The concept and name of the project El Nido stands for nest and comes from the Latin word nidus. The term refers to the shelter that birds build with branches, straws and other elements. Just as they make their nests, the goal of this house was to achieve a refuge to be inhabited and enjoyed without major complications, creating a project of great...
Project name
Casa El Nido
Architecture firm
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Location
Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Principal architect
Víctor Alejandro Cruz Domínguez, Iván Atahualpa Hernández Salazar, Luís Armando Estrada Aguilar
Collaborators
Silvia Cuitún Coronado, Ana Karen Domínguez Peniche, Zahid Quintal Polanco
Structural engineer
Juan Diaz Cab
Construction
Juan Diaz Cab, Luis Esteban Alonso Carrillo
Material
The walls and ceilings are covered with grey burnished cement, leaving the ground floor with white burnished and polished cement, while a bamboo floor covering was used upstairs
Typology
Residential › House
Ecological, bioclimatic, and self-sufficient house, with real zero energy consumption, at a conventional price by Luis De Garrido. The house is located in the southern area of Cali, Colombia. The climate of the area is very humid and warm, every day of the year.
Project name
MARIPOSA Eco-House
Architecture firm
Luis De Garrido Architects
Photography
Luis De Garrido
Principal architect
Luis De Garrido
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Client
Alberto Moreno Uribe
Typology
Residential › House
Dova Villa is a 3 floors villa that brings art and architecture in the structure and connects the first floor with the last with lines that give interior shade from the south facade and open for the North with a clear facade for the view of nature.
Architecture firm
Gravity Studio
Location
Juba, South Sudan
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohanad Albasha
Visualization
Mohanad Albasha
Typology
Residential › House
Due to the topography of the site and client’s wishes, it was needed to arrange a series of layers, shaped based on topography, on top of each other in other to define required floors of need. In the next step the layers curved into 3d surfaces to create a continuity between different floors.
Project name
Hanooz Villa
Architecture firm
mrk office
Location
Ramsar, Mazandaran, Iran
Tools used
SketchUp, AutoCAD, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohammad Reza Kohzadi
Design team
Mohammad Reza Kohzadi, Parinaz Bahadori
Collaborators
Nylofar Moghimi, Arash Assadi
Status
Under Construction
Designed by Mexican architecture studio GAS Architectures, Tulum House is located in Quintana Roo, Mexico. the program is developed in two levels, near of a private beach, blending the topography, the environment and the parametric design for created a housing design of a comfortable spaces with all the amenities and the luxury green nature.
Architecture firm
GAS Architectures
Location
Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshoper, Lumion, Adobe After Effects
Principal architect
Germán Sandoval
Design team
Germán Sandoval, Kesia Devallentier
Visualization
GAS Architectures
Typology
Residential › House
Bravos House was designed in 2013 and built from 2013 to 2015 at the Porto Riviera Condominium, in Brava Beach, city of Itajaí, Southern Brazil. The organization of the 937-square-meter house opens its best views to the east sector of the site, where Brava beach is located.
Project name
Bravos House
Architecture firm
Jobim Carlevaro Arquitetos
Location
Itajaí (SC), Praia Brava, Brazil
Photography
Leonardo Finotti (www.leonardofinotti.com)
Principal architect
Marcos Jobim and Silvana Carlevaro
Design team
Marcos Jobim and Silvana Carlevaro
Collaborators
Talita Broering and Kaila Bissolotti
Interior design
Simara Deola Mello
Civil engineer
Titã Engenharia
Structural engineer
Titã Engenharia
Environmental & MEP
Titã Engenharia
Landscape
JA8 – Juliana Castro
Material
Concrete, Glass, Wood, Aluminium
Typology
Residential › House
The house located in a privileged environment, arises from its implementation in the place. A plot with a steep slope that descends to the east and main views that open to the south.
Project name
House in Benahavís
Architecture firm
Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
Location
Benahavís, Spain
Principal architect
Fran Silvestre, Sevak Asatrián
Collaborators
Alfaro Hofmann, María Masià, Pablo Camarasa, Sandra Insa, Estefanía, Ricardo Candela, Vicente Picó, Rubén March, Jose Manuel Arnao, Rosa Juanes, Gemma Aparicio, Paz Garcia-España, Ángel Pérez, Juan Fernandez, Javi Hinojosa, Pau Ricós, Andrea Baldo, Blanca Larraz, Juan Sanchis, Jorge Puig, Carlos Lucas, Miguel Massa, Paloma Feng, Leandro Pruñonosa, Ana de Pablo, Sara Atienza
Typology
Residential › House
‘Tamara villa’ is a weekend home designed for a family of four on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. The project exemplifies an idiosyncratic oeuvre that ranges from architecture to landscape.
Project name
Tamara Villa
Architecture firm
VPA Architects
Location
Ahmedabad, India
Photography
Inclined Studio
Principal architect
Ronak Patel, Jinal Patel and Naiya Patel
Design team
Ronak Patel, Jinal Patel and Naiya Patel
Interior design
VPA Architects
Civil engineer
SMI Infrastructure
Structural engineer
Taknik Consultants
Lighting
Interio Lighting
Supervision
MI Infrastructure
Construction
SMI Infrastructure
Material
Kotah Stone, Brick, Steel grey, Solid wood, Metal, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
