Mountains house
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Project • By Arthur Kariev Architects • Private Houses
Aum cabins amid Mountainscape
The cabins are located 1,650 metres above sea level, just outside the Ile Alatau National Park, 25 kilometres south of Almaty, on the northern slope of Trans-Ili Alatau in Kazakhstan. The client’s family decided to build two guest cabins for their friends in order to showcase the magnificent highland landscapes of the Kazakh Tien Shan. The idea behind the project was to create a warm and welcoming place while safeguarding nature.
Ilya Ivanov
Today, global trends celebrate the high-end comforts, but this Central Asian land preserves ancient nomadic traditions. The clients and the architect, Arthur Kariev, believe that for the modern urban dweller, true luxury lies in creating an opportunity to enjoy nature without disturbin... More
Project • By HGSE Arquitectos • Private Houses
House in the mountain
Design of a house in Santa María de la Alameda, Madrid
Visually dominating the territory: the procedures of architecture to build the landscape.
The positioning in height to visually dominate the territory is an ancestral trait of humanity; for this reason, when good orientation and spectacular views coincide in steep plots of land, it is appropriate to construct buildings that are elevated in their position and shaped as viewpoints for contemplation.
Both procedures, typical of architecture, take advantage of the surroundings to convert the territory into landscape, through the aesthetic appropriation of our gaze.
Located in Santa María de la Alameda, a small village in the northwest of the Community of Madrid, the... More