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Q04L63 House | Mf+Arquitetos

23/04/2022HomizerLeave a comment

Design Office: Mf+Arquitetos

Area: 282 sqm

Year: 2020

Location: Rifaina, Brazil

Photographs: Felipe Araújo

Restaurant Green Grass Condesa | Taller David Dana

07/03/2022HomizerLeave a comment

The project consists of the remodeling of a two-level restaurant whose main objective was to redefine the image of the place and organize the existing architectural program.

Description by Taller David Dana

Located in the Condesa neighborhood on Nuevo León avenue. The project consists of the remodeling of a two-level restaurant whose main objective was to redefine the image of the place and organize the existing architectural program.

The characteristics of the space and its context allowed the development of an environment with perfect natural lighting and views to the outside, giving freshness to the environment and at the same time creating a comfortable atmosphere.

The fusion of natural wood, stones, and vegetation achieved a beautiful neutral approach in modern finishes. The simplicity in its palette of finishes enriches the spaces. In this way, Green Grass Condesa is conceived as an interesting project in terms of its interior design and distribution, where its elements are related both functionally and aesthetically, providing identity and character.

Architecture studio: Taller David Dana
Web: tallerdaviddana.com
Location: Col. Hipodromo Condesa
Year: 2020
Surface: 205 sq m
Photography: Jaime Navarro

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Camilo Apartment | Taller David Dana

28/12/202027/12/2020HomizerLeave a comment

Camilo Apartment results in elegance and quality of life, showing the aesthetic and functional possibilities of a space

Description by Taller David Dana

Camilo Apartment is a residential project where the selection of materials and furniture broadens the user’s perception, in which lighting is not a separate element, but implies the spirit of the space. The fundamental and discreet purity of the materials create a neutral atmosphere of dialogue between all its elements.

Perceptible modern notes are created by a mixture of light and translucent elements, the play of these makes the continuity of the materials consistent and rhythmic, attributing elegance, comfort and functionality.

When designing this apartment, the language of a contemporary, detailed and artisan architecture was retaken, which are attributes that compel each design decision that is made to model a space that is full of contextual identity and a language that is current in time.

The design starts from the adequate integration of a functional architectural program capable of creating amazement and emotion by perfectly materializing the concepts of fluidity, visual harmony and comfort. Outsetting the apartment to the surrounding views with wooded elements was an essential directive, as was the desire to concentrate the development of activities in an organized way.
The access introduces us into an elongated vestibule that leads us to the discovery of the spaces; the main area presents us with a dining room for fourteen diners with a design of radial hanging lamps followed by a grand piano that is aligned with a gaming table in the center of the site, and finally there is the living room that leads to a large panoramic window. To add the consistency to the space, natural materials were used, such as walnut wood beams that wrap the spaces into a rhythmic plan and accentuate the atmosphere. Generating a spatial transition with revolving doors that lead us to the family room and study, which houses a floor-to-ceiling bookcase along the side wall.

The selection of floors integrates gray basalt stone, oak engineered wood, carrara marble and porcelain. The lighting concept creates warmth and accentuates materiality through pendant lamps and LED strips.

The terrace defines its own program based on a seating area around a firepit, a dining room and a barbecue; creating a space for contemplation and social interaction. The unique architecture of the private area configures an interior of great formal beauty in the bedrooms conceptualized in wood paneling contrasting with the purity of the white walls. Departamento Camilo results in elegance and quality of life, showing the aesthetic and functional possibilities of a space.

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Design Office: Taller David Dana
Designer: Taller David Dana
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Area: 473 sq m
Project Year: 2018-2020
Photographs: Aldo C. Gracia
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Loft in Moscow | Design Rocks

07/03/2019HomizerLeave a comment

Design Office: Design Rocks

Design Team: Evgenia Shilova, Ilya Eroshevich

Area: 105,00 μ2

Location: Moscow, Russia

Photographs: Sergey Krasyuk

Casa A326 | Studio DiDeA

22/02/2019HomizerLeave a comment

Description by Studio DiDeA:

