The Sampará house's concept is based on the owners. The fusion of two cultures. On the outside, the straight, objective and brutal line of São Paulo. Inside, the curved smoothness of Pará that opens into the backyard. Sinuosity of rivers and Amazon rainforest as inspiration.
Project name
Sampará House
Architecture firm
Tetro Arquitetura
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Visualization
Igor Macedo
Typology
Residential › House
The Hotel Nudibranch is a key part of the Nanji international tourism island development in Zhejiang, in the East China Sea. The site is called Dashaao, which means ‘grand sandy bay’. The design is inspired by sea creatures, which the island is famous for, such as nudibranch and other shellfish.
Project name
Hotel Nudibranch
Architecture firm
SpActrum
Location
Dashaao, Dongping, Dongtou District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, P.R.China
Principal architect
Yan Pan
Design team
Zhen Li, Yu Zheng, Hao Chen, ShAil Paragkum Patel, Nan Sun, and Yuchen Qiu
Client
Pingyang (Nanji Island) Tourism Investment Co.
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel, Urban Facility, Playground, Restaurants, Bars, Spa and swimming pool
At the far end of Fish Hoek, perched under the rock face of Elsies Peak, is the unique location for this unique project.
Challenged by the incredible beauty on offer from the highest point on the site, we took the bold decision to raise the building as high as possible and to set it back as deep as possible where the breath-taking panoramic view...
Architecture firm
Wright Architects
Location
Fish Hoek, Cape Town, South Africa
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, ArchiCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Blender
Principal architect
Greg Wright
Design team
Greg Wright, Christian Cook, Suzaan De Kock
Visualization
Simon Abrahams
Typology
Residential › House
Envisioned for a growing family, the house proposes a form of dwelling organized around a continuous dialogue with the landscape in which it is located. The dark exterior grants it a solid stature, while simultaneously evoking the possibility of a home carved in the interior of a rock formation.
Project name
House in Xalapa
Architecture firm
López González Studio
Location
Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Photography
César Béjar Studio, Rodrigo Chapa (Models)
Principal architect
Jose Pedro López González
Design team
Jose Pedro López González, Jesús Arturo López González, Ricardo Alejandro Sanchez Hernandez, Ivan Benitez Posadas
Collaborators
Taller Cuatro Cuartos (Model)
Interior design
López González Studio
Structural engineer
Juan Hernandez del Carmen
Environmental & MEP
López González Studio
Landscape
López González Studio
Lighting
López González Studio
Visualization
López González Studio
Tools used
Auto CAD, SketchUp, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop, Canon
Material
Brick, steel, wood, glass, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Reptile House is a project located on the shores of a lake in an environment outside the chaos of the city, where the main objective is to camouflage itself in the environment and create an organic form that adapts to the forms of the landscape.
Project name
Reptile House
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Visualization
Reptile House
Typology
Residential › House
Bird Life is a purely conceptual project created and produced by the architect Gustavo França, from Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil. As he had already produced other projects related to Norse and Elvish mythologies such as Elf Cottage and Valhalla, this time it couldn't be so different.
Architecture firm
Françarq Arquitetura
Location
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop, Movavi Video Editor
Principal architect
Gustavo França
Design team
Almir França, Gustavo França
Collaborators
Françarq Architeture and Urbanism
Visualization
Gustavo França
Typology
Residential and recreational
The Ultimate Nostalgia: Tai'an Ceremony Hall (Shandong Province, China), it was unveiled as an exemplar of China's rural revitalization practice. In this project, SYN Architects took part in landscape design, architecture design and interior design.
Project name
The Hometown Moon
Architecture firm
SYN Architects
Location
Daolang Town, Tai’an City, Shandong Province, China
Photography
Zheng Yan, Huasheng (video)
Principal architect
Zou Yingxi
Design team
Liu Yuan, Jin Na
Collaborators
Zhu Feng, Chen Lan, Liang Xiaoting, Ruan Jianjun, Shi Lina, Tang Tang, Zheng Lihua, Liu Shuang (Sketch), Feng Yasong, Liao Shijie, Chen Lu, Xu Yan, Zheng Shuai
Interior design
Xia Fuqiang, Qian Guoxing, Cao Zhenzhen, Liu Tingting, Li Qianxi, : Feng Yan, Guo Mengjia, Li Hui
Built area
1469 m² (architecture area), 856 m² (interior area)
Structural engineer
Wang Qiang, Yang Jian, Yan Dongqiang
Environmental & MEP
Huang Yuanzheng, Mei Yantao, Ji Pengcheng
Landscape
Jin Nan, Xu Lu, Liu Shuang, Li Beibei, Liang Jingqi
Lighting
Create stars studio lighting design
Construction
Shandong Tai Shan Puhui Construction Ltd, Shandong Tai Shan Puhui Construction Ltd,
Material
Slab, Glass, Wood Panels, Stainless Steel Panels
Client
Taian Lushang Jiunvfeng Rural Revitalization Co., Ltd.
Typology
Religious Architecture › Chapel
As the slopping roof is a symbol of the local architecture, we tried to keep it but in a new way. On the contrary to the A-shape of the sloping roofs, we tried to use a new way of looking at this matter. The main concept comes from a bird, with open wings, sitting by the side of a pond.
Architecture firm
Shomali Design Studio
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop, Lumion, Adobe After Effects
Principal architect
Yaser Rashid Shomali & Yasin Rashid Shomali
Design team
Yaser Rashid Shomali & Yasin Rashid Shomali
Visualization
Shomali Design Studio
Typology
Residential › House
