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Valley

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Project • By Pac StudioPrivate Houses

Heathcote Valley

Tucked into a valley near Ōtautahi Christchurch, this home for a young family is a study in simplicity, colour and connection to the landscape.  Caption Caption Designed around an appreciation for nature, the house frames long views through carefully aligned apertures that anchor to significant points in the valley.   Caption Caption A florist’s sensibility guided the brief—spaces were shaped not just for living but for flowers. Niches, ledges and surfaces in custom-designed cabinetry invite arrangements to take their place within daily life, bringing the garden indoors and marking the changing seasons. The house itself is equally crafted, with a close friend of the owners hand-making the timber k... More

Project • By AR Design StudioPrivate Houses

The Woodland House

Woodland House is a private, bespoke replacement dwelling located in East Devoncompleted in late 2022 by award-winning Winchester-based Architects, AR Design Studio. The clients approached AR seeking to relocate from the hustle and bustle of London to the tranquillity of rural Devon. Their children had left home, meaning that they were able to downsize, and so they were presented with the opportunity to pursue their lifelong dream and create their dream contemporary home. Martin Gardner Martin Gardner Martin Gardner Having previously lived in Grade II listed London properties they were keen to create a high quality new build house that was warm, air tight and most importantly, energy efficient. With now grown up children th... More

NewsNews • 1 Aug 2022

Valley by MVRDV adds topographical dynamism to Amsterdam’s financial district

Located in Amsterdam’s Zuidas financial district, the Valley designed by MVRDV is a 75,000sqm mixed-use project comprising residential, commercial and cultural institutes. The staggered stone terraces, balconies and bay windows, give a sense of kaleidoscopic vitality to the urban landscape.  Marcel Steinbach Three towers each with a contoured profile emerge from a publicly accessible podium, which has a meandering pedestrian path that runs from the street level along the jagged terrace gardens till the Central Valley on the 4th and 5th floor; imagined to be a perennial green landscape designed by Piet Oudolf.  Marcel Steinbach While one part of the building envelope has a cladding of carved natural stone, p... More

Project • By KAD Firma ArsitekturRestaurants

Mili Resto

This project is located at Padi Resort, Pancawati, Bogor, West Java, on a valley between Salak Mountain and Pangrango mountain. At first, the area was used as a rice field area that turned into a hospitality area, and that is where the concept of ricefield plants came for the resort and it is following into the concept for the restaurant. Wildan Nurfauzi Mili Resto was built as a facilitator for the guest in the resort to enjoy the panorama of the ricefield surrounding the restaurant. And the building is used as a living sculpture around the resort for its area. It creates a leisure destination not only for the guests but also for the surrounding area. With a half-round floor plan of approx. 685 m2 of indoor area, plus 2455 m2 of the... More

Project • By Lucas RigottoPrivate Houses

Vally Farm House

This house rises in Brazil,in a region in Serra da Canastra called“Vale da Gurita” – Delfinópolis / MG (-20.328394, -46.668900). In need of a shelter for sporadic stays at their Vale Formoso Farm, in the Cerrado of Minas Gerais, this family chose a strategic point for the house construction - on top of ahill, privileged place inside the valley, characterized by 360-degree visibility of the surroundings. Contemplation and interaction with nature was the main attribute of the architectural idea and, as a background, the house has only green mountains and blue sky.The program was defined by the client, who requiredtwo suites, one large bedroom with bunks beds, for family, visitors or adventurers and one bathroom, that also served the social ar... More