Studio DiDeA renovated a dwelling at the last floor of an apartment building in Palermo, dating back to the seventies and overlooking Parco della Favorita. The owner a couple wanted an efficient home with generous storage spaces, and also a more contemporary look for the house. The architects following the clients’ desires renovated the apartment with the result of a more airy, bright space with a better distribution. The original plan was the typical for a seventies home: a central corridor giving access to the different rooms. All the internal partitions were demolished. The living area is in the front of the house, the sleeping area at the back and the services contained in blocks. In the living area special attention was paid to natural light flowing from windows on both sides (east and west). After the entrance we are in an open space including the kitchen on the left and living room and dining room on the right. The kitchen can be closed when needed through a smoked glass sliding door. The blocks containing services have been upholstered with wood. The first block hosting a storage closet and the guests bathroom is inserted between the kitchen and the study room; the second block between the study room and the bedroom contains the walk-in closet room and the bathroom. A smoked mirrored glass sliding door divides the day zone from the night zone. Almost all the furnishings have been custom-designed by DiDeA and realized by local artisans. The color palette is declined in shades of beige and brown: the oak parquet covers the floor in the living room and in the bedrooms; the local billiemi marble for the kitchen floor and in some inserts. The wood used in bespoke furniture and wood paneling is tobacco oak. Against this backdrop the white elements used in the kitchen and in the guest bathroom stand out, so does the black studio wall. Neutral resins have been used for service areas such as guests bathroom and laundry room, following simple and minimal lines. Attention to craftsmanship and details is one of the main feature of this house : from the handles of the sliding doors to the wall paneling in the bathroom, to the black slats wall in the studio; all elements designed and tailor-made, which restore material unity and identity to this space. The few furniture elements which are not custom-made are in line with the design choices.

Design Studio: Studio DiDeA

Location: Palermo, Palermo

Project Year: 2018

Area: 140.00 m2

Photographs: Serena Eller

Garú Apartment | Estúdio BRA

07/02/201807/02/2018HomizerLeave a comment

The Garú Apartment is located in Guarujá, Brazil.

It was designed by Estúdio BRA.

Plan

Axonometric

Description by Estúdio BRA:

The new address of a retired couple on the coast of São Paulo.

The architectural intervention in the existing space was based on the decompartmentalization of the environments that were once fragmented did not represents the lifestyle of the residents.
After renovation, kitchen, dining room, living room and balcony have become a single space, allowing different possibilities of use in day to day. The subtraction of part of the walls provided, besides the visual permeability, the best air circulation throughout the social area.
The apartment is now organized in four different boxes of uses, marked by four different colors and textures: wood, concrete, white and blue.
The wood at the multifunctional furniture designed by the architects, marks the interaction between living and dining room. The furniture is support for electronic appliances, drawers, bar and living sofa. Already at night that furniture works as a large lamp.
The concrete present in the walls and at the doors, evidences and organizes the program destined to the couple and their son.
The white color organizes the program for guests, there are always friends who come to spend the weekend at the beach and enjoy the company of the couple.

The blue color marks the volume of the kitchen and laundry area.

Design Office: Estúdio BRA

Location: Guarujá, Brazil

Area: 96.0 sq.m.

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Maíra Acayaba

The New Old | Jessica Liew

29/01/201826/01/2018HomizerLeave a comment

“…To the architect/owner, the aim was to build a relaxed, private home that was energy efficient, practical and imbued with character from the all-natural materials used – complementing their extensive collection of art and antiquities from their travels…”

Description by Jessica Liew:

Designed with honesty, natural, light, texture, simplicity, privacy in mind. A house that maximizes a relatively small 385m² site in inner city Melbourne, providing bright but private living spaces. There is simple, relaxed feel about this house, loaded with character from the natural materials used including concrete, recycled tumbled bricks and hardwood timber. These provide an honesty and rawness so rarely seen these days – an antithesis to the glitz, luxe and glamour often seen in popular magazine and tv programs. To the architect/owner, the aim was to build a relaxed, private home that was energy efficient, practical and imbued with character from the all-natural materials used – complementing their extensive collection of art and antiquities from their travels. The result is remarkable. A home that has outwitted even other architects who have mistaken it for a renovation, rather than a newly-built dwelling on what was previously the neighbors tennis court. Accommodation: double storey dwelling comprising formal living, library, cellar, study, casual living and dining, separate laundry, rumpus, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and 3 car accommodation. 6 star energy rated: double glazed windows and skylights, double hung ceilings, double insulated stud walls,reverse brick veneer walls, underground water tank, hydronic slab heating, recycled bricks, custom double height pile wool carpet, regenerative hardwood timbers throughout. ‘Switchable’ spaces including a study turning into a guest bedroom (murphy bed); rumpus or second study on level 1; and studio or 3rd bedroom upstairs. A courtyard sized to a car space for future additional parking requirement. Hidden storage and joinery throughout. Custom steel framed glass pivot doors replacing a conventional front door, the recessed floor mat is the only give away. Antique Chinese screen doors framing the fishpond corridor , mural by celebrated Melbourne street artists Ghostpatrol and Miso; retention of the original chain wire mesh tennis court fencing and tennis court roller; all rooms feature a garden, fishpond or courtyard aspect. Honesty: respect and transparency for all natural materials used – predominant palette comprising black concrete, white painted tumbled bricks and natural timber finish waiting to age with the house.

