FR-EE: Design for a class-A tower on the most important traffic artery in Mexico City, Paseo de la Reforma. A 1.5-acre site with plans for a 73-level, 145,000 m2 tower with an additional 10 levels below ground. A series of zones create interstitial spaces for perspectives and views to the outside throughout the entire building.
Project name
Torre Puerta Reforma (Saba)
Architecture firm
FR-EE / Fernando Romero Enterprise
Location
Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City, Mexico
Principal architect
Fernando Romero
Design team
Mauricio Ceballos, Salvador López Polo, Alan Parra, Zuzanna Walczak, Victor Hugo Mendoza, Argentina Sotelo, Samantha Salgado, Karla Jazmín Gutierrez, Erick López, Marina Edurne Morales, Octavio Moreno, Brenda Muñiz, Alma Delia Nazario, Sergio Rebelo, Unai Artetxe, Joao Urbano, Lucas Velle, Celia Julve, Nicolle Hazard, Xiang Ao, Pierre Tairouz, Hangning Zhou, Nicholas Dolan, Daniela Gallo, Moss Owen Palmer, Marta Rodrigues
Typology
Mixed-use building
Milad Eshtiyaghi: The design of this project was formed with Iranian architectural patterns to have the identity of Iranian architecture. The main material of the project is exposed concrete and for some parts of wooden louvers have been used to create a canopy.
Project name
Concrete House
Architecture firm
Milad Eshtiyaghi
Location
Lavasan, Tehran Province, Iran
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Milad Eshtiyaghi
Visualization
Milad Eshtiyaghi
Typology
Residential › House
Habitat Horticulture proposes Confluence Rising, an iconic living tower that celebrates the confluence of nature, art and innovation. Visitors enjoy an entry plaza/café and experience panoramic views framed by lush plantings from balconies at every level culminating in a roof-top greenhouse and observation deck.
Project name
Confluence Rising
Architecture firm
Habitat Horticulture
Location
Guadalupe Park, San Jose, California
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max
Principal architect
David Brenner
Design team
Mickey Mangan, Lucia Lamm, Mateo Aguilar, Ben Donelan, Donna Shibata
Collaborators
Scott Moran
These buildings, which can be called Tiny House area is an architectural concept by Turkish architcet Bartu Armağan. Each of these three-storey buildings are 45 square meters and 8 meters high. There is a living room on the ground floor, a bathroom on the first floor and a bedroom on the top floor.
Project name
Some Tiny Things
Architecture firm
Bartu Armağan (bar2design)
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Bartu Armağan
Built area
45 m² each house
Visualization
Bartu Armağan (bar2design)
Typology
Residential › House
MB Architects: The benefits of twisting towers go beyond aesthetics though. This type of design can make a building more aerodynamic and energy efficient. The twisting tower reduces wind-load by 24% (compared to a similarly sized rectangular building).
Project name
Twisting Tower
Architecture firm
MB Architects
Visualization
MB Architects
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer
Principal architect
Muhammet Bilgiç
Design team
Muhammet Bilgiç
Typology
Mixed-use building
Designed by Architecture Visualization Studio Atelier Monolit,“Beyond the Edge” is a proposal for the international architecture competition “Site Landmark” located near Cabo de San Vicente, in the Algarve, southern Portugal.
Project name
Beyond the Edge
Architecture firm
Atelier Monolit
Location
Sagres, Algarve, Portugal
Tools used
SketchUp, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Vlad Andrei Popa & Ioan Ralea-Toma
Design team
Atelier Monolit - Vlad Andrei Popa & Ioan Ralea-Toma
Visualization
Atelier Monolit - Vlad Andrei Popa & Ioan Ralea-Toma
Typology
Site Landmark › Visitor Center
Inverse Project has envisioned this tower to commemorate the Bicentennial of Costa Rica that occurs in 2021. It is a concept for what a tower project could be in this biodiverse and environmentally conscious country. The tower would be the tallest in Central America rising to 65 levels and 294m.
Project name
Costa Rica Bicentennial Tower
Architecture firm
Inverse Project
Location
San Jose, Costa Rica
Visualization
Inverse Project
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Richard Hammond
Design team
Emmanuel Baizan, David Rockbrand
Typology
Mixed use Tower, Transit Oriented Development.
Tetro Arquitetura: The India house, located on the banks of Lingambudhi Lake, consists of three main elements. A horizontal pavilion suspended over volcanic stone walls that emerge from the ground, and a 17-meter-high tower where the library and the spa reach the spectacular view of the surrounding landscape.
Architecture firm
Tetro Arquitetura
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Design team
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Visualization
Igor Macedo
Typology
Residential › House
