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Written by
Chris Jackson
Photography
Max Vakhtbovych
Project name
Floating suites
Architecture firm
Aryan Kamaliha
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Lumion, Adobe Lightroom
In the chaos of life today a home needs to be a place of refuge, a solitude for the homeowners to retreat to. Built for an Italian couple, the design pays homage both to the clients' Italian heritage and that of the Toronto residential building fabric, while ensuring a sensitivity towards wellbeing, mobility, and convenience.
Project name
High Park Residence
Architecture firm
Batay-Csorba Architects
Location
Toronto, Canada
Photography
Doublespace Photography
Vartika Jangid: Continuing on the note of escapism, Sunshower is a spatial experiment that is a muse of two contrasting palettes – the subtle greens of the nature and the urban concrete palette. In this world of hectic life where every hour is a rush hour, Sunshower is an escape from reality.
Project name
Sunshower
Architecture firm
Vartika Jangid
Location
Jaipur, India
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Blender, Adobe Photoshop
Nikolay Shevchenko: Rock house is the concept of space in the rock for habitation, as it was before …When people lived in caves. When people do not know of a comfortable home.
Project name
Rock house
Architecture firm
Nikolay Shevchenko
Location
Stavropol, Russian Federation
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Fran Silvestre Arquitectos: The project consists of making a musician's studio coexist with his home. It is located in a residential area near Valencia, where neighboring houses are very close to each other
Project name
House of the Silence
Architecture firm
Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
Location
Cañada, Valencia, Spain
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Designed by Melbourne-based architecture and construction firm InForm, the brighton 8 House set on an unusual wedge-shaped property this four-bedroom family home utilises its north-west frontage for the outdoor entertaining area and pool.  This orientation provides the deepest garden aspect and pleasant treed views from the main living area.
Project name
Brighton 8
Architecture firm
InForm in collaboration with Pleysier Perkins Architects
Location
Brighton East, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Derek Swalwell
Milad Eshtiyaghi: Black House is located in Santa Clara, New York. The client of this project was very interested in black and asked us to design a house that had a sense of splendor, luxury and at the same time mysterious. 
Architecture firm
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Location
Santa Clara, New York, USA
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop