One of the hardest tasks for an architect is the design of their own house. This project was personal and revealing: could I improve the daily life of my family with the design of HOUR HOUSE? The aim was a home in which each space could be enjoyed every day. We wanted to be in close contact with the natural surroundings and with each other, even wh...
Architecture firm
Eva Hinds Arquitectura
Location
La Libertad, El Salvador
Principal architect
Eva Hinds
Design team
Eva Hinds Architecture team
Interior design
Eva Hinds Interior team
Structural engineer
Ricardo Narvaez
Landscape
Arborea, El Salvador
Supervision
Eva Hinds y Mauricio Rivas
Visualization
Boris García
Tools used
Revit, AutoCAD
Construction
ORG El Salvador
Material
Concrete, natural stone, wood, and metal
Typology
Residential › House
Alamu Nilayam, a house with the focus to have natural energy balance and use of natural materials. The house was planned in such a way it is connected to the outside nature from inside. When we enter the house, the house has a small garden and entrance thinnai in grey oxide with a large tall welcoming Kalimaruthu door – reclaimed wood door. This ta...
Project name
Alamu Nilayam
Architecture firm
RP Architects, Puducherry
Location
Puducherry, India
Photography
Aswin Yegappan SP, Ramya Prasad
Principal architect
Ramya Prasad
Interior design
Ramya Prasad
Structural engineer
Arun Kumar, AJ Structural Consultant
Visualization
Ramya Prasad
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, SketchUp
Construction
RP Architects
Material
CSEB blocks, Karunkal random rubble, fired brick, Oxide walls, Natural stone flooring, RCC structure.
Typology
Residential › House
The spacious 2500 sq ft apartment ‘Haridwar’ is designed by the team of THINK, led by Ar. Shubham Gandhi, Id. Harshal Mutha, Ar.Dhwani Mehta and Id. Aadesh Gandhi boasts an expansive terrace of panoramic views. Spanning an additional 2500 sq ft, the terrace is meticulously landscaped to create a traditional village-like ambience, offering the famil...
Location
Dighi, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Photography
Abhishek Chavhan (Architectural Captures) Videographer: Rounak Chandak
Principal architect
Shubham Gandhi, Harshal Mutha, Dhwani Mehta, Aadesh Gandhi
Design team
Shubham Gandhi, Harshal Mutha, Dhwani Mehta, Vaishnavi Jagtap, Deepika Gehlot, Shubham Oswal
Collaborators
Writer: Tanvee Abhyankar. Styling: The Soul Concept. Painting Contractor: Shankar Pokharkar
Civil engineer
Feroz Pathan (Kamalraj Associates)
Structural engineer
G A Bhilare Consultants Private Limited
Environmental & MEP
Architectural Energy Solutions
Supervision
Sachin Mavkar (Kamalraj Associates)
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Kamalraj Associates
Material
Kota, Marble, Timber, etc.
Typology
Residential › House
Casitas Nohiyari is a boutique hotel located in Bacalar, Quintana Roo, it is formally distinguished by adopting vaulted slabs that generate striking and fresh spaces. The hotel was conceived and inspired by the name that was the result of work in collaboration with the graphic design studio Haku, responsible for the graphic identity and the brand t...
Project name
Casitas Nohiyari
Architecture firm
Rumi Estudio Arquitectónico
Location
Bacalar, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Photography
Gustavo Escobedo
Principal architect
Guillermo Rafael Ojeda Magdaelno
Collaborators
Haku estudio, Eldad Villanueva
Interior design
Rumi Estudio
Structural engineer
Eldad Villanueva
Visualization
José de Jesús Pérez Guzmán
Tools used
AutoCAD, Revit, V-ray
Construction
Rumi Estudio
Material
Reinforced Concrete
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel Boutique
Casa del Silencio project is located in Pachuca, Hidalgo, an hour and a half from Mexico City. It arises from the request of a young couple looking to settle in a rapidly developing area in the southeast of the capital. The irregularly shaped plot with 5 vertices and an area of 192 m² is situated at one of the highest points in the area.
