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This minimalist architecture concept design, inspired by the bat (Shopare means bat in Gilan local language), offers a beautifully durable exterior of metal materials. Set on a hillside, it features a sleek long box shape that maximizes views and a central glass slice for unobstructed connection between indoors and outdoors. The unique parking under a bridge provides extra space, while natural materials like wood and stone create a warm, elegant atmosphere inside.
The River House offers a breathtaking view of the Chao Phraya River with a design focused on family living. It includes a pavilion, spacious living room, swimming pool, lounge, bedrooms, and sports area. The grand living room seamlessly connects indoor and outdoor spaces with strategically placed columns supporting a 12 meter cantilever structure. This design utilizes sliding doors to extend the space by 20 meter which opens to a terrace and an infinity pool, providing an uninterrupted river view.
This residential renovation project redefines Stuyvesant Town as a contemporary model for intergenerational housing. Through adaptive reuse, the aging superblock becomes a layered residential ecosystem. A revitalized podium integrates senior learning and daily exchange, while rooftop kindergartens reconnect generations in close proximity. Terraces and gardens soften rigid edges, transforming density into social infrastructure and establishing a resilient paradigm for future urban living.
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Montemar is a residential complex located in Gonio, Georgia, on the Black Sea coast. Montemar comprises three residential blocks of sixteen floors each, placed on a site of 10,000 square meters. The open spaces between the buildings are given to green planting, public squares and communal areas. Parking for 300 vehicles is included. Panoramic apartments with private terraces and jacuzzis face the sea. The facades are clad in embossed aluminum sheet, and their volumetric shapes recall the form of a seashell.
Salamat Apartment is a meticulously crafted architectural design that strikes a harmonious balance between functionality and aesthetic appeal. The project faced key challenges, such as limited natural light and the irregular geometry of the site. These issues were addressed with thoughtful planning to maximize natural light and air circulation while ensuring privacy and comfort for the residents. The apartment consists of multiple levels, including duplex units, strategically positioned to offer scenic urban views while optimizing space usage.
House in Repino is a private house located in Repino, Leningrad region, Russia. The house has a total area of 1000 square meters. The villa community set one strong rule: all residences had to follow a Wright-like style. The design takes the rule into account and interprets the style in an original way. The house is integrated into the landscape. Existing trees are preserved as far as possible, and some trees pass through the canopies to create a rhythm and a closer relation between architecture and nature. Stone, wood and metal are the main materials.
The Roof House project, situated on the roof of a car showroom in Kermanshah, challenges conventional beliefs about residential spaces. This project explores alternative ways to transfigure the house concept and shift its understanding from a new perspective. It reinterprets the generic house through three key concepts: Destruction, where external forces deform the house; Explosion, where structural and non-structural elements exaggerate and withdraw from the debris; and Expansion, where objects dominate others by spreading their essence.
OB House features a cubic form that highlights the creativity of its homeowners. The architects developed a unique architectural language by creating a rhythmic balance of solid and void across the elevations, achieving overall harmony. The design embodies minimalism and timelessness, giving the home a distinctive identity. Each space is carefully designed to provide ample natural light, comfort, and privacy, blending visual sophistication with practical functionality.
The building is a modern interpretation of traditional techniques and craftsmanship. The deep eaves of the sloping roof and the linear impression of the wooden latticework, combined with the painted walls, create a peaceful exterior atmosphere. The interior features a six-layered coffered ceiling composed of horizontal and vertical lines, and the beauty of the traditional painted walls and unique structural beauty expresses a Japanese sense of aesthetics and outstanding design.
Sunac Guobin Road is a residential complex located at the foot of Nanyue Mountain in Guiyang. The site lies where the city meets nature and where the old city meets the new city. The buildings face the Nanming River and follow the slope through multi-level platforms, which solve the complex height differences of the terrain. The terrain also reduces road noise from the east. Stone and glass curtain walls are used, with creamy-white and dark gray tones. Vertical components and floating plates form the tops of the buildings and extend the view toward the landscape.
This project of sustainable house is located in the protected landscape area Nature 2000, surrounded by beech and oak forests, horse riding meadows and agricultural lands. Number of analysis defined the final shape of the house, among them: analysis of functional plan, division into day, night, technical and working zones; analysis of solar radiation; to optimize solar gain and to create interiors with proper natural light.
The project is the fusion of two buildings, an abandoned one from the 70's with the building from the current era and the element that was designed to unite them is the pool. It is a project that has two main uses, the 1st as a residence for a family of 5 members, the 2nd as an art museum, with wide areas and high walls to receive more than 300 people. The design copies the back mountain shape, the city's iconic mountain. Only 3 finishes with light tones are used in the project to make the spaces shine through the natural light that is projected on the walls, floors and ceilings.