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Kuvasz House in Buenos Aires, Argentina by Estudio Galera Arquitectura

Thursday, March 16th, 2017

Article source: Estudio Galera Arquitectura

Kuvasz house is set on top of a dune in the forest of Carilo, an area with few neighbors in front of an un-plotted forest reserve.

The house was planned for the owner’s use during low season and for rental in high season. Practical requirements were set: amount of bathrooms, bedrooms, services, and other basic items for an unknown user.

Image Courtesy © Diego Medina

Architects: Estudio Galera Arquitectura
Project: Kuvasz House
Location: Contancia neighbourhood, Carilo, Pinamar County, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography: Diego Medina
Project Team: Ariel Galera.Arq., Diego Ballario, Cesar Amarante, Francisco Villamil.Arq.
Lot area: 1020.45m²
Building area: 220 m²
Project: 2014
Project Construction: 2014-2016

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Hafye in Kanagawa, Japan by CUBO design architect

Thursday, March 16th, 2017

Article source: NEOPLUS SIXTEN INC.

Located in a terraced residential district, the lot for this project was half flat and half sloping. Nearby is Odawara Castle, built in the 15th century. The property looks down on the neighborhood that grew up around the castle, and beyond that Sagami Bay and Enoshima island in the distance. The client, who was born and raised in Odawara, wanted a relaxing home where he and his family could look out on this familiar yet constantly changing

Image Courtesy © Hiroshi Ueda

Architects: CUBO design architect (Hitoshi Saruta)
Project: Hafye
Location: Odawara City, Kanagawa, Japan
Photography: Hiroshi Ueda
Structural Engineer: Kenji Nawa (Nawaken-gym)
Structure: Reinforced concrete, Wood
Site Area: 318 m2
Total Floor Area: 187 m2 (74 m2/1F, 113m2/2F)
Date of Completion: September, 2016

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Tags: Japan, Kanagawa
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Concrete Slit House in Nanjing, China by AZL architects

Thursday, March 16th, 2017

Article source: AZL architects

Slit House is a contemporary concrete residence enmeshed within a quiet Kuomingtang-era neighborhood in central Nanjing. The entire structure and roof are made from concrete pressed into a custom mould, handmade from five-centimetre horizontal wood strips to remain in scale with the adjacent century-old brick buildings. The slit in the concrete creates transparency as it responds to interior circulation, and provides different programmes with differing interior heights & elevations, thus crates in upper bedrooms half floor volume shifting for its privacy. The living room spans over two stories, the dining area extends over one and half levels, and remaining bedrooms and studies occupy single storey spaces.

Image Courtesy © Iwan Baan

Architects: AZL architects
Project: Concrete Slit House
Location: Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China
Photography: Iwan Baan
Design Team: Zhang Lei, Meng Fanhao, Cai Menglei, Lu Yuan, Tang Xiaoxin
Collaborator: Architectural Design & Planning Institute, Nanjing University
Floor Areas: 270 m2
Design: 2005.07
Completion: 2007.10

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The Folding House in Chile by B+V Arquitectura

Tuesday, March 14th, 2017

Article source: B+V Arquitectura

The project is located near Lake Rapel, on a site of 896.5 sqm. This is characterized by a privileged view of the lake and a strong slope in most of its development. The budget forces to minimize the intervention in the slope, containing the largest amount of program in the minimum of flat space available at the beginning of the site. This, together with the high temperatures presented by Rapel’s microclimate in summer, implies the following problems: high program density, excessive solar radiation and lack of comfortable space for recreation.

Image Courtesy © Rodolfo Lagos Berardi

Architects: B+V Arquitectura
Project: The Folding House
Location: Chile
Photography: Rodolfo Lagos Berardi
Software used: Autocad and 3ds Max

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Concrete House At The Seaside in Klaipeda district, Lithuania by NEBRAU

Tuesday, March 14th, 2017

Article source: NEBRAU

The Idea

To create such an architectural character, which is clear, unique, in harmony to the landscape, preserves and highlights the natural surroundings, and the nature itself.

Integration to the environment

The place of the house in the quarter: the angular, square-shaped land plot which starts the row of villas emphasised with a small-volume turning, it maintains the line of the built-up area.

