The project is the new store of the new-Chinese-style dessert brand “Zolaism” in Aranya, Qinhuangdao, one of the most popular seaside resort communities sitting 3-4 hours drive from the central city of Beijing
Project name
Zolaism Café, Aranya
Architecture firm
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Location
Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, China
Principal architect
Shuhei Aoyama, Yoko Fujii, Lingzi Liu, Jiaxi Li, Ziwei Zhou/ B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Built area
170 m² (interior), 47 m² (exterior)
Interior design
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Lighting
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Material
Wall: cement coating. Floor: terrazzo. Rock Sculpture: GRC
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has transitioned to employee ownership through their recently established Employee Benefit Trust.
Photography
Zaha Hadid Architects
Global warming is inevitable..
The most effective solution to prevent it would be the change in human behavior. However, such a mental shift alone wouldn’t be enough at the stage we are on now. We cannot move on without fixing the problems caused in the past. We cannot move on without knowing how to deal with the problems of the future. That is wh...
University
Die Angewandte, University of Applied Arts Vienna
Tools used
Blender, Adobe Photoshop
Project name
ARC (Arctic Research Center)
Site area
(Integrated directly into an Iceberg)
Status
Conception, Competition entry (finalist NonArchitecture Award)
You can be dark, but not in The House of Light! In my crazy search for new ideas in architecture. I really liked to have an amazing cabin beside the lake or the beach, and I wanted to challenge this house with unordinary forms!
Project name
House of Light
Architecture firm
Amin Moazzen
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Amin Moazzen
Visualization
Amin Moazzen
Typology
Residential › House
Lodha, India’s No.1 real estate developer, announces the launch of the final phase of the fully ready and operational clubhouse – The Jewel in Lodha Park.
In designing this project, based on the location of this project in the crowded and noisy city of Jakarta, a quiet environment has been designed in the heart of these crowds to provide a place for the welfare and comfort of its residents so that the house becomes a place for residents to rest.
Project name
A quiet house in a busy city
Architecture firm
Samir Eisazadeh Architect
Location
Jakarta, Indonesia
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop, Itoo Forest Pack
Principal architect
Samir Eisazadeh
Design team
Samir Eisazadeh
Visualization
Samir Eisazadeh
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › Villa
The new home increases in size and maintains scale by going vertical to seamlessly blend in with neighboring historic and eclectic homes. Montalba Architects completed construction on Founding Principal David Montalba’s personal residence thoughtfully designed around a vertical courtyard concept.
Project name
Vertical Courtyard House
Architecture firm
Montalba Architects
Location
Santa Monica, California, USA
Principal architect
David Montalba
Collaborators
M&M & Co. (Surveyor), Grover Hollingsworth and Associates (Soil)
Civil engineer
Wynn Engineering
Structural engineer
The Office of Gordon Polon
Environmental & MEP
PBS Engineers
Landscape
Elysian Landscapes
Lighting
Sean O’Connor Lighting
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, steel, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Homebuilding in 2021 slowed to a grinding halt because of problems with the supply chain. As 2022 comes into focus, builders should have fewer issues acquiring the materials and labor they need to make dream homes come true.
