The Kayu Aga conceptual sketches provide insight into the design process and clarify the purpose of the walls. The site is divided into four layers from west to east, expressed as slightly radiuses line, the first layer being a physical barrier to the noise from the road that runs along the western boundary.

The architectural language is totally modern and the design process is explained in terms of rational responses to site and climate, but ultimately the house is a visually delightful place with a myriad different moods and emotions. The …

Artistic Architectural Design
The Kayu Aga conceptual sketches provide insight into the design process and clarify the purpose of the walls. The site is divided into four layers from west to east, expressed as slightly radiuses line, the first layer being a physical barrier to the noise from the road that runs along the western boundary. The architectural language is totally modern and the design process is explained in terms of rational responses to site and climate, but ultimately the house is a visually delightful place with a myriad …

Modern Office Buiding
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) recently design a modern office building for China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). This building situated at a major crossroads along the Second Ring Road in Beijing’s eastern Dongcheng district, the CNOOC headquarters building acts as an urban counter-point to the massive Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building situated on the opposing corner.

The building’s form evokes the images of offshore oil production. The prow-like shape recalling an oil tanker’s bow, and the tower mass elevated above the ground on piloti suggesting an offshore oil …

Apartment Interior Design

This modern apartment situated in downtown Montreal, Quebec. The penthouse space consisted of a large 3,300 sq. ft. unit assembled from two penthouses on the 23rd floor. The penthouse comprises two zones, the shared areas consists of the living room, dining room and kitchen as well as a living area; and “the private” quarters of the client and his son. The very high ceilings were lowered slightly to accommodate lighting fixtures and conceal the electrical controls for the window coverings. Each recessed lighting fixture has two spots, multiplying …

This modern planned by Guilherme Torres architects for a couple and their two teenage children in Londrina Brazil. The house architecture carries several antagonistic symbolisms – solidity, lightness, cosiness, modernity, warmth, freshness – and complementary so as to shorten the distance between our dreams and achievements, an antidote to the boredom of traditional houses. The big wood brise indicates the stairway that leads to the house. The access to the bedrooms is through a long corridor, brightly illuminated by glass sealed slabs on the ceiling and walls. It is free, …

The Deronda Residence located in Los Angeles, sited near the apex of Beachwood Canyon, in the Hollywood Hills just under the shadow of the Hollywood sign. The more public “living” areas of the house are situated on the ridge of the site, so as to take advantage of flanking outdoor spaces which are designed as extensions of the living dining, and kitchen areas. Large expanses of sliding glass panels connect these spaces to the adjacent terraces and views beyond, inverting the interiority into an open, covered outdoor room. The more …