Zero energy buildings combine energy efficiency and renewable energy generation to consume only as much energy as can be produced onsite through renewable resources over a specified time period.
Written by
Jenn Walker
Photography
Jesús Granada (CSI-IDEA Building by Juan Blázquez + Oficina Técnica Municipal Ayuntamiento Alhaurín de la Torre)
The project is situated on a slope in the southern part of the island of Serifos. Striking rock formations, low vegetation and unobstructed views to the sea characterise this amphitheatrical plot.
Project name
Cliff House in Serifos Island, Greece
Architecture firm
Fotis Zapantiotis Associated Architects
Location
Serifos Island, Greece
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray
This school model will facilitate the understanding of the evolution of the spatial concept and will develop phenomenological dynamics through light, leading to the understanding of space, through the controlled manipulation of basic physical models at 1:1 scale.
Project name
Phenomenological Learning Pavilion
Architecture firm
Axiom Architecture Collective
Location
Aramberri, Monterrey, Mexico
In Iran, exactly in the area of Ubaque, where the only references are nature and geography, we sought inspiration from the landscape and the dynamics of this wild environment. is more than just a hotel, it is a unique spatial experience, contained between two layers: landscape and architecture.
Project name
Private Bathroom
Architecture firm
Amir Maleki
Location
Iran
Tools used
SketchUp, Corona Renderer, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
It’s located in the neighborhood where they have lived for many years and have forged deep social bonds. It’s a short one-block walk to their daughter’s school. It has beautiful mature trees. It has a pool! But still, after the sale closed the clients thought, why did we buy this house??
Project name
Kent Residence Renovation
Architecture firm
EL Studio PLLC
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Photography
HDP Photography
Aedas, BIAD, CREEC won in the International Competition for Chongqing Cuntan Cruise Terminal TOD. The project site sits within the Chongqing’s Cuntan Port area, the city’s key connectivity node along the Yangtze River since ancient times. The project will become a 100,000 sq m mixed-use complex, hosting the terminal station as well as a spade of ur...
Project name
Chongqing Cuntan Cruise Terminal TOD
Architecture firm
Aedas, Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD), China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group (CREEC)
Location
Chongqing, China
The project was a request to renovate a duplex house in an area with an urban fabric consisting of three-story (including lower ground floor) houses with courtyards and pitched roofs having north and south facades.
Project name
Renovation of Roo-Dar-Roo House
Architecture firm
Gera Studio Architects
Location
Karaj, Iran
Photography
Deed Studio
Wan Wea Restaurant in Chengdu Fortune Center- Strategic Catering Series. "The bold and progressive dining environment will undoubtedly quickly attract the trend-setting consumers in the city. More importantly, the strong visual output directly echoes Wan Wea's exquisite, independent, and diversified brand genes."
Project name
Wan Wea Restaurant in Chengdu Fortune Center
Architecture firm
IN.X Design
Location
Chengdu, China
Photography
Zheng Yan
When we arrived at the plot where the clients wanted us to design a single-family house that they wanted to be unpretentious, private and timeless, we found a beautiful landscape of bucolic character.
Project name
Casa do Passadiço
Architecture firm
Paulo Merlini Architects
Location
Miramar, Portugal
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Blender

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