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S House (Siblings)Architect: TH Studio ArchitectsYear: 2022Location: Nongkhai, Thailand Copyright © TH Studio Architects Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Copyright © TH Studio Architects Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. The old wooden house of mother is changed to be a present from her daughters. S is from Siblings which called for the new house. The design creates refined connections between rooms, moving away from old traditional spatial experiences. The irregular transitional spaces make the architectural atmosphere and dynamic spaces with curved boundaries in each area with a new sense of movement. Copyright © TH Studio Architects Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Copyright © TH Studio Architects Co., Ltd... More

Client Brief and ExpectationsThe project involved designing a 3-bedroom apartment at Raheja Vivarea, Mahalaxmi, where the client desired an elegant space with hints of glamour and sophistication. Their vision emphasized integrating luxurious materials and finishes while maintaining a refined and balanced aesthetic. Key priorities included showcasing curated art with dedicated lighting, incorporating modern home automation, and creating a warm yet contemporary ambiance. A specific requirement was to design a functional 8-seater dining area that felt part of the living room yet offered a sense of privacy. Yamini Krishna Photography Yamini Krishna Photography Challenges●      Balancing Elegance and Glamour: Achieving... More

The Altamira House is located in the city of Zapopan and began as an expansion project of a residence, but grew with the opportunity to acquire the neighboring property. The façade of the house is hidden from the street to create its own interior atmosphere, envisioned by our clients as a space for learning and family enjoyment. Iván Marruenda Iván Marruenda The house is structured around a vertical axis of circulation that connects from the basement to the upper floor, with constant interaction with the main garden of the residence. Circulations start in the basement with a large patio adorned with a ceiba tree, which provides light, ventilation, and a calm atmosphere at this level, where a library and a gam... More

Working on this project was exciting, because we rarely have the opportunity to design buildings with a flat roof, due to the requirements of local plans. Here, the location allowed the use of modern forms, and this was also what our clients expected. With the investors, from the beginning we felt that we were on the same page, and we really liked the vision of the house they were talking about. TRZY.BE ARCHITEKCI The plot of land on which we designed also had the advantage that it bordered directly with a forest, which, on the one hand, was a limitation, because we had to maintain the distance from the tree line specified in the plan, but we also knew that it was in this direction that we wanted to open the interiors, so that from al... More

The story goes back to 20 years ago in the Sheikh Baha’i area of Tehran.A villa which most important space was its yard. A space that was gradually forgotten by unprecedented expansion of building too many apartments in Tehran in the 70s and 80s. This apartment was five-storey building with high occupancy rate, up to the fourth floor. (in accordance with the construction permit of Tehran Municipality at the time of construction of the project). Caption Caption Caption Caption After a while, because of new laws owners of some buildings with a higher occupancy rate were forced to reduce that area and the main useful space of the apartment. This is how 30 square meters Terrace remained in the apartment. According to... More

The story of the house “Ettefagh” (meaning the occurrence) began with a sentence: We want our house to have a story. mohammadhossein hamzehlouei mohammadhossein hamzehlouei mohammadhossein hamzehlouei The 135-square-meter house on the Golestan Street was newly built, and elegant, but devoid of the qualities of a “house”. mohammadhossein hamzehlouei mohammadhossein hamzehlouei Life was merely added to the geometry of the house as a function; as if this building was only designed to form a container for limited activities of today's apartment living lifestyle. The architects of Darkefaza Studio tried to visualize the clients’ high-flying visions of the space which holds life in it. m... More

Located in a small town in the south of Brazil, Trapezium House (Casa Trapézios) is inserted in an urban edge, surrounded by an idyllic landscape formed by araucaria trees crowning its roof.  The site, a high plateau with a trapezoidal shape, was chosen to host the program: a single-storey house for a young couple who have a close relationship with life in the countryside.  Ezequiele Panizzi Ezequiele Panizzi The formal essence of the house is a reinterpretation of the gabled roof archetype, deconstructed to form two juxtaposed trapezoidal sections. One of these sections is projected onto a rectangle extended to the edge of the site, while the other, set back, houses the main entrance accessed by a staircase.&nb... More

