Style of Design

We’ve seen so many incredible displays of design and architecture from A-Cero that now our expectations (and probably your as well) are getting  higher and higher when it comes to a company with such an amazing portfolio. So far it seems that the architects at A-Cero live up to their prestige and their latest residential project stands as a solid proof. The Concrete House II is a family project located in Madrid and stretches over a surface of no less than 1.600 square meters. The first impression when seeing its unusual architecture with gray concrete and vegetation ramps is that you are looking at an bunker entrance. The facade reveals large windows and uncommon shapes. The roof ensures this home’s ecological features as it contains solar tubular collectors, making this residence a sustainable project.  The site also includes a beautiful garden and a picturesque lake which complete the “dreamy” image that this home inspires.

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Casa Cerveira is a fascinating architecture project from deMM Arquitectura, a company with an impressive experience and various types of projects. This enchanting pool house is located in Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal and stretches over an area of 600 square meters.The building was meant as a weekend escape abode for the clients and it was built based on a strong indoor-outdoor connection. The facade looks absolutely incredible, especially due to the floor to ceiling windows which reflect into the near-by pool. The lighting design stands out, contributing to a unique and extremely relaxing atmosphere. The interior design is minimalist, with contemporary furniture elements, all expressing the comfort of modern living.

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Located just 23 kilometers away from Athenes, this imposing residence brings a new feel to this particular historic side of the world. Designed by Greek architect Nikos Koukourakis, this Dionysos home has a beautiful azure facade which combines pleasantly with the impressive pool in creating a typical contemporary home. Large and thick windows create a good connection with the exterior while ensuring wonderful views. Here is more information from the architect: “The continuous optical dialogue between the inside and the outside is achieved by the 3.50m (each panel) sliding windows that appear in the main elevation. The building dominates with its clean-cut lines, while its volume is split, without being dissolved, from the rich perimetric openings giving to it an airy sense via to their exposure to natural light. The big glass surfaces leave a permanently open dialogue with outside, without creating the least sense of isolation in the interior of the house.”

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Located in the Czech Republic, this modern wooden home was built by the architects Prodesi | Domesi to serve as a weekend retreat for the clients. And what a way to escape! This modern wood home was built in a beautiful and peaceful natural environment, close to a river. This is not only a beautiful and relaxing place to get away, but a private retreat as well. Intimacy is achieved by a facade with no windows, all the rooms pointing to the interior yard and ensuring the connection with the surrounding landscape. The interior design is minimalist, practical and modern, with contemporary furniture items that are integrated within the wooden decor. How do you like this type of week-end escapade ?- via Arch Daily

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The initial idea of this project is to integrate the house in the natural environment of the residential area in which it is. In that way, the house looks to the fantastic views of lakes and green extensions that spread over the common areas of the estate. The structure’s house is based on game of two rectangular volumes. They are solving with clean finishes, good materials and exclusive qualities. The verandas and the pergolas, elements as volumetric as the housing, give personality to the facade. The covering as such disappears turning into a flat roof as expression of the evolution of the creative process. The forms purity moves to the constructive scheme, to the materials and to the environment impelling the union between the building and the context where it is located.

The housing, of 800m2 of surface, develops in a height. The principal access adapts itself to an area of average slope.Inside the following stays are located: foyer, room of kitchen is, dining room, office, larder, a cleaning of courteousness, seven bedrooms (with his respective baths, two dressing-rooms and a patio. In the later part, across big large windows, there is lounge that is opened for the garden, the swimming pool and for the natural scenery that offers the urban development. It surrounds itself with a landscaping realized with attractive interventions composed by lakes, birds and a big arboreal extension. In the exterior the pedestrian ways and the central landscaped area incorporate a vegetation of indigenous character, resistant to the climate of the area. The stockades of every plot and the trees and shrubs planted along the same ones, they delimit perfectly the transit between the private ownership and the community one. This project was developed by A-cero Architects

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Villa San Valentino comes from Austrian architect Stephan Unger and is located in Merano-Alto Adige, Italy. Although it may look traditional on the outside- so perfectly integrated in its environment and enriched with beautiful wooden finishes- this home couldn’t be more modern. The architects’ task was to “plan a bi-familiar house on high architectonic level for the cohabitation of 3 generations with common spaces”. It’s simply amazing how the need for space was satisfied. Which brings us  to the project’s unique shape, featuring a three-dimensional facade said to “answer to the characteristics of local mountains”. The building also has some energy efficient additions and beautiful floor to ceiling windows in order to ensure good lighting throughout the day.

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We had to see it to believe it ( so go and hit the play button now). This seemingly peaceful hangar home in Florida, USA comes with an amazing “ability”. The witty building belongs to Joe Pires who was probably not ok with the idea of having a common garage, so he decided to spice things up. It is not clear from the first picture, but if you check out the movies, they are sure to leave you stunned. Once a device is triggered, the whole facade of the “residence”- including windows, porch, pillars and fence- gradually moves upwards, revealing the parked cars inside a space that seems to take shape out of thin air. The garage is perfectly camouflaged which is the reason for all the odd reactions people have when seeing the movies below.-via Home Designing

We saw plenty of bath tub ideas in Milan, some of them very futuristic, others more simple and down-to-Earth. For today we would like to show you this amazing white leather tub which is both modern and practical. With an unusual sinuous shape and a touch of glamor, its design really stands out.The white leather margins are contrasted by an elegant and subtle black line which has a great aesthetic effect. The producer’s brand is embedded in the design. We tried to find the official web page of the designers, but didn’t have any success in doing so. We got the name “Visionaire” which was written on the showroom facade and we assume this is the company’s “signature”.

An impressive visual performance by label Anti VJ , over the facade of a recent building in the new Songdo city, South Korea.

Watch in HD at Vimeo.

An impressive visual performance by label Anti VJ , over the facade of a recent building in the new Songdo city, South Korea.

Watch in HD at Vimeo.