Concise, cohesive and coherent: these are the adjectives that synthesize the essence of Casa Prática. At the end of a dead-end street, surrounded by mountains and a green area, the building, located in Belo Horizonte, has a simplifying dynamic, both in terms of materiality and use.
Project name
Casa Prática
Architecture firm
Estúdio Zargos
Location
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photography
Jomar Bragança
Principal architect
Zargos Rodrigues
Design team
Zargos Rodrigues, Frederico Rodrigues, Rodrigo Pereira, Ika Okamoto e Daniele Castro
Civil engineer
Laso Engenharia
Structural engineer
ESTcon Projetos de engenharia
Environmental & MEP
Encad Projetos
Landscape
Rodrigo Pereira
Construction
Laso Engenharia
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Based on the concept of the void as an articulator between the existing and the new, a compact volume is cut out from which different elements are extracted and displaced to enhance the morphological reading of the project, achieving the disunity between the new and the old and incorporating the vegetation in the voids, creating a new ambiguous spa...
Project name
Casa Cañuelas Village
Architecture firm
Estudio Montevideo
Location
Barrio Cañuelas Village, Córdoba capital, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Ramiro Veiga, Marco Ferrari, Gabriela Jagodnik
Design team
Hugo Radosta, Gustavo Macagno, Franco Ferrari
Structural engineer
Andrés de simone
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The design philosophy of this project depends on its name.....flyfall means flying and then falling. At the beginning of entering the project, in order to access more personal relationships and deeper levels of spatial relationships and circulation, one must climb to the central villa and then fell to the villa below.
Architecture firm
Rabbani Design
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona renderer, Lumion, Adobe Premier, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Sadegh Noordelan
Collaborators
Landscape: Mohammad Hossein Rabbani Zade
Visualization
Mohammad Hossein Rabbani Zade
Typology
Residential › House
The residence is a visible form of the Client’s Brief of being contemporary and the one that speaks grandeur while having multiple breathing spaces and surrounded by greens. The site put forth to us was uneven in terrain with most of the rear end filled with rock formation more than 10 feet in height. The brief specifies on having the residential s...
Project name
VVV Residence
Architecture firm
Inakrea Architects
Location
Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, India
Principal architect
Nilith Paidipally & Manasa Reddy
Collaborators
Editor: Praneeta Valluri
Structural engineer
Infrastructure Designers, Hyderabad
Lighting
Harshith Enterprises
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Located in the middle of an urban area of Vadodara, India the site was a linear plot surrounded by houses on the east and west parallel sides. Having an opportunity to design a dwelling with all spaces opening into pockets of vertical voids. The dwelling is aligned in the north-south direction with openings facilitating for maximum cross ventilatio...
Project name
Brick Nest House
Architecture firm
Manoj Patel Design Studio
Photography
Sudhir Parmar Photography, 2613 apertures
Principal architect
Manoj Patel
Design team
Manoj Patel, Mahima Bomb, Shailja Thakur, Vaishnavi Padalkar, Haril Borana, Priyal Jani, Aishwarya Gupte, Pooja
Collaborators
Automation: DTI
Structural engineer
Swati Consultants
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
The house boasts a design that seamlessly integrates nature into every aspect, embracing a strong connection with the outdoors. From the exterior, lush greenery surrounds the property, creating a serene and inviting atmosphere. The woven facade, with its intricate patterns, not only adds a touch of drama but also serves as a filter, allowing glimps...
Architecture firm
Wahana Architects
Location
Jakarta, Indonesia
Photography
Ernest Theofilus
Principal architect
Rudy Kelana
Design team
Cendana M Putra
Interior design
Cendana M Putra
Civil engineer
Gin Contractor
Structural engineer
Ricky Theo
Lighting
Artmosphere Lighting Consultant
Typology
Residential › House
CASA FT is a single-family residence for a retired couple, located in a forest context, outside of the urban perimeter of Managua. The earth movement in this project was minimized by placing the main house and social living on two different levels, adapting the project to the level of natural terrain. It is characterized by the unusual application...
Architecture firm
HRTD Hurtado Arquitectos
Location
Managua, Nicaragua
Photography
Carlos Berrios Photography
Principal architect
Daniel Hurtado
Design team
Daniel Hurtado, Rodolfo Glenton, Bismarck Mendoza
Collaborators
Daniel Hurtado, Rodolfo Glenton, Bismarck Mendoza
Civil engineer
Jose Gerardo Corrales
Structural engineer
Jimmy Altamirano
Environmental & MEP
Mech: M&M Mantica; Elec: Energiza; Plumbing: Orlando Bermudez
Supervision
HRTD Hurtado Arquitectos
Tools used
AutoCAD Architecture, Lumion, SketchUP, Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Jose Gerardo Corrales
Material
Acid Wash Texture Oxide; Clay Floor Tile, Clay Roof Tiles, Wood, Concrete.
Typology
Residential › House
Located in the Sackville Ward, Kew, this contemporary design embodies a minimalist form, clean lines and a simple and natural palette. The scale of spaces create a sense of grandness when people walk through the door. The utilization of large expanses of glazing and double height ceilings elevate the visual experience of the user.
Project name
Bramley Residence
Architecture firm
Taouk Architects
Location
Kew, Victoria, Australia
Principal architect
Youseph Taouk
Interior design
Taouk Architects
Civil engineer
Lazer Consulting
Structural engineer
Lazer Consulting
Material
Glazing, render, timber battens
Typology
Residential › House
