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Aktis Architects have recently completed work on this stunning private residence in Melbourne, Australia. The site was mostly flat, with a three-meter elevation change along its northern edge. The building was placed at this location. A design challenge was presented by the site’s orientation in addition to the requirement to locate the building above the flood […] More
Designing an energy-efficient and comfortable home in Dubai can be challenging due to the extreme temperatures. However, some effective strategies include focusing on low-lying buildings, insulating properly, using external shading, and harnessing the power of trees. Additionally, creating a thermal labyrinth and implementing heat extraction techniques can help to maintain a cooler indoor environment. If […] More
Estudio Galera has recently completed its latest residential project in Pinamar, Argentina – Casa CMMY. The house emerges as a hard single volume with folds and recesses. However, on the inside, the typology is entirely disassembled to create spaces that articulate through the air; it is this vacuum (the air) that is responsible for connecting […] More
MDAMMM in collaboration with The Black House Studio have recently completed work on The Black House in the outskirts of Sant Cugat, Spain. The single-family home the owners had just purchased was unremarkable and unattractive; the vertical faces were exposed brick in ochre tones, and all other parts exhibited various grey tones and finishes. The […] More
StudioAC has recenlty completed its latest residential project in Toronto. South Hill House is a rehabilitation, repair, and addition to an existing brick mansion that is situated north of downtown Toronto, close to Casa Loma. The existing building proved delicate to both inside and exterior modifications. The new addition contrasts with modern components, larger open […] More
RO_AR Szymon Rozwalka architects designed a new family home on the border of two conflicting environments: the chaotic urban and the biodiverse natural. The house’s shape and spatial layout respond directly to its surroundings; it distances itself from the urban and attempts to extend the natural environment into the site and the interior. By incorporating the […] More
DMG Estudio de arquitectura has recently completed work on it’s latest residential project, the DG House in Barrio San Salvador, Córdoba, Argentina. The project was completed for a client with three adolescent children and an active social life. The house is located in San Salvador, a neighborhood that consists primarily of single-family residences and is […] More
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects have completed a brand-new, multifaceted housing complex in the heart of San Francisco. The certified GreenPoint Rated Platinum project, which is located on the site of the former Embarcadero Freeway, offers a diverse range of affordable housing to guard against eviction some of San Francisco’s most vulnerable residents. A complex of […] More
ARCHITEKTI mikulaj & mikulajova designed the Brick House Záhorské Sady of a growing family on a large plot on the outskirts of Bratislava, overlooking the forest. Due to the neighborhood’s rapid development of new single-family homes, the plot’s orientation was challenging. Therefore the concept of three enormous houses joined by airy, translucent areas emerged. Even […] More
Laurynas Žakevi?ius Architects designed the “Seaside Garden” building complex in Palanga, a vacation town in Lithuania next to the Baltic Sea. The surrounding natural environment had a significant impact on the development and future identity of the empty site. As a result, year-round creation of a lively living environment was necessary. And the residential duplex […] More
Design studio nicolas&nicolas teamed up with Caá Porá Arquitectura to design this stunning private residence in Puembo, Ecuador. Magnolia House offers an alternative to the typical housing enclave. Instead of looking at it from the standpoint of an architectural component, it tries to understand it from the perspective of a family’s habitation of a number […] More
Filipe Pina Arquitectura has completed this stunning private residence in the historic centre of Vila Nova de Foz Coa, Portugal. The project’s main goal is to restore a decaying building from the end of the 19th century and turn it into a single-family home, adapting its historic architectural features to the needs of modern housing. […] More