While the typical American consumes 80 to 100 gallons a day, this water-wise facility thrives on a lean 7.7 gallons a day, per capita. By incorporating passive stormwater harvesting into the architecture and installing collection mechanisms for wastewater, 180 Degrees Design + Build helped this forward-thinking facility reduce its draw on the local...
Project name
Grand Canyon Hounds and Stables
Architecture firm
180 Degrees Design + Build
Location
Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
Photography
Matt Winquist
Principal architect
180 Degrees Design + Build
Design team
John Anderson AIA
Supervision
Loven Contracting Inc
Construction
Loven Contracting Inc
Typology
Commercial, Stable
The Hill Farm project offers a unique vision for a contemporary sustainable organic farm restaurant, that is inspired by the spectacular natural volcanic landscape of Iceland. The design aims to become one with its environment, responding climatically and volumetrically to the harsh conditions of the site.
Architecture firm
Kinacigil Franco Architecture
Location
Lake Mývatn, Iceland
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, AutoCAD, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Derin Kinacigil & Juan Franco
Design team
Derin Kinacigil & Juan Franco
Built area
Phase 1= 2,300 m² . Phase 2= 5,000 m²
Visualization
Kinacigil Franco Architecture
Client
Vogafjós Farm Resort
Status
Competition 1st Place and Green award (competition organizer Buildner
Typology
Restaurant, Agricultural, Mixed Use
Located in one of the prime areas of Porto, Miramar Tower is a habitable sculpture in the city. Standing out for its uniqueness in the landscape and for its proximity to the sea, Miramar Tower is similar to the buildings in Pasteleira Park to the north, in proportion and dimension, but otherwise completely distinctive in its concept approach.
Project name
Miramar Tower
Architecture firm
OODA Architecture
Photography
Vídeo: Gerardo Burmester
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, Physical models, Hand drawing
Collaborators
GEG, Mir, Fusão, P4
Landscape
P4 – Artes e Técnicas da Paisagem
Structural engineer
GEG – Engineering Structures for Life
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › Apartments
The design strategy is formed based on solving two essential issue on the project site. The first issue is to deal with the Mazandaran high humidity, and the second one is to reach a nature-consistent architecture.
Project name
Villa Atlantis
Architecture firm
Artur Architecture Studio
Location
Mazandaran, Iran
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max
Principal architect
Artur Omid Azeri
Design team
Niloofar Sedighi Nouri, Amir Asgari, Pouya Bidar, Fatemeh Fatemi, Reza Mahmoudi
Collaborators
Iman Il Beigi, Mostafa Fereydoni, Danyal Azari (Presentation manager), Hadi Azari (Supervisor)
Visualization
Amir Asgari
Client
Ehsan Ravasian, Hamid Lotfi
Typology
Residential › House
This silky shining dwelling is located in a rural expansion area. At first glance this rustic laid back house does not stand out among the surrounding houses. The burnt wood subtly refers to black barns in this area.
Project name
Silky Black House
Architecture firm
Joris Verhoeven Architectuur
Location
Berkel-Enschot, The Netherlands
Photography
John van Groenedaal
Principal architect
Joris Verhoeven
Design team
Joris Verhoeven
Collaborators
casco | Isovlas Oisterwijk BV
Structural engineer
Bureau Simon van Boxtel
Supervision
Joris Verhoeven Architectuur
Construction
Cloïn totaalbouw
Typology
Residential › House
Spiral Cafe is the design of a small coffee shop in the green space of Mazandaran Forest. This cafe, along with 29 other projects, will form the Izadshahr Forest Park, which is the largest forest eco-park in the Middle East.
Architecture firm
REMM Studio
Location
Izadshahr Forest Park, Mazandaran, Iran
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, AutoCAD
Principal architect
Maryam Rezazadeh
Collaborators
Reza Rezazadeh (Civil Engineer)
Visualization
Elham Rezazadeh, Morteza Rezazadeh (3D Modeling)
Client
Izadshahr Municipality
Typology
Hospitality › Tourism, Cafe
The client is a young businessman heading a multifaceted industry and intended to built a house that is modern and evolving in its core essence. Therefore, as a representation of his vision we decided to go for a layered planning, with a modern interpretation of the courtyard into green belts. The concept of these layers is exaggerated and translat...
Project name
Verdant Villa
Architecture firm
42MM Architecture
Location
Bhairahawa, Nepal
Principal architect
Rudraksh Charan, Priyanka Khanna
Design team
Manu Kambhoj, Vanshika Pandey, Shailesh Garg
Interior design
42mm Architecture
Civil engineer
Dinesh Bhangava
Structural engineer
Charan Singh Bhandari
Environmental & MEP
Tech Consultancy Services Pvt Ltd, Design Centre Consulting Engineers
Landscape
Vividh India.com
Lighting
SPOON lighting Design
Supervision
Dinesh Bhagava
Visualization
Karan Raj, Urmila
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Metalguise Metal Jaali, Green Future Window solutions
Typology
Residential › House
Dasht-e-chehel villa is an experience to reach an external-internal life in a cold climate. It is about how to stay out of the building and experience snow and rain but still remain in a safe zone. And how to be inside without losing sensory, visual and psychological connection with the outside. And also, how to blur the boundary line between insid...
Project name
Dasht-e-Chehel Villa
Architecture firm
35-51 Architecture Office
Location
Mosha, Damavand, Iran
Photography
Arash Akhtaran, Abbas Yaghooti
Principal architect
Hamid Abbasloo, Abbas Yaghooti, Neda Adiban Rad
Design team
Mohammad Reza Aghai
Interior design
Hamid Abbasloo, Abbas Yaghooti
Landscape
Neda Adiban Rad
Structural engineer
Majid Koolivand
Environmental & MEP
Hamid Abbasloo, Abbas Yaghooti
Construction
35-51 Architecture Office (Hamzeh Jalambadani)
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Concrete, Steel, Glass, Wood
Typology
Residential › House