Month: May 2024

Beyond being a prefabricated material currently produced in large quantities, the use of concrete blocks in architecture continues to evolve to meet the demands and needs of contemporary societies that are constantly changing. Whether in interior or exterior spaces, their use can align with concepts of circular economy, resource efficiency, sustainability, and more, with the goal of creating habitable spaces while also understanding their constructive advantages and disadvantages, their expressive and aesthetic qualities, and so on.

Tree O’clock opens to the public as a micro mixed-use space, integrating a restaurant and bar, gallery, workshop, health studio, and juristic office for Villa Qabalah residences in Phuket, Thailand. The placemaking for Tree O’clock shares Studio Locomotive’s endeavor as Phuket locals and involves the developer and future residents of Villa Qabalah to achieve collective actions committed to gentling an urban adaptation through a vegetative restoration, space-sharing economy, community cohesion, and responsible occupancy.

Italian architect and designer Antonio Citterio is renowned for creating spaces that transport individuals to a mood as much as a physical place. He’s a designer of sets and a storyteller as well as a creator of objects. As he says: “I always imagine the product in a movie set, an ambiance where people interact with the product and the space.” His latest collaboration with AXOR—a collection of distinctive bathroom fixture designs—is a paradigm of his craft, expanding the idea of the objects into idealized “light box” domestic spaces, in which they feature. One of these spaces is his “Nature Bound Vacation Home” concept.

Legend Mansion Villa is designed with 3 aboveground floors and 1 semi-underground floor, with a total building height from the foundation to the rooftop of about 16m; There are main functional areas as follows: Common living room, Bar, entertainment area, cinema room, main lobby, living room, kitchen, bedroom combined with garden.

INTENT: The idea is to create spaces that serve as a celebration of life within the home. Ethos and Design Concept – Architecture meets Zen in an Urban City. The Enso project, named after the Zen symbol for the circle, adopts a holistic architectural approach, integrating the building with nature’s rhythms. It aims for a living space in sync with natural elements, focusing on light, shadow, and spatial flow. The villa is Designed based on plot size, sun trajectory, family needs, and climate; the architecture harmonizes plant life, water, sky, construction, and human interaction. The structure’s sections are interlocked, optimizing space functionality for a cohesive entity. Biophilic urban living gives life back to the city. Green architectural and interior intervention re-establishing urban axis, enrich urban space quality.