Wutopia Lab was commissioned by the digital fashion brand ifanr to create the "Popped Orange — Uhub HOUSE" in Guangzhou T.I.T Creative Park, which was completed and opened in August 2022. It is an open design experiment, a vertical micro social complex with a light tower as the hub, including coffee, bar, theater, exhibition, sightseeing and party,...
Project name
Popped Orange / Uhub HOUSE
Architecture firm
Wutopia Lab (Architecture, Interior, Landscape)
Location
T.I.T Creative Park, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Photography
Wu Siming, ifanr
Principal architect
Yu Ting (Shanghailander)
Design team
Architecture Team: Zhu Yumei, Yang Jia; Design Team: Li Hao (Project Architect), Wang Zhizheng, Jiang Xinping (Internship)
Interior design
Yu Bing, Shen Rui, Shao Bin
Landscape
Landscape Design: Wang Chon, Guo Yuqi; Landscape Construction Team: Zhuhai Yuyuan Landscape Group Co., Ltd.
Structural engineer
Hu Wenxiao
Environmental & MEP
Design Development: Shanghai Sunyat Architectural Design Co., Ltd.; Mechanical & Electronics Team: Shi Jiaying, Mao Robert, Mao Yaqian, Zou Yuheng
Lighting
Zhang Chloe, Yu Shiyu, Du Yuxuan
Material
Material Consultant: Wang Yu (polycarbonate sheet)
Construction
Construction: ifanr; Construction Team: Heyuan Yuchenju Decoration Co., Ltd.
Typology
Hospitality, Café, Gallery, Bar
The new design of this unique piece of Maltese history saw the size of the courtyard area slightly reduced to allow for a sheltered connection between the front part of the house and back rooms.
Architecture firm
DAAA Haus
Photography
Diana Iskander
Principal architect
DAAA Haus
Interior design
DAAA Haus
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Illustrator, Sketches
Material
Concrete, wood, glass, natural stones, metal, upcycle old furniture
Typology
Residential › House
EskewDumezRipple reveals the Home Building at Thaden School, a new, Zero-Energy-Ready high school in Bentonville, Arkansas, where design directly supports the school's learning-by-doing approach to education.
Project name
Home Building at Thaden School
Architecture firm
EskewDumezRipple
Location
Bentonville, Arkansas, USA
Photography
Dero Stanford, Tim Husley, and Studio Nuvo
Collaborators
Project Management: Aegis Property Group | WEI; Irrigation: Aqueous; Signage and Wayfinding: Tom Zetek
Landscape
Andropogon Associates, Ltd.
Civil engineer
Ecological Design Group
Structural engineer
Engineering Consultants Inc. (ECI)
Environmental & MEP
CMTA Consulting Engineers
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Educational, School
The house is built upon the idea of slow, laid-back summer living, and encourages mindful connection with family, friends and the freedom to exist peacefully in nature. Form follows emotion rather than function, as every space becomes another opportunity for rest, reflection, and exploration.
Project name
The Hill Chalet
Architecture firm
Fish I visuals
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Itoo Forest Pack, Railclone
Principal architect
Moamen Mahmoud
Design team
Salma Ehab , Doha Ahmed
Visualization
Fish I Visuals
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Our new home was created in a historical part of a small town. We connected the neighboring buildings, got rid of all inappropriate interventions, and reconstructed them cleanly and considerately.
Project name
Kozina House
Architecture firm
Atelier 111 architekti
Location
Růžová 232, 374 01 Trhové Sviny, Czech Republic
Photography
Alex Shoots Buildings
Collaborators
Jiří Weinzettl Sr.
Built area
340 m²; Gross Floor Area 317 m² Usable Floor Area 288 m²
Material
Beaver tail ceramic tile – roof. Stone and ceramic masonry – walls. Spruce boards – attic, vault. Cement screed – floor. Oak – windows, furniture, floor. Spruce veneer – cladding, in built furniture. Steel – staircase. Compact and laminate boards – kitchen
Client
Barbora Weinzettlová and Jiří Weinzettl
Typology
Residential › House
A new concept of housing, a geometric composition that engages with light as an element. A game of full and empty spaces, with patios designed so that the vegetation takes over them. Homes with personality, design and functionality. Simple geometries and warm materials connected with the intimacy of the courtyards.
Project name
Duplex La Luisita 2
Architecture firm
Estudio Montevideo
Location
Barrio La Luisita, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Ramiro Veiga, Marco Ferrari, Gabriela Jagodnik
Design team
Hugo Radosta, Giovannini Agustín, Ferrari Franco
Structural engineer
Locicero Oscar
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Client
Di Tulio Juan, DIT desarrollosficha
Typology
Residential › House
Project name
Duplex Greenville
Architecture firm
Estudio Montevideo
Location
B° Greenville 2, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Ramiro Veiga, Marco Ferrari, Gabriela Jagodnik, Ramiro veiga (Project Manager), Hugo Radosta (Project Leader)
Collaborators
Clari Quinteros (Branding)
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
75 square meters, the center of the Eixample district in Barcelona, first floor with an elevator. The property that was intended for sale was presented to the studio half-naked with exposed concrete walls, just the place to start imagining.
Project name
Apartment Viladomat
Location
Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Site area
A five-story building
Interior design
Liat Eliav Interior Design
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Matter Barcelona, IKEA
Typology
Residential › Apartment
