Located in Andalusia, Spain, 5** Spa Hotel was designed by Amin Taha. Through a competitive interview process of an international shortlist of architects that included Thomas Heatherwick and David Adjaye, Amin Taha were selected to conduct a masterplan for this Residential Hotel Resort. The brief called for a 5** Spa hotel and 200 homes that together would create an all year round retreat community. The...
Designed by m3architecture, Armstrong residence is located in Brisbane, Australia. The house is post war on a steep site with mature dense vegetation. As a south facing slope surrounded by trees, there was very little access to sunshine in winter. The deck, (stage 1-1998), is a remote structure to intercept winter sun. From the house it is a desirable destination – warm in winter and leafy in...
The Highgate Hill house, designed by Richard Kirk Architect is located in Brisbane, Australia on a steep site containing a verdant and mature landscape consisting of a mixture of native and exotic. This created an opportunity to place the house within a rich landscape environment. To connect the house to the outdoor ground plane, the living level directly embraces the landscape whereas the upper level...
Designed by ASA Architectural Designs, Hlanganani Social Housing, Located in Cosmo City, South Africa a new residential satellite of Johannesburg, this housing project was developed by Johannesburg Housing Company (JHC) and completed in October 2009 The project is situated in the centre of Cosmo City on a narrow, shoulder shaped 2.8ha stand. With a 1/17m drop, the site is very steep. The project consists...
Located in Spain, QHouse was designed by asensio-mah. The house is a conscious exercise in developing an alternative domestic environment to the surrounding villas of the new suburban neighborhood. The solutions for the development so far have typically been compact villas located on abruptly leveled gardens, irrespective of the complex topographical condition of their sites. The architects’...