Paola, the owner, is an art historian, a tour guide specialized in the fascinating Pompeii, with a passion for travel and cultures, especially the Greek and Arab world.
Krokos Crete is the daughter of all this: an Ottoman house, in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, on the southernmost strip of land of Europe, the island of Crete.
Protected by the Archaeological Superintendency, like all of the historic center of Rethymno, the first project and the subsequent restoration work were carried out respecting the existing building, maintaining its soul and enhancing its character, while adapting it to the new needs of life.
Live like modern Thai……..this phrase gave initial idea for this home design for a family of three, two elderly parents and working daughter who spent most of her time outside.
The concept is to build a new family home on the same land where they have been living for generations. In consideration of the older generation’s lifestyle as a simple Thai way of life, the design team decided to carry on with the contemporary-style architecture to still keep up with the modern life.
The geographical location of this project is in the city of Basmenj near the city of Tabriz in the province of East Azerbaijan, which is a cold region.
The project was in a very good position visually, which made it possible to have a good view of the inside of the villa to the surrounding area, but because the project was located at a high point, it prevented us from designing all four sides of the villa transparently. In this villa we did not do any excavation to change the height , in fact, we tried to design the villa on the existing site without changing the height codes.
Article source: Ayelet Levi Adani – Interior design studio
The tenants sought a modern style home that would suit their needs and which would serve them as a family. It was important to them that the public space be large and suitable for raising 3 small children.
The tenants, a couple in their late 30s, are modest people who really cared about the house radiating simplicity on the one hand, but also very much wanted a pampering and innovative home on the other.
The two geometrically sharp villas create the impression of levitating among the towering pines and birches of a secluded golf course. Their presence is felt, but subtle.
Ivanka Concrete panels, perforated metal and reflective glass combine in façades, which echo the patterns seen in the surrounding landscape. Beneath the exterior is a sturdy reinforced concrete frame.
Being constructed by Brusnika, Mylzavod (Soap factory) is a quarter in the heart of Novosibirsk. The project name references its location. The site was an industrial estate dominated by a soap factory in the early 20th century. Producing over 30 varieties of soap, whose top quality made it a product for export, it was a unique production line in Siberia. Back in the day it was an industrial part of the city, but after the 1950s it was gradually transformed into a residential area. Small houses appeared next to factory shops, but residents were displeased with the industrial neighbourhood. By 2013 the factory production was discontinued and the plot was chosen for the renovation programme of central Novosibirsk and allocated for a new housing estate.
The reconversion of an old parking space into a loft is a project whose goal was to achieve an extremely intimate space, a shell of kindness, love and protection, frozen in time, to hide, relax and enjoy, far from ordinary life.
It is Located on the slopes of Montjuic in Barcelona.
The closeness to Refugio 307, bomb shelter tunnels built to protect citizens during the Spanish civil war is not casual and appear to be an appropriate metaphor.
With its robust timber facade, the zigzagging house extension wraps around the outdoor terrace and the beautiful waterfront Magnolia. The new living spaces open outwards and a void has been created in the center of the house for extra daylight from above.
The clients of this project, a middle-aged couple, have recently inherited this house. He grew up in this sixties house and now it has to become a home for both of them. Together we developed a plan in which we looked for a contemporary extension and making the existing house more sustainable.
The house lies in a pleasant wine cellar lane with limited access for construction equipment. We had to abandon the original reconstruction plan after the actual condition was discovered. The new building respects the footprint and shape of the old house.
The house could be conceptually divided into several layout and structural parts. The bedroom, bathroom and toilet occupy the brick part – originally a living area. The glazed living room stands on the site of the former goat sheds and is structurally a steel structure. The superstructure is made of wood and houses a sauna with a relaxation area.
Easyhome Huanggang Vertical Forest City Complex, located in the city of Huanggang in Hubei province, is the very first Chinese Vertical Forest designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti China, fully completed and already home to the first tenants since a few weeks ago.
It’s a new type of Vertical Forest combining open and closed balconies that interrupt the regularity of the building and create a continuous ever-changing movement, accentuated by the presence of trees and shrubs which thanks to the structure, are able to develop freely in height while the foliage fits perfectly into the façade design.
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