot Retreat
Architecture firm
Calico Studio PLLC
Location
Gouldsboro, Maine, United States
Principal architect
Heather R B Washburn, AIA, LFA
Design team
Raphael Hatley (Junior Architect), Sharece Ramos (Interiors)
Interior design
Calico Studio PLLC
Structural engineer
Chuck Lysaght, Lysaght Associates
Landscape
Jon Russo, Copper Beech Designs
Lighting
Calico Studio PLLC
Construction
Hancock Homes
Material
Board Formed Concrete Foundations, Reversed Board and Batten Vertical Grain Clear Cedar, Clapboard Cedar, Metal and Rubber Roofs
Budget
Approx $1.5 million
Typology
Residential › House
Creating and maintaining a home garden is a rewarding experience that can bring your family closer together and provide you with beautiful flowers, fresh fruits, and vegetables.
Written by
Catherine Park
Spring cleaning means decluttering, and there are five important areas in your home that you need to tackle as soon as the snow clears up and the flowers bloom.
Written by
Felicia Priedel
Photography
Max Vakhtbovych
The intention of Vratislavice nad Nisou was to place a multifunctional hall, facilities for associations and a kindergarten centre in addition to the library. The former rectory could not accommodate all the functions, so it was decided to extend the building with an extension.
Architecture firm
atakarchitekti
Location
Nad Školou 342, 463 11 Liberec – Vratislavice nad Nisou, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Jiří Janďourek, Ondřej Novák
Design team
Jana Janďourková Medlíková (Co-author)
Collaborators
Graphic design: Jan Stolín
Built area
Built-up Area 590 m²; Gross Floor Area 1550 m²; Usable Floor Area 1247 m²
Site area
Site arear 852 m²; Dimensions 6446 m3
Material
Concrete – bearing structures, retaining walls, floor screed. Folded sheet metal – facade. Glass – connecting bridge between buildings, glass walls, skylight. Steel – steel construction of the connecting bridge, grating floors. Exposed brick – walls and vaults in the original building of the former rectory. Wood – wooden floors from oak mouldings in the building of the former rectory. Plywood – furniture and lining according to the author's design. Terrazzo – floors in the former rectory.
Construction
David Mareček
Client
Liberec – Vratislavice nad Nisou
Typology
Educational Architecture › Library
