Sunlight
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Project • By Jeroen de Nijs BNI • Private Houses
Villa in the Park, Alkmaar
Living in the Park
The design instructions for this residential project were to design a modern family house from scratch that fits in well with the 1960s bungalow neighbourhood near the center of the city of Alkmaar in the North of Holland. To be able to comply with the desired square meters, a new freestanding two-storey house was designed with a sloping roof that refers to the old bungalows in the neighbourhood. The deep back garden and the unobstructed view of the adjacent park were decisive in placing the living room and kitchen at the back of the house. The transparent facades, the open floor plan and the atrium allows sunlight to penetrate deep into the house. A lounge/ cinema room with an office along site has been created at the f... More
Project • By Realrich Architecture Workshop RAW Architecture - • Hotels
Akanaka
The Akanaka boarding house is an example of how passive design is executed with simple methods, starting from providing maximum openings for light and air into the building with local material engineering.
Ahkamal Hakim
“I want a residence that is comfortable, natural, and energy efficient,” said Mr. Yuwono to Realrich Sjarief when he stated the brief of Akanaka. Akanaka is located on 800 sqm of land, and consists of 19 serviced bedrooms, in 2 level building with an open-air corridor. It is in Kemang, South Jakarta, a precinct that is well known as the art district.
Ahkamal Hakim
From the facade, Akanaka’s 4.5 meters cantilevered canopy blocks the east-west sun while giving a tropical device for h... More
Project • By Chain + Siman • Private Houses
Ochre House
Ochre House is a two-story residence situated in the heart of Mexico City that combines modern elements with touches of rustic design to create an exquisite balance.
Rafael Gamo
This house was built for a family of five, and as such, every space caters for the needs of each of them. Since the property is bordered on two sides by a large slope, the house was distanced as much as possible from it with an orchard to obtain the best possible views.
Rafael Gamo
The house is designed so that sunlight pours in from two directions in a way that natural light itself contains the space. The large, mullioned windows imbue the surroundings with a classic touch create a cozy ambience along with the bespoke furniture and oak-wood floors and c... More
Project • By Arch.A Studio • Apartments
Palm Medi
Less furnitures, air and sunlight will be free to get in. Less materials, their value are shown up. It's balance in space.A 70m2 apartment with two bedrooms is located in Hochiminh city, Vietnam. This apartment building was built on an old palm forest beside the big city. It is a raw handing over apartment, but It's original plan was excellent designed with two balconies which created a huge flow for wind to get in and out of the space. In oder to keep the good air and sunlight, we aim to use as less furniture as possible. So, we could have more attention to details and usage of each items. This increase the value of furniture and materials. We tried to use less materials in oder to make a quiet and peacefull space. Only 3 main m... More
Project • By KamakuraStudio • Private Houses
HOUSE H - The house with plants
The house before rebuilding had stayed in the shadow because the location that had been surrounded by many buildings had been bad. That's why the room hadn't got much sunlight, and the potted plants that had been outside had been losing their energy in the dimly-lit place. So we started designing the best places for plants with the owner who loves plants. First of all, we set up the garden on the second floor of the north side which has been the best place of getting a lot of sun and hasn't backlit. And then we put some plants in it.Secondly, we tilted the ceiling that we coated the surface of with reflective material. By doing so, we have projected the shape of the plants that can not be seen from the first floor as a virtual image on the... More
Project • By Mustard Architects • Offices
Nestle Studio
A new build timber clad and light filled artist’s studio nestled around an existing Silver Birch tree
and existing mature garden planting.
The studio is nestled into the corner of a once overgrown and neglected area of a suburban garden nurturing a prominent Silver Birch tree within its form. With an expanding family our client wanted to create a functional painting studio within their garden that retained, formed part ofand enhanced the existing landscape.
The Silver Birch tree was a garden key focal point and the studio was designed to wrap around it whilst allowing light to penetrate deep into the studio. To ensure the tree survived the construction process and grow to full maturity the studio was built on piles to avoid... More