PINN’N PAN house is inspired from the young couple owner who was an aircraft engineer and local entrepreneur. The requirements, which consist of 10% for resident 40% for pig farm and 50% for sustainable Agricultures, were listed and agreed. The house is located in middle of the site which is surrounded by rice field and pond, the spaces portion in master plan are separated into 7 areas which are a food preparation pavilion for farm animals, pig house, plants lab court yard, house, pond, rice field and plantation. The house is designed for family of 6, first floor consists of 4 parking slots, common area and dining area, maid quarter and penthouse for parent, second floor consists of two families and working area. The functionals and s... More

Architectural Design and Construction: Büro SimpeltLead Architects: Yiğitcan Ülkücü & Nazlı E. ÜnsalArchitectural Photographer: Hacer Bozkurt Hacer Bozkurt Located in Istanbul, in a recently developed area, the project is prepared for a couple and their four children. As Büro, we looked for the answers to the following questions for a family that will visit this house once in a while, since they are living abroad, are: “Can we define this place as a” house” if the life inside this space is not regular? How can we define quality in a building complex where the program and capacity are valued more than the quality of the space? For us as Büro, the carefully curated material select... More

The house, with excellent sun exposure and privileged views of the castle, is located on a square plot spread over two floors. Ivo Tavares Studio Ivo Tavares Studio Ivo Tavares Studio Ivo Tavares Studio The idea was  create a homogeneous set, with formal volume and uniformity, in which the materials contribute to differentiating the floors, making the volume more dynamic and less compact. Ivo Tavares Studio Ivo Tavares Studio Ivo Tavares Studio Ivo Tavares Studio More

CCK House is located in Kemerburgaz, Istanbul. It is one of our design with Scandinavian and Minimalist approach. Pastel and natural colours like wood, raw flax, jute, marble, brass, earth tones, black and green has been used in design. All tones except green, choosed without colour. The only colour which is green, has been brought by plants to the space. Can Küccük Can Küccük In the old design, the curtain cornices was covered. In the new design, the whole area was opened and the cornices were made visible. By doing that, extra height added to the living room. Thus, the space became higher and brighter with white walls and ceilings. Can Küccük Can Küccük The kitchen was a separa... More

The house is sited on a path,where old houses and tradition remain. At the end of the path is a Shinto shrine. yohei sasakura yohei sasakura Every year, omikoshi are carried along this path during the festivities of the Naginata Matsuri.For this residential project, we aimed to create a house which harmonizes with its con- text in both materiality and geometry. yohei sasakura yohei sasakura The house is in the hiraya style, composed of 3 consecutive kirizuma roofs.Through slits and apertures, blue skies are visible from the interior. Two gardens are born from shifts in spatial composition. One for “tranquility” and family. The other, for “movement” and hospitality. yohei sasakura yohei... More

This residential project for a family of four is built on an 85m² site with strict regulations and contains a covered garage and courtyard. Regulations limit possible building coverage to 43m². Due to this limitation, we used a computer to reverse-calculate shadow coverage and find maximum building volume. In addition, we took advantage of sky factor calculations, wall setback mitigations, and utilized the garage space which doesn’t get factored into the building area, to produce a wood-construction, three-story house with a gross building area of 102.78m². yunagi miki There is a limitation to the form of the building that requires that minimal shade be cast on neighboring buildings as a measure to maintain a goo... More

As a true car and bike enthusiast, the client hopes for the ability to see his favorite car from the comfort of his bedroom. His wife wishes for a space in which she could spend quiet time with her dog. The house aims to grant both requests in a two-story residence. yohei sasakura The garage space is established on the first level, to house the client’s favorite Maserati Shamal, among other Italian cars and motorcycles.The family’s residential space is primarily on the second level. yunagi miki In order to secure the tranquility of the second floor, the first floor was planned with durable, reinforced concrete. yunagi miki A courtyard was inserted at the end of the garage, to allow for the release of sound and... More