MVRDV has begun construction on Shenzhen Terraces, a mixed-use project that forms the core of the thriving university neighbourhood in Shenzhen’s Longgang District. The project comprises a stack of accessible plates containing the buildings’ programme, where all communication takes place on the shaded terraces to maximise public life.
Project name
Shenzhen Terraces
Photography
© Atchain, Copyright: MVRDV 2018 – (Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, Nathalie de Vries)
Principal architect
Winy Maas (Founding Partner in charge)
Design team
Sanne van Manen, Irgen Salianji, Shengjie Zhan, Luca Beltrame, Katarzyna Maria Ephraim, Cas Esbach, Hengwei Ji, DongMin Lee, Yannick Macken, Giuseppe Mazzaglia, Siyi Pan, Sen Yang, Jiani You, Daan Zandbergen
Built area
95,000 m² mixed-use
Collaborators
Gideon Maasland (Director)
Construction
hanghai Xinyuan Construction Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd (Cost Calculation)
Visualization
Atchain, Light Studio, Antonio Luca Coco, Kirill Emelianov
Client
Shenzhen Shimao Xin Li Cheng Industry Co.,Ltd.
Typology
Mixed-use building, Educational, Offices, Retail, Cultural
ARHINGinženjering: House of Olives is a building intended for the Association of Olive Growers of Montenegro as an administrative and educational center. It is also conceived as a meeting place for tourists and devotees of olive fruit products.
Project name
House of Olives
Architecture firm
ARHINGinženjering
Location
Old City of Bar, Montenegro
Photography
Lazar Pejović
Principal architect
Rifat Alihodžić
Design team
Rifat Alihodžić, Jasmina Salković, Elvira Muzurović
Material
Limestone "bunja", Self cleaning facade
Tools used
AchiCAD, Artlantis, Adobe Photoshop
Client
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Montenegro
The project was in charge of FR-EE / Fernando Romero Enterprise; a global architecture and industrial design firm founded by Fernando Romero, whose commitment to translating historic, social, economic, and environmental contexts into contemporary urban destinations has generated a positive impact in cities and communities.
Project name
Kering Mexico
Architecture firm
FR-EE / Fernando Romero Enterprise
Location
Avenida Ejército Nacional 674, Polanco, Polanco III Sección, Mexico City, Mexico
Photography
Camila Cossio
Principal architect
Fernando Romero
Design team
Fernando Romero, Mauricio Ceballos, Liliana Viveros, Fernando Talamantes, Armando Montiel, César López, José María Padilla
Collaborators
L+F Ilumiación, Saad Acustica, Tridim, Three
Interior design
Monserrat Padilla
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Walls: Pasta Lisso, Corev, Pintura Vinimex Toledano K05-07, Comex Floor: Hoeebeek Blanc, Tekno Step Ceiling: SoundRey R15/30 N1, Panel Rey
Typology
Commercial › Office
tHE gRID Architects: This is a site office of a real estate development where visitors can familiarise themselves with the salient features of the premium Apartment scheme.
Architecture firm
tHE gRID Architects
Location
Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Photography
Vinay Panjwani
Principal architect
Snehal Suthar and Bhadri Suthar
Design team
Snehal Suthar and Bhadri Suthar
Collaborators
Carpenters brand for furniture and local artist for art
Interior design
tHE gRID Architects
Structural engineer
DUCON
Environmental & MEP
Ravi Engineering
Construction
Vinayak Estate
Supervision
Vinayak Estate
Visualization
Snehal Suthar
Material
Cement fiberboard, Concrete, Ceramic patterned tile, Wood and M.S, Local species of trees and plants
Client
Jay Purohit, Parth Purohit, Aditya Goenka
Located at Yangnam intersection, the 300m² site had a severely irregular shape as it had a strong corner of about 45 degrees to the roadside and five vertices. The physical scale within the legally permitted limits was reviewed, but it had a smaller height limit compared to the surrounding building
Architecture firm
Pilotis Architects
Location
81-5, Yeongdeungpo-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Principal architect
Bon, H. Lee
Design team
Park Hyeong Soo, Lee Sang Won
Collaborators
Seo Jae Ho (project manager)
Structural engineer
Harmonyeng
Environmental & MEP
MKcheonghyo
Material
Limestone, Glass
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUP, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Commercial › Office
Studio Ardete: Located in sec-82 Mohali, a grooming industrial area, this project is a commercial building owning a major focus on being leased out for offices or display centres in the corporate arena.
Project name
Never Never Cube
Architecture firm
Studio Ardete
Location
Sec -82 Mohali, Punjab, India
Photography
Purnesh Dev Nikhanj
Principal architect
Badrinath Kaleru and Prerna kaleru
Design team
Badrinath Kaleru, Prerna Kaleru, Sanchit Dhiman, Nancy Mittal, Abhimanyu Sharma, Pragya Singh,Rahul Ghosh
Structural engineer
Jagmohan Nagi, Continental Foundation (Vikas Bhardwaj).
Construction
R.S Builders
Material
Steel, Concrete, Paints, Glass
Typology
Mixed-use building
Aedas recently won an international competition held by China Resources Land and China Resources Snow Breweries, and took on the large-scale urban regeneration project.
Project name
Snow Beer Factory Redevelopment
Design team
Keith Griffiths，Chairman & Global Design Principal；Kevin Wang，Global Design Principal
Client
China Resources Land, China Resources Snow Breweries
Typology
Commercial › Office
Artesano Estudio de Arquitectura e Interiores: Starting from the architectural history of the Yucatecan capital and the immediate surroundings of the house, ARTESANO’s Showroom takes place in the heart of a project that will host design, art, culture, gastronomy and fashion.
Project name
Artesano Showroom
Architecture firm
Artesano Estudio de Arquitectura e Interiores
Location
Itzimna, Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico
Photography
Manolo R. Solis
Principal architect
Daniela Álvarez, Jaime Peniche
Interior design
Artesano Estudio de Arquitectura e Interiores
Construction
Vadillo Priego Arquitectura y Construcción
Supervision
Artesano team
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Typology
Showroom and offices
