GRAFT designed a single-family house and 2 semi-detached houses, all of them environment-friendly buildings that join mobility, energy and health. The project is an unrivaled holistic approach that connects modern architecture, innovative building equipment and e-mobility as well as sustainability and physical health. The plus-energy houses even generate a surplus of energy that will be […]
This small apartment was designed by Kiev-based Lera Katasonova Design. Description by Lera Katasonova: This small apartment is designed for a young woman who is a creative person with hard character and soft appearance. To reflect her inner being we used a combination of concrete walls and the ceiling with pastel colors and fabrics. If you
Designed by Gavin Maddock Design Studio, the Pearl Bay House is a family home located in Yzerfontein, South Africa. The design of the new dwelling is a study of the west coast vernacular, reworked to accommodate life in the 21st century. Description by Gavin Maddock: This pristine contemporary home is located on the west coast 90km
Canfield Gardens is a Victorian terrace house completely renovated by Scenario Architecture. Description by Scenario: This house is designed with a unique take on minimalism. Sharp corners and angular forms are replaced by soft, continuous and curved geometries. Those are juxtaposed with materials in their most bare state; concrete, wood, aluminium, glass and natural plaster,
Architects: Trimetrica Project: Paiva Walkways Location: Rio Paiva, Arouca, Portugal Photographs: Nelson Garrido Paiva Walkways embraces the Paiva river with an extension of 8km, providing a walking path with a breathtaking natural beauty, with picturesque landscapes, waterfalls and a variety of fauna and flora species. This project is by Arouca municipality and engineer company Trimetrica. Check out these
Joaquin Altamirano and Silvia Martín worked with Daniel Bergman Vázquez of Estudio Untercio to create an open-plan oasis in an apartment building in central Madrid. The couple’s new 753-square-foot penthouse apartment suffered from a typical midcentury layout, with spaces for cooking, sleeping, and bathing strictly segregated into cell-like rooms linked by a dark hallway. Martín
Designed by Arrokabe Architects, Casa do Medio is a house for a couple with three grown-up sons willing to move to the historical center of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Rúa do Medio is a quiet residential street that runs parallel to the Camino as it enters the historic city. The main body of the rehabilitated
Architect: Dagmar Štěpánová – Studio Formafatal Project: Loft Hrebenky Location: Prague, Czech Republic Photo: BoysPlayNice Czech architect Dagmar Štěpánova, head of Formafatal studio, has recently completed this penthouse with a modern industrial look and a Scandinavian touch. Loft Hrebenky is located on the top floor of a new apartment building in the Czech capital’s Na Hřebenkách district.
