Onion is a Bangkok-based design practice with a continuous exploration aimed at different needs for contemporary lifestyles. Onion brings the local craftsmen to explore the new techniques of using local materials. Together, they constantly push the boundaries of spatial designs in order to form a unified approach to retail and living experiences.
Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, of France, have been selected as the 2021 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureates, as announced by Tom Pritzker, Chairman of The Hyatt Foundation.
Bangalove Residence, designed by Rodrigo Simão Arquitetura, is conversion of a weekend cottage into a permanent residence. The program included reforming and expanding an existing wooden cottage, eliminating internal partitions and a 2nd floor, creating a double-height unified space, with an integrated kitchen. Scavenged materials were deployed in their natural state with unique textures. Architecture and landscape design assume similar importance.
J House, designed by y0 Design Architect, has a simple & modern yet comfortable design concept to be obtained in a quite dense residential area. With careful considerations and design thinking, a simple geometric mass shape was chosen and detailed. This house is heavily influenced by the Japanese modern houses design, such as the efficient arrangement of the spaces, utilizing many openings for maximum natural lighting and ventilation, Zen garden philosophy for outdoor areas.
y0 Design Architect emphasized nice composition blended with a strong aspect of tropicality, making its work bold on that point. The team always thought there was no need to pursue something unique & outstanding because, often, we can achieve more from simplicity. Without sacrificing the projects’ looks or beauty, they always try to balance it with the locality aspects.
The Yoga House on a Cliff competition, organized in partnership with the Vale de Moses retreat, called for designs for a new hillside yoga space that overlooks the valley.
MVRDV’s new mixed-use design in San Francisco, Mission Rock, projects onto the block a topography inspired by Californian landscapes, forming an ensemble of low and high-rise sharing a publicly accessible canyon-like space that provides a more intimate space within in the open harbor-oriented masterplan.
Time House, designed by X11 Design Studio, focuses on the impacts of natural and social conditions, connects people with nature, and holds family members together. Functions zone is arranged such as an endless flow, which is kept separate from the chaotic urban surroundings. A green space is a buffer zone, which aims to prevent from noise and dust. Double-skin facade helps the dwelling space reduce impact of direct radiation from the west, but also allows natural light and wind penetrate.
X11 Design Studio is an architectural, interior, and landscape design company aiming for creative and unique design ideas. But it is nothing without details and sophistication; those are small but extremely important things. With an eye to design, attention to details and determination to help them create unique, timeless architectural products.
This talk by architect Monish Siripurapu, founder at Ant Studio, focuses on the exploration and re-adaptation of terracotta, from a vernacular or traditional material to an alternate material for construction, and will take one on a journey of passive cooling constructions techniques.
Architect Manish Gulati, Founder at MOFA Studios, New Delhi, talks about how an architect’s ability to be able to notate a design leads a way to construct it. Negotiating with the natural patterns of living and harmonizing the design to replicate the complexities of life is what led to the algorithmic thinking in design. The talk takes us through MOFA Studios design process.
Shehzad Irani, is an alumnus of SBST, where he graduated in 2001. He did his Master’s in Membrane Structures at Hochschule Anhalt and has been conferred the hon. Title of M.Archineer by the Institute of Membrane and Shell Technology, Germany. In this talk he elaborates about understanding the broad guidelines of forces that dictate the form and purpose of tensile structure detailing.
Architect SHRIDHAR Mamidalaa is Founder at SRI DESIGN LAB and Associate at Designmorphine. In this interview he talks about how Art, Architecture and Culture are driven by technology of their contemporaries and a new perspective towards Math that is the backbone of all technological paradigms.
Manjunath BL is an engineer based out of Bangalore, India. In this talk, he will focus on the trajectory of his practice and working methods as well as his evolving stance as a structural Engineer involved in the complex and multi-layered task of a building.
SIXPAX HQ, designed by RDMA, creates a maximum enclosure out of an existing two-storey pitch roof house to contain a clothing shop plus an administration office forming a headquarter. The space created is a play of solid-void-solid expression behind a plain two storey height glass wall to contrast its appearance with the less glassy of the surrounding building. The material used are arranged by non-wood scheme to keep the building as the canvas for any object placed inside and keep the wood scheme only on the furniture.
House That Rains Light, designed by LIJO.RENY.architects, re-imagines dappled shade under the trees, informal kids play nooks, gardens with flowers, birds and butterflies, all lost to rapid urbanization, while being confined to a tight plot within a typical residential layout. Considering the seasonal shift of wind, strategically positioned windows ensure cross ventilation throughout the year. A series of wall art made of candid photographs, positioned across the spaces, stand testament to colourful lives of the unassuming inhabitants.
LIJO.RENY.architects is a design studio whose works from the small studio have been instrumental in influencing how architecture is practiced and viewed in the state. Apart from their consistent experimentation with the architecture they are also responsible for several site/space specific art installations. Their love for art keeps them inspired and charged to introduce interesting contemporary sensibilities in the architecture they practice.
Quintana Apartment, designed by Taller David Dana, opts for a design with contemporary accents that are responsible for creating a sophisticated and quality feeling. The result of the conjunction of these characteristics is reflected in a department with its own identity, offering highly comfortable spaces. The optimization of light is present with the large windows that limit them between the natural space and the internal environment, but at the same time, it enriches the natural color of the materials when they are touched by the light spectra.
2Hien, designed by CTA | Creative Architects, arranges two wings at the front and back of the house, emphasizing two verandas inside the house. The first brick of the house was actually constructed by family members from the moment they told their stories. The separation of the building blocks ensures ventilation, maximizing the use of natural light for all spaces, limiting energy for lighting and cooling. Raw brick, without cement plastering, has been treated to bring a warm, simple feeling but still create a strong emotion, ensuring aesthetics and hygiene for use.
CTA stands for Creative Architects with the spirit of learning and promoting creativity to create interesting experiences in the architectural space. Besides architectural activities, CTA also has academic, research, and creative activities to create solutions to overcome outstanding issues of society today.
Archidiaries is excited to share the ‘Project of the Week’ – House in Melides II by Aires Mateus. Along with this, the weekly highlight contains a few of the best projects, published throughout the week. These selected projects represent the best content curated and shared by the team at ArchiDiaries.
Águas Claras Residence, designed by Rodrigo Simão Arquitetura, is conceived as a contemplation platform, wide open to the views and to maximize sunlight, which is so vital in a mountain climate. This handmade finishing subtly echoes rustic countryside houses, contributing to the humanization of the space where there is a lot of presence of industrial materials like concrete, alumminum, steel. Efficient Design / Sustainability: Large glass openings, turned towards the landscape that contributes to thermal comfort and to a healthier environment to breathe.
Punta Majahua, designed by Zozaya Arquitectos, are luxurious beachfront residences with a very organic, fluid architectural style that would integrate the best way possible to accommodate the site. The architectural style of the project centers upon the use of curved walls on ground floors, and facades. As we break away from the traditional ninety-degree angles, we create very special, and unique homes, where the use of curved walls allowed us to resolve the spaces in a more integral way, and we exponentially improved the view, orientations, and crossed ventilation.
Zozaya Arquitectos was born with the concept of creating housing with a unique and innovative style in its architecture, always prioritizing sustainability with the least possible impact to the natural site.
