Modern architect

Originally from the USA, celebrated Indian Architect and Planner, Prof. Benninger's architectural journey mirrors the life of a dedicated scholar. His firm 'CCBA Designs' based in Pune, is a multi-disciplinary design company renowned for its innovative and contextually sensitive creations. Since its inception, the firm has created a great number of institutions around the world, harbouring the identity and symbolic relationship between the built environment and the social fabric. Their latest endeavour brings them back to Benninger’s beginnings in India.  Ashish Bhonde & Ramprasad Akkisetti Ashish Bhonde & Ramprasad Akkisetti The Symbolic Endeavour: New Academic Block in CEPT University Located adjacent to the... Más

BLA Design Group y Wiedemann Architectural han creado una moderna casa de ladrillo que se integra en un solar en pendiente y ofrece una impresionante vista del lado oeste de Vancouver.La Residencia Nanton es una moderna casa de ladrillo situada en Vancouver, Canadá. Diseñado para una gran familia multi-generacional, la casa se distingue por su ubicación en una parcela de esquina muy visible adyacente a Arbutus Greenway de Vancouver. La vivienda es un proyecto de colaboración entre Wiedemann Architectural y un estudio emergente, BLA Design Group. La práctica de BLA Design Group gira en torno a un enfoque de la arquitectura en el que cada proyecto se guía por las condiciones únicas del contexto... Más

Silesia, as a boldly changing European region, has gained a completely new skyline in recent years. It is a mine of untapped potential in the context of housing development, where opening to the panorama of the Katowice city may become an unrivaled asset. VIDOK opens up to the new face of Katowice City, transferring its energy to the outskirts and is a starting point for the further development of the city in this area. It was inspired by the correlation between the exposition of the existing urban landscape and the creation of a new important point on the panorama of Katowice. Caption Caption This is the next step in creating the silhouette of the Silesian metropolis while maintaining harmony between the created and original arc... Más

El nombre de la Piedad hace alusión a la ciudad de la Piedad, Michoacán y al dolor como la Piedad de Miguel Ángel. En un terreno de 10 metros de frente por 35 metros de fondo, igual a la proporción de casa Gilardi de Luis Barragán, y con una topografía a desnivel de 3 metros, la casa se articula a través de patios que emergen del sótano dividiendo las áreas públicas y privadas de la casa. César Béjar La pieza, estereotómica, levanta sus muros envolviéndose en una arquitectura introspectiva, en donde la relación entre el interior y el exterior existe, pero no es completamente evidente. El proyecto surge del sótano, debido a... Más

A young couple, in anticipation of starting a family, desired a new family home that reflected their cultural background and individual taste. He was Spanish, and was drawn to black and white minimalism. She was Mexican, and wanted splashes of color in a modern home. Caption Caption Their existing home in the Maryland suburbs was small and dark, and did not take advantage of the views to the green parkway behind it.  The design solution included razing the existing house, keeping the basement, and building a new 2 story home with a double height living space open to views and abundant natural light. Flanking the living space on two sides are kitchen, and TV lounge on the main level and bedrooms on the upper level.  C... Más

local settlements in northern Iran formed by a simple adaptation of the nature, geography and climate of that region. The local architecture of this place is so intertwined with nature and in harmony with the climate that it can be called naturalistic architecture. We are looking to redefining the region's former architecture, which needs protection, into today's language. CGHUNTER Unique properties: Extroverted architecture is a solution that is necessary to respond to the hot and humid climate of the location of this project. But in Iranian culture, introverted architecture is unavoidable therefore, in this residential apartment where several families live together and also have common spaces, providing a response to introversion an... Más

The spatial organisation of the house is derived from the level of privacy required as per the function of the space. Here, the Ground floor houses the office area, a multi-purpose space and a room for saint. So basically the main house activities starts from first floor and reflects in the elevation, as if the house is floating. The first floor has all the common areas like formal drawing room, living room, kitchen, dining space, family sitting, guest room & Parents room. The other two floors are kept more private, and each floor is dedicated to each son and his family, accommodating the master bedroom, kid’s rooms, study and huge terrace gardens.Except for the list of space requirements, the clients gave the architect a fre... Más

