A retreat where architecture and nature exist in perfect harmony, a home that doesn’t disrupt nature but becomes a part of it. This minimalist masterpiece, crafted from raw concrete and warm wood, is designed not just to stand within nature but to be shaped by it.
Project name
Home in the Embrace of the Forest
Architecture firm
Elaheh.arch
Location
Guilan, Nourth of Iran
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Elaheh Lotfi
Typology
Residential › Villa
Located in the Riviera Nayarit, Villa El Tigre - Bienaventurado is conceived as a family retreat that celebrates the harmony between art, architecture, and the natural environment. This project seamlessly blends the richness of the region’s traditional design with a deeply personal approach inspired by visual arts, sculpture, painting, interior des...
Project name
Villa El Tigre - Bienaventurado
Architecture firm
Araujo Galvan Arquitectos
Location
Riviera Nayarit, Mexico
Principal architect
Fernanda Galvan, Daniel Araujo
Design team
Fernanda Galvan, Daniel Araujo
Interior design
Carmen Soto Borbon
Landscape
Araujo Galvan Arquitectos & Carmen Soto Borbon
Visualization
Araujo Galvan Arquitectos
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion Pro, Adobe Photoshop, D5 Render
Construction
Araujo Galvan Arquitectos
Material
Polished concrete, parota wood, Masonry walls, Walnut Wood, Aluminum
Typology
Residential › House
This design features a minimalist house with a modern and sustainable structure, situated in a desert or mountainous environment. Primary materials include exposed concrete, natural wood, and full-height glass, enhancing visual transparency and connection with nature.
Architecture firm
Studio Aghaei
Location
Andes Mountains, Chile
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Fateme Aghaei
Design team
Studio AGHAEI Architects
Typology
Residential › Villa
Located in the city of Colima, the residence stands on a privileged plot of land that offers stunning views of the iconic Colima Volcano to the north and the city to the south. This single-family residence makes the most of its specific location at the foot of a golf course, allowing the main views to be oriented towards large green areas.
Architecture firm
Di Frenna Arquitectos
Location
Altozano, Cuauhtémoc, Colima, Mexico
Photography
Lorena Darquea
Principal architect
Matia Di Frenna Müller
Design team
Matia Di Frenna Müller, José Omar Anguiano de la Rosa, Juan Gerardo Guardado Ávila
Structural engineer
Juan Gerardo Guardado Ávila
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
Warmington House is the transformation of an existing, characterful cottage on a steeply sloping site in Brisbane’s Inner suburb of Paddington. Seeking to respect the cottage but to elevate it into an executive level family home, we carefully balanced the existing cottage over expansive open plan contemporary living spaces.
Project name
Warmington House
Architecture firm
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
Location
Paddington, Brisbane, Australia
Photography
Peeters Projects
Principal architect
Shane Wilmett
Collaborators
BBH Projects (Builders)
Interior design
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
Visualization
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
Construction
BBH Projects
Material
Timber, Concrete, glass, steel and stone
Client
Developer Red Robin
Typology
Residential › House. Alterations and Additions to an existing
Perched on the slopes of Ticetonyk Mountain in the Catskills, this home was meticulously designed to integrate with its natural surroundings. The structure’s distinctive form, composed of two back-to-back rectangular volumes, rises in opposite directions to frame views of both the valley to the north and a dramatic rock outcropping to the south.
Project name
Woodstock House
Architecture firm
Kimberly Peck Architects
Location
Bearsville, New York, USA
Photography
Hanna Grankvist
Principal architect
Kimberly Peck
Interior design
Kimberly Peck Architects
Landscape
Kimberly Peck Architects
Lighting
Kimberly Peck Architects
Construction
Sebastian Rogowski
Typology
Residential › House
The "Cullen House" from the Twilight movie series becomes a LEGO set: Iconic Portland home by Skylab Architecture immortalized in bricks. The iconic Hoke House in Portland, Oregon, originally designed by noted design firm Skylab Architecture and made famous as the Cullen House in the Twilight Saga movie series, is now a LEGO set.
Photography
Twilight The Cullen House LEGO Set (Image: LEGO) and Hoke House by Skylab (Photo: Jeremy Bittermann)
Casa Negra is a small urban infill live/work space situated on a wooded lot in West Asheville. We acted as architects, builders, developers and interior designers and did around 30% of the actual work ourselves. The project started as an accessory dwelling to our home and currently it houses our design studio on main and top level with a rental on...
Architecture firm
Rusafova Markulis Architects
Location
Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Interior design
Rusafova Markulis Architects
Client
Rusafova Markulis Architects
Typology
Residential › House
