Based in Germany, K_M_Architektur is a company with a interesting portfolio and an experience that allows them to conduct complex projects. Today’s choice- “Wood Box With View”, a residence located next to Lindau, in the village called village Hochbuch, Germany. The name was not given accidentally, as the house is mainly build with wood and its shape resembles a cool box with windows. Here is a professional opinion about the construction from the designer: “The house stands like a floating wood box between the development way and the steeply dropping site.
A69 is an architecture company from the Czech Republic. Contrary to a general belief, this house was not projected like this willingly. The site had many particular elements (a garden that needed to be preserved, an old building that was used as an adjacent support for the contemporary one) which made the development of the architecture plans rather tricky. However, the final results are stunning: a circular home built around a garden, which is also a space for relaxation. A roof garden is a particular feature of this house, which comes to increase its aesthetic value. Large windows are present all around, as an inner circular wall, separating the residence from the green area in the center. The interior was designed with minimalist furniture, but not leaving aside the contemporary feel.
Huge Architects have recently completed the Factory in Shanghai, China, that is part of the ‘Slaughthouse’ redevelopment in the North of Shanghai in Hongkou.
They worked closely with creative Director Sean Dinsmore to design several inter-connected components in one space a restaurant along with a bar & lounge, recording and digital studio, pop-up retail, art gallery, and creative workshops with live exhibition.
The concept of the recording studio was to allow people to look into the creative process of cutting a beat or recording a singer while also designing a state of the art recording vocal room and editing studio. Cubes were inserted into the ceiling to break the reflection of sound and placed in optimal positions based on the acoustic engineers research.
Much of the existing building was kept raw with the lounge and restaurant/bar covered with variations of timber flooring that continue under the stairways and form part of the kitchen benchtop and bar.
“Embedded” in the exotic Antiparos lands in Greece, this stunning home comes to demonstrate, once again, that stone homes are a real trend of the 21st Century. The amazing architecture plans belong to Deca, a company based in Athens. This place literally fusions with the environment, and its design “is a dual response to the particular topography of the site and to the rural domestication techniques that in the past shaped the raw ‘Cycladic island’ landscape”. The architects took advantage of the meeting between two slopes in order to build the “Aloni” residence, which seems naturally camouflaged in its environment.
The 3.1 Phillip Lim Flagship Store designed by Leong Leong Architecture is located in Cheongdam-Dong, Seoul’s premiere fashion district.
Elaborating on the concept established in the brand’s Los Angeles Flagship (take a look at the store), the design incorporates a 12 meter facade surfaced in a supple gradient of pillow-like concrete tiles.
The Kettuvallom houseboats (formerly up to 30-ton capacity rice barges) of rural India have enjoyed a curious revival in recent years. Old houseboats have been given new life as (largely luxurious) rental properties – in many cases equipped with energy provided by solar-power panels, comfortable seats, lounge spaces and cooking areas.
This home was designed by SUB Studio as a low-budget, sustainable and easy-to-build home prototype in Indonesia – and uses region-sensitive scales and support materials in addition to the core cast-in-place and concrete block structure. The building makes maximum use of natural ventilation, the thermal properties of concrete and was constructed for less than $20,000.
Omiros One Architecture, O1A, designed this five bedroom luxury residence that commands endless ocean views form atop a steeply inclined site on Hamilton Islands in the heart of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The Ala Moana house, that takes its name form the Hawaiian term “ocean pathways”, combines a relaxed tropical resort ambience with luxury, sophistication, privacy and tranquility.
From StudioMAS Architects + Urban Design, this project is an extension of the Circa Art Gallery in Rosebank, Johannesburg. The structure is independent, has three floors which are connected through spiral and a large external ramp. A large lounge is situated at the last floor, a perfect place to see some of the the best views of Johannesburg. The facade is made of aluminum fins and it provides a large quantity of natural light and also the possibility to look in and out of the building.
