Nestled in the tea country hills of central Sri Lanka, there lies a holiday home that perfectly blends with the surrounding nature. This plush hideout is not just an architectural marvel but an experience that embraces the very essence of Nuwara Eliya.
Project name
Holiday Home, Nuwaraeliya
Architecture firm
Damith Premathilake Architects
Location
100, Ambewella Road, 4th step, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Photography
Ganidu Balasuriya
Principal architect
Damith Premathilake
Design team
Damith Premathilake Architects
Collaborators
Nishantha Wickremasinghe – Quantity surveying
Interior design
Damith Premathilake Architects
Civil engineer
Nuwan Bandaranayake
Structural engineer
Nuwan Bandaranayake
Landscape
Damith Premathilake Architects
Lighting
Damith Premathilake Architects
Supervision
Prabath Nissanka, Gihan Ashinsana
Visualization
Nipun Hettiarachchi
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Corona Renderer, Lightroom
Construction
Jude Shantha, Priyantha Rathnayake, Ishara Liyanage
Material
Steel, Concrete, Glass, Natural Pine wood, Rubble, Wood composite panels, Zinc-Aluminum roofing sheets
Client
Sulanga Luxury Chalets, Nuwaraeliya
Typology
Residential › House › Hospitality
The design is based on a bar-type house, where the public and private areas are programmatically differentiated on its 2 different levels. They take advantage of the views towards the green areas of the golf course, and the good orientation of the main enclosures. In addition, an exterior circulation corridor is established with different terraces...
Location
Brisas de Chicureo, Santiago, Chile
Photography
Nicolas Saieh
Construction
Constructora Land
Material
Concrete, Steel, EIFS, Lost-grain paint finish
Typology
Residential › House
A San Francisco family asked us to help them expand an existing property near Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The site sits on a north facing slope and looks down to the Martis Valley and up to Lookout Mountain through a natural screen of 100-year-old Jeffrey pine trees.
Architecture firm
Faulkner Architects
Location
Lake Tahoe, California, USA
Principal architect
Gregory Faulkner
Design team
Gregory Faulkner, AIA, Principal. Christian Carpenter, LA, Project Architect. Jenna Shropshire, Project Manager. Ann Darby, AIA, Architect
Collaborators
Surveyor: Webb Land Surveying, Inc. Geotechnical: Nortech Geotechnical Consultants. Title 24: Monterey Energy Group
Interior design
NICOLEHOLLIS
Civil engineer
Shaw Engineering
Structural engineer
CFBR Structural Group
Environmental & MEP
Sugarpine Engineering
Construction
Jim Morrison Construction
Typology
Residential › House
"The project was created for a family consisting of 2 adults and 3 young girls, where social gatherings play a central role in their everyday lives. This became the starting point that influenced the program and distribution of the house.
Project name
CR House (Casa CR)
Architecture firm
Arpon Arquitectura
Location
La Deseada neighborhood, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Juan Ignacio Pons
Collaborators
Providers: FV, faucets. Jhonson, kitchen furniture. Blevel, aluminum openings. White House, interior furniture. Squalo pools, outdoor pool. alo Lighting, supplier of lighting fixtures
Structural engineer
Andres Desimone
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The topography of the property with a height difference of over 11 m and a wedge-shaped shape were the basic starting points for the formation of the building. On this basis, a terrace-like building was designed according to the course of the site with outer walls running parallel to the property boundaries.
Project name
Villa at Sandbuckel
Architecture firm
Peter Stasek Architects - Corporate Architecture
Location
69488 Birkenau, Germany
Principal architect
Peter Stasek
Design team
Peter Stasek, Luana Kroner-Stasek
Collaborators
Küche4you, Bürgermeister-Neff-Str.19, 68519 Viernheim, Germany
Interior design
Peter Stasek + Küche4you, Bürgermeister-Neff-Str.19, 68519 Viernheim, Germany
Structural engineer
Nasser Siamaki, IBS IngenieurBüro Siamaki
Environmental & MEP
Ulrich Wirth PWW-Ingenieurbüro für Bauwesen
Landscape
GEPLANTE NATUR, Daniel Veahman
Visualization
South Visuals
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Reinforced Concrete, steel and glass
Typology
Residential › House
The property is adjacent to the low-density residential area of the Agongdian Reservoir in the mountains of Kaohsiung. To escape from the bustling urban lifestyle, we closely connect our project with the environment, an area that is rich in greens and hills.
Project name
Comfort in Context
Architecture firm
Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design Institute
Location
Yanchao District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Photography
Moooten Studio, Qimin Wu, KyleYu Photo Studio
Principal architect
Keng-Fu, Lo
Design team
Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design Institute
Interior design
Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design Institute
Civil engineer
Hsiung Yueh Civil Engineering Construction
Material
Exposed concrete, aluminum board, Glass, steel plate, metal member, coating, thin plate, Terracotta Tile Floors, marble. Façade: concrete, STO Coating, heat insulating brick
Typology
Residential › House
Located in the east of Bangalore, this 3500sqft home by De Square Design features natural hues showcasing its extravagant beauty. The bright and spacious interiors are filled with natural light streaming through the skylight and huge windows.
Project name
Ashish House
Architecture firm
De Square Design
Location
Bangalore, India
Photography
Satvik photography
Principal architect
Naveen G.J
Design team
De Square Designs
Collaborators
Article Written and Curated: Kritika Juneja, Founder ArchValor
Interior design
In-house team
Civil engineer
In-house team
Structural engineer
Shivalinge Gowda
Environmental & MEP
In-house team
Supervision
In-house team
Visualization
De Square Designs
Material
Laterite, Stone Cladding
Typology
Residential › House
The house is located on a hill with distant and spectacular views of a mountain landscape and the native forest, both in the front and back, which establishes a privileged dialogue with the natural environment.
Project name
Dualis House
Architecture firm
DDESS Oficina de Arquitectura + Ing. Yamil Huais
Location
Cordoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Design team
Pautasso Ricardo, Pautasso Juan Blas
Structural engineer
Yamil Huais
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray
Material
Concrete, Steel, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
