Landscape design

Mount Morgan is a small town located 40km south-west of Rockhampton in Central Queensland. The town has a little-known but rich history of gold and copper mining, and in 2014 the local council started a master-planning process to revitalise the main streetscape. Cameron Murchison Cameron Murchison The existing context became very important in the concept for the new streetscape. Morgan Street contained a 10-metre-wide park down the middle of the main street, flanked by two one-way roads. Shops and small businesses occupied the northern side of the street, and a local primary school the south. The existing park contained an ageing amenities block, some informal landscaping, and a few items of historical significance. These importa... Meer

The Terrain, in the interior of São Paulo, had a steep slope towards the back, whose orientation is north. To the south, on the façade of access to the lot there is dense forest of preservation on the other side of the access road, a look that also seemed very interesting to us.  Fran Parente Fran Parente The program requested by the client is quite extensive, and in order to create an organization that would allow deep contact with the land, we chose to create a large plateau one level below the access, such as a “buried” ground floor. This large social plateau at level -1, guarantees privacy to the user in relation to the street and ensures that the rooms, at the level of access has a view of the... Meer

As part of the national territorial planning strategy led by SEDATU (Secretariat of Agrarian, Territorial, and Urban Development), a comprehensive renovation of the Calderitas Boardwalk was proposed, located about nine kilometers from the center of Chetumal city in the state of Quintana Roo, in Mexico. Onnis Luque Onnis Luque Onnis Luque The project's concept aims to weave different activities together through a guiding thread that serves as the central axis of the entire project. The gastronomic area of the site, identified as the section with the highest pedestrian, vehicular, and tourist traffic on the boardwalk, is integrated with the natural and artificial sea, utilizing the existing beach area with a structured walkway... Meer

Located on a historic road lined by old farms the Veldhuis seeks to be a contextually relevant modern home with traditional references. The typical Dutch barn typology, brick walls with a thatch roof, is modified to fit the needs of the family.  LMNL office The shape of the Veldhuis is an archetypal Dutch farmhouse, of which the height and width is lessened at the rear, allowing three stories in the front part of the house (bedrooms, study and attic) and one in the rear (living and dining).  The center of the house is made up of the kitchen, wet room, and garage. In order to bring more light into the middle of the living spaces the roof is cut and shifted outwards. The kitchen is pulled out into the garden, splitting the wra... Meer

Sited on the edge of Brent’s Wembley Estate Opportunity Area, GRID Architects have designed and delivered Wembley Parade for Anthology, part of Lifestory.  © Jack Hobhouse The striking curved forms provide 192 new homes across a range of tenures and typologies, set within beautiful communal gardens that trace the edge of the nearby Wealdstone Brook. Wembley Parade contributes to an area that is developing into a great place to live and work, knitting into the London Borough of Brent’s strategic regeneration proposals. The scheme is comprised of two elements, a sweeping curved block which follows the edge of the brook and a dynamic 13-storey tower. A landscaped courtyard designed by Fabrik creates 18,500 sq ft of... Meer

Dit kleine bijgebouw is ontworpen als toevluchtsoord en toevluchtsoord en is zorgvuldig geplaatst in de achtertuin van een groot bebost perceel in het noordwesten van DC.  Het gebouw creëert niet alleen visuele interesse in de tuin, maar dient ook als centraal punt voor familiebijeenkomsten en buitenactiviteiten.  De ruimte is volledig geconditioneerd en kan het hele jaar door worden gebruikt. Allen Russ Photography, LLC De eigenaars gebruiken de ruimte dagelijks als schildersstudio, yogaruimte en als ontsnappingsplek aan het lawaai van de stad.  De ramen, baksteen, leisteen en koper weerspiegelen het materiaalpalet van het bestaande huis. Allen Russ Photography, LLC Hierdoor blijft de studio eerbiedig ten op... Meer

