Finding comfort and naturalness in an apartment that is perfectly imperfect. Comfortability comes in the elements that are entirely natural, like stone, ceramics, wood, and even linen textiles. This apartment offers a 180-degree view of the sea and is based on the Japanese Wabi-Sabi interior concept. Wabi refers to the materials' genuineness and na...
Architecture firm
by rid. architecture & more
Photography
Xhorxh Baxhaku
Principal architect
Ridi Milo
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Wood, ceramics, limestone, linen fabrics, epoxy floor •Budget
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Hasselblad H3DII-31, Leica Q2
Typology
Residential, Holiday Apartment
Two brothers have embraced outdoor activities as part of their fast-paced city life. A new building on the banks of Lake Brome, will act as a symbol of and a tool for the fulfillment of this commitment - a building in which to share time with friends.
Project name
Chalet Lakeside
Architecture firm
Atelier Schwimmer
Location
Lac-Brome, Canada
Photography
Adrien Williams
Principal architect
Felix Schwimmer
Design team
Felix Schwimmer, Francesca Fiaschi
Collaborators
Yannick Pelletier (Consultant), Yves Leblanc (Hydraulic Engineers), Steve St-Hilaire , PercoDesign
Structural engineer
Yves Leblanc
Construction
Dunfab Construction, Guillaume Dumas
Typology
Residential › House
The couple who owns the house had a clear intention about the social atmospheres. For them, everyone should be visible and part of the family, no matter if cooking, reading, or working from home. On the other hand, they wanted to be comfortable at night without feeling uneased by shadows and exterior movements.
Architecture firm
AM-arqstudio
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
André Malheiro
Interior design
AM-arqstudio
Structural engineer
Eduarda Oliveira
Construction
RespirarArte
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The leap to copper filling every detail of this Susanna Cots home with meaning. The symbiosis between materials, textures and earthy colours awakens a visual comfort that creates a precious symphony of emotional wellbeing.
Project name
Copper House
Architecture firm
Susanna Cots
Location
Empordà, Costa Brava, Spain
Photography
Mauricio Fuertes
Principal architect
Susanna Cots
Design team
Susanna Cots Interior Design
Interior design
Susanna Cots Interior Design
Material
Stone, Concrete, Copper, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
This High-end villa is built on one of the most beautiful places on the island of Curacao. The lot is situated on the slopes of a rocky mountain. The owners asked me to design the guest bathrooms and the master bathroom for them. Everything is custom made in the Netherlands. So caled Dutch design.
Project name
High-end residence in the Caribic Curacao
Architecture firm
IHC Architects
Location
Newport, Curaçao
Collaborators
Van Galen keuken en bad (Kitchen design) www.vangalenkeukens.nl
Interior design
RON Stappenbelt, Interiordesign (www.ronhuiseninterieur.n)
Construction
Aquarius Caribbean
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel, Stone, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
Built in a sloped site (30 degrees) in the city of Nova Lima, Brazil, the house uses dramatic cantilevers to emphasize the extremity of its position. We have chosen this concept not only for aesthetic reasons, but above all to reduce the interference of the building mass in the topography, keeping the site as natural as possible.
Project name
Residence FL - Vila Castela
Architecture firm
Anastasia Arquitetos
Location
Nova Lima, Brazil
Photography
Jomar Bragança
Principal architect
Johanna Anastasia Cardoso, Tomás Anastasia Rebelo Horta
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steelete
Typology
Residential › House
An inner city hideaway. The complex was born from a project to recover and enhance the heritage of a vacant building with an extensive curtilage area. In this latter area, a single independent family housing unit was built, which we present here as Casa Prazeres 37. One of the main concerns of the design was to develop a volume as an anonymous elem...
Architecture firm
Fragmentos
Location
Lisboa, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Structural engineer
Fragmentos GLFV
Landscape
Polen Land Design
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The lot for this new development presented us with a couple of interesting characteristics that helped shape the house plan. The elongated property, organized along the natural slope and abutting a heavily wooded area, provides broad views of Lake Washington, unobstructed by other houses.
Project name
Carillon Woods
Architecture firm
ALCOVA architecture
Location
Washington, United States
Photography
Pietro Potestà
Principal architect
Pietro Potestà
Design team
Pietro Potestà
Collaborators
Wendy Morrison
Interior design
Pietro Potestà
Civil engineer
ALCOVA architecture
Structural engineer
Swenson Say Faget
Environmental & MEP
ALCOVA architecture
Supervision
Travis Gaylord - ALCHEMY Building Company
Visualization
ALCOVA architecture
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
ALCHEMY Building Company
Material
Exteriors - Aluminum Composite Panels (Dibond); Painted Hardie Boards; High density timber face panels (Parklex); Powder coat steel
Typology
Residential › House
