Villa K is inspired by and seeks to implement the elements of a traditional Tuscan villa, so materiality, shape, openings and spaces are a key element that reinterprets antiquity and the origins of country houses.
Architecture firm
Studio rc
Location
Salazar, State of Mexico, Mexico
Principal architect
Juan Pablo Ramirez Capdevielle
Interior design
Juan Pablo Ramirez
Civil engineer
Gabriel Alvarez
Environmental & MEP
Gabriel Alvarez
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, AutoCAD
Material
Stone, Wood, Concrete, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
This residential project is located in the country subdivision known as "El Jonuco", a beautiful and secluded canyon just minutes from the city of Monterrey. The property has an area of 4,000 m² and has exceptional views of "El Peñon", a spectacular rock formation towards which all areas of the house are oriented.
Project name
Jonuco House
Architecture firm
GLR Arquitectos
Photography
Jorge Taboada
Principal architect
Gilberto L. Rodríguez
Design team
GLR Arquitectos
Collaborators
José Carlos Campero, Katia Radilla, Edgar Maza, David Alatorre, Martín Piña, Albie Arriaga, Valeria Gutiérrez, Andrés Miller, Karla Ulloa, Anaid de León, Luis Tardan, Oswald Silva and Diego Oyuela
Interior design
GLR Arquitectos
Civil engineer
Carlos Guerrero
Structural engineer
Carlos Guerrero
Environmental & MEP
GLR Arquitectos
Landscape
Jose Borrani, Osvaldo Zurita
Lighting
GLR Arquitectos, Gtech Illumination
Supervision
GLR Arquitectos
Tools used
SketchUp, AutoCAD, Revit, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer
Construction
GLR Arquitectos
Material
Stone, Steel, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Located in Nanshangang, Sangzhou Town, Ninghai County, Zhejiang, the project is positioned as a small cultural and tourism building that integrates a tourist center and spaces for displaying and experiencing the local history and culture.
Project name
Qingxi Culture and History Museum
Architecture firm
The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd. (UAD)
Location
422 Township Road, Sangzhou Town, Ninghai County, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, China
Photography
ZYStudio, Zhao Qiang, Ding Junhao
Principal architect
Wu Zhenling
Design team
Wu Zhenling, Zhang Jiachen, Li Ning, Wang Yingni, Chen Yu
Collaborators
Water supply & drainage design: Chen Ji, Chen Fei. Electrical design: Zhen Guoxing, Ding Li. HVAC design: Guo Yinan, Ren Xiaodong. Smart design: Jiang Bing
Interior design
Li Jingyuan, Fang Yu
Structural engineer
Jin Zhenfen, Shen Jin, Ni Wenhao
Landscape
Wu Weiling, Xu Conghua, Zhu Jing
Material
Stone, Concrete, Metal, Glass
Client
Ninghai Cultural Tourism Group Co., Ltd.
Typology
Cultural > Museum
In Designing this project, the main focus was on “Sustainable Architecture”. Sustainable architecture is architecture that seeks to minimize the negative environmental impact of buildings through improved efficiency and moderation in the use of materials, energy, development space and the ecosystem at large
Project name
Hill House, 4Side
Architecture firm
Ware Studio
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, SketchUp, Lumion
Principal architect
Ahmed Ozturk
Design team
Tina Tajaddod
Built area
570 m² in threeplex
Visualization
Tina Tajaddod
Typology
Residential › House
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The project is the new store of the new-Chinese-style dessert brand “Zolaism” in Aranya, Qinhuangdao, one of the most popular seaside resort communities sitting 3-4 hours drive from the central city of Beijing
Project name
Zolaism Café, Aranya
Architecture firm
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Location
Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, China
Principal architect
Shuhei Aoyama, Yoko Fujii, Lingzi Liu, Jiaxi Li, Ziwei Zhou/ B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Built area
170 m² (interior), 47 m² (exterior)
Interior design
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Lighting
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Material
Wall: cement coating. Floor: terrazzo. Rock Sculpture: GRC
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe
A House: A Village. All architecture carries implicitly its vocation of ruin, and such condition is the final form with which architecture enters in communion with nature and returns to it.
Architecture firm
Nanzer | Vitas
Location
Capilla del Monte, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Cristián Nanzer, Carolina Vitas
Design team
Cristián Nanzer, Carolina Vitas, María Laura Herrera
Interior design
María Laura Herrera
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, steel, stone
Typology
Residential › House
The house respects the local conditions, therefore it offers a number of natural shading or ventilating systems.
First of all, the windows are pushed inside of the structure in order to create shading out of the concrete slabs.
Architecture firm
beef architekti, www.beef.sk
Photography
Tomeu Canyellas, www.tomeucanyellas.com
Principal architect
Radoslav Buzinkay, Andrej Ferenčík, Jakub Viskupič, Ján Šimko
Design team
Helena Kučerová
Collaborators
Local architect: 3de3arquitectes, www.3de3arquitectes.com Project manager: About Living, www.about-living.com Construction company: Grupo Ferrá, www.grupoferra.com Carpentry work: Nadal mobiliari, www.nadalmobiliari.com Garden: Mallorca Eden Jardin, www.mallorca-eden.com
Built area
266,96 m², 402,37 m² (Gross Floor Area), 304,42 m² (Usable Floor Area)
Material
wood – furniture, starcais, lamellas, parquet (rooms), false ceiling (accoya), side fence, shutters stainless steel – elevator, kitchen, exterior grill space. metal – street fence, exterior railings. local stone – facade. stone – floor, basin (master bathroom), bathroom. architecture concrete – attics.
Typology
Residential › House
