Omah Boto is a residence designed by the architectural firm AndyRahman Architect with an Indonesian Vibe with craftsmen’s flexibility. Bricks in Omah Boto became the main element and are processed holistically, as a gene or cell of the building. The brick dimension (5x10x20 cm) is the main measuring standard for all architectural part of Omah Boto such as sill height, door or window width, and even the room area.
Andyrahman Architect is an architectural firm established by Andy Rahman in 2006 in East Java, Indonesia. First message is the spirit to restore the archipelago’s carpentry architecture, and the second is the spirit to update the archipelago architecture. The two spirit aims to restore the identity of Archipelago Architecture, Contextual architecture that is in accordance with the culture and values of the archipelago.
“We are trying to remove slums by moving them to another location, high value housing is being put over there. Slums are the residue; we are building vertical slums,” Ratan Tata said.
The Nim Bar, designed by the architectural firm Hitzig Militello Architects, focuses on the interiors to appeal to aesthetic dissociation. The challenge was to create a new aesthetic universe associated to the cocktail bars but without forgetting the impressive brand of 30 taps, emphasizing the idea of the largest beer bar in Buenos Aires. The conceptual idea incorporates elements distant to the reminiscences known by bars of these characteristics.
Bedok Public Library, designed by the architectural firm ONG&ONG is a nod toward its past and is crucial as a third space for the community. It embraces the ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ and ‘Library in a park’ concepts, targeting new families and senior residents alike, promotes a conducive yet enjoyable learning experience for all users. Digital upgrades such as e-newspapers, global archives, language translators and Integrated Digital Bookshelves, showcase Bedok Public Library as a pragmatic design with technology; drastically improving the user experience for residents in Bedok town, across all age groups.
Resin Interpretation Centre, designed by Oscar Miguel Ares, is a multipurpose building to meet the neighborhood and villagers’ requirements. The Center is not used just as an exhibition building but also is used as tools storage, job training space, and even as daily work place. The auxiliary building contains the utility room, offices and restrooms. An architecture raised from compositional approaches taken from the surrounding’s formal references and above all projected in a multifunctional key with the goal to make the CIR being a building owned by neighbors.
Óscar Miguel Ares Álvarez is an architectural practice based in Valladolid, Spain and has been active in work and academics. The works range from architectural design to town planning. His texts and works in the area of architectural criticism have been published by the magazine Arquitectura Viva and the web, as well as by the departments of composition and projects of the ETSA Madrid, UPC of Barcelona.
House over the Olive Tree, designed by the architectural firm GRCA, is a residence as a place to relax and unwind, maybe even isolate. The proposal is born from the pursuit of a place from which to admire the vast valley and distant mountains, taking advantage of the natural inclination of the land. Consequently, it becomes a split-level house that integrates the living spaces, functioning as a lookout over the pre-existing olive trees that endow the landscape with character while bringing quality to the space.
Uala Office, designed by Hitzig Militello Architects, is organized in two large spaces joined together by a connecting corridor and a courtyard as a lung. A large skin of planked dyed wood covers the walls and roof, generating a large clean space for accessories and installations. The design of the circulation also proposes the possibility of a casual and relaxed use of work by means of a bar that opens its visuals to the central courtyard and a vertical garden.
9JW House, designed by the architectural firm ONG&ONG, is a residence that announces itself through a striking front façade. Designed to showcase the owner’s massive collection of classic toys and collectible figurines, the showroom is akin to a private museum.Like all the features within the house, the home theatre is tailored to specification – culminating in a dream bespoke home where every detail caters to the owner’s needs and preferences.
Aloon Lar shay Pha la, designed by the Khwaja Fatmi, is a space where Rohingya women create, showcase, and sell handmade products. The process of the making of the center was focused more on the participation of the users and the artisans than the usual top down method. The Display center and tailoring zone funded by WFP (World food program) and implemented by ActionAid Bangladesh, was created with such vision. The center was designed to represent the culture and Craftsmanship of communal artisans.
80 ADR, designed by the architectural firm ONG&ONG, is a residence inspired by the past, simultaneously adapting features for modern use. The house integrates classic and contemporary styles, and the revamped residence subtly contrasts its surroundings. The highlight of the home is the master bedroom which overlooks the backyard garden and the surrounding neighbourhood beyond.
