Óscar Miguel Ares Álvarez is an architectural practice based in Valladolid, Spain and has been active in work and academics. The works range from architectural design to town planning. His texts and works in the area of architectural criticism have been published by the magazine Arquitectura Viva and the web, as well as by the departments of composition and projects of the ETSA Madrid, UPC of Barcelona.
House over the Olive Tree, designed by the architectural firm GRCA, is a residence as a place to relax and unwind, maybe even isolate. The proposal is born from the pursuit of a place from which to admire the vast valley and distant mountains, taking advantage of the natural inclination of the land. Consequently, it becomes a split-level house that integrates the living spaces, functioning as a lookout over the pre-existing olive trees that endow the landscape with character while bringing quality to the space.
Uala Office, designed by Hitzig Militello Architects, is organized in two large spaces joined together by a connecting corridor and a courtyard as a lung. A large skin of planked dyed wood covers the walls and roof, generating a large clean space for accessories and installations. The design of the circulation also proposes the possibility of a casual and relaxed use of work by means of a bar that opens its visuals to the central courtyard and a vertical garden.
9JW House, designed by the architectural firm ONG&ONG, is a residence that announces itself through a striking front façade. Designed to showcase the owner’s massive collection of classic toys and collectible figurines, the showroom is akin to a private museum.Like all the features within the house, the home theatre is tailored to specification – culminating in a dream bespoke home where every detail caters to the owner’s needs and preferences.
Aloon Lar shay Pha la, designed by the Khwaja Fatmi, is a space where Rohingya women create, showcase, and sell handmade products. The process of the making of the center was focused more on the participation of the users and the artisans than the usual top down method. The Display center and tailoring zone funded by WFP (World food program) and implemented by ActionAid Bangladesh, was created with such vision. The center was designed to represent the culture and Craftsmanship of communal artisans.
80 ADR, designed by the architectural firm ONG&ONG, is a residence inspired by the past, simultaneously adapting features for modern use. The house integrates classic and contemporary styles, and the revamped residence subtly contrasts its surroundings. The highlight of the home is the master bedroom which overlooks the backyard garden and the surrounding neighbourhood beyond.
Fresco, designed by the architectural firm Hitzig Militello Arquitectos, is a cafe’s interior design identified by simple materials. From this reflection we have suggested to implement a nature of alive presence and prominent avoiding to fall in the use of static nature. This nature is form and function in all its interventions, they work as a light system and as an active landscape in several of its bars. We propose a eco- perceived experience, in which most visitors feel as if they were in an old greenhouse or garden with elements that simulate magical vegetation
Rural House, designed by the architectural firm Cristobal Vial Arquitectos, is a Single Family vacation home in Navidad, Chile. Given the conditions in which it is located, the first thing was to look for the distant views of the Pacific Ocean and the immediate territory, such as the existing vegetation, the ravines and, of course, a good orientation that allows the work to maintain sunlight throughout the year and good ventilation. The proposed volume is proposed longitudinally in favor of the slope.
Cristobal Vial Arquitectos is an architectural firm based in Santiago, Chile, established by Cristóbal Vial Decombe in 2009. The team works with the base of the innovation and the creativity applied to the field of the art and the architecture, always thinking about the users and their way of life.
The proposal envisages an elevated bridge like ambulatory hovering above the ground allowing unhindered access and movement of people at the park level while at the same time offering spectacular vistas within the environs of Central Park
37FC-House is a residence in Singapore designed by the architectural firm ONG&ONG incorporating greenery as a theme. The house lies secluded within a residential pocket, siting on land that once contained a semi-detached house. The owner tasked architects to conceptualize a standalone house that would suit the needs of a multi-generational family. Maximizing plot boundaries, the final design resulted in a new 4-storey structure, complete with an attic and basement.
ONG&ONG is a Design, Engineering and Management firm established by Ong Tze Boon and Ashvinkumar Kantilal in 1972. The team’s collective imagination and ingenuity consistently inspire universally transformative experiences. This cohesion, alongside expertise in the latest AEC technologies, reflects our commitment to be disruptive innovators. All 10 of our offices in key cities across Asia advocate the principles of sustainability, improvement and well-being.
