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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. House Between Trees in Juiz de Fora, Brazil by ATELIÊ DE ARQUITETURA LÍQUIDAAugust 26th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: ATELIÊ DE ARQUITETURA LÍQUIDA The premise of the project was to preserve the largest number of trees in the field, so the house plan follows a non-orthogonal tracing, bypassing them, so that their implantation occurs continuously and naturally, always preserving the contact with the vegetation and the internal/external relationship. Two rotating blind blocks and a detached cover make up the façade of the residence, revealing nothing of the interior and working them in such a way that the angulation of these volumes encourages and induces people to enter the space.  Image Courtesy © ATELIÊ DE ARQUITETURA LÍQUIDA
Read the rest of House Between Trees in Juiz de Fora, Brazil by ATELIÊ DE ARQUITETURA LÍQUIDA Renovation of Paris Court in Budapest, Hungary by ARCHIKONAugust 26th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: ARCHIKON Had you visited the Paris Court in downtown Budapest only a handful of years ago, you’d have met with a significantly different impression. Darkened corners, rusted metalwork and damage from the tumultuous wartime events that shook Europe in the 20th Century all combined to make for an architectural sight that was at once historically rich yet in many ways a shadow of its former glory. In fact, it was a popular destination for filmmakers, who saw the opportunity to leverage the combination of the ornate passageway and limited natural light for covert undercover meetings in spy films – such as 2011’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Over the last three years, a partnership between interior design studio KROKI and architecture studio ARCHIKON has worked to revive the downtown location, restoring the dark and damaged arcade to a decorated landmark that introduces proper lighting to its intricate details for the first time in its history. The goal was first to restore the historical features of the central passageway, which is now open to the public as it had been prior to its disrepair. This meant maintaining the unique facades and decorative elements of the building that its creator, Henrik Schmahl, had designed it with when it was built at the beginning of the 1900s. Glimpses of Neo-Gothic, Art Nouveau and Moorish aesthetics can be spotted throughout the covered space. The myriad details that once decorated the passageway is a rarity across Europe, and so when work started it was essential that these same features were restored and maintained to their previous, ornate glory.  Exterior, Image Courtesy © Tamás Bujnovszky
Read the rest of Renovation of Paris Court in Budapest, Hungary by ARCHIKON Kento's 4th Shop in Valencia, Spain by MasquespacioAugust 26th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Masquespacio Kento Gran Vía is the last project from the Spanish take away sushi chain, designed by Masquespacio. For this last project that was inaugurated in March 2019 we continue with the aesthetic parameters in search for new forms of presenting the interiors from the Asian food chain, maintaining its brand image and with the aim to surprise its clients with every new opening. This time the main materials used have been tiles of a bigger format and wood in semicircular strips already used in the previous interior design for Kento. This way we wanted to continue to introduce a new material for each Kento, but maintaining others that remind clearly to the brand’s previous interiors. The much more minimalist design for this space, although creates a strong contrast with the metallic green and gold colors applied on the different furniture and lighting elements. In conclusion, the last Kento opening presents another version of the brand specialized in sushi, staying faithful to the corporate identity, but always looking to surprise their clients.  Image Courtesy © Luis Beltran
Read the rest of Kento's 4th Shop in Valencia, Spain by Masquespacio Orange lemon House in Quito, Ecuador by Daniel Moreno FloresAugust 26th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Daniel Moreno Flores A home destined to become quickly a definitive home because the owners were looking for a house that would allow them to leave the rental department soon and thus stop paying endless fees. The challenge was to design the project in a month and to build the house of 65m2 in two months. A house which had to be an affordable one, for this purpose blunt design strategies were defined: to create a structural constructive system that requires little time of execution and covers a large area. Initially the owners looked for a house of containers, nevertheless they required of ample spaces, also had to cover them and modify them reason why the sense of its reuse was lost. For that reason, a system of corrugated rod trusses that allows to contain spaces, was defined concretely and virtually, besides the importance of structuring with our own measures for different uses. The foundation was built quickly with the leftovers from the rods and they were made as piles. The modulation of the house is a function of the material (the trusses are 7.2 meters long), so it is distributed every 1.20 m x 2.40 m in height to receive industrial plates and reduce execution costs. However, in such a fast process we leave space for the spontaneous and the definition in the work in progress.  Image Courtesy © Santiago Vaca Jaramillo
