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Project • By Belsize Architects • Private Houses
Crans Montana House
The Crans Montana house is a large family home set into a steep south facing slope in the Swiss resort of Crans Montana. The original outline planning permission was obtained by a local architect and we were then asked by the clients, for whom we had worked on a number of projects in London to further develop the design.
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The style is not that of a tradition alpine chalet, but serves to reflect the angular mountainous landscape. A essential element of the brief was also to ensure that same landscape was fully displayed through the unusually large and tall windows. The clients also wanted to mirror the complexity of the site to create spacious and striking, multi level interiors... More
Project • By MIA Design Studio • Community Centres
Lotus Clubhouse
Lotus Clubhouse, designed by MIA Design Studio, is conceived as a built landscape rather than a singular architectural object. Positioned along a lakeshore and embedded within existing vegetation, the 2,000-square-meter clubhouse is organized as a dispersed system of low volumes that follow the site’s natural slopes. The project advances a model of tropical architecture grounded in passive environmental control, biodiversity integration, and minimal visual impact.
Hiroyuki Oki
MIA Design Studio
Architecture as topography
Rather than forming a dominant mass, the clubhouse is fragmented into smaller pavilions arranged beneath the forest canopy. These volumes are connected by curved pathways and reflective water surfa... More
Project • By blurring boundaries • Hotels
Ramisera Wilds
Ramisera Wilds is a 5000 sq.ft boutique resort project with 3 cottages and 2 existing huts in Ramisera, Uttarakhand, in the Kalagarh Tiger Reserve forest area. The river Palain flows along the site and the sound of water echoes through the resort. Our response to such eco-sensitive site was a structure with minimum on-site interference and ecofriendly passive design principles. We designed a resort with a focus on the natural beauty and surroundings and an experiential stay to observe wild life. We kept in mind the process of construction with the intention of minimal disturbance of the land and reduced time line of construction on-site so as to not disturb the wild life movement in the surrounding areas.
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The stru... More