They think of architecture that works with the existing place, tries to understand people and their ways of living, their expectations, understanding their particular conditions and use them as opportunities where possible
Fogon, designed by the Hitzig Militello Arquitectos, is a bar interior design with typical traditional London tavern and pub aesthetics. In order to do so, the team looked for concepts of the spirit of traditional British taverns, without falling into typical resources, nor losing the focus of the idea of a classic European restaurant with a contemporary artistic touch. The proposal was based on the idea of resorting to materials that define this architectural aesthetic, although far from reproducing, they decided to extirpate only its DNA: “The windows of iron window frames and bare bricks. The idea was to interlace through an interior skin system that covered all the walls and the most outstanding functional spaces.
Hitzig Militello Arquitectos is an architectural firm based in Miami, Florida, headed by Fernando Hitzig and Leonardo G. Militello. Their philosophy is based on the idea of integral design. Throughout the whole process, the team works in a collaborative way with our associate branding team, artists, graphic designers, crafts or evently with creative agencies. They articulate all of these aspects in a holistic way as to get an integral architecture.
Sarpanch House, designed by the architectural firm Neogenesis+studi0261, is a residence developed from contemporary needs and rural context. This Rural House aims to set apart from the traditional setting as well as provide privacy to the head of the village, the Sarpanch. The divergence of the massing is created through dead cubes and powder coated wood finished aluminum pipes as screen. These masses which are vivid in nature yet are co-existing ideally, articulate the function of house forming a volumetric elevation.
Neogenesis+Studi0261 is an architectural firm based in Surat, headed by architects Chinmay Laiwala, Jigar Asarawala and Tarika Asarawala. The firm is a dynamic and evolving practice with a commitment to the inherent value of design to enhance the quality of life at all levels of exposure. In all of our works, we strive to create an authentic “sense of place”. The nexus of architecture, contemporary culture and current technology is the constant focus of our endeavours.
Renovation of house Huayangli, designed by the architectural firm JWJZ Architecture, considers functionality optimization as its principal. This traditional building in Suzhou has been renovated to accommodate a new lifestyle and contemporary aesthetics. Large windows, white interiors, landscaped courtyards and natural material palette are some of its key features.
JWJZ Architecture is an architectural firm established by Zhenyu Cao in Shanghai to pursue creative ideas and technological innovation. Accessible and perceptible, they want architecture to be not only functional buildings, but also spiritual places that reflect humane features, blend into environment and touch our emotions. They focus on proposing targeted design solutions to different types of architecture, to make building, space and place rich in humane features and natural attributes as well as be integrated closely.
Born in Baghdad, and famous for some of Iraq’s most famous buildings, master architect Rifat Chadirji passed away on 10th April due to coronavirus in London, aged 93.
The structure of the factory is also preserved in most places as it shares associational value amongst the people of the city, whereas the pods of stimulation are suspended below the shroud of canopy in a manner which allows them to at times playfully intersect with both the existing structure and the spaces above.
Sovremennik, designed by the architectural firm AI Studio, is an extension of an apartment and restoration of the façade and courtyard. The design is rooted in traditional Russian architecture is crowned by an expansive contemporary upper extension. When restoring the space, AI Studio aimed to take an “honest” approach to the redevelopment – unashamedly allowing the new extension to contrast the original neo-classical style prevalent in central Moscow.
Oficina Conceito Arquitetura is an architectural firm based in Brazil and headed by Guilherme Nogueira, Maurício Rissinger And Tiago Scherer. The office seeks to develop an architecture of excellence that transcends time and remains current for many years, improving people’s lives and the ambience of cities. Through this conceptualization, they seek to make feasible the most beautiful and efficient architecture possible, considering the financial and natural resources available.
The Radical Makeover House, designed by the architectural firm Sudaiva Studio, is a residence in a nondescript, small town north of Bengaluru. In keeping with the context of the small town dotted with mostly modest, low-cost housing, the house employs familiar, inexpensive materials and techniques to blend in. During construction, the astonishing views of the rain tree canopies from the top floor inspired the construction of an additional floor for a studio space to be used as a pied-à-terre for the family, who now live in Bengaluru.