Image Courtesy © Laurynas Avyzius

Architects: NEBRAU
Project: Concrete House At The Seaside
Location: Lithuania, Klaipeda district, Aukstkiemiai village, Ringelio alley 1
Photography: Laurynas Avyzius
Software used: Autodesk Autocad
Clients: Remigijus Drakšas, Lina Drakšienė
Lead Architects: Laurynas Avyzius, Andrius Gabrys
NEBRAU team: Laurynas, Avyzius, Andrius Gabrys
Landscape Design: Artūras Poškus, Domas Timinskas
Glass Art: Ieva Žilytė
Concrete façade: “Betonika”, UAB
Gross Built Area: 360sqm
Site Area: 3000sqm
Completion Year: 2016

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Tags: Klaipeda district, Lithuania
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Flying House (Pilot’s House) in Incheon, South Korea by IROJE KHM Architects

Tuesday, March 14th, 2017

Article source: IROJE KHM Architects

Landing of An Airship that Load Nature

The owner of this house is a young pilot and his family for his future home space, the house landed on the site in the new developing town near the Incheon airport.

Image Courtesy © Sergio Pirrone

Architects: IROJE KHM Architects (HyoMan Kim)
Project: Flying House (Pilot’s House)
Location: Gyeongseo-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon, South Korea
Photography: Sergio Pirrone
Team: JiYeon Kim
Materials: Dry-vit system, Painted aluminum sheet
Structure: Reinforced concrete
Site Area: 291.80 M²
Building Area: 137.29 M²
Total Floor Area: 194.77 M²
Status: Completed 2016

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Casa Chamisero in Santiago, Chile by GITC architecture

Tuesday, March 14th, 2017

Article source: GITC architecture

A.- DESIGN BRIEF and SITE considerations.

The Project consists of a single family home in a suburban zone, north of Santiago, in a semi-arid climate, with a long summer season (7 months) and low winter temperatures. It is located on a private lot, very close to freeways that connect to the city, but in it is also surrounded by nature, isolated from construction and neighbors.

Image Courtesy © Felipe Díaz Contardo

Architects: GITC architecture (Felipe Vera Buschmann, Rodrigo Belmar Expósito)
Project: Casa Chamisero
Location: Chamisero, Colina, Santiago, Chile
Photography: Felipe Díaz Contardo
Client: Rodrigo Lopez Pizarro
Collaborating architects: Laura Cuesta Hernández, Carlos Estay Olguín, Felipe Muñoz Sepúlveda, Camila Pérez Arévalo
Structural Calculation: Engineer Roberto Soto
Electrical Project: Rodrigo García Pino
Health Project: Mauricio Bonnefoy
Illumination Project: Sebastián Díaz R.
Material: Reinforced concrete seen, steel, native wood and glass coverings
Constructora House: Ricardo Solís Ltda.
Construction Works Exterior: GITC Ltda.
I.T.O.: GITC Ltda.
Constructed area: 767, 7 m²
Year of construction: 2014

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Tags: Chile, Santiago
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Felsham Road in London, England by Gile Pike Architect

Thursday, March 9th, 2017

Article source: Gile Pike Architect

Felsham Road is a bold and radical re-working of an early Victorian Semi-detached house in Putney. Our brief was to extend and improve the property to achieve its maximum potential and in so doing, we have exploited the volume within the house to create double height spaces.

Architects: Gile Pike Architect
Project: Felsham Road
Location: London, England

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Tags: England, London
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High Meadow Dwellings at Fallingwater in Pennsylvania by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Thursday, March 9th, 2017

Article source: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Located on a historic farm adjacent to Frank Lloyd Wright’s renowned Fallingwater residence, High Meadow serves as home base for students of Fallingwater Institute’s summer residency programs in architecture, art, and design.

Positioned between forest and field, four modest dwellings with simple wood interiors and framed vistas of the surrounding hilltops rest lightly above ground on a network of nimble steel columns and delicate tectonics, imparting minimal disturbance to the site. An angled shroud at the end of each unit catches cool breezes rising up from the valley floor below and shields the naturally ventilated rooms from the summer sun. Screened entry doors allow for additional airflow and connect the units to a covered walkway.

Architects: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Project: High Meadow Dwellings at Fallingwater
Location: Mill Run, Pennsylvania, USA
Client: Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Design Principal: Peter Q. Bohlin, FAIA
Principal in Charge: William D. Loose, AIA
Project Manager/Designer: Bill James
Project Resource: Kent Suhrbier, AIA
Landscape Architecture: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and Fallingwater Summer Interns
Structural Engineer: K2 Engineering
MEP+FP Engineer: Iams Consulting
General Contractor: Fairchance Construction
Site: 66 Acres
Date Completed: July 2016

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Tags: Pennsylvania, USA
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Common Ground in Seoul, South Korea by URBANTAINER

Thursday, March 9th, 2017

Article source: URBANTAINER

Common Ground is the result of an experiment of revitalising unused land in the middle of the city. By applying prefab methods, e.g. producing modules in a factory, transporting them to the construction site and assembling them on-site, it was possible to reduce the construction time of the 5300 m2 building to five months.

In order to maximise the usage efficiency of the elongated rectangular shaped land, the architectural form is based on a center square connecting two buildings.