This compact Edwardian home in Prahran required a dramatic internal reconfiguration. In the existing layout, the journey from the front to the rear ignored the expansive potential of the home, making it feel closed and pokey. The brief called for an open, pared back, contemporary aesthetic and a maximisation of the utility of the shared spaces for...
Project name
Prahran House
Architecture firm
Melanie Beynon Architecture & Design
Location
Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Principal architect
Melanie Beynon
Design team
Melanie Beynon, Alis Garlick
Interior design
Melanie Beynon, Alis Garlick
Completion year
June 2021
Construction
Tykon Constructions
Typology
Residential › House
A pool is a great investment since it helps create fond memories and improve the appearance of your home. It also increases the resale value of your home. To achieve this, you need to choose the best design that complements the style of your home. Check out these amazing pool designs to elevate the value of your property.
Photography
Evgenia Basyrova
The house with courtyards was built in the densely settled suburbs of Poznań. A relatively small plot of approx. 1,700 m² has been fully used in terms of its urban planning parameters.
Project name
Single family house with pool in Poznan
Architecture firm
Easst Architects
Photography
Weronika Trojanowska - Skroban
Principal architect
Lukasz Sterzynski, Marcin Sucharski
Design team
Łukasz Sterzyński, Marcin Sucharski
Collaborators
Patrycja Adamczewska
Interior design
Easst Architects / Patrycja Adamczewska
Environmental & MEP
Jakub Makowski
Visualization
Easst Architects
Material
Armed concrete and bricks, alumnium windows, ventilated facade – magnum tiles
Typology
Residential › House
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has been named winner of the competition to design the Jinghe New City Culture & Art Centre.
Project name
Jinghe New City Culture & Art Centre
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects
Location
Jinghe, Xi’an, China
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
Sanxing Zhao, Lianyuan Ye, Shaofei Zhang, Qiyue Li, Shuchen Dong, Yuan Feng, Congyue Wang, Yuling Ma, Yanran Lu
Collaborators
容柏生建筑结构设计事务所 RBS, 中联西北工程设计研究院有限公司 China United Northwest Institute for Engineering Design & Research Co
Status
Competition winner
Typology
Commercial › Art Center
Apart from being our refuge, a house must relate to the city and generate new encounters with the urban context in which it finds itself. Yet, at the same time, it must express a certain enigmatic notion of what goes on behind its walls and enclosures. This project offers a new perspective on the extent to which the activity in the house should be...
Project name
Lantern House
Architecture firm
MUKA Arquitectura
Location
Griñón, Madrid, Spain
Photography
Javier Callejas
Principal architect
Moisés Royo, Jesús Bermejo
Design team
Moisés Royo, Jesús Bermejo
Collaborators
Ignacio Campos Alcaraz, Loreto Carmenado Vaquero, Alba Martín de Vidales Mateos, Antonio González Rodríguez, Helena Medina
Interior design
MUKA Arquitectura
Civil engineer
MUKA Arquitectura
Structural engineer
Gonzalo S. Buenache
Environmental & MEP
MUKA Arquitectura
Landscape
MUKA Arquitectura
Lighting
MUKA Arquitectura
Supervision
Gonzalo S. Buenache
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Residential › House
The project is located on the outskirts of the municipality of Zapopan, a few minutes from the town of San Esteban, in an area with excellent views, due to its higher altitude, where you can find hills for cycling, hiking, and which serves as a place to disconnect from the city.
Project name
Casa Estudio San Esteban
Architecture firm
Gil García
Location
San Esteban, Zapopan, Guadalajara, Mexico
Photography
Nicolas Covarrubias
Principal architect
Carla Adriana Gil López, Sergio García Navarro
Collaborators
Radio Floors, Iluminación Dilight, Mármoles ARCA, Inofe Home, Showroom 53
Interior design
Gil García
Material
Brick, concrete, steel, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Ferrocement is a type of building material that consists of a cement matrix reinforced with metal mesh or metal rods. It is often used for construction projects where conventional building materials like concrete or brick are not strong enough.
Photography
Naser Nader Ibrahim
Situated in a natural shelter of a valley at the foot of the Serra da Estrela, close to the parish of Gonçalo, in a place also known locally by the name of Mora, this agricultural property has approximately 18ha of area, and is surrounded by a dense pine tree forest.
Project name
Casa NaMora (NaMora House)
Architecture firm
Filipe Pina, David Bilo
Location
Gonçalo, Guarda, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Filipe Pina, David Bilo
Design team
Filipe Pina, David Bilo, Diana Cruz
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Bungalow Villa D is a modern house designed on the full width of the plot. This contributes to great sun oriented use during the day. The living room is located below ground, giving maximum privacy in an intimate, although open space. Together with the client, a long and warm-coloured brick was chosen, which adds directional accents to the design o...
Project name
Bungalow Villa D
Architecture firm
StudioHercules moderne architectuur + interieur
Location
Secret, The Netherlands
Principal architect
Maarten Hercules
Visualization
StudioHercules
Client
Young family with 2 children
Status
Architectural design and building permit
Typology
Residential › House
Trying to set up your home does not just mean picking out random pieces of furniture and calling it a day. If you want your home to be welcoming, personalized, and feel like an actual home rather than a place you stay at, then you should seriously consider decorating it properly. Decorations do not have to be tacky or plentiful; you can level up a...
Photography
Ingo Joseph (cover image), Nugroho Wahyu
