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Balcony design

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about balcony design

Project • By BJ Arquitectes AssociatsResidential Landscape

Social Housing in Placeta de les Flors

The commission for the Specific Modification of Planning for the opening of a new street in Viladecans allows us to develop a volumetry culminated by a building that becomes a landmark in the neighborhood. Caption Caption Caption The building consists of a ground floor and seven upper floors, intended for forty-four social housing rental units, which have been designed to offer maximum comfort to the users, providing spaces where views towards the exterior are prioritized while maintaining privacy. Caption Caption Caption It is a solid and robust building, but its facade, formed by continuous balconies with sliding shutters, gives it lightness and variability. In this way, the facade is understood as a habita... More

Project • By Prashant Parmar ArchitectIndividual Buildings

High-End 4 BHK Apartment Interiors At Ahmedabad

Pleasing Interiors is all about the right proportions of material and textures along with balancing client’s requirements & an effective program. This is a 4-member family apartment having a total carpet area of 2200 sq. ft. The initial brief of the client was that it should be stylish, subtle & under-stated luxury but at the same time it should have its separate functional value. @panjwani vinay Our motive was to make the entire interiors, the overall look of the space enhance the overall lifestyle of the occupants. Talking about the material palette, we haven’t really played around with colors, it’s basically shades of greys & browns and more of the textures, because we feel that the original texture of... More

Project • By Prashant Parmar ArchitectPrivate Houses

Narrow House in Ahmedabad

Large plots are not essential for lavish homes, but thoughtful space planning can break the limitations of small plots making it breathable, inviting adequate natural light and ventilation. Cradled in the posh residential area of Ahmedabad, Paldi, this Narrow House is a unique example of balancing the yin and the yang of the architecture as well as interiors incorporating nature within the build forms. @panjwani.vinay @panjwani.vinay On the East of this 2,600 sq. ft. plot, lies a narrow road in the front, a common wall on the South that blocked Wind & Natural Light. This created worries in the mind of the client. Also, the plot is surrounded by neighboring bungalows with very less margins. But the experience and the expertise... More

Project • By Prashant Parmar ArchitectResidential Landscape

Modern Contemporary House

The Modern Contemporary House in Ahmedabad follows the principles of modern simplicity in all the architectural aspects with a contemporary ensemble in the interiors to create a bungalow with seamlessly interconnected spaces. This humble east-facing plot welcomes the sunlight and air to pass through the full-sized window to keep it naturally bright and airy throughout the day. The bungalow holds strategically oriented elevated gardens on every level to promote cross-ventilation keeping the spaces cool and connecting the user with nature. @mkgandhi_studio @mkgandhi_studio The architect planned every activity in such a way that it has a connection with the gardens and created a visual and personal connection between all the floors.... More

Project • By Franta GroupApartments

Żorro

Idea Żorro was inspired by the basic principle of creating architecture, i.e. improving the functional, aesthetic and spatial standards found in a given place and context for future residents. Situated in the vicinity of the housing estate of prefabricated buildings, it is shaped by applying the principle of modifying the cubature of a typical building from that time and giving it uniqueness and architectural features of a "superhero" in its location that differs in quality and standard from the surroundings, creating a new model for further transformation district and this part of the city. Caption Shaping Żorro is shaped by copying and then recomposing a typical prefabricated housing building in the vicinity. There is a dynamic in... More

Project • By WTA Architecture and Design StudioPrivate Houses

Twelve Luxry Flats

The practicality of vertical living meets the comfort of an urban townhouse in this sixteen-storey residential condominium rising on a 586 square meter lot in an upscale neighborhood in San Juan City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Each of the twelve luxurious residential flats is housed on its own exclusive and unique floor with a generous area of 258 square meters per unit. These combined with two storeys of commercial units and another storey for amenities result to a gross floor area of 6,400 square meters.  In Twelve Luxury Flats, each unit is programmed to have generous spaces with day lighting and ventilation on all four faces of every unit. At one floor per unit, it offers the luxury of living in an expansive space with unrestrict... More

NewsNews • 18 Jan 2021

Boutique condominium development in Washington DC engages the street with playful façade design

In the Columbia Heights neighbourhood of Washington, DC, Kozo is a boutique condominium development that playfully blends nature with the built environment. Kuhn Architect An urban infill project by P.T. Blooms Development and Jonathan Kuhn Architect, the eight-unit development offers the opportunity to live in a walkable neighbourhood close to many city amenities. And with a mind to engaging the urban realm, the building’s distinctive façade features playfully staggered, black-framed balconies that project from a white masonry façade, resulting in a clean and modern look with contrast in both colour and depth. The interplay of balconies versus void further provides visual interest and a sense of engagement with th... More