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Villa Lava is a private residence located in Santa Tecla, in the province of Acireale, on the eastern coast of Sicily. The project is a unique architectural blend - the union of two houses in one big Villa. On one side is an old fisherman's house dating from around 1900, which has been completely restored by Nábito Architects, maintaining its essential character and carefully uncovering and preserving the original lava stone vaults. On the other side, the old restored house is connected to a modern extension that opens to the sea, designed to blend seamlessly with the surrounding landscape of coastal lava stone, local vegetation and the ever-present Mediterranean horizon bringing the sea inside the complex. Caption This duality... More

The V house was born from the client's poetic desires. It comes to life in the form of a balcony overlooking the ocean. It is perched atop a hill, allowing for a 360-degree view of the ocean, mountains, and incredible sunsets. The house is designed with greenery ever-present. tommaso tommaso tommaso The V house is a testament to the interplay between full and empty architectural spaces. This design choice allows for a light and fluid roof, supported by a metallic canopy that protects the heavy rain and sun of Lombok. tommaso tommaso tommaso The house is a work of art and a practical and efficient living space. This thoughtful design ensures that every aspect of the house serves a purpose, making it livable.Al... More

The magnificent site of this substantial alteration was previously occupied by an uninspiring face brick and fibre cement laslappie house in typical South African beach house parlance. Damien Schumann The proximity of the ocean to the south and Kogelberg Biosphere Mountains to the north, together with the existing vegetation and climatic considerations provided the parameters that would ultimately arrange the new house, both in terms of spatial organisation and material expression.  Damien Schumann The bedrooms on the western side of the site, together with some existing vegetation form one edge of a new courtyard, protected from the southeast wind by the existing garage and a new entrance walkway. Damien Schumann The... More

In the Apokoronas Region, on a hilltop with a panoramic view of Souda Bay and the Cretan Sea to the north, and the white mountains to the south, we were asked to design a holiday home that also serves as a short-term rental accommodation. The goal was with a simple design, to offer quality and comfortable spaces, privacy between users and the feeling of luxury (since it is intended as an investment property). Zeropixel architects Zeropixel architects   With simple design moves, separating the private zones from the user osmosis spaces, both on the interior and the outdoor space, offering maximum views to both sides. The view to the north and the south allowed us to achieve transparency, ideal views but also shading - natura... More

A 3,185 sq.ft villa, exposed to the picturesque scenery of islands and a calm shore, deserve an interior that could extract the poetic quality of the scenery and be reverberated, together to form an environment that could lead contemplation, and evokes our primitive sensibilities. Indeed, the design was inspired by the mood of Impressionist music masterpieces, the Gymnopedie No.1 by Erik Satie and Arabesque No.1 by Claude Debussy. In which the design aimed to address the quality of mellow and tenderness, through geometry, materials, and composition. Within an enclosure of terrazzo and marmorino, a crafted volume in timber texture prudently trimmed and positioned, it elevated the Kitchen and Dining Area from the Living Area, d... More