The Japanese architecture firm Yuji Tanabe Architects has recently completed WORK x ation Site KARUIZAWA, a renovation project of a commercial building which was used as a restaurant before into workation offices that was to support a flexible working style.
Project name
WORK x ation Site KARUIZAWA
Architecture firm
Yuji Tanabe Architects
Location
aruizawa, Nagano, Japan
Principal architect
Yuji Tanabe
Interior design
Yuji Tanabe Architects
Built area
222 m² (building), 22 m² (folly)
Structural engineer
Low Fat Structure(building), Shelter(folly)
Environmental & MEP
Comodo
Construction
Takehanagumi
Typology
Commercial › Office
OKHA’s Carbon Collection, a six-piece collection that combines sculpture, art and design as a single notion together with light and tone to evoke a sense of sultry interior design curiosity.
The collection includes a mirror, lighting, console and accessories in moody charcoal finishes.
“Nothin...
The Iranian architecture firm Babak Abnar has recently completed Raad Villa, a single-family home located in Bumehen city, Tehran Province, Iran.
Architect’s Statement:
Unlike the traditional architecture that is deeply inspired by spirituality, this villa is designed with the aim of perceivi...
Award-winning aerial photographer Brad Walls, also known as Bradscanvas, has just released his highly-anticipated new series Pools From Above - an ode to the beauty found in the shapes, colours and textures of swimming pools.
This unique and never-before-seen perspective uses Walls’ clean, minima...
The Egyptian architect and interior designer Hossam Nabil in collaboration with Amany Fahmy have designed a modern villa with three floors located in Lake View Compound, Cairo, Egypt.
Architect’s Statement:
The design of this villa is classic look our role is to show the capability of the Ar...
Designed by renowned Mexican architect Javier Senosiain, Organic House is located in Naucalpan de Juárez, State of Mexico, Mexico.
Architect’s Statement:
The idea for the project was first conceived and took its likeness from a peanut shell: two roomy oval spaces with a lot of light, connecte...
Project name
Casa Orgánica (Organic House)
Architecture firm
Javier Senosiain Arquitectura Orgánica
Location
Acueducto Morelia 26, Vista del Valle, 53296, Naucalpan de Juárez, State of Mexico, Mexico
Photography
Jaime Jacott, Francisco Lubbert, Senosiain
Principal architect
Javier Senosiain Aguilar
Collaborators
Luis Raúl Enríquez Montiel (crew)
Material
Ferro-cement, clay, glass, steel
Construction
Juan Sánchez Torres
Typology
Residential › House
London practice Baca Architects have designed a sustainable eco resort for bíku in Bocas del Toro, Panama.
Architect’s Statement:
Baca Architects has designed a cocoa pod-shaped treehouse for an eco hotel located on a secluded Panama island, which is accessible only by boat. The practice was...
The Mexico City-based architecture firm AIDIA STUDIO has designed OCULUS, a desert hotel pod proposal in The Rub’ al Khali Desert, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
A Biomimetic Approach: The design of the Oculus is inspired by how desert organisms through specific features in their anatomy are ab...
Set in the harsh alpine climate of New Zealand’s South Island, the cabin demonstrates the durability, along with the beauty of Abodo timber products and processes. Designed by Arrowtown-based architecture practice Assembly Architects.
This cabin showcases New Zealand material, detail and craft in...
The Iranian architect and CG artist Hadis Safikhani envisioned Mountain life, a private villa situated on a cliff in Norway.
Architect’s Statement:
" Mountain life" is a private residence in Norway, designed and visualized by Hadis Safikhani. This house is surrounded by nature overlooking the...
