Villa K is inspired by and seeks to implement the elements of a traditional Tuscan villa, so materiality, shape, openings and spaces are a key element that reinterprets antiquity and the origins of country houses.
Architecture firm
Studio rc
Location
Salazar, State of Mexico, Mexico
Principal architect
Juan Pablo Ramirez Capdevielle
Interior design
Juan Pablo Ramirez
Civil engineer
Gabriel Alvarez
Environmental & MEP
Gabriel Alvarez
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, AutoCAD
Material
Stone, Wood, Concrete, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
In designing a custom home, the architect and client bring something unique to the process and outcome. This relationship is most effective when the architect listens and understands the client’s needs and vice versa to translate into the final design. What was unique about this design and ultimate build was that the clients came to Pedersen Archit...
Architecture firm
Jess Pedersen Architecture Inc.
Location
Carbondale, Colorado, USA
Photography
Brent Moss Photography
Principal architect
Jess Pedersen
Design team
Owner, Architect, General Contractor
Collaborators
Owner, Architect, General Contractor
Interior design
Shelia Poulsen
Built area
992 m² / 3255 ft²
Site area
61,471 m² / 15.19 ac²
Structural engineer
Ernest Kollar Engineers Inc.
Supervision
David Schuler
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Construction
Harry Mayer Construction
Material
Corrugated Metal Siding, Timber Post & Beams, Asphalt Shingle Roof
Typology
Residential › House, Custom Residence
Nestled in the heart of the blue zone community of Nosara, Costa Rica Contemporary Tropical House brings warmth and comfort within nature. Our clients from Canada were looking to get away from the winter season and enjoy the tropical weather thus were very explicit in wanting to create an oasis that blends indoors and outdoors.
Architecture firm
Studio Saxe
Location
Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Photography
Andres Garcia Lachner
Principal architect
Benjamin G. Saxe
Collaborators
Electromechanical Engineer: Energetica
Interior design
Saxe Interiors
Completion year
January 2022
Structural engineer
Guidi Estructurales
Typology
Residential › House
The project is located in one of Central Tel Aviv's “White City”’s most celebrated boulevards. The project entails the renovation and building additions to an existing 1930s building, as part of the national plan for urban renewal “Tama 38”. The modest 3-story building is to be reinforced for earthquakes and to be updated to meet all current requir...
Architecture firm
Erez Shani Architecture
Location
Tel Aviv, Israel
Principal architect
Erez Shani
Design team
Idan Zilbershtein
Structural engineer
Eran Schiller
Construction
Ben Ziv Group
Supervision
Ben Ziv Group
Material
Concrete , Aluminum , Glass
Typology
Residential › Urban Renewal , Housing
CASA DC is a contemporary home, which its access enhances through a warm material composition; wooden ceilings blend with the main door, creating a continuous visual effect. The overhang which marks the main access, melds within the façade that dresses before a mixture of warm and sober textures.
Architecture firm
HRTD Hurtado Arquitectos
Location
Managua, Nicaragua
Photography
Carlos Berrios
Principal architect
Daniel Hurtado
Design team
Rodrigo Watson
Collaborators
Ronald Espinoza (Drafter)
Interior design
HRTD Hurtado Arquitectos
Civil engineer
Ramiro Tellez
Structural engineer
Julio Maltez
Environmental & MEP
Energiza S.A. (Electrical); Orlando Bermudez (Plumbing)
Supervision
HRTD Hurtado Arquitectos
Tools used
Bobcat, Framing, Concrete formwork
Construction
Reinforced concrete and Rebar
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Located on a relatively deep site in the inner city suburb of Northcote, the aim of this project was to renovate and restore a double fronted Victorian terrace house and provide a new spacious, light-filled modern rear and upstairs extension to the rear.
Project name
Northcote Renovation
Architecture firm
Chan Architecture Pty Ltd
Location
Northcote, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Tatjana Plitt
Principal architect
Anthony Chan
Design team
Meyvin Daniele
Interior design
Most Wanted Interiors
Civil engineer
Wright Design
Structural engineer
Wright Design
Landscape
Formation Design
Lighting
Chan Architecture
Typology
Residential › House
Composed of simple geometries, the Beverly Grove Residence is a two-story home situated within the verdant Hollywood Hills. The building envelope is conceived of as a canvas that brings together texture, warmth and harmony, while simultaneously engaging notions of contrast and separation. A horizontal band separates the home into two portions. The...
Project name
Beverly Grove Residence
Architecture firm
Assembledge+
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Principal architect
David Thompson
Design team
David Thompson, AIA, Ignacio Bruni
Landscape
Fiore Landscape Design
Construction
Construction Collaborative
Material
Western Red Cedar; Extira Panels painted White; Roof fascia and reveal: Sheet metal painted Black
Typology
Residential › House
The proposed building is located on the border of two different worlds: the urban and the natural. From the north-western side of the site is a wedge of bio-corridor stretching along the Dalejský Brook. The corridor is enhanced by the distinctive exposure of the Hlubočepské Rocks.
Project name
Family House Hlubocepy
Architecture firm
RO_AR Szymon Rozwalka architects
Location
Hlubočepská 54/9, Prague 5 – Hlubočepy, Czech Republic
Photography
Viola Hertelová
Principal architect
Szymon Rozwalka
Design team
Adéla Kyselová, Ada Rypl-Žabčíková, Jakub Staník, Jan Vojtíšek
Collaborators
Building services engineering: Projekce TZB Prokeš [Jaroslav Prokeš]
Structural engineer
STATIKA Olomouc [Daniel Lemák, Roman Koiš]
Construction
Bursik Holding
Material
Concrete – floors, walls. Aluminium – windows, doors. Steel – columns, staircase construction, furniture according to author's design veneered DTD board, oak-wall cladding, ceiling, furniture according to author's design. Oak – staircase, furniture according to author's design. Thermowood – facade blinds. Ceramic tiles – floors, walls. Thin layer plaster (ETICS system) – white colour. Mineral plaster PCI Multiputz – walls. Plasterboard, white colour – interior walls
Typology
Residential › House
