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Ravish Maqsood
The brand identify presented by “Cafe 4P’s” is concrete as “People to People / Sustainability / Specialty coffee made by VN”.
Architecture firm
SEMBA VIETNAM
Location
127 Lý Chính Thắng, Võ Thị Sáu, Quận 3, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
Photography
DeconPhotoStudio (Hiroyuki Oki)
Principal architect
Mamoru Maeda
Design team
Đinh Ngọc Chất, Nguyễn Thị Hồng Nguyệt
Built area
162 m² (kitchen: 95 m²/ terrace: 67 m²)
Interior design
SEMBA VIETNAM
Environmental & MEP
Toan Dinh Company / HOSHIZAKI
Visualization
SEMBA VIETNAM
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop
Supervision
Toan Dinh Company
Construction
Toan Dinh Company
Material
Recycled materials (Steel, block, recycled plastic), wood, glass, mortar paint, stone, terrazzo
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe
This house represents a microcosm of contemporary Taiwan. Our client envisions a home for his male friends, female co-workers, and parents. He has requested a design that acknowledges his life-style while accommodating his work relationships and honoring traditional familial obligations.
Architecture firm
Ho + Hou Studio Architects
Location
Xin Feng, Taiwan
Photography
CK Liao of CKL Studio
Principal architect
Albert Ho, Jen-Suh Hou
Interior design
Ho + Hou Studio Architects
Completion year
2020 / 11
Structural engineer
HG Hsu Engineer
Environmental & MEP
WC Engineering
Landscape
Ho + Hou Studio Architects
Lighting
Ho + Hou Studio Architects
Supervision
Ho + Hou Studio Architects
Visualization
Ho + Hou Studio Architects
Tools used
SketchUp, AutoCAD
Construction
Ying Chang construction
Material
ExterioReinforced Concrete, Paint by STO, Terrazzo interior flooring
Typology
Residential › House
Green Wall House was a response to a request for an abode that would be balanced with nature, enhanced with sustainable strategies and aesthetic in appeal. We worked in close collaboration with our Clients to bring sufficient light and ventilation into the living spaces, with a vertical green wall contributing to a distinct expression for the house...
Project name
Green Wall House
Architecture firm
ADX Architects
Location
Singapore, Singapore
Photography
CI&A Photography
Principal architect
Casey Chua
Design team
Casey Chua, Min Catherine
Collaborators
Marquis Pte Ltd (Carpentry), Chop Chin Hin (Landscape)
Interior design
ADX Architects
Structural engineer
Jason Liu
Supervision
Aikco Construction
Visualization
ADX Architects
Tools used
CAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Aikco Construction
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
C6 house is located in Xuan Hoa ward, Phuc Yen city, Vinh Phuc province. Phuc Yen is the gateway city of Vinh Phuc province, adjacent to Hanoi city in the south, 30km from the center of the capital. The house is the living space of a young couple and their two sons. The owner want a modern space, close to nature and great connection between family...
Architecture firm
HCRA Design
Location
Xuan Hoa, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam
Principal architect
Hieu Nguyen
Interior design
HCRA Design
Structural engineer
Nguyễn Hùng
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, steel
Typology
Residential › House
Hartland is a private estate, nestled into the slopes of Ubud’s scenic Sayan Ridge. Overlooking a wide tapestry of rice paddies bordering the Ayung River, the domain extends over approximately 6,200 square meters.
Project name
Hartland Estate
Architecture firm
Studio Jencquel + Yew Kuan Cheong
Location
Sayan Ridge, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Photography
Iker Zuñiga, Pempki
Principal architect
Maximilian Jencquel
Design team
Yew Kuan Cheong, Maximilian Jencquel
Collaborators
Yew Kuan Cheong + Jason Lamberth + Sadru Landscaping + Team of amazing craftsmen from Indonesia
Interior design
Studio Jencquel + Jason Lamberth + Client
Built area
Master suite 150 m²
Civil engineer
Made Suraja
Lighting
Studio Jencquel and Client
Tools used
Hand sketch and SketchUp
Construction
Team of Indonesian artisans + Made Suraja
Material
Teak wood, Ironwood, Paras Stone, Alang-Alang
Typology
Residential › Luxury lodging
A major renovation of an existing single storey intermediate linked house to 2 1/2 storey, located at TTDI Kuala Lumpur. The aim is adopting minimalist design approach for the building appearance yet maximising the internal spatial arrangement and usage.
Project name
Concrete Jungle House
Architecture firm
N O T Architecture
Location
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Photography
Pixelaw Photography
Principal architect
Eddie Choi
Civil engineer
IRC Engineering
Structural engineer
IRC Engineering
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Nippon Paint, Niro Tiles, BMI Monier Roof, Johnson Suisse Sanitary Wares, SIKA
Client
Jay Myoung Yoon, Hong Ching Yee
Typology
Residential › House, Industrial Brutalism
The project consists of an outdoor auditorium for 12,000 people , a concert hall for 3,500 people , six live houses ("whales") , five restaurants connected by a walkway, two towers with an office program, a museum and rehearsal rooms, a center of exhibitions and a series of parks and walks that connect the entire intervention.
Project name
Kaohsiung Pop Music Center
Architecture firm
Manuel Monteserin
Location
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Photography
Shun Chen, Chen Li Hsiien, Yi-Hsien Lee, Darren Teng, Chiung-Yao Tseng, Chien Ming Chen, Chen Hung, Ian Choi, Kano Chang, Lo Ruey-Lin, Su, Bo-An, Nicolas Leng冷家豪, Yi-Hsien Lee, Monteserin, Ian Choi, Terry Chiang 江彥駐, Yu-Zhi Lin, Kevin Lin
Principal architect
Manuel A. Monteserín Lahoz
Design team
Beatriz pachón Castrillo, Javier Simó de Pedro, Meng Han Hsieh, Jose Lu, Yen Chu A’lvaro, Joren Huang, Yu-Lin Chan, Tsung-Lin Lee, Iñigo Redondo, Luis Marcos, Alicia Domingo, Beatriz Crespo, José María De Cárdenas, Luis Ybarra Gutiérrez, José Luis López de Lemus, José Carlos Oliva Garrido, Tomás Osborne Ruiz, Marian Bada Sánchez, Antonio Miguel García Librero, María Castro Hormigo, Manuel Tirado Crespo, Rosa Cantillana Merchante, Marco Antonio García Gálvez, Salvador Sanchez Gonzalez, Rubén Silva Lobato, Alejandra Díaz de Cárdenas, Esther Espejo Lucena, Fernando Gallinato Díaz, Isabel García Madrona, Angel Linares Gar´cia, José, Buzón González, Carmen Zammarchi , Luis García Rodríguez
Collaborators
Mark Ongg, EDDEA (Partner and project manager),
Structural engineer
結構顧問Structural Consultant, 科建聯合工程顧問有限公司 Tec-Build United Structure Engineer Office, 聯邦工程顧問股份有限公司 Federal Engineering Consultant Inc., BAC ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY GROUP
Environmental & MEP
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Landscape
Old Farmer Landscape Architecture Co.
Lighting
照明顧問Lighting Design Consultant
Client
Kaohsiung City Government
Typology
Commercial › Music Center