Located in the upcountry dry zone region of Sri Lanka about 2 kilometers away from the Diyathalawa military training school, is a cozy abode designed by Architect Damith Premathilake. Perched amidst a forest of pine trees on a cliff, the house is an ideal hide out for relaxation and contemplation in the climate which has a temperature of about 20°C...
Project name
Holiday Home at Diyathalawa - Architect’s hideout
Architecture firm
Damith Premathilake Architects
Location
4/1, Kodikanda, Aluthwela North, Diyathalawa, Sri Lanka
Photography
Ganidu Balasuriya
Principal architect
Damith Premathilake
Design team
Damith Premathilake Architects
Collaborators
Mihiran Liyanage
Landscape
Damith Premathilake
Construction
Dulantha Mendis, Priyantha Thilakaratne, K.B. Jude Shantha, Jude Shantha
Material
Wood, Steel, Glass
Client
Damith Premathilake
Typology
Residential › Cottage
The Medellín-based design & construction office tresarquitectos ® has recently completed J_P Country House, a single-family home located on the outskirts of El Peñol, Antioquia province, Colombia.
Architect’s Statement:
Country House, Scattered House, Fragmented House. 2100msnm. geography wit...
For the duration of Clerkenwell Design Week Giles Miller Studio installed a temporary showroom for Detroit-based lifestyle brand Shinola in the heart of St. Johns Square in London.
Architects statement:
The building showcased neoteric louvre-generated facade concepts, demonstrating how a surf...
The travel photographer Matias Galeano aka Boluddha photographed Ricardo Bofills La Muralla Roja.
La Muralla Roja is a postmodern apartment complex in Calpe, Spain designed by Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill in 1968. In designing the building, Bofill referenced the architecture of North African...
The Chinese Architectural & Interior design practice 9Studio Design Group designed their own studio like the setting for a science fiction movie with a strong sense of prop, located in Canton City, China.
Architect’s Statement:
The nature of design is to make something out of nothing. The stu...
A grade II listed building within the Kensington Square Conservation Area, this commercial office was converted into a single family home. A new basement extension was created to house a sauna, wine store and gym, all accessed via a unique all-glass cantilevered staircase. The house itself is a tasteful blend between period features & new intervent...
Architecture firm
Stamos Yeoh Architects
Location
14 Kensington Square, London, United Kingdom
Interior design
Irena Sedashev Prestige Co
Typology
Residential › House
The Medellín-based architecture & design firm Era Arquitectura led by Eduardo Muñera has recently completed Shaddai House, a single-family home located in Medellín, Antioquia province, Colombia.
Architect’s Statement:
This single-family house project located on the outskirts of Medellín. The...
The Melbourne-based Architecture & Interior Design Studio Taylor Knights have completed an extension to the Brunswick West House, located in Melbourne, Australia. Home to a creative couple with a teenager, the goal for this Californian Bungalow extension in Brunswick West was to create a considered, flexible space that would adapt alongside the fam...
Project name
Brunswick West House
Architecture firm
Taylor Knights
Location
Brunswick West, Melbourne, Australia
Photography
Tom Blachford
Principal architect
Peter Knights, James Taylor, Tamara Bird
Design team
James Taylor, Peter Knights
Collaborators
Building Surveyor: Fotia Group. Styling: Ruth Welsby
Structural engineer
R. Bliem & Associates
Construction
GC & F Constructions
Material
Brick, wood, glass, metal
Typology
Residential › House
This project located in south edge of Caspian Sea in Iran. As the moisture of the region is extremely high so that we tried to extend the plan in east and west direction. Also to make a natural draft and air circulation most of the rooms have openings in north and south direction .
Architecture firm
Zahra Fathi
Location
Nowshahr City, Mazandaran province, Iran
Interior design
Amir Abbas Habibi
Visualization
Amir Abbas Habibi
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Vray
Typology
Residential › House
The Miami-based architecture firm Doo Architecture has designed Casa Mas, a single-family residence located in Miami Beach, Florida.
Architect’s Statement:
"THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO TRANSFORM THE SUN INTO A SIMPLE YELLOW SPOT, BUT THERE ARE ALSO WHO MAKES A SIMPLE YELLOW SPOT THE SUN ITSELF" - Pa...