A collection of three stainless steel sculptures stand at the entry wayof a contemporary home in Malibu, California. Strategically designedto mimic the curvature of the house, the sculptures compliment thesurrounding architecture, yet add a unique, captivating element tothe outside patio. Caption Cascading water creates vibrant reflections off the stainless steel surfaces, reflecting the existing greenery surrounding the sculptures as well as the illuminated pond below. Caption Meer

The project's intention was to combine Arabic and Mediterranean inspirations in a tiny courtyard. Marta Malheiro Preserving the white walls as the Arabic influence, was the objective to bring indoors the characteristic Mediterranean vegetation. Marta Malheiro Some of the features in the garden can combine both styles. Marta Malheiro Marta Malheiro Marta Malheiro Meer

Paço de Vitorino is a manor house located in the north of Portugal that has belonged to the same family since the mid-16th century. Its history is marked by several important events. The most striking data from the middle of the 20th century. XVIII, when a major intervention began, according to baroque canons. The resulting construction is characterized by a main house with three floors on the east side, two side wings to the north and south, and a small chapel to the west along with the entrance gate to the west. These elements make up a large central courtyard defined by facades adorned with granite elements. Marta Malheiro Marta Malheiro Marta Malheiro The project envisaged a thorough rehabilitation of the existing... Meer

Every project comes with its own challenges, and this one was no exception. The previous location had a neglected garden, with many years of very poor maintenance, leading to a garden that was not with any structure, meaning, or feeling. Inês Jardim The first step for the concept design was to understand the opportunities given by the location in agreement with the house's architectural style. Based on that, we've developed a design inspired in the Mediterranean gardens of the south of Italy, Spain, and some locations of Portugal. Once the concept achieved, was mandatory to structure the design in order to turn the garden into "one piece", meaning that all the spaces should be connected and present the same "language". The c... Meer

The development plan of Hello Wood won second place in the planning competition for MCC’s resort development in Révfülöp near Lake Balaton. The purpose of the tender was to create a recreation area in accordance with the values and training ideas of the MCC, as well as the development of related facilities in an area of more than 107,000 square meters. The educational aspect of the project was significant for Hello Wood, as its history has been marked by the synthesis of architecture and education from the beginning. Hello Wood It is widely known that the educational activities of the acclaimed architecture studio, Hello Wood are also extensive as it already has 20 years of experience in organizing children's an... Meer

House K is located in a housing site in Gümüşlük, Bodrum, in the West coast of Turkey. Site’s architectural project was designed by Boran Ekinci Architecture. After the complation of rough construction, Acararch had a collabration for interior design, landscape design and landscape extensions. İbrahim Özbunar The oiginal architectural project, house is a composition of four different stone cladded blocks that settle to a sloping land. Two blocks are on the upper floor, one is living area with kitchen and the other is master bedroom with its own bathroom. These two upper blocks have a wide front terrace with a landscape view.  One of the ground floor blocks has been considered as a study area of house own... Meer

Interior and landscape project was designed by Acararch for an existing summer house, located in Gundogan, Bodrum, Turkey. Since, the open areas are mostly being used during the day, shaded spaces were needed in the garden, near the swimming pool. For this purpose, a stell structured pergola has been designed by its one sided connections  to the existing retaining garden wall. Steel cantilever beams which do not need any columns, makes pergola area unified with the rest of the garden without any visual barrier. With its steel beams that get thinner towards the swimming pool, pergola structure is added to the garden area as a levitated canopy over the dinner table, bar and barbeque units. For the existing  garden wall, a decorative... Meer

Location: Sarria-Sant Gervasi District, Barcelona Area: 300 m² Built: 2018 Promoter: AEFE – Liceo Francés Barcelona Architecture: COMA Arquitectura Collaborators: Juanjo Puig Disseny d’Espais and Mirla Studio Photographs: José Hevia José Hevia Transformation of an exterior residual area into an area for use as a terrace-dining room use area, through the construction of a set of wooden pergolas that create a controlled space, with a domestic scale that invites enjoyment as an exterior dining room for the teachers of the Liceu French School in Barcelona. José Hevia José Hevia José Hevia José Hevia Caption Meer