The Hyderabad House redesigned by Indian architecture offices Rajiv Saini & Associates in Hyderabad, India. The additional rooms got cantilevered over existing structure for example the copper clad gym overlooking the front garden is a newly added cantilevered steel structure,as are the guest rooms and the steel and glass study attached to the master suite, redundant spaces got axed / demolished.

New spaces were created wherever possible such the new dining room was created by enclosing a part of the rear garden,the grand spiral marble staircase fell a victim to the …

The Dinesh Mills Bungalow concepted by atelier dnD with minimalist style and simple clean lines, uncluttered geometry, fluid, transparent spaces where the interiors and exteriors blend into each other in an attempt to keep the user constantly in touch with the outdoors.

This house located just outside vadodara city in Gujarat,India. The challenge of the site really lay in preserving the natural vegetation that abounded on the plot. The planning went through several iterations in a bid to preserve as many of the trees on site as possible.

The brief was very …

The Rabat Grand Theatre designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the design takes its energy from the Bouregreg River. The dynamics of the river is introduced into the site, generating the landscape of the park that engulfs the amphitheatre. This gesture gathers strength from the ground and in one fluent sweep, extends into the sky to generate the envelope that sculpts itself over the two auditoria, arches back to the ground and melts back into the landscape.

This formal gesture hides an underlying economy in acoustic strategy and back-of-house organization. The solidity …

The new Salvador Dali Museum situated on a scenic waterfront site in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. This concept is drawn directly from the building’s purpose, inspired both by Dali’s surrealist art and by the practical need to shelter the collection from the hurricanes that threaten Florida’s west coast. The building protects this priceless art collection from hurricane-force winds and water. The fortress-like structure is designed to withstand the 165-mph wind loads of a Category 5, 200-year hurricane.

The roof is 12-inch thick, solid concrete and the cast-in-place reinforced concrete walls are …

Two buildings of the complex were designed as gallery-type buildings placed parallelly to each other with wide boulevard between them. Northern building is a five storey one with underground parking (shared with the apartment building). Communication with 3 galleries – a solid with staircase and elevator adheres on the east side. Windows were designed in woodwork as porte fenetres. The galleries are screened by glass plates and their walls are covered with fibre-plasterboards in intensive yellow colour. Services functions are located on the ground level – these were glazed on …

Zaha Hadid Architects recently design The Rabat Grand Theatre, sited in the geographic centre between the twin cities of Rabat and Salè – Maroco. The design takes its energy from the Bouregreg River. The dynamics of the river is introduced into the site, generating the landscape of the park that engulfs the amphitheatre. This gesture gathers strength from the ground and in one fluent sweep, extends into the sky to generate the envelope that sculpts itself over the two auditoria, arches back to the ground and melts back into the …

Valle House by Materia Architecture

Materia Architecture has finished “the Valle House” in Mexico City, Mexico.The house responds with courage to the obvious physical and natural conditions of the immediate context. The design means the pursuit of an architectural character feeds contrast exercises. Minimum and refined materials textures are facing artisanal solid organic forms of balance implied transparent and black boxes, light versus heavy. All these elements are organized and placed under the interior spaces that surround programming thus expressing the relationship between public and private. The walls are carved entered …

Atelier Boronski recently finished a three storey house on a small hill overlooking Kyoto city. The house is conceived of as a simple container with private spaces lodged almost randomly within. But with views in all directions the randomness is orchestrated. The main Living, Dining, Kitchen area on the first floor opens onto the main terrace facing the garden to the east allowing classical indoor/outdoor living, and the ceiling height in this area varies from 2.5m to 7.5m. As you move through this area can you clearly perceive the three …

The BrandBase Pallet Project is temporary furnishment for the new office location combined with the explicit wish to furnish the space with an authentic recycle material. It was designed by MOST Architecture in such a way that besides being merely a workplace, the entire element invites you to stand, sit or lay down on the pallets. This open office concept was created to suit the creative advertising agency, with an additional, informal atmosphere. The design concept, an open autonomous landscape, consists of 3 layers. The first layer, the existing space …

The West Hollywood residence remodeled by (fer) studio, the goal of this extensive remodel and addition was to capitalize on the spectacular views and thereby maximize the natural light throughout the two-story home. The backyard is blanketed with bright green vegetation, a glass mosaic tiled pool, and an oversized white daybed that connects the pool area with the outdoor living and dining rooms. It leads to the outdoor dining room; the home’s primary dining area. At the entrance of the home, a 14’ full height glass jewel box displays the …