To design a house that ensures security for a single old lady & her tenants. The site is located in Panchkula (Haryana), a satellite town adjoining the border of Chandigarh. Chandigarh city was designed by Le Corbusier and is a symbol of modernism in India. The site is in a newly developed plotted sector, adjacent to the Information & Technology Pa...
Project name
Residence 414
Architecture firm
Charged Voids
Location
Panchkula, Haryana, India
Principal architect
Aman Aggarwal
Design team
Swati Agarwal, Meher Aditya
Built area
500 m² (5350 ft²)
Site area
450 m² (4850 ft²)
Completion year
November 2017
Structural engineer
Pankaj Chopra
Visualization
Haneet Khanna
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The residence is located in the historic municipality of São Miguel das Missões, Rio Grande do Sul, on a plot of over 1,000.00m2. The needs program includes 5 suites, an office, a large garage and large living spaces to receive family and friends. Following these premises, Casa Basso is born, a contemporary residence that introduces itself to the...
Architecture firm
Motta Construtora
Location
São Miguel das Missões, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Ruan Carlo Gomes
Design team
Motta Construtora
Collaborators
Leonardo da Motta, Leandro da Motta
Visualization
Ruan Carlo Gomes
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
The Pastel House in Raipur is a similar intervention that takes a unique stance on ‘living with nature’. Designed for a family of medical practitioners with an affinity for nature, the client’s design brief clearly emphasised the proximity to greens and abundant natural light, leading the architects to choose biophilic design as the defining design...
Project name
The Pastel House
Architecture firm
Creative Designer Architects (CDA)
Location
Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
Photography
Studio Noughts & Crosses
Principal architect
Ravideep Singh, Maninder Kaur, Mohanbir Singh
Design team
Maninder Kaur, Mohanbir Singh, Ravideep Singh
Collaborators
PRODUCTS / VENDORS: ACP / Glass / Concrete: Saint Gobain. Sanitary ware / Fittings: Bath line. Flooring: Michael Angelo, Satvario. Furnishing: Bespoke, Within. Furniture: Bespoke, teak wood and Stainless steel and brass Air Conditioning: Daikin. BMS: Schneider. Lighting: Philips, bespoke. Paint: Dulux, Asian Paints. Arts / Artefacts: Etash Art Gallery Elevator: Mitsubishi Elevators.
Interior design
Creative Designer Architects
Design year
2019 (Start Year)
Environmental & MEP
Electrical: Acrobat Engineers. Plumbing: Acrobat Engineers. HVAC: New Growth Associates
Landscape
Roots Landscape
Construction
Structural: Aggarwal Constructions Mechanical: Aggarwal Constructions Electrical: Aggarwal Constructions Civil: Aggarwal Constructions Landscape: DIA Landscape HVAC: Aggarwal Constructions Plumbing: Aggarwal Constructions PMC: Client Façade: Aggarwal Constructions Engineering: Aggarwal Constructions
Typology
Residential › House
As a result of the slope of the site and in order to maximize its potential, we converted the first-floor level, which according to the client was dedicated to the main living space, kitchen, rooms, and guest service, into two mezzanine levels. During this process, the main living space and the kitchen have a smaller level difference in terms of ac...
Project name
2Boxes Villa
Architecture firm
NEOffice
Location
Meygun, Tehran, Iran
Principal architect
Iman Shameli
Design team
Azam Mansouri Moghadam, Amirhosein Kahe
Collaborators
Civil engineer: Aban Tarh co
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
This country house was designed for a family with two kids and many friends. It is in a gated community, and though surrounded by neighbors, it enjoys some isolation from them, so the project can better explore the interaction between the interior and exterior spaces. Relevant aspects of the proposition are to be able to contemplate the dawn, the s...
Architecture firm
Memola Estudio, Vitor Penha
Location
Porto Feliz, São Paulo, Brazil
Design team
Vitor Penha, Verônica Molina, Simone Balagué, Bianca Sinisgalli, Augusto Vicentainer
Collaborators
Luciana Facio; Interior Decoration: Manuela Figueredo; Automation: Raul Duarte; Installations: Ramoska Castellani
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
"A picture of the past and the future" which prompted the client and the native architecture of our region to depict it. The Kalarabad Villa is a sweet memory that is located in an authentic and ancient area, and since we considered the architectural design to be a part of the local architecture of the past and at the same time have something new t...
Project name
Kelarabad Villa
Architecture firm
NEOffice
Location
Mazandaran, Iran
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-Ray
Principal architect
Iman Shameli
Design team
Azam Mansouri Moghadam, Sanaz Yousefi, Mehrdad Nayeb
Collaborators
Aban Tarh co (Civil engineer)
Typology
Residential › House
The modern luxury beach house is located on a beautiful stretch of coastline in Costa Rica, with panoramic views of the ocean from every room. And it's a true oasis of relaxation and luxury. The exterior of the house is clad in sleek, modern materials such as concrete and glass, which reflect the natural surroundings and allow for maximum natural l...
Project name
Coastal Bliss House (CASA 57)
Architecture firm
QBO3 Arquitectos
Location
Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Sketchup, Lumion
Principal architect
Mario Vargas Mejías
Design team
Natalia Villalta Bolaños, Steven García Alfaro
Collaborators
Teknik and OGIC Gerencia de Proyectos
Visualization
Tina Tajaddod
Typology
Residential › House
This project is the very first “rammed earth” implementation in Costa Rica. Two minimalist-shaped villas designed for short-term rent partially levitate above the edge of a steep hill of the overgrown jungle and bring endless views of the Pacific Ocean. Both villas were designed with respect to sustainability and the surrounding wild environment.
Architecture firm
Formafatal
Location
Playa Hermosa, OSA Uvita – Bahia Ballena, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Principal architect
Dagmar Štěpánová
Collaborators
Rammed earth walls: Terra Compacta [Daniel Mantovani]. Statics: Ch. Vargas. Garden: Dagmar Štěpánová [part of the architectural project]. Realization: construction leader Willy Jeferson Céspedes Vargas + local workers. Realization of screed surfaces: Different Design [Pavel Trousil]. Graphic design [logo]: Zuzana Vemeová.
Built area
Built-up Area 190 m² / 95 m² per villa; Gross Floor Area 180 m² / 90 m² per villa; Usable Floor Area 180 m² / 90 m² per villa
Material
Clay – perimeter bearing walls. Concrete – floor slabs, interior walls, ceiling slabs, plunge pool, furniture (kitchen unit with sink and Shelves, bedside tables, outdoor bench (all according to the author's design). Raw structural steel /H-beams and U-beams/ – columns and rim/attic roof. Cement screed /Ecobeton Italy/ – colored surfaces (floor and walls, furniture according to the author's design). PlyRock (fibre cement board) – Sliding interior panel (shower/toilet) and dining table (all according to the author's design). Glass – parts of the facades. Teak massive– beds (according to the author's design). 100% linen – all fabric (bedding, curtains, mosquito nets).
Client
Dagmar Štěpánová & Karel Vančura
Typology
Hospitality, Resort, Villas
