Inspired by the traditional Chinese courtyard house, the design team created a triple-height atrium in the central area of the residence. The introverted atrium combines both transparency and a sense of privacy. Light and shadows randomly scatter on the white walls around the atrium. The design stimulates the free communication among the occupants,...
Project name
Villa Near Dahao Lake
Architecture firm
Foshan Topway Design
Principal architect
Wang Zhike, Li Xiaoshui
Design team
Luo Hongli, Lai Yunqin, Liu Yangzhu, SuJianming, Zhou Shenghua, Deng Jianfeng
Collaborators
Text: Lan Jingwei
Interior design
Yang Shiwei / Foshan Caihong Space
Construction
Foshan Jihui Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd.
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
This five-unit seafront apartment building, designed by SAOTA with interior architecture by ARRCC, is located in the southern suburbs of Athens at the gateway to the Athens Riviera. It overlooks the beach and the Aegean Sea with views towards Aegina and the distant hills of Poros, while the Hymettus Mountain rises behind it.
Photography
Vangelis Paterakis, Panagiotis Voumvakis
Design team
Stefan Antoni, Philip Olmesdahl, Bobby Hugill, Albert van Jaarsveld & Serena Slamdien
Interior design
ARRCC. ARRCC Project Team: Michele Rhoda, Daniel Du Toit, Jeandre Toua
Collaborators
Free Architects / Christina Poulmenti (Architect of Record). Geotechnical Engineers: Sotiropoulos & Associates / Mr Sotiropoulos. Copy By: Graham Wood
Civil engineer
Iannis Konstas Engineers / Iannis Konstas
Structural engineer
Iannis Konstas Engineers / Iannis Konstas
Environmental & MEP
SKV Consulting Engineers / Stefanos Karagianis (Electrical Engineer)
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The new city of Pardis is geographically found on the slopes of the Alborz mountains, and based on its comprehensive plan, a few buildings have been designed and built in the form of stairs and villas - apartments. This project is in the new city of Pardis. The so-called type of apartments in this city are called "The terrace", which is why the nam...
Project name
Terrace Project
Architecture firm
4 Architecture Studio
Location
Pardis, Tehran, Iran
Photography
Peyman Amirghiasvand
Principal architect
Mohammad Yousef Salehi, Mohammad Sadegh Afshar Taheri
Design team
Arash Faghihi, Ali Sharif Pour
Collaborators
Mahya Amouei, Farshid Nasr Azadani
Completion year
Spring 2022
Civil engineer
Iman Hazrati
Supervision
Amir Ali Tabrizi
Construction
4 Architecture Studio
Material
Wood, Brick, Ceramic, Micro cement, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
The IC Residence is located in the city of Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais. The land, measuring 5,000 m², is a relatively gentle slope, where the street-facing facade faces east. Solar orientation was a determining factor for the implantation of the house, located in a very hot region, where sun protection is essential.
Project name
Residence IC
Architecture firm
Anastasia Arquitetos
Location
Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photography
Jomar Bragança
Principal architect
Tomás Anastasia
Design team
Sarita Soares
Collaborators
Amanda Carneiro (Woodwork), Erika Couto - Bom Calor (Pool)
Interior design
Bárbara Rodrigues (Interior Decoration)
Structural engineer
Túlio Antonini - Selco Projetos
Environmental & MEP
MCE Engenharia (Electrical And Hydraulic Installations)
Landscape
Luis Carlos Orsini - Yapo paisagismo
Lighting
Raquel Barros - Iluminar
Construction
Evandro Lara- Gehaus
Material
Concrete, Stone, Wood, Glass, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
Nestled in the morainic hills overlooking Lake Garda stands Villa Emerald, a true gem of architecture and design whose name evokes the colour of the waters in which it is reflected, in harmony with the surrounding landscape and nature.
Architecture firm
Gruppo Building / Boffa Petrone & Partners
Location
Lake Garda, Italy
Photography
Piero Ottaviano
Principal architect
Boffa Petrone & Partners
Design team
Boffa Petrone & Partners, Studio Fezzardi
Collaborators
Kristina Pulaeva, Elio Sereno Home
Interior design
Kristina Pulaeva, Elio Sereno Home
Landscape
Gruppo Building / Boffa Petrone & Partners
Structural engineer
Studio Fezzardi - arch. Lorenzo Fezzardi + Ing Giacomo Maiano
Construction
Building s.p.a.
Lighting
Ambiente Luce, Helitec
Supervision
Gruppo Building
Visualization
Elio Sereno Home
Tools used
AutoCAD, Blender, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Laminam, Alma Parquet, Rimadesio, Valcucine
Typology
Residential › House
Banyan Tree Nanjing Garden Expo is a luxury hotel located on Tangshan Mountain, which was once a paradise dense with clouds and mists. However, the exploitation and destruction by humans have stripped its vegetation, changed the geography, eroded the soil, and damaged landscape, turning Tangshan Mountain into devastated industrial ruins.
Project name
Banyan Tree Nanjing Garden Expo
Architecture firm
Cheng Chung Design
Location
Nanjing Garden Expo, Jiangsu, China
Completion year
October 2021
Collaborators
Art consulting: CCD · WOWU Art Consultancy
Interior design
CCD / Cheng Chung Design (HK)
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Client
Nanjing Garden Expo
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
At the suburbs of Thessaloniki, in Trilofo, you can find Villa TaL, designed by the office Ark4lab of Architecture, based in Greece. The building is developed in two levels, astride a linear axus , in a way that the volume formation conveys the different functions of the space.
Architecture firm
Ark4Lab of Architecture
Location
Trilofo, Thessaloniki, Greece
Photography
Nikos Vavdinoudis
Principal architect
George Tyrothoulakis, Evdokia Voudouri
Design team
Giannis Papakostas, Dimitris Georgiou
Landscape
Ark4Lab of Architecture
Structural engineer
Alexandros Theologou
Civil engineer
Alexandros Theologou
Environmental & MEP
Kafaridis Apostolos
Construction
Ark4Lab of Architecture
Lighting
Ark4Lab of Architecture
Supervision
Ark4Lab of Architecture
Visualization
Ark4Lab of Architecture
Material
Stone, concrete, wood, marble, glass
Typology
Residential › House
Javier Zubia from MORFA Architecture has been revealed as the big winner of the Next Top Metaverse Build competition, winning the top prize of a Decentraland land parcel, 3,500 SAND tokens, 2,000 RNVI tokens and a Threedium License.
Project name
MORFAVERSE Building
Architecture firm
MORFA Architecture
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Javier Zubia
Typology
Residential › House
