A new house where the architects worked with the clients for about twelve years before they started building. The 1200sq.m. home is situated on a 4000sq.m. east sloping/facing stand though the house itself is north facing with the major rooms having the view to the east.
Project name
Sandton Residence
Architecture firm
Nico van der Meulen Architects
Location
Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
Principal architect
Werner van der Meulen
Design team
Werner van der Meulen, Justin Coetzee
Interior design
M Square Lifestyle Design: Melanie Ezzi
Civil engineer
Struxit civil engineers
Structural engineer
Struxit civil engineers
Environmental & MEP
Inframid & Nala Consulting engineers
Landscape
Injabula Landscape Architects
Supervision
Agora Project managers
Material
Aluminum, Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
This Andalusia-inspired home was designed for a former antiques dealer and connoisseur of the arts—an aerie retreat featuring lush terraces and gracious rooms. Here, space, art, objets d’art, and antique furnishings conspire to create a highly personal expression of home. The design leverages the particularly narrow site (25-foot-wide-by-110-foot-d...
Project name
Dolores Heights Residence
Architecture firm
Richard Beard Architects
Location
San Francisco, California
Photography
Matthew Millman
Principal architect
Richard Beard
Collaborators
Veverka Architects (Architect of Record)
Landscape
Suzman Design Associates
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Villa 007 is located in a town between the Caspian Sea and the green forests of northern Iran. This house belongs to a family of 4 whose residents are between 25 and 60 years old. According to the needs of the family, this house has 2 study rooms, swimming pool, 2 kitchens, four bedrooms and a reception hall. In the design of this house, it has bee...
Architecture firm
Sajad Motamedi
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Sajad Motamedi
Visualization
Sajad Motamedi
Typology
Residential › House
Due to the architectural significance of the surrounding area, harmonious synergy between the home and its environment was crucial. Castlecrag is a master-designed suburb, created by architects Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahoney Griffin, with the intent of dwellings to blend into the environment
Project name
The Pavilion - Castlecrag
Architecture firm
McNally Architects
Location
Castlecrag, New South Wales, Australia
Principal architect
James Mcnally
Interior design
I & D Studio
Tools used
Bradstreet Building
Material
Shou Sugi Ban (Yakisugi cladding), Curved steel fascias
Typology
Residential › House
Bodrum Z House is a holiday house project that has been reconsidered due to the changing usage needs of a family of 4 and some structural requirements. It aims to create a living space on the Aegean Coasts, which elegantly adapts to its landscape and location, where the feeling of light, comfort and flow play a leading role.
Project name
Bodrum Z House
Architecture firm
Habif Architects
Location
Bodrum, Muğla, Turkey
Principal architect
Setenay Erkul
Design team
Setenay Erkul, Ecem Atatüre, Hakan Habif
Construction
Setenay Erkul, Uğur Mendi, Ecem Atatüre, Tanju Gündüz
Material
Stone, Concrete, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
This new home is located on Lake Washington in the Laurelhurst neighborhood of Seattle. The gently sloping site faces south with views of the lake and territorial views of Seattle. The clients wished to create a light-filled home that would accommodate the needs of their growing family of five and allow them to entertain comfortably. In response, w...
Project name
Union Bay Residence
Architecture firm
Stuart Silk Architects
Location
Seattle, Washington
Collaborators
Interior Furnishings: Stuart Silk Architects
Landscape
Land Morphology
Construction
Toth Construction
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
EDITION, luxury boutique hotel brand affiliated to MARRIOTT, entrusted Various Associates to upgrade the beach club of its first hotel opened in China, known as The Sanya EDITION. Located at the picturesque Haitang Bay, The Sanya EDITION enjoys a first-class beach and a fascinating sea view.
Project name
Beach Club at The Sanya EDITION
Architecture firm
Various Associates
Location
The Sanya EDITION, Haitang Bay, Sanya, China
Principal architect
Qianyi Lin, Dongzi Yang
Design team
Jianpeng Liu, Zhichao Lin, Yue Zhang, Shiqi Li (follow-up work)
Completion year
January 2022
Material
Bamboo, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Hospitality › Beach Club
The Society Hotel Bingen in Bingen, Washington confronts conflicting contextual drivers, responding with a singular and iconic organization. Located in the columbia River Gorge - a National Scenic Area - the project’s site is near the waterfront yet separated from it by a series of industrial facilities. Further complicating the hotel’s relationshi...
Project name
The Society Hotel Bingen
Architecture firm
Waechter Architecture
Location
Bingen, Washington, USA
Design team
Ben Waechter, FAIA (Principal-in-Charge). Alexis Kurland (Project Lead)
Collaborators
Site Management: Orange Construction Sanctuary Design and Consultant: Formworks Building
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
