Nestling in the Qatar desertscape, Destination Spa + Resort is a luxury venue that pays homage to ancient Arabic culture and architecture. Sympathetically carved into desert dunes, this coastal spa and resort sits silently in awe of one of the world’s most influential civilizations.
Project name
Destination Spa & Resort
Architecture firm
Oppenheim Architecture
Location
Brooq Peninsula, Qatar
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk Maya
Principal architect
Chad Oppenheim
Design team
Chad Oppenheim, Lester Rey, Gilbert Attic, Jose Ortez, Olivier Montfort, Jacobus Bruyning, Santiago Eliaschev, Charles Michael Arnspiger, Victoria Pineros, Gerald Wood, Kevin McMorris, Kevin Heidorn
Typology
Hospitality › Resort
The building is inspired by a type of cactus called Crassula which is a symbol of love for nature, peace, alliance, endurance,quiet life and survival.The distinctive feature of this building, which is designed according to the concepts of bionics and sustainability and the circular model, is its pyramidal shape, which is reminiscent of one of the p...
Project name
The Crossolla
Architecture firm
Amin Moazzen
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mahsa Mohebi, Mitra Mohebi, Amin Moazzen
Design team
Mahsa Mohebi, Mitra Mohebi, Amin Moazzen
Visualization
Amin Moazzen
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Located in the city center, in a place where once existed a building of great representativeness in the city's collective memory, the building emerges as an icon, which intends to continue the symbolic power of its predecessor, with the pretension of expressing a new modernity. The exoskeleton of the building is made up of cnc-cut aluminium plates,...
Architecture firm
Paulo Merlini Architects
Location
Gondomar, Portugal
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Grasshopper
Principal architect
Paulo Merlini
Design team
Paulo Merlini Architects, Co-Creators
Collaborators
Co-Creators
Visualization
nearvs, SA Digital Technology Co., Ltd
Status
Under-Construction
Winning Project of the Rifat Chadirji Prize (3rd Place) - Competition "Rebuilding Iraq’s Liberated Areas: Mosul’s Housing". Rebuilding on the Tigris River 55 000 Plus-Energy “3D Printed” Housing Units from the Ruins of War Fighting Poverty and Feeding the Post-ISIS Mosul.
Project name
The 5 Farming Bridges
Architecture firm
Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Principal architect
Vincent Callebaut
Typology
Residential › Housing
CAA architects led by Liu Haowei announced the planning and architectural scheme of CAFA Qingdao Campus, which is directly entrusted by the Client. The new campus is a key strategic project for the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) to launch the new century strategy for the future.
Project name
CAFA Qingdao Campus
Architecture firm
CAA architects
Location
West Coast New Area, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
Principal architect
Liu Haowei
Design team
Felix Amiss, Edward Ednilao, Zhao Xingyun, Zhang Pan, Ren Zhuoying, Deng Yue, Edvan·Muliana
Collaborators
Cooperative LDI: Beijing Urban Engineering Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd
Client
Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA)，Qingdao Kechuang Investment Development Group Co., Ltd
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Central Academy of Fine Arts
Introducing Villa G02 signature private mansion, a concept design based in Egypt. This project will be situated on artificial land created offshore. This luxury project is designed to meet the needs of the client and we aimed to achieve it all by being sustainable and ecological.
Project name
Villa G02 Signature Private Mansion in Egypt
Architecture firm
Mask Architects
Location
Artificial Masterplan Island in Egypt
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Rhinoceros 3D, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign
Principal architect
Öznur Pınar ÇER
Design team
Öznur Pınar ÇER, Danilo PETTA
Status
SD Phases, preliminary project phase close
Typology
Residential › House
Prykhystok Skyscrapers project aims to shelter temporarily displaced people by adapting its geometry and function to the requirements online. The Prykhystok Skyscrapers is a response to the rapidly growing number of forced migrations around the world. It is designed to build modular shelters and provide refugees with housing and necessary services...
Project name
Prykhystok Skyscrapers
Architecture firm
Aranchii Architects
Tools used
Design: Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Affinity Photo, Cycles Render, Blender Cycles. Construction: (Robotic Arms 3D Printing, Drone-based self-assembly)
Principal architect
Dmytro Aranchii
Design team
Dmytro Aranchii, Anhelina Hladushevska, Vladlena Volhushyna, Nataliia Kovalenko, Viktoriia Kuzmyna, Anna Sotnyk
Collaborators
Interns: Nataliia Kovalenko
Visualization
Aranchii Architects
Status
Concept - Design, Competition Proposal
Typology
Behavioural self-assembly architectural system for shelter
This house represents the fundamental idea of a soap bubble, it rests on a rocky cliff covered with pink blossoms, overlooking the Atlantic ocean in Ireland. The spherical forms create sensuous interior spaces when they intersect, creating six bubbles with different interior spaces surrounded by transparent glass, where you can feel nature in ever...
Project name
The Bubble House
Architecture firm
Sarah Habib Designs
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Sarah Habib
Visualization
Sarah Habib Designs
Typology
Residential › House
