Series of design research proposals introduce the idea of a house as a place where we live and work simultaneously. We work anywhere, anytime. We meet, tweet, and chat from home as much more as we used to do it before, so the house projects shall evolve to meet these emerged features of human beings.
Project name
The House – a place to live and work
Architecture firm
Mind Design
Tools used
Autodesk Maya, Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Miroslav Naskov
Visualization
Miroslav Naskov
Typology
Residential › House
This family of six had outgrown the existing footprint of their house, with the small crowded kitchen being the focal point of their family life. Square Feet Architects resolved their space dilemma by removing an internal wall between the kitchen and adjacent living room to create one larger open plan kitchen-dining-living space.
Architecture firm
Square Feet Architects
Location
Mapesbury, London, United Kingdom
Photography
Jeremy Coleman
Principal architect
Daniel Leon
Material
Brick, Concrete, Steel, Glass, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
The Mary Axe Skyscraper in London is a 40-storey building located in the capital of Great Britain, the structure of which is made in the form of a mesh shell with a central support base. The top floors of the skyscraper offer a beautiful panoramic view of the central part of London.
Commercial administrative tower design. Professionally, mastery and out of the ordinary, the Engineers of Aesthetic Decoration Limited designed a tower, in which the design idea is taken from a beautiful lily flower.
Project name
Lily Flower Tower
Architecture firm
Aussaima Obeid
Location
London, United Kingdom
Visualization
Aussaima Obeid
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Design team
Aesthetic Decoration Limited
Typology
Commercial › Office
Gables’ is a striking low impact village home. Designed to be our retired clients' forever home, the house is accessible, highly contemporary, low energy, sustainable and secure. The clients wanted it to be not too big for two, but big enough to accommodate village parties and wider family coming to stay.
Architecture firm
Chadwick Dryer Clarke Studio, Bartlow Barns
Location
Bartlow, South Cambridgeshire
Photography
Hufton and Crow
Principal architect
Robin and Delphine Dryer
Structural engineer
Michael Hadi Associates Mathai Mathew
Environmental & MEP
HoareLea JamesMack
Construction
Patrick B Doyle, James Robinson Henry Riley LLP
Material
Timber frame, woodwool insulation, concrete sheer walls
Typology
Residential › House
Grimshaw: The Eden Project endeavours to recognise our country’s heritage of plant exploration while simultaneously looking to the future. This has been successfully achieved through the transformation of a place of relative anonymity into an impressive multi-functional site with visitor experience at its core.
Project name
The Eden Project
Architecture firm
Grimshaw
Location
Cornwall, United Kingdom
Photography
Hufton + Crow
Principal architect
Nicholas Grimshaw
Landscape
Land Use Consultants
Structural engineer
Anthony Hunt Associates
Environmental & MEP
Arup, BDSP Partnership
Construction
Cladding: Arup Facade Engineering
Client
Eden Project Limited
Typology
Arts Culture and Exhibition Halls
Escapade Living started out with a simple but bold idea, to design the ultimate experience for motorsport enthusiasts. This includes close-up viewing of the world’s best racing and direct personal usage of one of the most iconic circuits.
Project name
Escapade Silverstone
Architecture firm
Twelve Architects
Location
Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Principal architect
Matt Cartwright
Interior design
Bergman Interiors
Collaborators
Tower Eight
Civil engineer
Whitby Wood
Structural engineer
Whitby Wood
Environmental & MEP
Applied Energy
Status
Under construction
Typology
Residential › Hospitality
The Spaish architect Lucas Arellano spent 10 days filming the creative process during an architectural competition, to share the experience of working as a young architect at an international architecture office, Sheppard Robson, one of the most established practices in the UK.
Written by
Lucas Arellano
Photography
Lucas Arellano
