Known as Refúgio na Montaria, the compact property occupies the footprint of a former ruin on the edge of Viana do Castelo – a coastal village in northern Portugal. Inspired by the domestic water tanks used to supply local houses, the firm set a swimming pool into the building's overhanging concrete roof. The pool's elevated position affords the owners views over ...
standing as a landmark building that greets visitors to the town, the scale and coloration of the structure relates closely to the neighborhood’s existing urban fabric. chamfered edges soften the junction with street, while the façade comprises a series of cement boards similar in tone to surrounding buildings. at the center of the plan, a landscaped garden acts as a ...
Named after its owner, Tyagi's House was designed by local architectural firm Ochre for a leafy plot within the southern Indian city. The interior is dominated by the mosaic-lined pool, which is overlooked by internal balconies and surrounded by patches of lawn, gravel and stepping stone walkways that create the appearance of an outdoor space. The house is divided ...
the brief was specific, and called for the generation of a canopy that would sit harmoniously in relation to both the home and the semi-tropical bush locale. a design was created, which was then laser cut and assembled with techniques similar to traditional boat building. marine grade plywood composes the structure, and uses its organic nature to visualize changing light...
Positioned behind the historic city walls, the intervention is designed to be ‘a machine for observing the landscape’, with two stone walls channeling views like an optical device. comprising three distinct elements — the landscape, the pool and the deck — the shape and proportions of the project are reminiscent of ‘fontanile’, vernacular structures built to hold natural...
The client’s requirement was for a pavilion connected to the main historic house, with minimal visual interference with the surrounding parkland. The pavilion designed by act_romegialli houses an indoor pool and some space for fitness, service and leasure in a climate controlled space.The main house, an early 1900 liberty building had been renovated by the clients ten y...
Ercole is easy to use and has excellent adhesion and resistance; it is employed for indoor, outdoor, vertical and horizontal applications, for coatings from 1 to 3 millimetres. Ercole is an eco-compatible, non toxic and single-component product. It is supplied in a bucket and can be used to coat commercial and residential buildings, industrial floors, cycle routes an...
Nathan Burkett worked with a variety of companies including Woodform Architectural, who completed the Burnt Ash Timber arbor and timber detailing around the fire pit and garden beds. We have included a full list of the collaborators on this project after the gallery. The garden, titled ‘Equilibrium’ has revealed some key new trends in landscaping for 2015 and signals a ...
Set back from Boulevard Richard Lenoir, this large plot has been pre-emptively acquired by the City of Paris with a view to creating, along Impasse Truillot, a new public garden edged with social housing units and a nursery for 60 kids. The ultimate aim is a major green strip running from the forecourt of the church of Saint Ambroise to Boulevard Richard Lenoir. What...
Although there might just be as many Baroque churches in Flanders as there are towns and villages, what is certain, is that not many of them have a rooftop swimming pool placed right next to them. So when a client of design studio dmvA architecten requested a swimming pool for his house in Grimbergen (a small town on the outskirts of Brussels, Belgium), the designers did...
Located next to a highly visited tourist area just 20 km from the city center, the master plan is slated to be one of the most modern and efficient structures in the country. utilizing two sweeping walls that transition into overlapping roof planes, the buildings are laid out in a north-south orientation to benefit from natural sunlight, as one half of the structure is f...
