A San Francisco family asked us to help them expand an existing property near Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The site sits on a north facing slope and looks down to the Martis Valley and up to Lookout Mountain through a natural screen of 100-year-old Jeffrey pine trees.
Architecture firm
Faulkner Architects
Location
Lake Tahoe, California, USA
Principal architect
Gregory Faulkner
Design team
Gregory Faulkner, AIA, Principal. Christian Carpenter, LA, Project Architect. Jenna Shropshire, Project Manager. Ann Darby, AIA, Architect
Collaborators
Surveyor: Webb Land Surveying, Inc. Geotechnical: Nortech Geotechnical Consultants. Title 24: Monterey Energy Group
Interior design
NICOLEHOLLIS
Civil engineer
Shaw Engineering
Structural engineer
CFBR Structural Group
Environmental & MEP
Sugarpine Engineering
Construction
Jim Morrison Construction
Typology
Residential › House
As it is known Sepid means white. The reason for using this word was that 99% of the materials used in this villa were white in order to make the spatial connection between inside and outside in such a way that the sense of outside is transferred to inside. White is a color that can be seen as a combination of all the colors of the spectrum.
Project name
House No. 37 ( Sepid House )
Architecture firm
TT Design Studio
Location
Noshahr, Mazandaran, Iran
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer
Principal architect
Tina Tajaddod
Design team
Tina Tajaddod
Visualization
Tina Tajaddod
Typology
Residential › House, Home Office
Contemporary architecture isn’t defined by a single style but is unified in its imperative to be unconventional and to break with the past using innovation and imagination rather than replicating older styles. The era of contemporary architecture is generally thought to have begun sometime after the modern period of the roughly first half of the 20...
Project name
Shahmirzad Villa
Architecture firm
Daliazayd
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Visualization
Arash Saeidi
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Easily the most challenging property Heliotrope has encountered, the developable portion of this unique west-facing waterfront property in the San Juan Islands fell within a coastal geological buffer, aquatic wildlife buffer, class II wetland buffer, and is situated less than 100 feet from an active bald eagle nest.
Project name
Lopez Lookout
Architecture firm
Heliotrope Architects
Location
Lopez Island, Washington, USA
Design team
Joe Herrin, Mazohra Thami
Interior design
Heliotrope Architects
Construction
Thomas Fragnoli Construction
Material
Wood, Metal, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Indoor air quality is a crucial aspect of our overall well-being, yet it often goes unnoticed. The air we breathe inside our homes can have a significant impact on our health, comfort, and productivity. With the majority of our time spent indoors, ensuring good indoor air quality is essential.
Photography
Arthur Hidden
NOM House, a visionary architectural project designed to cater to the evolving needs of a young family. Located in the lively city of Limassol, NOM House offers cozy living space on a small, flat plot that has the rare advantage of being able to be expanded in the future without the need for large-scale reconstruction.
Architecture firm
Sence Architects
Location
Limassol, Cyprus
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Olga Kovaleva
Visualization
Igor Yashin
Typology
Residential › House
"The project was created for a family consisting of 2 adults and 3 young girls, where social gatherings play a central role in their everyday lives. This became the starting point that influenced the program and distribution of the house.
Project name
CR House (Casa CR)
Architecture firm
Arpon Arquitectura
Location
La Deseada neighborhood, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Juan Ignacio Pons
Collaborators
Providers: FV, faucets. Jhonson, kitchen furniture. Blevel, aluminum openings. White House, interior furniture. Squalo pools, outdoor pool. alo Lighting, supplier of lighting fixtures
Structural engineer
Andres Desimone
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Revitalizing your home doesn't always have to involve hefty expenses or extensive renovations. With some careful planning and creative ideas, it's possible to breathe new life into your living space while being mindful of your budget. In the upcoming sections, we'll explore six cost-effective approaches that can completely transform your home, givi...
