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Photography
Robin van Geenen (Cover image), Jonathan Borba, Im3rd Media
The Greek architecture practice K-Studio has recently completed Villa Mandra, a single-family home located on the hill of Aleomandra in Mykonos, Greece. Sitting on the ridge of the hill of Aleomandra in Mykonos yet almost entirely hidden from view, Villa Mandra looks straight out to sea and the sunset over the neighbouring island of Delos.
Project name
Villa Mandra
Architecture firm
K-Studio
Photography
Claus Brechenmacher and Reiner Baumann
Design team
Dimitris Karampatakis, Ileana Vlassopoulou, Alexandros Zomas, Antonella Theodorakatou, Christos Papachristodoulou, Christos Spetseris
Collaborators
Maria Mposgana - Matoula Kazakidou, Davide Santiccioli, Panagiotis Stathis
Structural engineer
Chryssanthos Kaligeros
Environmental & MEP
Giorgos Kavoulakos
Construction
ECC - George Tsikouras
Lighting
Dimitris Kouvalis-HALO
Material
Wood, Concrete, Metal, Stone
Typology
Residential, Houses
Manuel Monteserin: A library that looks to the future by learning from tradition. This project seeks to maintain a balance between the traditional use of a library and the new uses demanded by contemporary citizens.
Project name
Songdo Library
Architecture firm
Manuel Monteserin
Location
Songdo, South Korea
Principal architect
Manuel A. Monteserín
Design team
Manuel A. Monteserín Lahoz, Lucía de Ancos, Virginia Herrera, Javier Simó, Ignacio A. Monteserín Lahoz, Aman Rai, María Mallo, Yeonghwa Choe
Collaborators
Show me The Project, Manu-Facturas
Visualization
Show me The Project
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max , V-ray, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Ilustrator
Typology
Cultural, Library, Public space
Yousef Sattari / View Studio: The reason for designing this bathroom is the combination of organic architecture and modern architecture. Combining interior and exterior Minimal interference with the natural environment Materials: For this reason, we tried to use natural materials in space, such as floor materials, which are sand, as well as part of...
Project name
Bath and nature
Architecture firm
View Studio
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Yousef Sattari
Design team
Yousef Sattari
Visualization
Yousef Sattari
A first excerpt – the Netherlands Pavilion. Photographer Piet Niemann re-visited the EXPO-site and documented the current state in a comprehensive body of work, 20 years after the world fair took place. The first extract of this project focuses exclusively on the icon and most popular Pavilion of the time – the Netherlands Pavilion.
Photographer
Piet Niemann
Tools used
Cambo Actus, Capture One, Adobe Photoshop
Project name
The Netherlands Pavilion of the Expo 2000 – 20 years after the world fair took place
Location
Hanover, Germany
Designed in collaboration with the world renowned ‘Archiobiotect’ Vincent Callebaut, this 30-minute interactive and emotionally engaging virtual reality experience immerses you in a futuristic world where man and nature co-exist in harmony, hoping to change your perspective and help turn the tide of pollinator decline.
Project name
European Commission’s Pollinator Park
Architecture firm
Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Principal architect
Vincent Callebaut
Visualization
Cousteau Studio
Client
European Commission, Brussels
Typology
Urban and landscape design
M.Pourtahmasbi: House on the cliff, closer to the clouds. Perhaps our idea of the main structure of a house is that its outer walls should not have any damage or stains but if this house is located in a rough nature, we may be able to dispel this notion.
Project name
House on the cliff
Architecture firm
Radical Arch Studio
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max , V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
M.Pourtahmasbi
Visualization
M.Pourtahmasbi
Typology
Residential › Houses
23DC Architects: Residence 1 is the first project in the 23DC’s Carbonado Series which is inspired by “Carbonado”, commonly known as the Black Diamond, the rare gem. The house stands in recently and exclusively developed area of Ansal Sushant city of Panipat, Haryana.
Project name
Carbonado Residence 1
Architecture firm
23DC Architects
Location
Panipat, Haryana, India
Photography
Purnesh Dev Nikhanj
Principal architect
Mohit Chawla & Shiv Dada
Typology
Residential › Houses
Scoria / Inon Ben David: The design concept of this Galilean restaurant embraces striking lines and expressive curves, bursting itself into the arms of nature. We wanted to outline the importance of preservation of the natural landscape and show designed and nature can coexist in perfect harmony.
Project name
Restaurant in the Galilee
Architecture firm
Scoria by Inon Ben David
Location
Galilee, northern Israel
Tools used
SketchUp, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Inon Ben David
Site area
1.23 Acre / 5 Dunam
Visualization
Inon Ben David
The Shanghai-based architecture practice ZJJZ atelier has completed a mushroom-formed wood house in a pine forest of Xin Yu City, Jiangxi Province, China.
Project name
The Mushroom - a wood house in the forest
Location
Xin Yu City, Jiangxi Province, China
Photography
Fangfang Tian, ZJJZ
Principal architect
Sean Shen, Xuanru Chen, Yuying Kate Tsai
Structural engineer
XIE Technologies
Construction
Zhejiang Huzhou deyi Construction Co., Ltd.
