Exposed over the Alto Douro Wine Valley, a World Heritage Site in 2001, the hotel and winery emerge from the ground, extending the peak where they settle and fulfill the adjoining terraces, using a mechanism of mimetism and fusion with nature.
Project name
Douro Hotel & Winery
Architecture firm
OODA Architecture
Location
Tabuaço, Portugal
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, Physical Models, Hand Drawing
Design team
Architecture - Diogo Brito, Francisco Lencastre, José Pedro Rocha, Joana Ferreira; Landscape: Luís Paiva, Marta Paupério
Collaborators
P4 Artes e Técnicas da Paisagem (Landscape); Volta Brand Shaping Studio (Design, Branding & Communication); Eleven
Status
Concept - Design, Idea, Invited Competition, 2nd prize
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel, Winery
Theorem Winery is located west of downtown Calistoga, California, within the Diamond Mountain appellation in Napa Valley. Eschewing the ubiquitous large winery venues focused on handling hundreds of guests at one time, Theorem is designed as an intimate, bespoke experience where hospitality reigns supreme.
Project name
Theorem Winery
Architecture firm
Richard Beard Architects
Location
Calistoga, California, USA
Principal architect
Richard Beard
Design team
Richard Beard, Principal. Katherine Schwertner, Project Manager. Bruno Lopez-Moncada, Project Architect
Collaborators
Refrigeration Technology Inc (refrigeration engineer)
Interior design
Nicholas Vincent Design
Civil engineer
Applied Civil Engineering
Structural engineer
ZFA Structural Engineers
Environmental & MEP
TEP Engineers (mechanical and plumbing Engineers)
Landscape
Blasen Landscape Architecture
Lighting
Hiram Banks Lighting Design (lighting engineer)
Construction
Finley Construction
Material
Steel, Wood, Glass
At the trail house, it is necessary to walk 400 m into the forest to find it. A winding brick wall integrates the place creating nooks. From baroque to contemporary. Nature and finally art.
Architecture firm
Tetro Arquitetura
Location
Nova Lima, Brazil
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion
Principal architect
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Visualization
Igor Macedo
Typology
Residential › House
INRE Design Studio have finished the project for a private residence in Svetlogorye village including the renovation of a typical cottage and the landscaping of a 0.2 ha plot. The architectural design takes contextuality as its main theme.
Project name
GL-Residence
Architecture firm
INRE Design Studio
Location
Svetlogorye Village, Russia
Photography
Dmitry Chebanenko
Design team
Evgeny Nedoborov, Denis Nedoborov, Igor Kolesnikov, Elena Gataullina
Landscape
INRE Design Studio
Typology
Residential, House, Private landscape
In this design, the open area of the project has been tried to be used in hot and humid climates in all hours of the day and night, using light shade coatings. The presence of a pool in the center of the backyard helps to balance the surrounding climate.
Project name
Rancho Mirage House
Architecture firm
Yvonne O Designs
Location
Rancho Mirage, California, USA
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere
Design team
Mohammad Hossein Rabbani Zade, Mohammad Mahmoodiye, Yvonne O Designs
Visualization
Mohammad Hossein Rabbani Zade, Mohammad Mahmoodiye
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
One of the main concerns in this project was to preserve the ground context without damaging the green ground and to preserve the ecology of the living context. Therefore, it was decided to separate the building from its ground and build it with a truss structure at a height.
Architecture firm
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Location
Amazon Rainforest, Brazil
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Milad Eshtiyaghi
Visualization
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Typology
Residential › House
Venus Bay is located in South Gippsland, a narrow peninsula of land with Bass Strait the southwest and Anderson’s Inlet to the northeast. Hide House in Venus Bay is located on the crest of a sand dune amongst coastal Tea Tree. The house enjoys views to the waterways of the inlet to the north and the grassy tidal plains to the east while turning its...
Architecture firm
MRTN Architects
Location
Venus Bay, Victoria, Australia
Principal architect
Antony Martin
Material
Wood, Terrazzo, Glass, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
"Horizontal V House" is based on an architect who, under the competition between the sea and the rock of the cliff, generates a sensual form that invites one to enter, under its interior the humidity of an indoor pool develops the spaces, forcing one to focus towards the horizon, a gesture, a fold the simplicity of the form and the gesture based on...
Project name
Horizontal V House
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Design team
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Visualization
Veliz Arquitecto
Typology
Residential › House
