A personal review of design creations

Dai An Apartment
In Thành Phố Vũng Tàu, Vietnam, H.2 Arch has completed a blocky, solid and unique house for young tenants.

#WoodWeek - JapoNeza Retreat
In Mexico, there is a saying: “El que a buen árbol se arrima, buena sombra le acobija.” (He who gets close to a good tree will find a nice shade for shelter)… This wooden retreat is definitely made for that.
Day 3 – JapoNeza Retreat, Atlangatepec, Tlaxcala, Mexico

#WoodWeek - Rigot Collective Dwelling Centre
“The best carpenters make the fewest chips.” Maybe the wisdom of the English proverb has inspired this project in Geneva. Make the most effective solution to an urgent need for temporary accommodation for migrants.
Day 2: Rigot Collective Dwelling Centre, Geneva, Switzerland

#BrickWeek 1 - Entre Pinos
After Asia, we are off to the Americas, where bricks are also used very often. Here is a project rewarded in 2018 by AZ Awards in the category Best in Architecture—Residential Single Family Residential Interiors.
Season One, Episode Four: Mexico.

#LifeAfterLockdown – Berghaus Zallinger
For the last post of our series, we mix everything… The location is Italian but people speak German, the mountains are stunning in the winter but remain an endless field for Summer activities too… And the interior combines here as well traditional wood structures with contemporary flavours…
Episode Eight: Berghaus Zallinger, Italy.

#LifeAfterLockdown - Cheetah Plains Lodge
Stretching over 300km, the Kruger National Park is one of largest game reserves in Africa. For our penultimate visit of this series, we reach South Africa and its extraordinary wildlife.
Episode Seven: Cheetah Plains Game Lodge, South Africa.

#LifeAfterLockdown - Bürgenstock Hotel
Inaugurated in 1877, this resort was the refuge of some celebrities in the 60s before going bankrupt… It has seen everything… But one thing remains: The View!
Episode Six: The Bürgenstock Hotel – Obbürgen, Lucerne, Switzerland.

#LifeAfterLockdown - Mint Santa Teresa
Still at home and need some escape? The #LifeAfterLockdown series continues with a new destination in a country with “Playa, Montaña y Sol”…
Episode Five: Mint Santa Teresa, Costa Rica.

#LifeAfterLockdown – andBeyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge
After the Atlantic Ocean, the Adriatic and the Sea of Cortes, we go to Africa with a complete different but stunning landscape to escape from our confinement (both mentally and hopefully physically too).
Episode Four: andBeyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge, Namibia.

#LifeAfterLockdown - Lava Homes
Almost in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, the Portuguese autonomous region of Azores is an archipelago of nine islands. Another escape for the eyes or maybe your next destination…
Episode Three: the Lava Homes Resort.