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Hiroyuki Oki

Project • By Pham Huu Son Architects • Housing

SkyGarden House

Naturalizing Living Spaces for Urban Townhouses. In the face of the expanding and thriving urban developments in Vietnam today, designing houses on limited spaces while meeting diverse functional needs poses a challenging task for architects. Hiroyuki Oki Hiroyuki Oki SkyGarden House, a townhouse in Nha Trang City, located in Central Vietnam (A region characterized by a tropical climate with distinct wet and dry seasons) was constructed on a non-square 100 Sq.m plot of land, this presented a challenge in the design process. Hiroyuki Oki Hiroyuki Oki The main functions of SkyGarden House include the living room, kitchen, and a bedroom on the ground floor, with two additional bedrooms on the second floor, the master bed... More

The white “Dhrangadhra” limestone walls further add to the character of the Ray

Randhir Singh

Like an intricate embossment, The Ray gently presses into the earth while pulling it up elsewhere, forging a profound connection with the land.

White painted timber shutters shade the deep recessed steel framed windows

The form is a strong manifestation that act as long spatial telescopes, bringing the distant sea views seemingly closer by.

Project • By Architecture BRIO • Private Houses

The Ray

Building a large house on a sea-facing hillside in Mumbai is both exciting and daunting. On one hand, the prospect of a panoramic ocean view is thrilling. On the other hand, it undoubtedly adds to the growing clutter of self-important villas in these, which not so long ago were uninhabited, natural, landscapes. Randhir Singh Ashish Sahi Rather than fighting its presence, however, the plantation retreat in Alibag emphasizes on the profile of the built from. It is not much unlike the Portuguese chapels scattered around the rolling hills of nearby coastal Goa. These chapels in their pure white brilliance do not shy away from their existence with their characteristic axial orientation and dominant silhouette. Similarly, this retreat... More