: The design of the Memory tower garden in Tehran aims to blend sustainable architecture with the city’s unique urban context. As Tehran is one of the most polluted cities globally, the tower incorporates eco-friendly systems such as energy-efficient insulation.
Project name
Memory Tower Garden
Architecture firm
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Design team
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Interior design
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-Use Development
The family house is conceived as a vertical cave of light with 7 levels. Despite the small floor plan, it offers a spacious and flowing interior space.
Project name
House with Seven Floors
Architecture firm
Malý Chmel
Photography
Alex Shoots Buildings
Principal architect
Miroslav Malý, Zdeněk Chmel
Collaborators
Structural engineer: Stanislav Barák
Built area
Built-up area 63 m²; Usable floor area 143 m²
Material
Concrete – Supporting Structure, Ceilings, Walls, Floors. Steel – Stairs. Larch – Window Frames. Stainless Steel – Kitchen Worktop. Gray Laminate – Bespoke Furniture
Typology
Residential › House
Blue Print Management has been honored with a Best Luxury Property Architecture & Remodeling award at the Luxury Lifestyle Awards for their outstanding work on Cristalga, an exquisite estate villa located on the renowned Sandy Lane Estate in Barbados.
Architecture firm
Blue Print Management Ltd (Design)
Location
Sandy Lane, Barbados
Principal architect
Josee Atkinson
Design team
Mia Duguid, Omar Boodhoo (Blue Print Staffs)
Collaborators
Ian Adam-Smith • Landscape: Nature Care • Civil engineer: PESL Barbados • Structural engineer: PESL Barbados • Environmental & MEP engineering: AeDB Barbados • Lighting: Blue Print Management • Construction: Blue Print Management (design build project) • Supervision: Blue Print Management • Materials: Coral Stone, Cedar Shingles • Budget: For Sale at USD $25M
Visualization
Blue Print Management
Status
Due to complete in 45 days
Typology
Residential › Villa
With the intention of remodeling and expanding the headquarters offices in Mexico City, the company DoTerra Internacional requests the executive project and work of its new offices located in "INSURGENTES SUR 810 CORPORATIVO".
Project name
Corporativo DoTerra Internacional
Architecture firm
In Out Arquitectura
Location
México City, Mexico
Photography
Ariadna Padilla
Principal architect
Isaac Figueroa Romero
Design team
In Out Arquitectura
Collaborators
Radio Floors, Iluminación Dilight, Mármoles ARCA, Inofe Home, Showroom 53
Supervision
Isaac Figueroa Romero
Material
Porcelain Tiles, Woods, Drywall, Acoustic Panels, Tempered Glass, Stretch Fabric For Lighting • Budget: Undisclosed
Typology
Office Building › Commercial
Majid Al Futtaim, a leading shopping mall, communities, retail, and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, today opened the Middle East’s first net-positive mosque under the name of its late founder, Mr. Majid Al Futtaim.
Photography
Majid Al Futtaim
Casa Catedral is a project that prioritizes the honesty of materiality, using specially crafted blocks and concrete without additional cladding to achieve both economic efficiency and a dignified aging process. The layout of the residence follows a linear axis, consisting of four main volumes and a connector.
Project name
Casa Catedral
Architecture firm
Laboratorio de Arquitectura
Location
Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
Principal architect
Juan Carlos Kelly, Paulina Moreno
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Material
Brick, Glass, Concrete, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
In this project, one of the most important factors was to be able to achieve a project with a human, functional and attractive sense that together would achieve a different experience for a daring and demanding client.
Architecture firm
RACMA Arquitectos
Location
Texcoco, Edo México, Mexico
Principal architect
Rubén Calderón
Design team
Racma Arquitectos
Collaborators
Radio Floors, Iluminación Dilight, Mármoles ARCA, Inofe Home, Showroom 53
Lighting
José Luis Hernandéz
Supervision
Rubén Calderón
Visualization
Eduardo Amaro
Tools used
software used for drawing, modeling, rendering, postproduction and photography
Construction
Gerardo Padilla
Material
PORCELAIN TILES, WOODS,STONE, GLASS
Typology
Residential › House
This year, Rafael Viñoly Architects unveiled innovative residential and aviation projects that I wanted to share with you for any end of year roundups you might be working on.
Written by
Halynna Snyder
Photography
Rafael Viñoly Architects
As the birthplace of Chengdu’s new culture movement and new business, Citang Street still has many buildings for strategies of the protection of historical and cultural heritage. Its reconstruction and expansion project adopts organic renewal organizing the traditional urban space.
Project name
Citang Street Regeneration
Architecture firm
China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Location
Qingyang District, Chengdu, Sichuan
Principal architect
Zheng Yong
Design team
Zhang Zongteng, Liu Yu, Xu Wenqi, Wang Yixuan, Li Botao, Li Yi, Li Yue,Zheng Hancong
Completion year
(Phase I) July 2023
Collaborators
Deputy Lead Architect: Chen Jiale; Structural Engineers: Yi Dan, Wang Heng, Tang Min; Water Supply and Drainage Engineers: Xiao Sida, Wen Zhiwei; HVAC Engineers: Gong Bo, Bai Yinghe; Electrical Engineers: Li Guohui, Zhu Ke; Building Intelligence Engineer: Zhang Jing 2; Curtain Wall Façade Engineers: Yin Bingli, Cai Honglin, Cheng Chao, Zhou Chunxiao, Fan Haibo; Architectural technology: Luo Jing, Chen Jun
Landscape
Ouyang Shuang (Chengdu Jizhun Fangzhong Architectural Design Co., Ltd.)
Structural engineer
Yi Dan, Wang Heng, Tang Min
Client
Chengdu Xingguanghua Urban Construction Co., Ltd.
A place where every space tells a story and every moment sparks wonder. The BBBL3 (pronounced ‘Bubble’) welcomes dreamers and explorers of all kinds, especially those brave enough to let their imagination run unrestricted.
Architecture firm
HKS Architects
Tools used
CAD and hand drawings, Rhinoceros 3D, Twinmotion, Adobe Photoshop
Design team
● Valeria Otero, Architectural Designer, HKS ● Paola González Ordaz, Landscape Designer, HKS ● Mayte Idarraga, Architectural Designer, HKS ● Tania Campos Galicia, Project Designer, HKS ● Claudia Escutia, Architectural Designer, HKS ● Rafaela Alban, Interior Designer, formerly with ROAM Interior Design
Built area
550 ft²+ (Size may vary depending on the program required)
Collaborators
Video Production - DT+C
Visualization
HKS in collaboration with DT+C
Typology
Hospitality Architecture
