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Written by
Scarlett Wells
Photography
immo RENOVATION
The form was inspired by the sloping site and how we could create a bold point of difference on a site that sat far beneath the street level. We aimed to perch the building within the landscape, like a rock juxtaposed in nature and creating a monolithic street presence.
Project name
Christmas House
Architecture firm
Taouk Architects
Location
Northcote, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Emily Bartlett
Principal architect
Youseph Taouk
Construction
ARPACI Constructions
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The impacts of climate change are being experienced across the globe in a variety of ways. In Australia, for example, architects have been working tirelessly to design modern homes that are better equipped to withstand the threat of bushfires.
Apartment buildings at the foot of the Jeseníky Mountains in the recreational village of Filipovice.
Project name
Apartments Filipovice
Location
Filipovice 534, 79001 Bělá pod Pradědem – Filipovice, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Roman Gale, David Bureš, Radek Pasterný
Design team
Nicol Gale (Co-author), Kateřina Kunzová (Co-author)
Collaborators
Technical installations: TPS projekt. Statics: Huryta. Fire safety: Zdeňka Maggio.
Built area
Built-up Area: 299 m² building 01; 299 m² building 02; Gross Floor Area: 1132 m² building 01; 1110 m² building 02
Site area
2375 m² Dimensions 3488 m3, building 01 3488 m3, building 02
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Masonry – sand-lime bricks + reinforced concrete walls. Ceilings – reinforced concrete. Foor – polyurethane trowel. Roof covering – larch shingle. Facade – larch shingle + glass mosaic. Roof construction – wooden rafters. Internal plasters – gypsum plasters. Windows – wooden profiles. Heating – heat pumps ground–water.
Typology
Residential › Apartment
As a result of the slope of the site and in order to maximize its potential, we converted the first-floor level, which according to the client was dedicated to the main living space, kitchen, rooms, and guest service, into two mezzanine levels. During this process, the main living space and the kitchen have a smaller level difference in terms of ac...
Project name
2Boxes Villa
Architecture firm
NEOffice
Location
Meygun, Tehran, Iran
Principal architect
Iman Shameli
Design team
Azam Mansouri Moghadam, Amirhosein Kahe
Collaborators
Civil engineer: Aban Tarh co
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Located in one of the most beautiful mountains of the South Pacific, Costa Rica. The silence of the Zaragoza mountains is the place for this small house.
Architecture firm
Portfolio Josh
Location
Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Tools used
SketchUp, AutoCAD, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Josh Chaves
Visualization
Portfolio Josh
Typology
Residential › House
Architecture firm
Vlasov Roman
Tools used
Autodesk Maya, Redshift
Principal architect
Vlasov Roman
Visualization
Vlasov Roman
Typology
Residential › House
This country house was designed for a family with two kids and many friends. It is in a gated community, and though surrounded by neighbors, it enjoys some isolation from them, so the project can better explore the interaction between the interior and exterior spaces. Relevant aspects of the proposition are to be able to contemplate the dawn, the s...
Architecture firm
Memola Estudio, Vitor Penha
Location
Porto Feliz, São Paulo, Brazil
Design team
Vitor Penha, Verônica Molina, Simone Balagué, Bianca Sinisgalli, Augusto Vicentainer
Collaborators
Luciana Facio; Interior Decoration: Manuela Figueredo; Automation: Raul Duarte; Installations: Ramoska Castellani
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
