Residential Building

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Designer: Integrare Engenharia e Arquitetura Design Type: Residential Building Category: Architecture

Hera Phacz Home

Hera Phacz Home is a residential building planned for an urban site in Porto Belo, Brazil. The thirty floor tower holds forty eight apartments, two on each floor, and a leisure area on the sixth floor. Six different types of plants alternate along the floors, giving the facade a strong sense of movement. Concrete, glass, metal, wood, native vegetation and LED lighting are used. The biophilic design brings nature into the city and supports the comfort and well-being of the residents. Shared spaces encourage social interaction.

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Designer: Genchi Architecture Construction Co Ltd. Design Type: Residential Building Category: Architecture

Sun Mori

This project has the large white wall with elegant flowing lines and the curved three-dimensional glass balcony harmonize the flowing language of the winding wetlands in front. The staggered small openings of the white solid structure and the metal brick main wall in the center epitomize the sense of solidity, while the exterior facade is imbued with rich layers and features. Through the spacious balcony with a depth of 3 meters, the designer uses the large pure white curves of the main structural body to create the sensual effect of a figure with double-layered curves.

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Designer: Kiyoshi Sugimoto Design Type: Residential Building Category: Architecture

House in sinjyo

House in Sinjyo is a single-story residential building in Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan. The site sits below a busy national highway bypass, so the house has no openings on the outer walls, which protects the privacy of the couple who live there. A square plan fills the small flat area of the sloping site. A light court on the south side brings in light and air, and is shared by the living room and the bathroom. The court is set two steps above the living room. A wall that stops below the ceiling divides the living area from the water area. The structure is wooden.

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Designer: Katsufumi Kubota Design Type: Residential Building Category: Architecture

Ho-House

Ho-House is a private residence built in a crowded residential area of Takarazuka, Japan. The design begins with the idea of cutting and folding a sheet of paper. Thin white slabs of reinforced concrete are folded to shape the space, and the slab edges are cut so the structure appears thinner than it is. Custom sash hardware makes the openings look seamless. Behind the parking space, a courtyard terrace forms a private area that connects the living room, dining room, bathroom and children's room. The house opens to the sky and links the interior with nature.

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Designer: Shamsudin Kerimov Design Type: Residential Building Category: Architecture

House in Okolitsa

House in Okolitsa is a residential building located in the Okolitsa villa community in the Moscow region, Russia. The house has a total area of 1500 square meters. The rhythmic architecture is defined by the complex topography of the wooded site. Each volume is separated by atriums, which protect the privacy of individual zones and link the interior with the landscape. The atriums contain planted trees and stones and form buffer zones. The materials include hand-formed clinker bricks, roof tiles, wood decking, stone and plaster.

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Designer: The Grid Architects Design Type: Residential Building Category: Architecture

Pixel

Pixelhouse is a residential building designed as the home of an extended family in Ahmedabad, India. The design balances the need for privacy with shared family life across three floors. Offsets and stacked volumes create a stepped form with sheltered balconies and planted terraces that also serve as outdoor gathering areas. A central atrium staircase is lit by a skylight, and every bathroom receives daylight from above. Wood, stone, exposed brick and concrete provide thermal mass, while rainwater harvesting, solar panels and double glazing reduce energy use.

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Designer: Shamsudin Kerimov Design Type: Residential Building Category: Architecture

House On The Cliff

House On The Cliff is a residential building located in Algarve, in the southern part of Portugal. The total area is 250 square metres. The architectural solution consists of two rectangular volumes embedded in each other, and the vertical chimney appears at their intersection. The rhythm of the structure is set by the complex form and by the multidirectional textures of the facade cladding. Only natural materials and their derivatives are used. The main volume is made of architectural concrete, and the second volume is clad in metal that oxidizes over time.

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Designer: Thaisa Nascimento Correa Design Type: Residential Building Category: Architecture

Laguna 182

Laguna 182 is a residential building in Itajai, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The tower has twenty-nine floors and forty-one apartments arranged in fourteen different floor plans, with two apartments per floor. Curved and sinuous lines shape the facade. Cantilevered concrete terraces change position on each floor, so every apartment has a private garden. Natural vegetation grows across the building. Materials include concrete, glass, ceramic, galvanized steel, aluminum composite material and certified wood. The design aims to reduce environmental impact and support a sense of community.

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Designer: Integrare Engenharia e Arquitetura Design Type: Residential Building Category: Architecture

River View

River View is a residential building located in Porto Belo, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The tower has 28 floors, a total height of 91.98 meters and 72 residential units, with four apartments per floor. The design combines Art Deco geometry with a contemporary facade of glass and a monochromatic palette harmonized with the texture of exposed bricks. The apartment layouts follow the studio and loft concepts of New York City. Concrete, glass, exposed bricks and LED lighting are used. Two recreation areas are placed on the fifth floor and on the rooftop.

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Designer: Baodong Wang Design Type: Residential Building Category: Interior

Xu Zhai

Xu Zhai is a residential interior design for a multi-level private house. The layout follows the traditional courtyard form and is arranged over several levels to create a sense of depth. After the renovation, large floor-to-ceiling glass brings the greenery in front of the villa and the lake surface into the interior. The first floor opens toward the water view, while the balcony offers a dry landscape. Each floor includes an open void, so people upstairs and downstairs can see and speak to each other. Wood, stone, paint and glass are used.

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Designer: Rodrigo Kirck Design Type: Residential Building Category: Architecture

Terrace

Terrace is a vacation apartment building located in Picarras, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The building has 59 units on 25 floors, reaches 87 meters in height and offers 11,179 square meters of built area. Every apartment includes a large terrace facing the sea, and the repeated terraces form a monolithic facade that links the ground floor to the upper collective terrace. Exposed reinforced concrete at the base is combined with sliding panels in the apartment frames. The design was inspired by the old beach houses once found on the site.

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Designer: Ken Thong Design Type: Residential Building Category: Interior

Cubiq House 12

As this home is surrounded by natural park and landscape, we devised a nature-inspired design that features comfortable urban hues and warm wood textures to capture the rejuvenating vibe of its surroundings. The majestic wooden ceiling feature is sure an eye-catcher for the common area to maintain visual connectivity in each space, while the grand double-volume ceiling ensuring that every corner is being illuminated with a healthy amount of natural light.

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