Project name
Casa Silencio
Architecture firm
SAVE Arquitectos
Location
Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
Photography
Iván Marruenda
Principal architect
Agustín Vera Valencia, Israel San Román de la Torre, Juan Carlos Blanco Silva
Design team
Eduardo Valencia Alamilla, Juan Arrieta Marín, Fernanda Ventura (Medios)
Supervision
SAVE Arquitectos
Construction
SAVE Arquitectos
Typology
Residential › House
On the outside, the stereotomic volumetry of concrete block brick prevails with its porous and imperfect texture; The continuous lines of the exposed beams cut the redundancy of the block, and complement the visual link with the cantilevered plane of the façade, providing the tectonic quota to the whole to balance the formal composition; Silence pr...
Architecture firm
Estudio IRA
Location
Alvear, Santa fe, Argentina
Photography
Walter Salcedo
Principal architect
Gustavo Gazzitano, German Gonzalez
Design team
Gustavo Gazzitano, German Gonzalez
Collaborators
Manuel Quiroga
Civil engineer
Trois Ingenieria
Structural engineer
Trois Ingenieria
Tools used
Lumion, SketchUp, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Ferrum, Corblock, peisa, aluar
Typology
Residential › Single-Family House
The Social Center and the Community Development Center (CDC), including an Ecological Park, are part of the Urban Improvement Program of the Ministry of Agricultural, Territorial and Urban Development (SEDATU) of the Government of Mexico. This public project aims to improve living conditions in communities with limited resources and in neighborhood...
Project name
Social Center ‘Casino’, Community Development Center (CDC) and Ecological Park
Location
Teapa, Tabasco, Mexico
Principal architect
Matías Martínez
Design team
Daniela Hernández Hernández, Paola Alavez Navarrete, Sergio Carbajal Valladolid, Víctor Hugo Casasola Olvera, Juan Carlos Cervantes Pérez, Carlos Cortés López, Alondra Garduño Luna, Abel Mondragón Rivero, Circe Orozco Hernández, Luisa Pérez Hernández, Mariana Ramírez Hernández, Verónica Ramos Díaz, Jesús Uriel Razo Jiménez, Francisco Valencia Ibáñez
Collaborators
Installations: Francisco Martínez Valdez, Constructora Gurría y Asociados
Built area
4,513 m² (0.45 ha)
Site area
20,039.32 m² (2 ha)
Structural engineer
Alejandro Flores Álvarez, Héctor Chávez
Tools used
AutoCAD, Photoshop
Construction
Grupo Constructor Lanrol SA de CV, Constructora Gurría y Asociados SA de CV
Material
Steel, clay tile, glass, brick
Client
Ministry of Agricultural, Territorial, and Urban Development (SEDATU)
Typology
Educational Architecture › Community Center
Paral·lel is a residential project located in the neighborhood of Bonanova, a quiet residential area in the southwest of Palma. The project consists of two independent blocks. Taking full advantage of the urban planning regulations of ground floor plus three levels, the buildings have been designed so that, despite the density and limited space, ea...
Location
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Principal architect
Paloma Hernaiz, Jaime Oliver
Design team
Paloma Hernaiz, Jaime Oliver, Rebeca Lavín, Robin Harloff, Silvia Morais, Loreto Angulo, Luis Quiles, M.Bruna Pisciotta, Pedro Rodríguez, Mercé Solar, Eusebiu Spac, Lara Ortega
Interior design
OHLAB / Furnishing and kitchens: Espacio Home Design
Collaborators
Timber facade consultancy and manufacturing: GRUPO GUBIA
Civil engineer
Jorge Ramón
Structural engineer
DICAES
Environmental & MEP
INGENIO consultores
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, Autodesk 3ds Max
Material
Timber, Wood, Stone, Terrazzo, Ceramic Tiles
Client
Vivendes Bonanova SL
Typology
Residential › Apartments