Design Studio: Jessica Liew

Location: Melbourne, Australia

Photographs: Jaime Diaz-Berio, Jessica Liew

Malangen Peninsula | Stinessen Arkitektur

27/01/201825/01/2018HomizerLeave a comment

Description by Stinessen Arkitektur:

Malangen peninsula is an hour´s drive south of Tromsø in Northern Norway. The site is positioned on a ridge rising from the fiord below and overlooks a natural opening in the forest.

The cabin is laid out east to west effectively shielding the opening in the forest, which is only discovered once you enter through the large oak sliding door from the outside couryard. The clients had a clear wish for enough space to welcome family and friends visiting. To gather at the family retreat for weekends or holidays is a beautiful tradition, but the challenge is often that given a few days you also long for some privacy again.

Therefore we planned a main part and an annexe separated by the central covered courtyard which is where you enter their retreat through the oak sliding door. As a response to the cold climate and challenging weather the central courtyard functions as a winter garden, with a fireplace and outdoor kitchen. From here the retreat opens up to the natural clearing in the forest and from here you enter into either the main building or the annexe. Each group of rooms are done as separate segments or boxes to achieve an additional layer of privacy, but also to enhance the main room´s contact to the clearing in the forest and the contact to the outdoors in the transition spaces in between.

The main part and the annexe are composed of two boxes each, the annexe comprised of utility rooms and the relax area with a sauna directly exposed to the view outside in one box and the guest rooms and an activity room in the second. The main part with entrance, children´s room and a small secondary living room in the first box, the main bathroom and master bedroom in the second. A few steps lead down to the open space kitchen an living room set low in the terrain and overlooking the fiord and the afternoon sun to the west. A dedicated exit from the kitchen lead to the south-facing outdoor area where the family enjoy their dinners on warm summer days.

The boxes are all made in wood with the exterior cladding (both indoors and outdoors) in cedar panel which was treated with iron sulfate and kept outside for months before assembly to achieve an even patina regardless of being outdoors or indoors. The interior surfaces are mainly in knot free oak to achieve a warmer contrast to the outside of the boxes. The boxes are all slightly elevated in relation to the in-between spaces. All the in-between spaces have a concrete floor to emphasize that these spaces relate to the terrain and the outdoors in a different manner.

The ceilings in these spaces are all made of oak slats that through the treatment with iron sulfate turn naturally black because of the high content of tannin. The airy and black ceilings retreat from the visual connection to the outside, while contrasting the visually cold of the outdoors and providing a softer acoustics at the same time. The sauna is only separated from the outside by a large frameless glass, underlining the secluded privacy of the clearing in the forest, the interiors custom designed in cedar.

A major part of the interiors such as the dining table, dining bench, beds, wardrobes, the fireplace and sliding door in the wintergarden, etc, are custom designed by Stinessen.

Design Studio: Stinessen Arkitektur

Location: Tromsø, Norway

Photographs: Snorre Stinessen

Apartment in Ukraine | Olha Wood

26/01/201825/01/2018HomizerLeave a comment

Plan

Design Studio: Olha Wood

Location: Kiev, Ukraine

Photographs: Andrey Avdeenko

Bonanova House | Meritxell Ribé – The Room Studio

22/01/2018HomizerLeave a comment

Bonanova House | Meritxell Ribe - The Room Studio

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Description by Merixell Ribe – The Room Studio:

Modernity and warmth go hand in hand in this project located in La Bonanova neighborhood.

In this house, materials such as wood and iron contrast and complement each other to obtain sober and elegant rooms while are used like space separators, as in the main room, which is divided by uses through panels created with these elements. Neutrality in paintings and the carefully selected furniture magnify this set.

Design Office: Merixell Ribe – The Room Studio

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Photographs: Mauricio Fuertes

Industrial Home | Marisa Gonzalez LLanos

08/06/201708/06/2017HomizerLeave a comment

Design Office: Marisa Gonzalez LLanos

Location: Madrid, Spain

Hazukashi House | ALTS Design Office

01/06/2017HomizerLeave a comment

ALTS Design Office has created a space, in Kyoto – Japan, with the charm which they

want to put a face from anywhere in the house.

Plan

Elevation

Section

Description by ALTS Design Office:

This plan is the project that thought about how you take in rich light in a site condition of small space only in Kyoto. Is provided with a dining space gathering of family at the center of the house, that So we thought, was a blow-out there. This well space is also the space which connects a family’s bonds, and also achieves dynamic functions, such as display and room of stairs.. Also captures the light and wind diverse that while taking advantage of the material antique client demand, opening the rich opening, we have created a space with the charm which we want to put a face from anywhere in the house were.

Design Office: ALTS Design Office

Architects: Sumiou Mizumoto, Yoshitaka Kuga

Location: Kyoto, Japan

Area: 93.00 m2

Photographs: Sumiou Mizumoto