This project focused on reusing the extant building to extend, renovate and improve the panoramic views, access to light, and flow of the house. Our client was open to our ideas and these ideas were driven by budgetary constraints.
Architecture firm
Biotope Architecture and Interiors
Location
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Photography
Massimo Combi
Principal architect
Rosa Douramanis
Design team
Rosa Douramanis
Collaborators
Gandy & Roberts Engineers
Interior design
Biotope Architecture and Interiors (All joinery and wall and floor finishes). Furniture by Amgad Kamal
Built area
New extension 80 m², Existing house area 160 m²
Structural engineer
Gandy & Roberts
Environmental & MEP
North Barker
Supervision
Rosa Douramanis
Visualization
Biotope Architecture and Interiors
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Construction
Channel Construction & Joinery
Material
Exterior-Corten and spotted gum. Interior- Tasmanian Oak and plywood
Typology
Residential › House, Rural Contemporary Architecture
Nestled in the jumbled setting of Cheeka, a small town in Haryana, the renovation of the house, fueled by the client's aspiration to modernize, is a bold minimalist statement that speaks to the global zeitgeist.
Project name
The One with Metal
Architecture firm
StudioHB
Location
Cheeka, Haryana, India
Principal architect
Harmeet Singh Bhalla
Design team
Jaskirat Kaur
Material
Concrete, glass, steel
Typology
Residential › House
Casa de Lavra is the reflection of the relation that architecture can create between the space and the client. No house is the same and, in this one in particular, the architect Ricardo Azevedo realised that he drew the project “enthusiastically at the site”.
Project name
Casa de Lavra
Architecture firm
Ricardo Azevedo Arquitecto
Location
Lavra, Porto, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Ricardo Azevedo
Civil engineer
Fénix, Projetos de Eng. Civil
Typology
Residential › House
Situated amongst picture-perfect country-side this custom new home was built in Gregor’s Creek, completed in 2018. Our clients originally approached us wanting to escape city life and desired an authentic Hamptons style country retreat to share with family and friends throughout their early retirement years.
Project name
Gregor's Creek
Architecture firm
Dion Seminara Architecture
Location
Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia
Photography
Mark Cranitch
Principal architect
Dion Seminara
Design team
Dion Seminara Architecture
Typology
Residential › House
Beach house, located among the pine forests and rice fields of Comporta, set in sand dunes, in a place of great natural beauty and strength of fauna and flora. The center of inspiration was the deserted and wild beaches of the region and the reproduction of this environment, with dunes and vegetation.
Project name
COMPORTA 107
Architecture firm
dEMM arquitectura
Location
Comporta, Portugal
Photography
FG+SG | Fernando Guerra
Principal architect
Paulo Fernandes Silva, Diana Fernandes Silva
Design team
Paulo Fernandes Silva, Diana Fernandes Silva
Collaborators
Isabela Neves, José Urzal
Interior design
dEMM arquitectura
Structural engineer
Gepec
Supervision
dEMM arquitectura
Visualization
dEMM arquitectura
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Twinmotion, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Concrete, Treated Pine, Limestone, Corten Stee
Typology
Residential › House
This is a house for a family of three, a couple and their kindergarten-age child, located about five minutes south by car from Kanoya’s city center on the Osumi Peninsula in Kagoshima Prefecture. The site is adjacent to the client’s parents’ house, and the project was to rebuild the house her grandparents used to live.
Project name
House in Kanoya
Architecture firm
Sakai Architects
Location
Kanoya City, Kagoshima, Japan
Photography
Toshihisa Ishii
Principal architect
Kazunori Sakai
Design team
Sakai Architects
Collaborators
Masahiro Suzuki
Interior design
Sakai Architects
Structural engineer
Masayuki Takata, RGB Structure
Supervision
Kazunori Sakai
Construction
Motoyasu Ninomiya, N3 Construction. Co.,Ltd
Typology
Residential › House
“The vision for the home includes building a courtyard that draws in daylight and natural ventilation whilst maintaining enough privacy. With budget and location in minds, we spent years searching for a house with the right layout and finally found one that would turn our vision into a reality.”
Architecture firm
Para Ark Venture Studio
Location
Penang, Malaysia
Principal architect
Matt Tan & Ren Bin
Design team
Matt Tan, Ren Bin, Vic Ng, YT Boo
Interior design
Para Ark Venture Studio
Completion year
October 2022
Tools used
SketchUp, Autodesk 3DS Max, Adobe Lightroom
Material
Wood, Glass, Concrete, Stainless Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The concept of this architectural design is to create a modern yet timeless living space that seamlessly blends elements of neoclassical and contemporary styles. The east-facing plot size of 4000sqft provides ample space for a spacious and well-lit home that is designed to enhance natural light and green spaces.
Project name
The Architects Den
Architecture firm
Rainbow Designers & Associates
Location
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Photography
Akshit Photography
Principal architect
Vikrant Bhawsar
Design team
Rahul ojha, Anmol sharma, Sapna Bhawsar, Vikrant Bhawsar, Tasmay Bhawsar, Tanishq Bhawsar
Civil engineer
Manish Mahajan
Structural engineer
Manish Mahajan
Environmental & MEP
Manish Mahajan
Typology
Residential › House