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Article source: MYCC Oficina de Arquitectura House for an artist in Conde Duque. The project’s aim is to host an artist linked to the Conde Duque and provide a workplace as much as a temporary home. It’s final location is a bright corner of only 18sqm, on theater's lobby at first floor. In this hall’s enclave there are two windows overlooking the Liria Palace and Madrid skyline, a valuable asset to be incorporated into the project. But before being moved to this final spot, the piece had to be built in the centre of the main courtyard so that the general public could visit it during the Madrid Design Festival.  Image Courtesy © MYCC Oficina de Arquitectura
Read the rest of Home Urban Home by MYCC Oficina de Arquitectura Melirrehue Rural School in Gorbea, Chile by Giannini+Villarroel ArquitectosAugust 26th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Giannini+Villarroel Arquitectos The project is based on a compact volume that is born from its central “patio”, this space is defined as a meeting place that is projected to the community, being a multipurpose space that is joined to the programs of the area of services and teaching of the school, decreasing the circulation surfaces and increasing the square meters of the proposed space. From this point the volume takes its maximum height, going out to look for natural light, as a remembrance to the Mapuche hut and its hearth, in this case the hearth is replaced by a skylight, fire againts light.  Image Courtesy © GVAA
Read the rest of Melirrehue Rural School in Gorbea, Chile by Giannini+Villarroel Arquitectos Basheer's Residence | Vibrant Minimalism in Kerala, India by Eminence Architect [Research + Design]August 26th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Eminence Architect [Research + Design] The site is located in the suburb of Ernakulam, Kerala. The rectangular plot was with the road to the south-east, a vacant land on the south-west, a house that abuts the boundary on the north-east and the client’s previous house at the back. It was difficult to know if it was day or night, while inside the client’s previous house. A minimal requirement was stated by the client “A spacious house with maximum natural lighting and ventilation with no solid doors between the rooms with a clear budget”.  Image Courtesy © Eminence Architetcts [Research + Design]
Monterrey 55 Building in Mexico City, Mexico by PPAAAugust 26th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: PPAA Monterrey 55 is a restoration and redevelopment project located in one of the most upcoming, upbeat, re–developing districts in Mexico City: La Colonia Roma. In the 19th century, Monterrey Av. used to be a tree decorated boulevard with majestic residences where the intellectual elite used to live. Unfortunately, due to the new urbanization practices of the late 70's, Monterrey Avenue’s life changed drastically putting these old houses in jeopardy. This is where this project comes in.  Image Courtesy © Rafael Gamo
Read the rest of Monterrey 55 Building in Mexico City, Mexico by PPAA Haus Schnifis in Vorarlberg, Austria by Martin MackowitzAugust 26th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Martin Mackowitz House Schnifis is centrally located in Walgau, Vorarlberg in front of the Großes Walsertal with a view of the Rätikon mountain range. This region is characterized by agricultural buildings from which the House Schnifis has copied some elements. The clear simple volume, the solid base with lime plaster, the open horizontal laths in the west, simple sliding doors, the wooden construction and the central kitchen. The ground floor is cut into the slope and constructed in a solid construction with building component activation. In this way, the solar energy is stored in the building mass. On it stands a wooden building with a saddle roof in copper roofing. Appropriate floor plans play with density and generosity. The upper floor has a western terrace and an open gable with gallery. In the east compact rooms are lined up. The handling of tradition and innovation and the use of suitable building materials serve as a basis for a contemporary relationship to agriculture, landscape and finally to a successful culture of life.  Image Courtesy © Hanno Mackowitz
Read the rest of Haus Schnifis in Vorarlberg, Austria by Martin Mackowitz Terreno House in Mexico City, Mexico by Fernanda CanalesAugust 23rd, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Fernanda Canales The house is located on a mountain three hours away from Mexico City and addresses two apparently contradictory conditions: seclusion and aperture. First, it is a shelter that protects against the radical weather -where the temperature can vary up to 30 degrees Celsius in one day and rain is predominant during half of the year-, and second, it opens as much as possible to the surrounding landscape. Its walls act as membranes, across two temperate zones (forest and prairie), two seasons (dry and wet) and three spatial conditions (center, inside and outside).  Façade of the living and night areas to the east, Image Courtesy © Rafael Gamo
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