INCEPTION The Definition Sustainable development is defined because of the development (community dwellings/housing) that meets the requirements of the current without sacrificing the power of future generations to satisfy their…
The Republic of Costa Rica, a tropical haven, is a country in Central America. It dwells inside the lush and green landscapes and is blessed with the beautiful Caribbean sea…
The city of Kobe is a melange of contemporary and modern structures that emerged post the Great Hanshin earthquake which the city was struck by in 1995, and the ancient…
Designed for a youngowner, this apartment welcomes one with a calm, cozy and comfortable ambience. We are greeted by a stoic veneer paneled entrance door with a uniquely designed semi-circular…
China has a newly-affluent middle class, in constant search for models to showcase their newly found fortunes. In China, mimicry is seen as a form of mastery and is often…
Community spaces are the most important part of the Housing. These community spaces provide opportunity for the people from different places and culture to come together and interact. Our design…
Can Modularity and free set up be a solution for today’s housing question. Housing is taken into account as a basic necessity and as society changes, the standard house causes friction with new…
How exciting would it be if one’s studio design project were to design housing on Mars or designing an underwater residence? Wouldn’t that make you scratch your head and flex…
The out of the box thinking has abolished the box type housing. The design has evolved from plane surfaces to Zaha Hadid’s niche of parametric design. In some cases, organic…
Vernacular Architecture is known for its use of local materials and knowledge of material combination without any supervision of a professional architect. The term Vernacular Architecture means, ‘domestic,native,indigenous’. Many tribal…
As you move through the busy streets of Central and South Mumbai, overshadowed by the skyscrapers are low-rise housing units that lie almost in shambles, lining some of the most…
The Greeks, as well as the Etruscans and the Romans used compluvium in aristocratic dwellings to lead rainwater to the impluvium. ARCHITECTURE: FRAN SILVESTRE ARQUITECTOS PROJECT TEAM: Fran Silvestre |…