Three of SAOTA’s residential projects – Kloof House, Beyond and Le Pine – have been shortlisted as finalists in the WAN Awards 2021 in the House of the Year specialist category.
Designed using the ancient indigenous “Taperá style” as a reference, usually characterized by being a visually simple home, with open walls and simple enclosures, this residence uses natural lighting and ventilation to its advantage.
Project name
Taperá Residence
Architecture firm
Victor B. Ortiz Architecture
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Victor B. Ortiz
Visualization
Victor B. Ortiz Architecture
Typology
Residential › House
Wagstaffe House is the realisation of a dream to live in the trees overlooking the water. The layout consists of public and private wings that create a raised courtyard, open on one side to frame the view and create a place of refuge from the elements.
Project name
Wagstaffe House
Architecture firm
buck&simple: doers of stuff
Location
Wagstaffe, New South Wales, Australia
Photography
Simon Whitbread
Principal architect
Peter Ahern, Kurt Crisp
Interior design
buckandsimple
Structural engineer
Rowan Romuld - Grounded Structures Consulting Engineers
Construction
Builder - Andreas Christian Gubi Joiner - Woodstock Industries Timber mill – Australian Architectural Hardwoods
Material
Recycled brick, concrete, recycled blackbutt, steel, glass, wood
Typology
Residential › House
Designed for living within the elements through the configuration of its layers, ANNA Stay is a dynamic wooden home in the shape of an open platform, enabling adjustments to its wooden exterior and glass interior to adapt to any occasion, mood, or weather condition.
Architecture firm
Caspar Schols
Photography
Jorrit 't Hoen, Tõnu Tunnel
Principal architect
Caspar Schols
Material
For the construction only high quality natural materials are used. The outside is made of sustainable Siberian larch wood. On the inside, birch plywood has been used for high quality and its light colour. Most wood is le untreated and saw dust is used for insulation. The two layers are carried by eight industrial wheels, supported on rails
Typology
Residential › Cabin House
The Nature Point is a project by Mind Design where the play between architecture and nature is in the core of the design concept. Both have to work together as a whole unity.
Project name
The Nature Point
Architecture firm
Mind Design
Tools used
Autodesk Maya, Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Miroslav Naskov, Roshni Gera
Visualization
Mind Design
Typology
Sustainable Architecture
The Mary Axe Skyscraper in London is a 40-storey building located in the capital of Great Britain, the structure of which is made in the form of a mesh shell with a central support base. The top floors of the skyscraper offer a beautiful panoramic view of the central part of London.
The “Courbes” project is part of the urban renewal program of the ZAC Charles de Gaulle in Colombes. The area is easily identified thanks to the eclectic architecture of the urban fabric, blending bungalows and apartment houses dating from the 1980s-90s.
Project name
Courbes Residential Building
Architecture firm
Christophe Rousselle Architecte
Location
Colombes, France
Photography
Takuji Shimmura, Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Principal architect
Christophe Rousselle
Design team
Jean-Philippe Marre (Project Manager)
Collaborators
Thermal/Acoustics - ATPS
Structural engineer
Progerep
Supervision
Management Assistance - Amodev
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential Building
The project site is located in an area where the surrounding buildings have not been built yet and based on proper orientation for construction Every building.
Project name
Office building of Pouyan Control Company. The first alternative
Architecture firm
Architectural Group Space and Performance
Location
Pardis Technology Park Occupation, Tehran, Iran
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-Ray, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Saeb Alimmohammadi
Design team
Niloufar Alimohammadi, Ayda Alimohammadi
Visualization
Architectural Group Space and Performance
Typology
Commercial › Office
Cytokinesis, which is supposed to take place in Doha comes across as the product of an organism image when taken holistically. The structure which resembles two separate parts of the organism also gets its name from the separation of cells.
Project name
Cytokinesis Tower
Architecture firm
Hayri Atak Architectural Design Studio (Haads)
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Hayri Atak
Design team
Hayri Atak, Kaan Kılıçdağ, Kübra Türk, Yunus Demirağ
Typology
Commercial › Office
When performing repairs on your house or building a new one, you need people who know what they are doing. For example, when you get to the roof, this is a delicate section of the house. It would help if you had someone that would advise you on what to do.
Photography
Alan Tansey (cover image), Patrick Robert Doyle
