Balcony

This project of 4 Minergie apartment buildings is located on a steeply sloping site with an optimal orientation and view. The terraced construction allows each level to enjoy a breathtaking view of the Bois de Chêne, the Jura, the lake and the Alps or the 4. CCHE The sober and contemporary volumetry ensures a harmonious implantation in the ground, and the vegetated roofs are in close connection with the environment. CCHE   The vast terraces or generous balconies extending from each unit, as well as the entirely glazed facades to the south, enhance natural light and distant views. The residences are heated by air/water heat pumps. CCHE   The project was carried out by Perspectives Construction, which, as a... More

Situated on the edge of a forest and a river, this currently unbuilt site marks the end of a residential area in Epalinges. The upper planning identifies this area as a site to be densified by mixed uses. The issues at stake include the creation of an urbanization that complements the existing neighbourhood and protects the natural environment. Hiris Images After an assessment of the site and its context, CCHE developed a project that combines the objectives of the higher planning and the natural assets of the site. The programme contains housing supplemented by premises for complementary activities for about 100 inhabitants and jobs. CCHE CCHE The careful urban integration of the future constructions limits the impact on t... More

Material used are all sustainable and they includes Green Blade banana veneer, bamboo flooring and acoustic fibers tiles. Penetrable window frames and sun screening louvers, all dressed with Green Blade create an open living environment incorporated with passive climate controls. Bladeless ceiling fan, food waste digester, and a portable hydroponic farming greenhouse provides a green kitchen environment.  The bathroom, clad in blue glass, is equipped with air drying faucet, vacuum water closet, water saving washing machine and grey water recycling plant in a stylish “green house library” environment.   More

Orange Architects has designed four of the fourteen building volumes – 1, 2, 9, 10 – that make up the central block on the Westerdok Island in Amsterdam. This perimeter block is composed of various volumes grouped around a large central space called the Cour.   The volumes vary in height from three to eleven storeys, and an underground car park extends under the whole development. The volume overlooking the IJ waterway varies in height from seven to eleven storeys and contains 111 apartments and 1,500 m2 of office space. The volumes on the Westerdok side contain 36 apartments and a gatehouse. This tower is eleven floors tall and contains four apartments per floor on levels 0-6 and two apartments per floor on levels 7-10.... More

With elevated views of the river running through the valley below the site, the house was aptly named the River View House. Located in Johannesburg, South Africa, the site is nestled amidst a small forest of thorn trees and grassland. The compact, yet steep site presented a gradient of 1:1 which brought with it many challenges, but at the same time Gottsmann Architects saw many more opportunities. This set the tone for the project and so the concept began. Upon approaching the home on street level, a person is led past finely detailed Scandinavian timber screens opening up and leading one across a bridge suspended over water. The large open-plan layout provides unobstructed views of the forest from within the interior spaces of the house.... More

Private house is designed in a terrainy and picturesque location with a panoramic view of Vilnius city. Additional advantage of the lot is green surroundings near a public park. These qualities have become an inspiration for the house concept with panoramic windows facade and large terraces.   Natural and long lasting materials are used for exterior finishing. The stone facades are combined with emalit glass and large windows.   Form of the building is minimalistic and rational with an area of 180,97 sq. meters. Functionally it is divided into two levels: main living spaces and covered patio on the ground floor and bedrooms on the second level. More

San Severo is a small town near Foggia. The historic city centre is chacterized by two-storey and three-storey buildings. There are also tall edifices and depositories. This architectures have facades realized with bricks or white plaster. Many of this buildings are covered  with Apricena’s stone in the low part. Usually they are closed by a flat roof or by a pitched roof, not very sloped. The part that comes out of the roof  is always restricted according to the mediterranean house tipology.“Casa d’angolo” was born in this contest. A building based on a rectangular plan and realized starting from an old storage. The idea of this  introverted house starts from the necessity of blocking the view of the interior space... More

Located in the southern periphery of Vienna, between the Liesing river and Liesing train station, this housing project offers an outstanding combination of urban housing and rural living.Three design elements create an eye-catching facade and shape the distinctive character of the building:1. Brick facades on the set-back penthouses, two storey townhouses and common areas on the ground floor. In colour and scale, they hint at a neighbouring historic building, emphasizing visual connections with the project’s urban context.2. 'C-balconies' – C-shaped elements, cast in exposed concrete that hug the building. Their sidewalls provide visual cover and protection from the wind.3. A particular focus on the corner apartments – their balconies are f... More

Broadening horizons«Pignons sur rue» is the first residential building built as part of the urban regeneration of the Pérouses neighbourhood in the town of Brignais, near Lyon. The plan has ambitious goals in terms of architecture and social engagement. It is pioneering and stands as a marker in the urban environment. It is the trigger for change: instigating a new dynamic, setting the tone, and prefiguring the transformation. However, the architects were not working off a blank page and had to compose with the existing history, the town being rebuilt on itself.Surrounded by allotments, and buildings being demolished or renovated, the block stands as a testament, a softer, gentler feature in what is still a difficult setting. The urban layo... More

On the hills of central Italy, a house 60s with an attached craft activity is transformed by the recent restructuring in a family house. A large marble base on which has been reassembled the whole construction. Scenes that go beyond the large base to extend the surrounding terrain and communicate with it. The materials that alternate are: cotto facing in dividing walls, glass mosaic columns, copper in finishes and coverings, marble and brick on prospectuses. Covered walkways, porticoes and a large terrace overlooked by large windows for the new ground floor apartment, whose clients were asking precisely to be able to enjoy the surrounding landscape and feel constantly inhabitants of their green garden... More

ULMA has designed and manufactured a custom piece for the restoration of the emblematic Tempo building.ULMA Architectural Solutions has created a prefabricated special piece for the structural cantilever balcony of the emblematic Tempo building in Valladolid. Given its size and weight, it is a highly complex piece, which has been used to secure the balcony to the slab and therefore maintain the original iron railing. In order to rehabilitate the balcony, the project's architect, Álvaro Finat, required a solution which could restore the building's balconies both structurally and in terms of finish. “I wanted to avoid using a metal structure similar to the previous one, and I hoped it would no... More