: In the heart of Safavi Villa, a delightful contrast unfolds between the solidity of modern Brutalism and the unparalleled elegance of Safavid Iranian architecture. This is not merely a structure, but an embodiment of the daring fusion of two eras; a place where the decisive lines of exposed concrete intertwine with the mesmerizing geometric patte...
Project name
Safavid Villa
Architecture firm
Norouzdesign Architecture Studio
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop, Flux Ai Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohammadreza Norouz
Collaborators
Visualization: Mohammadreza Norouz
Typology
Hospitality › Tourist Complex
A modern masterpiece carved where land meets sea. This villa on the shore of the Persian Gulf isn’t just a home—it’s a dream etched in green marble and kissed by coastal light. Crafted from single-piece green marble stones, the structure is both monolithic and organic.
Project name
Marble Ocean Villa
Architecture firm
Khatereh Bakhtyari Architect
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Khatereh Bakhtyari
Design team
Khatereh Bakhtyari Architect
Collaborators
Visualization: Khatereh Bakhtyari
Typology
Residential › Villa
The Cascade is a unique exploration of domestic life, transforming everyday rituals such as cooking, dining, reading, entertaining, and gardening into a dramatic experience.
Architecture firm
Da Costa Mahindroo Architects
Design team
DROO Architects
Typology
Residential › House
The project consists of the design of a two-story single-family house. The plot has a significant slope of approximately 3 meters between the street level and its midpoint. To address this challenge while also taking advantage of the site's potential, a "split-level" system was adopted.
Architecture firm
Silverline
Location
Avenida Vasco da Gama, Arcozelo, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Jorge Prata e Eduardo Soares
Collaborators
Beatriz Ferreira, Francisco Castilho, Nelson Amado
Structural engineer
Engitriz
Supervision
Jorge Alexandre Amaral Prata
Construction
Construções Objetivo
Typology
Residential › House
Casa Guayubira was born as an experimentation with the boundary between public and private space. With a closed-off front and a central space that acts as the heart of the home, this project seeks to break with certain conventional standards characteristic of Argentine suburban homes, creating a small urban oasis.
Project name
Casa Guayubira
Location
Canning, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Alejandro Peral
Principal architect
Martin Aracama and Felipe Aracama ( father and son)
Design team
Felipe Aracama
Civil engineer
Gustavo Guana
Landscape
Ramiro Dalessandro
Tools used
AutoCAD, V-ray
Material
Concrete, Glass, Wood, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Kineki comes from the Nahuatl word quinequi, meaning “he wants.” Most of the time, architects solve problems for others, developing ideas supported by external budgets. In contrast, Kineki Tepoztlán did not stem from a preconceived idea but rather from a personal need: an architect seeking to build his own weekend home with a limited budget.
Project name
Kineki Tepoztlán
Architecture firm
Amezcua
Location
Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico
Photography
Fernando Marroquín, Jaime Navarro y Beto Lanz
Design team
Aarón Rivera, Saraí Cházaro, Miguel González, Paulina García, Paulina Ocampo, Víctor Cruz, Diego Celaya, Gabriela Mosqueda, Rodrigo Lugo, Alejandro García, Sergio López, Julio Amezcua
Built area
House 1 Footprint: 200 m² | Total built area: 450 m² House 2 Footprint: 52 m² | Total built area: 150 m² House 3 Single-story | Footprint: 78 m² | Total built area: 140 m²
Site area
House 1 Footprint: 200 m² | Total built area: 450 m² House 2 Footprint: 52 m² | Total built area: 150 m² House 3 Single-story | Footprint: 78 m² | Total built area: 140 m²
Typology
Residential › House
Neeranjanam is a thoughtfully designed residence for a family of four who sought a contemporary home rooted in the cultural sensibilities of their Kerala heritage. Located on a 41’x112’ plot in Bangalore’s Electronic City, the site offered a peaceful setting within a well-established residential neighbourhood.
Project name
House Neeranjanam
Architecture firm
Architecture plus Swath
Location
Electronic City, Bangalore, India
Photography
Naresh and Nayan Photography
Principal architect
Meinathan N, Sai Harini Karthikeyan
Design team
Venkatesh, Joshin Rose
Interior design
Joshin Rose, Vaibhav
Structural engineer
Nirmana structural consultants
Material
The materials rich, palette of materials, from warm wood and polished marble to glass, exposed concrete, and jaali patterned metal screens
Typology
Residential › House
Rajasthan is synonymous with stone as building material but sadly over the last few decades this material has been reduced to a 'cladding 'medium and its potential as a robust and sustainable structural element has not been exploited.
Project name
House of Solid Stone
Architecture firm
Malik Architecture
Location
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Photography
Bharath Ramamrutham
Principal architect
Arjun Malik, Kamal Malik
Design team
Ketan Chaudhary, Payal Hundiwala, Soumya Shukla, Neha Kotian
Collaborators
HVAC Consultant: Coolair System- Daikin; Rain Water Harvesting: Mungekar and Associates
Interior design
Malik Architecture
Civil engineer
GES - Global Engineering Services
Structural engineer
GES - Global Engineering Services
Environmental & MEP
GES - Global Engineering Services
Landscape
Malik Architecture
Supervision
Malik Architecture
Visualization
Malik Architecture
Tools used
Local methods of dry stone construction. A minimal amount of steel such as tie-rods and shear pins reinforce the stone for seismic performance. Lime mortar is used only to seal the exterior joints
Construction
At our request, the quarry foreman reverted to the “ splitting” stone technique using traditional stonemasonry tools instead of the high-yield gangsaw extraction that is machine intensive and eliminates the natural stone grain. Splitting the stone mobilizes the human touch, limits the processing, and retains the natural Earth imprint of the stone
Material
Hard sandstone ( Jodhpur stone) is quarried 45 mins away from the site
Client
Mr. Veer Vijay Singh
Typology
Residential › Villa
