98-100 De Beauvoir Road continues the practice’s work in the adaptive reuse of existing buildings, likening the historic or age-value qualities of pre-existing structures to “objets trouvés” by balancing the need to conserve, express, reinvent or revive what is already there.
Project name
98-100 De Beauvoir Road
Architecture firm
Henley Halebrown
Location
Hackney, London, UK
Photography
David Grandorge, Nick Kane
Principal architect
Francesca Bailey, Neil Rogers
Design team
Gavin Hale-Brown, Simon Henley, Elina Dueker
Collaborators
Quantity Surveyor Castle-Davis (98 De Beauvoir Road), Richard Collis (100 De Beauvoir Road); Services Engineer: AJ Energy; Principal Designer: Quoin; Planning Consultant: CMA Planning; Approved Inspector: Building Control Approval Ltd; Party Wall Surveyor Hamiltons Chartered Surveyors; Suppliers & Sub-Contractors: Precast Concrete Stair & Columns: Amber Precast Group; Steelwork: Fleming Fabrications; Balustrades: Total Metals Works; External Timber Doors & Windows: JCK Joinery; External Metal Glazing: REA Metal Windows Ltd; EPDM Covering: AAC Waterproofing Ltd
Built area
Total NIA 1939 m²; Total GIA 2487 m²
Interior design
(office fit out) Sella Concept (100 De Beauvoir Road)
Civil engineer
Parmarbrook Limited
Structural engineer
Parmarbrook Limited
Construction
Sullivan Brothers Construction
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Muda’s House is a family holiday home designed to be a meeting place for grandparents, parents and grandchildren.
Project name
House in Muda
Architecture firm
Vasco Lima Mayer
Location
Muda Reserve, Grândola, Portugal
Principal architect
Vasco Lima Mayer
Design team
Vasco Lima Mayer
Collaborators
Pitta Soares & Partners (Civil engineer), Francisco Lima Mayer (Structural engineer), Pollen Land Design (Landscape)
Visualization
Filipe Borralho
Typology
Residential › House
Ranjdoost's house is located in the city of Qaraziyauddin, which today, on the one hand, due to the increase in the price of land and on the other hand, the need of the residents to develop their living space and their children, a significant amount of single-story houses in this city are destroyed and replaced with buildings with the number of flo...
Project name
Qarahziya House | Ranjdoost
Architecture firm
Davood Boroojeni Office
Location
Qarahziyaoddin town, West Azerbaijan province, Iran
Photography
Parham Taghioff
Principal architect
Davood Boroojeni
Design team
Davood Boroojeni, Hamed Kalateh, Alireza Elmieh, Hadi Koohi Habibi, Amir Mohamad Amel, Pariya Shahbazi
Collaborators
Executive Manager: Berhrooz Ershadipoor
Environmental & MEP
Ranjdoost House
Typology
Residential › House
The 45-key hotel, situated in the heart of downtown at 524 State Street, is a modern reincarnation of a 20th-century hotel that once occupied this location. One of the only downtown survivors of the 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake, the building has stood for well over 100 years and has had many lives.
Project name
Drift Santa Barbara
Architecture firm
ANACAPA Architecture
Location
Santa Barbara, California, USA
Photography
Erin Feinblatt
Design team
Dan Weber, Architect. Jessi Finnicum-Schwartz, Project Manager. Lila Boyce, Designer
Collaborators
Kitchen, Bar, and Coffee Shop Consultant: New School
Interior design
ANACAPA Architecture
Civil engineer
Ashley Vance Engineering
Structural engineer
Ashley Vance Engineering
Environmental & MEP
Consulting West
Construction
Parton + Edwards Construction
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Classic and our favorite trio — minimalism, functionality, and successful placement of all necessary areas on 45 square meters. Meet the new project by ALTADEA. Architects — R4 Apartment.
Project name
R4 Apartment
Architecture firm
ALTADEA
Photography
Katia Zolotukhina
Principal architect
Albert Desiatnychuk
Interior design
Albert Desiatnychuk
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Metal, Wood, Concrete
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Sharing a secluded street in the West Lake Hills community of Austin, Texas, the Wildcat Club Enclave will soon be home to six contemporary luxury estates. Each estate has been designed by a signature Austin architecture firm with a shared vision for an elevated luxury lifestyle immersed in native Texas landscape.
Project name
Rolling Hills Residence
Architecture firm
Clayton Korte
Location
Austin, Texas, USA
Principal architect
Brian Korte, Paul Clayton
Design team
German Spiller, Associate. Brian Korte FAIA, Principal. Paul Clayton, AIA, Principal. Christian Hertzog, Project Designer (former). Zach Michaliska, Architectural Intern (former)
Collaborators
Foursquare Builders (General Contractor), Kuper Sotheby’s (Real Estate Agency)
Client
Wildcat Club (Developer)
Typology
Residential › House
Located in Sharq, Kuwait, this project represents the idea of a multifunctional canopy, that acts as an urban installation for the heart of the business city center, artistically driving a new landmark and becoming a notorious place for gathering. Hosts several uses during each period of the day. Underneath it shields the drive-in restaurant, as we...
Architecture firm
TAEP/AAP
Location
Sharq, Kuwait City
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Design team
Abdulatif Almishari, Rui Vargas,Tiago Brito, João Costa, Dalia Aly, Rafael Fortes, Elvino Domingos, Paulo Monteiro, Carla Barroso, Gonçalo Silva, Lionel Estriga, Mohammed Fawaz Abdulhadi, Telmo Rodrigues, Tiago Lopes
Collaborators
Graphic Design: Mariana Neves, Raquel Martins, Federica Fortugno, Aquilino Sotero
Structural engineer
Al-Farooqi
Environmental & MEP
João Catrapona, Mohammed Hassan, Rúben Rodrigues, Sérgio Sousa
Landscape
Susana Pinheiro
Typology
Installation › Urban Installation, Restaurant
"Casa Encuentros" focuses on family life and friendships. It proposes to integrate the interior space to the natural environment, achieving balance in daily and social life.
Project name
Casa Encuentros
Architecture firm
DLM Arquitectura
Location
La Florida, San Luis, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Daniela Lusich Marinoni
Design team
DLM Arquitectura
Structural engineer
Tomas Boulocq
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Concrete, stone, and recycled wood
Typology
Residential › House
This hotel, nestled in the heart of "Stars Valley" on the enchanting Qeshm Island in Southern Iran, serves as a testament to the influence of nature and muted tones on humankind. The cave pool murmurs stories of ancient civilizations, where time stands still, and history is etched into every stone.
Project name
Stars Valley Hotel
Architecture firm
Mote Design
Location
Qeshm Island, Iran
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Shabnam Motevalli
Design team
Mote Design Studio
Visualization
Shabnam Motevalli
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
We are delighted to unveil the winners of the 2023 edition of the Kyoto Global Design Awards (KGDA), an annual celebration of outstanding design from around the world!
Written by
Francisco Maia
Photography
Kyoto Global Design Awards