Inspired by the pattern of Iranian gardens and the study of their evolution, axes have been created which pavilion have appeared as the intersection of those axes. different type of the Persian garden combined and duplicated in two levels of the project and create a whole unit as an abstract shape of the modern garden. Creating similarities with the architecture of Iranian gardens means reduction based on its deep structure.  First we want to learn how to see what was not present in a building. In this project we do not want to describe what audience could actually see. Rather, we want to see what ideas were implied by what was physically present. In other words, we are less concerned about the optical, what the eye sees, and more for... Más

The site of the house is Located in 180 square meter lot with 30% slope at a gated community in Quezon City, Philippines, a modern house that looked like a stack of white, charcoal gray, and wooden boxes capped of with a gambrel roof. The exterior white walls of the house created a stark contrast with the dark colored paint & wooden walls. The roof fascia and the eaves were in the shade of charcoal gray almost black. The mix of verticals in the form of walls, columns and windows had been balanced of with the horizontal elements of the wood cladding and the carefully placed horizontal slit windows.  The main door, visible from the road, made of horizontal panels, with a solid vertical panel on the opening side accentuated simply by... Más

Posed with an aging cafeteria space, the client approached MG2 with the goal of creating an eight-venue restaurant space on par with the best modern food halls anywhere in the world. Modeled to reflect the approachable industrial feel of the existing structure and the forest-scape along the perimeter of the new space, MG2 set to work creating an outside-in experience for our client’s on-campus corporate guests. This new restaurant includes the design of an extended footprint and an elevated roofline that further enhances the outside-in experience. The MG2 Retail Studio created several “from-scratch” brands (complete with separate design languages for each as well as logos and environmental graphic design) to reflect a wid... Más

Marbella mansions in Sierra BlancaImposing Volumes emerge on a plot in the hills of the prestigious urbanization of Sierra Blanca, Marbella. Winning views of the Mediterranean Sea are one of the special features of this picture-perfect contemporary mansion. A state of the art living sculpture where an appealing geometry architecture meets an undeniable sophistication, resulting a masterfully crafted house. Scrupulously focused on elegance and functionality, the villa’s overall aesthetics and interior design have an outstanding individual character. Purity and unexpected contrasts, fine materials and intricate details create the personality of this home. Cozy and intimate spaces become open and airy thank to the floor to ceiling windo... Más

Building materials boutique is a boutique of different kind of building materials. The material ranges from clay and resin mixed tiles to solid acrylic surfaces to cement fiber boards to P.V.C laminates. We have categorized the different building materials in different segment. The design language is a cool transition from rustic feel to contemporary lines. This is done to cohesively blend the varying nature and contextual application of the different materials. Clay tile in conjuction with solid acrylic surfaces draws attention of the customers from the entrance. The "C" shaped solid acrylic surface piers forms the intresting pattern for the conference table. The play of design and usage of the products not restricted only to the walls bu... Más

Boasting the moniker “the place where art is made” the RiNo art district was solidified in 2005 by a group of thriving local artists. With the recent influx of multifamily development, storefronts and amenities to the area, a new dialogue has emerged between the rugged, self made arts district and the new urban “hot spot”. Staring the possibility of transition in the face, two longtime artists and residents fought to protect the qualities of that cornerstone atmosphere.   Consisting of two single family homes and on-site gallery/workshop spaces, the RiNo Tandem project sets out with the intention to protect the existing neighborhood culture. Conceptualized as one vertical unit and one horizontal unit, both home... Más

The Brookline Modern residence in Massachusetts embodies sophisticated architecture that provides comfortable, multi-generational living through efficient usage of space, form, and reserved finishes, all while minimizing energy consumption.   Paired living spaces on the first and second levels find expression in the asymmetrical windows that wrap the corners of the house. The first floor contains a living and dining space, kitchen, pantry, master suite, and a home office. An open concept living, dining, and kitchen space, a full bath, bedroom, and reading nook make up the second floor while you can find a second master suite and access to the private roof deck and green roof on the third floor. A feature stair with glass rails and ac... Más