Sheds are small, attractive structures with a single-story roof placed in a backyard, garden, farm, or another open area for a variety of purposes.
Photography
Martin Rois (Cover image), Carola68 Die Welt ist bunt
The Leaf house is a private residence of a Multigenerational family of six adults and two kids, located in a newly developed residential colony of the city, desigend by Indian architecture firm SPAN Architects. Site is a flat rectangular piece of land with 50 feet of frontage and 120 feet in depth, having its approach from east.
Project name
The Leaf House
Architecture firm
SPAN Architects
Location
11-B, Sampat farms – D, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Principal architect
Anand Maroo, Arpit Khandelwal, Pratik Gupta
Design team
Anand Maroo, Arpit Khandelwal, Pratik Gupta, Sawan Sharma Engineering: Mr. Nilesh Sharma
Structural engineer
Nilesh Sharma
Material
Marble, Wood, Glass, Concrete
Typology
Residential › House
Project by the Block Research Group (BRG) at ETH Zurich and Zaha Hadid Architects Computation and Design Group (ZHACODE), in collaboration with incremental3D, made possible by Holcim.
Written by
Zaha Hadid Architects
Photography
Zaha Hadid Architects
The D21 Beach House, located in Riviera de São Lourenço beach, near São Paulo, was designed as an “L” shaped plan in an area of 525.00m² as an architectural feature. The project is signed by Raiz Arquitetura, led by the architects Alexandre Ferraz and Elias Souza, who have in their portfolio several high-end houses at the brazilian coast.
Project name
D21 Beach House
Architecture firm
Raiz Arquitetura
Location
Rua Passeio de Ilhéus, 372 - Riviera de São Lourenço, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Photography
Leonardo Giantomasi
Principal architect
Alexandre Ferraz and Elias Souza
Design team
Alexandre Ferraz, Elias de Souza, Leila Lemos, Sabrina Borotto, Guilherme Alonso Souza, Alexandre Nascimento
Interior design
Carla Brandão
Material
Wood, Metal, Glass, Concrete
Typology
Residential › House
Certain cities around the world are destinations for people who want to live in a particular way. New York City for culture, Paris for romance, Los Angeles for a fabulous lifestyle, Milan for shopping, Rio for Carnival, and Miami for partying.
Photography
Elvis Vasquez (Cover image), Holger Detje
Aedas recently won an international competition held by China Resources Land and China Resources Snow Breweries, and took on the large-scale urban regeneration project.
Project name
Snow Beer Factory Redevelopment
Design team
Keith Griffiths，Chairman & Global Design Principal；Kevin Wang，Global Design Principal
Client
China Resources Land, China Resources Snow Breweries
Typology
Commercial › Office
Both new and old houses alike can look a bit downcast and old-fashioned, even if they have recently been remodeled. Getting the modern look is not easy to achieve, and if it is not done correctly you could end up with mismatched spaces and different styles that do not complement each other.
Photography
Robin van Geenen (Cover image), Sanibell BV, Sidekix Media
Inspired by Cambodia’s traditional Khmer housing, the new retreat hut reinforces the significance of the gable roof with a uniform roof erected around a raised platform for living. The potential of the hut on stilts not only prevents flooding but also threads lightly onto the landscape.
Architecture firm
Temporary Office
Location
Pepper Road Phnom Voar, Cambodia
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
Principal architect
Xiaokang Feng; Yee Foo Lai (Vincent); Douglas Lee
Built area
20 m² per hut (multiple huts possible)
Visualization
Temporary Office
Status
International Competition. Unbuilt. 1st Prize Winner (International Competition organized by: Bee Breeders and The Vine Retreat)
Workshop Diseño y Construcción: Casa Picasso is a project that turns every square inch of available space into a functional one. Indoor-outdoor interactions serve as the foundation of the project’s design, and the use of regional materials and textures typically found in the Yucatan Peninsula provide a sense of identity.
Project name
Casa Picasso
Architecture firm
Workshop Diseño y Construcción
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Principal architect
Francisco Bernés Aranda and Fabián Gutiérrez Cetina
Design team
Francisco Bernés Aranda, Fabián Gutiérrez Cetina, Alejandro Bargas Cicero, Isabel Bargas Cicero
Collaborators
Artesano MX, Soho Galleries Merida
Typology
Residential › House
The Colombo-based Architectural visualiser/designer, Thilina Liyanage envisioned Sky Treetop Restaurant, a suspended Pelican Beak-shaped restaurant overlooking Sri Lankan mountain, inspired by Pitcher Plant.
Project name
Sky Treetop Restaurant
Architecture firm
Thilina Liyanage Visualizations
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Thilina Liyanage
Design team
Thilina Liyanage Visualizations
Visualization
Thilina Liyanage
