Luxury Home and Luxury House


Bela Cintra by Triptyque

I found another amazing bookcase, like the one I posted a few weeks ago, created for a private apartment in Sao Paulo by Brazilian firm Triptyque.
The bookcase serves as bulkhead in this apartment, since it winds all the way through the whole place, serving as entertaiment system, bookshels, etc.

Via io9

Planar House by Steven Holl Architects

This private residence, designed by Steven Holl Architects, is thought to be a part of the great 20th century contemporary art collection of the owners.
Constructed of tilt-up concrete walls, the flat and rotated nature of the walls merges with the simple orthogonal requirements of the interiors for art. The house is a vessel for the [...]

Olivino Delicatessen Shop by Pierluigi Piu

Olivino is a delicatessen shop designed by Pierluigi Piu complementary to the Olivomare Restaurant, with which it shares the appealing aubergine colored shopfront.
The shop is limited within 40 square meters room facing the public, were a staircase protected by a full height frame-less glazed partition leads to the storage located in the basement.
The perimetrical wall, [...]

House and Office by DV Architekten

DV Architekten builded their studio-home in a plot with a big tree and decided to capture the shadows of the tree in the building facade, like a tattoo.
The envelope of the building is made of translucent plastic panel reinforced with fiberglass “PRFV” of 5 mm thick. The graphics of the shadows have been designed from [...]

CO2 Saver House / Peter Kuczia

Architect: Peter KucziaLocation: Lake Laka, PolandArea: 175sqmConstruction year: 2007Usage: Single family houseMaterials: Wood, Fibre cement
Using untreated larch wood and black fibre cement panels to optimise solar energy gain, this lake house in Poland is a pretty good example of how to be sustainable and respectful with the environment.
This sustainable house - like a chameleon - [...]

Guest House / AATA Associate Architects

Architects: Aata Associate ArchitectsLocation: Licancheu, Navidad, ChileClient: Mario Cerda SepulvedaArea: 26sqmConstruction start: 2005Completion: 2006Contractors: Carlos VidalMaterials: Straw bales, polycarbonate, woodBudget: 700 US$ / m2Photos: impulsando.com

The assignment was consisting of a small cabin for visits.
It was thought as for it spoils reason it was decided to do it in 2 levels, this way to diminish the [...]

Leon de Grief Library Park / Giancarlo Mazzanti

Architects: Giancarlo MazzantiLocation: La Ladera, Medellín, ColombiaConstructed Area: 6.800sqmConstruction year: 2007Services: Constructor AIA CONSTRUCTORESStructural Engineer: Sergio TobónMaterials: Concrete, Wood, GlassPhotos: Sergio Gómez

The aim is to establish a project that enables the biggest amount of urban connections and the development of public spaces. To achieve this, there are several proposals such as enabling the roofing of [...]

Slovenia’s Gorgeous Honeycomb Housing Complex

This stunning seaside structure bursts free from the all-too-frequently stale stock of public housing projects with its dynamic array of brightly shaded cells. Taking its cues from the modular honeycomb clusters of a beehive, the complex was constructed as a low-income residence for young families and couples in the industrial district of Izola on [...]

Pirihueico House / Alejandro Aravena

Alejandro Aravena was selected as one of the 20 essential young architects by Icon.
Architects: Alejandro Aravena, Jorge Christie, Victor OddóLocation: Pirihueico lake, ChileBuilt Area: 350sqmConstruction start: 2003Completion: 2004Materials: Stone, Wood, GlassBudget: 1.000 US$ / m2Photos: Cristobal Palma

We were asked to design a summer/winter house in a remote landscape in the most southern part of Chile. [...]

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