Nestled amidst the picturesque hillsides of Brooklyn, Wellington, "The Twins" stand as a testament to the vision and collaboration of two directors from First Light Studio. This project, aptly named "The Twins," revolves around the concept of duality, it represents an ingenious solution to the challenges posed by the Wellington housing market while...
Architecture firm
First Light Studio
Location
Brooklyn, Wellington, New Zealand
Principal architect
Ben Jagersma
Design team
Ben Jagersma, Nick Officer
Interior design
First Light Studio
Structural engineer
Essen Engineering
Construction
Black Sheep Construction
Material
Timber frame, metal cladding with cedar accents
Typology
Residential › Housing
The clients wanted to have a combined kitchen-living room and a home office, which would be transformed into a kids’ room in the future, as well as a lot of storage space. We also designed and manufactured all the cabinet furniture specifically for this apartment.
Project name
A 77 m² white two-bedroom Moscow apartment with a home office
Architecture firm
Alexander Tischler
Photography
Yaroslav Lukiyanchenko
Principal architect
Karen Karapetian
Design team
Karen Karapetian | Chief Designer. Iuliia Tsapko | Designer. Oleg Mokrushnikov | Engineer. Кonstantin Prokhorov | Engineer. Ekaterina Baibakova | Head of Purchasing. Pavel Prokhorov | Finishing Manager. Evgenii Bridnya | Installation Manager. Yana Yahina | Stylist. Vera Minchenkova | Copywriting
Interior design
Alexander Tischler
Environmental & MEP engineering
Civil engineer
Alexander Tischler
Structural engineer
Alexander Tischler
Lighting
Alexander Tischler
Construction
Alexander Tischler
Supervision
Alexander Tischler
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Nestled in a lush Pacific Northwest wooded landscape this 1954 home renovation included maintaining the primary structure of the house with a full re-envisioning of the spaces of daily life.
Project name
Seehafer Residence
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Photography
Caleb Vandermeer
Structural engineer
SCE Engineering
Construction
MCM Construction Inc
Material
Wood, Brick, Metal, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
In response to both site conditions and programmatic needs, this project was about designing a retreat that would accommodate the users’ needs and comfort throughout the seasons in contemporary context, while quietly inserting itself into Muskoka’s cultural and natural landscape.
Project name
Lake Joseph Cottage
Architecture firm
VFA Architecture + Design
Location
Muskoka Lakes, Ontario, Canada
Photography
Scott Norsworthy (winter), Cindy Blazevic (summer)
Principal architect
Vanessa Fong
Structural engineer
Blackwell
Environmental & MEP
HVAC Elite (Mechanical Engineer)
Visualization
Seasons Animation
Construction
Mazenga Building Group
Typology
Residential › Cottage
Architecture is about inclusivity, just as much about the environment, design, and the inhabitant’s context. It is about making boundaries but also blurring them where need be. Located in the rural village of Yavat, Maharashtra is The House of Tranquil Rooms, designed for an agricultural family of two brothers.
Project name
The House of Tranquil Rooms
Architecture firm
Craft Narrative
Location
Yavat, Maharashtra, India
Photography
Studio Recall & Studio Sohaib
Principal architect
Yatindra Patil, Vijay Kharade
Design team
Bharat Yadav, Shubham Kapre and Ajay Harsure
Structural engineer
StructCon Engineers
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
The Royal Park residential complex is distinguished by its location and incredible view characteristics of the center of St. Petersburg. We wanted to emphasize these views without complicating the interior with color accents. This spacious apartment is designed for a young couple. Their main request is to create a minimalistic, functional interior...
Principal architect
Ekaterina Usova
Design team
Designer — Ekaterina Usova Art Director - Polina Kuzurman The head of the bureau is Vlad Sedov Decorator – Ksenia Chernykh
Environmental & MEP engineering
Visualization
Ekaterina Usova
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, AutoCAD
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Rethinking a home through the eyes of clients who don’t speak human language. The project planned as a residence and studio of its architect is in Kamakura, a city filled with rich history and lush greenery and located about an hour from central Tokyo. In the house lives a couple in their thirties with two cats.
Project name
A Cat Tree House
Architecture firm
Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL
Photography
Lamberto Rubino
Principal architect
Tan Yamanouchi
Design team
Tan Yamanouchi
Design year
Jan. 2021 - Jul. 2022
Completion year
Jul. 2023
Structural engineer
Yamawaki Katsuhiko Architectural Engineering Design, Katsuhiko Yamawaki, Yumena Hirata
Landscape
Planting: SOLSO/ Hidenori Juna. Wood deck, fence: Iroha Zoen / Masashi Hisanaga, Mutsumi Hisanaga
Construction
Tokyo Kenchiku Plus/ Satoshi Nakazato, Yuta Ogura. Cooperation in finishing work: Kojima Komuten / Makoto Kojima, Riki Matsui
Material
Wooden framework method (Japanese traditional construction module), Concrete mat foundation
Typology
Residential › House
Dubbed “A Home Within a House”, S40 Residence is a renovation of one entire level within a larger multi-generational residence for a young couple in Bangkok.
Project name
S40 Residence
Location
Bangkok, Thailand
Principal architect
Jade Jiambutr
Typology
Residential › House