Fresco, designed by the architectural firm Hitzig Militello Arquitectos, is a cafe’s interior design identified by simple materials. From this reflection we have suggested to implement a nature of alive presence and prominent avoiding to fall in the use of static nature. This nature is form and function in all its interventions, they work as a light system and as an active landscape in several of its bars. We propose a eco- perceived experience, in which most visitors feel as if they were in an old greenhouse or garden with elements that simulate magical vegetation
Rural House, designed by the architectural firm Cristobal Vial Arquitectos, is a Single Family vacation home in Navidad, Chile. Given the conditions in which it is located, the first thing was to look for the distant views of the Pacific Ocean and the immediate territory, such as the existing vegetation, the ravines and, of course, a good orientation that allows the work to maintain sunlight throughout the year and good ventilation. The proposed volume is proposed longitudinally in favor of the slope.
Cristobal Vial Arquitectos is an architectural firm based in Santiago, Chile, established by Cristóbal Vial Decombe in 2009. The team works with the base of the innovation and the creativity applied to the field of the art and the architecture, always thinking about the users and their way of life.
The proposal envisages an elevated bridge like ambulatory hovering above the ground allowing unhindered access and movement of people at the park level while at the same time offering spectacular vistas within the environs of Central Park
37FC-House is a residence in Singapore designed by the architectural firm ONG&ONG incorporating greenery as a theme. The house lies secluded within a residential pocket, siting on land that once contained a semi-detached house. The owner tasked architects to conceptualize a standalone house that would suit the needs of a multi-generational family. Maximizing plot boundaries, the final design resulted in a new 4-storey structure, complete with an attic and basement.
ONG&ONG is a Design, Engineering and Management firm established by Ong Tze Boon and Ashvinkumar Kantilal in 1972. The team’s collective imagination and ingenuity consistently inspire universally transformative experiences. This cohesion, alongside expertise in the latest AEC technologies, reflects our commitment to be disruptive innovators. All 10 of our offices in key cities across Asia advocate the principles of sustainability, improvement and well-being.
They think of architecture that works with the existing place, tries to understand people and their ways of living, their expectations, understanding their particular conditions and use them as opportunities where possible
Fogon, designed by the Hitzig Militello Arquitectos, is a bar interior design with typical traditional London tavern and pub aesthetics. In order to do so, the team looked for concepts of the spirit of traditional British taverns, without falling into typical resources, nor losing the focus of the idea of a classic European restaurant with a contemporary artistic touch. The proposal was based on the idea of resorting to materials that define this architectural aesthetic, although far from reproducing, they decided to extirpate only its DNA: “The windows of iron window frames and bare bricks. The idea was to interlace through an interior skin system that covered all the walls and the most outstanding functional spaces.
Hitzig Militello Arquitectos is an architectural firm based in Miami, Florida, headed by Fernando Hitzig and Leonardo G. Militello. Their philosophy is based on the idea of integral design. Throughout the whole process, the team works in a collaborative way with our associate branding team, artists, graphic designers, crafts or evently with creative agencies. They articulate all of these aspects in a holistic way as to get an integral architecture.
Sarpanch House, designed by the architectural firm Neogenesis+studi0261, is a residence developed from contemporary needs and rural context. This Rural House aims to set apart from the traditional setting as well as provide privacy to the head of the village, the Sarpanch. The divergence of the massing is created through dead cubes and powder coated wood finished aluminum pipes as screen. These masses which are vivid in nature yet are co-existing ideally, articulate the function of house forming a volumetric elevation.
Neogenesis+Studi0261 is an architectural firm based in Surat, headed by architects Chinmay Laiwala, Jigar Asarawala and Tarika Asarawala. The firm is a dynamic and evolving practice with a commitment to the inherent value of design to enhance the quality of life at all levels of exposure. In all of our works, we strive to create an authentic “sense of place”. The nexus of architecture, contemporary culture and current technology is the constant focus of our endeavours.
Renovation of house Huayangli, designed by the architectural firm JWJZ Architecture, considers functionality optimization as its principal. This traditional building in Suzhou has been renovated to accommodate a new lifestyle and contemporary aesthetics. Large windows, white interiors, landscaped courtyards and natural material palette are some of its key features.
