In Green&Protein Podgorica designed by Maden Group the major idea for the design comes from recycled cardboard tubes that were employed as parts in creating the design as a whole, whether it is for walls or the bar. While the green paint and tiles complement the design well by giving peace and motivation to the working atmosphere.
In Hubert, designed by Quinzhee Architecture the energy efficiency and large windows, were dealt with more soberly to support the residential canvas of the sector. In addition, in order to lighten the volume and reduce its impact on the neighborhood, the upper floors were treated with a clear coating in contrast with the typical reddish masonry of the neighborhood.
In Albania House designed by OOIIO Arquitectura the program is distributed in three volumes: towards the west with a triangular floor, the living room; in the east with a square floor, kitchen and bedrooms; between both pieces we created an entrance hall similar to those “zagüanes”, welcome rooms coming also directly extracted from the local vernacular architecture.
OOIIO Arquitectura defines itself as a creative company, focused on innovation in architecture, through achievable solutions. It is our responsibility to know how to use the right resources to efficiently solve an issue involved. Many times the most intelligent solution to a problem is found in simplicity and in the re-interpretation of tradition.
Echo House designed by Kariouk Architects is a renovation of a modest Victorian home in poor condition, whose rooms with small windows and dark interior spaces were separated from one another. The house was re-envisaged as a vertical loft – an open, four-storey volume reaching from the basement to the ceiling of the new roof.
Residence A designed by IAIA – Idea Art Interior Architects spreads over three stories, offering different experiences with its surrounding environment. The ground floor expands to the outdoor pool and garden. It also hugs green lushes and trees adopting them as part of the house. One large marble slab covers the floor with levitated burn walnut elements dividing the different spaces.
Brighton House designed by FIGR appeared to challenge the physical limitations of the existing home, and whilst the structure was not a registered heritage place, all efforts were made to consider how alterations and additions project can maintain and preserve as much of the character of the existing house and landscape as possible.
In LAB House, Laura Ortin Arquitectura tried to create an emotional performative atmosphere, the large curved partition is covered with half-round wooden slats, lacquering them with “taupe” chalk paint, a mixture of white and gray with a touch of blue. The result is an elegant and sensual shade that changes with the cycles of sunlight.
DI designed by HINZ is a 3-generation family home conceptualised as two units within one. When clients have a chance to make a big house, they still want to keep that warm feeling. And besides, they want their children live to close the grandma and nature. For that reason, we created a large space in between the bedrooms so that everyone can connect with each other.
HINZ is an architectural practice based in Vietnam. We want with our knowledge and enthusiasm and efforts, to bring specific and different and great values to the works that we carry out. Efficiency and simplicity of design are what we pursue in the course of our work.
“Peach Hut” designed by Atelier XI is the first completed miniature pavilion surrounded by a field of blossoming peach trees in farmland. The trees on the site all lean to one side, which inspired the sculptural form of the architecture. The architect envisions that the building is cut from a series of invisible arcs derived from the earth and the cloud, forming a unique shape that rises to the sky.
In Keukenhof designed Mecanoo, the integral design for the entrance area includes two plazas. A forecourt with wedge-shaped planters leads visitors from the main car park to the entrance. The stepped roof leans on two volumes, forming an impressive gateway to the park. Skylights on the roof create a spacious and light atmosphere in the restaurant.
In Casa Caté designed by S-AR the conditions of the terrain being a corner plot and its orientation, were the guidelines to define the spatial and constructive strategy of the house. The local regulations establish a remission of the corner to leave it construction free almost the same size as the one on the back side of the plot.
Calling Academy designed by SALT Architects formulates a new narrative to contextual forms and materials, unifies many new flexible functions under a continuous tiled roof and creates a renewed image for the place without any changes to the original school. The articulation of the eastern façade declares a distinct figure to be associated with the institution.
In Perched House designed by Studio BO the challenge was to deal with this old colonial architecture without distorting it while bringing some fresh and local elements and materials to respond to the client’s needs. So, the old terrazzo was repaired and conserved, and the same thing was for the rooftop stairs and some old sanitary.
Studio BO is an architectural practice based in Morocco. Having a great interest in the visual arts, Omar co-initiated an independent cultural collective INTERVAL which works and participates in the revitalization of the emerging art scene and the democratization of culture through various cultural actions with strong social impact. It is important for him because it is an element that daily nourishes his architectural practice.”
Archidiaries is excited to share the Project of the Week–Shangen Blossom Pavilion | Spactrum. Along with this, theweekly highlight contains a few of the best projects,published throughout the week. These selected projectsrepresent the best content curated and shared by the teamat ArchiDiaries.
House M designed by TAA (Taillandier Architectes Associés) is an extension to the initial chartreuse and is positioned on the southern flank of the existing construction so as to preserve the characteristic detailing of the facade. The choice of a terraced roof for the extension allows the new volume to slide underneath the overhang of the existing tiled roof.
The Popped Orange / Uhub HOUSE designed by Wutopia Lab is an aspirational community where like-minded souls can meet and get to know each other, and where fresh ideas and inspiration are constantly coming out. Uhub HOUSE is an orange patch in the iteration of urban renewal: between the past and the future, online and offline.
Libeň Docks design by QARTA Architektura follows the concept of the regeneration of the entire former dock area. However, unlike previous housing development focused on green living, our design features a more urban character with a riverside and an internal street, naturally considering greenery an integral part of the house’s surroundings.
In Horizon House designed by BAUEN the intention was to intervene in the land the least as possible. The house, made almost entirely of concrete, floats over the ground. The downhill topography of the land goes diagonally so it is dugged in a corner where the house is buried, while the pool is laid in the other corner. This semi-burial of the house allows the perspective of the passerby that walks on the street to be respected, a visual continuity.
The objective of the Glowing Bicycle station in Bergamo designed by Studio Capitanio Architetti was to insert a new element, integrated into the contemporary development of the square, providing a centre of interchange between modes of transport: public transport, cycling and walking.
In planning, the CAPITANIO ARCHITETTI STUDIO sets itself the objective of developing architectural design in an understandable and coherent way through profound and continuous research and re-elaboration of contemporary expressive languages, combined with a careful study of the inputs of the reference context in the dialogue with the territory.
In House in red concrete designed by Sanden+Hodnekvam Architects, the sound building system makes construction easier, permits simple detailing and in turn a lower building cost. The visible joints between the prefabricated elements and the lines between the boards in the casting blend generate a characteristic pattern in the facades.
