Vršovice Apartment – From Which Twins Emerged: The floor plan, measuring 40 m², was divided by architects into two resembling units. The interior of each unit was derived from the texture of the original plasterwork.
Project name
Vršovice Twins
Architecture firm
Studio Reaktor
Location
Ruská 568/34, 100 00 Prague 10 – Vršovice, Czech Republic
Photography
Michaela Kociánová
Principal architect
Jakub Heidler, Tereza Komárková
Design team
Stanislav Heidler, Blanka Heidlerová
Built area
Usable floor area 20 m² per apartment
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Metal beams – bearing structure. Stainless steel – railing. Smoked glass – bathroom. Scratched paintwork – living area. Lacquered stucco – walls. Oak parquet – flooring
Typology
Residential › Apartment
This project reverses the notion of front and rear garden in response to its context. Located on a corner lot adjacent to Biscayne Boulevard and a mid rise commercial district to the West. It was designed orienting the main living areas, pool and gardens towards the front yard, around a pool courtyard.
Project name
Reverse Garden House
Architecture firm
Praxis Architecture
Location
Bay Point, Miami , Florida, USA
Photography
Blanco Design Build
Principal architect
Jose Ludovino Sanchez, AIA
Design team
Felix Ruiz, Javier Arriola, Roberto Ruiz.
Interior design
Blanco Design Build
Structural engineer
Panamerican engineering
Environmental & MEP
Praxis Architecture
Landscape
Blanco Design Build
Lighting
Blanco Design Build
Construction
Blanco Design Build
Material
Concrete Blocks, Concrete Slabs, Oolitic Keystone, Aluminum Fins, Cement Stucco
Client
Vittorio Prinetto & Blanco Design Build
Typology
Residential › Single family House
Located on a corner plot, beyond the extensive lawn you can see an architectural project totally incorporated into nature. The façade is reminiscent of a large balcony, giving the house spaciousness. It is built with exposed concrete and frames made of glass with eight sliding leaves. Image reflected in the water mirror formed by the black pool.
Project name
Casa das Canecas
Architecture firm
HUM Arquitetos
Photography
Eduardo Figueiredo
Principal architect
Tiago Kuniyoshi, Luciana Bacin
Design team
Tiago Kuniyoshi, Luciana Bacin
Interior design
HUM Arquitetos
Structural engineer
Gama Z
Environmental & MEP
Ramoska e Castellani
Material
Concrete, Ecologic Brick, Hydraulic Tile
Typology
Residential › House
Nestled at the heart of Gjiri i Lalezit in Albania, there stood a villa that embodied a profound connection between the natural world and the comforts of modern living. This extraordinary abode was more than just a home; it was an immersive experience, a testament to the spirit of its surroundings.
Project name
San Pietro Villa
Architecture firm
Maden Group
Location
Gjiri i Lalezit, Albania
Photography
Leonit Ibrahimi
Typology
Residential › House
Twentyfour emerges as a contemporary reimagining of conventional architectural norms, situated in Rabat, Malta. The residence seamlessly integrates with its surroundings by adhering to the timeless aesthetics of Maltese architecture while infusing a modern sensibility.
Project name
t w e n t y f o u r
Architecture firm
3DM Architecture
Photography
Matthew Farrugia
Principal architect
Maurizio Ascione
Collaborators
ICI Development
Interior design
3DM Architecture
Civil engineer
Periti Studio
Structural engineer
Periti Studio
Landscape
3DM Architecture
Lighting
3DM Architecture
Supervision
Maurizio Ascione
Visualization
3DM Architecture
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray
Construction
ICI Development
Typology
Residential › House
Located in a fast urbanising but predominantly rural area in South Bengaluru, this is a farmhouse set on a 5-acre farm property. The owners intended to use the property both as a weekend getaway and also for inviting friends and family in large numbers for get togethers. This meant that the spaces had to be large format to accommodate large groups...
Project name
Pushpa House
Architecture firm
Ecumene Habitat Solutions Pvt. Ltd
Location
Bengaluru, India
Principal architect
Vasudevan R Kadalayil, Shrividya Shettigar, Arvind Singh Shekhawat
Collaborators
Project Description Credits: Vasudevan R Kadalayil
Civil engineer
Essens Projects, Bengaluru
Structural engineer
Sterling Engineering Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd, Bengaluru
Landscape
Garden Vision, Bengaluru
Supervision
JMC Projects Ltd (Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd), Bengaluru
Typology
Residential › House
The Terrain, in the interior of São Paulo, had a steep slope towards the back, whose orientation is north. To the south, on the façade of access to the lot there is dense forest of preservation on the other side of the access road, a look that also seemed very interesting to us.
Architecture firm
FGMF Arquitetos
Location
Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Principal architect
Fernando Forte, Lourenço Gimenes, Rodrigo Marcondes Ferraz
Collaborators
Ana Orefice, Aryane Diaz, Amanda Domingues, Ana Carolina Baptistella, Daniel Guimarães, Desyree Niedo, Diogo Mondini, Fabiana Kalaigian, Felipe Fernandes, Gustavo Hohmann, Julio de Luca, Letícia Gonzalez, Lívia Veroni, Victor Lucena. Coordinators: Gabriel Mota, Juliana Cadó e Luciana Bacin. Interns: Giovanna Custódio, Guilherme Pulvirenti, José Carlos Navarro, Michelle Vasques, Rafael Mourão
Structural engineer
Gama Z
Environmental & MEP
Fator Projetos
Landscape
Juliana Freitas
Material
Steel, Concrete, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Combining the balance of city living together with nature. Home design ideas with natural light and breeze. Leaving space around the house for a garden area, including inserting plants on the balcony to create a good atmosphere for living. It is the heart of home design.
Project name
Alive Residence
Architecture firm
Sata Na Architect
Location
Bangkok,Thailand
Photography
Rungkit Charoenwat
Principal architect
Chalermchai Asayot
Civil engineer
Narin Yotha
Typology
Residential › House
