Aroeira is a farm, where space is slow. Aroeira is a nest, there's coffee, there's time. Aroeira is a place, it lasts a lifetime and a hundred years more.
Project name
Aroeira House
Architecture firm
Tetro Arquitetura
Location
Esmeraldas, Brazil
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Visualization
Igor Macedo
Typology
Residential › House
A free of charge student competition that brings architecture from 150 countries is coming to the end for its 8th year. Last few weeks to submit to Inspireli Awards 2023!
Written by
Mariana Vahalová
Photography
Inspireli Awards
Palm Villa project is designed for a region in Iran. The project consists of several spaces and two floors. The area under the villa is 380 square meters and landscape is 780 meters.
Architecture firm
UFO Studio
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Bahman Behzadi
Visualization
Bahman Behzadi
Typology
Residential › House
Steven Velegrinis, Design Director for Gensler Middle East’s Cities and Urban Design practice, shares insights into the concept of ecological urbanism, and highlights the advantages of building cities in harmony with nature.
Photography
Steven Velegrinis
Enjoy a summer getaway like no other as you soak up some sun, sip on tasty tipples, and savour delicious culinary delights at this stunning resort, with all-inclusive daycation packages starting from AED399 per person.
Written by
Rixos The Palm Dubai Hotel & Suites
Photography
Rixos The Palm Dubai Hotel & Suites
Conversion of Plaster Mould Warehouse and Sorting Plant. The project deals with the second stage of the conversion of the former ceramics factory in Kravsko. It is the original utilitarian plaster mould warehouse, which we are transforming into accommodation,
and the former sorting plant, which we are converting into a community hall.
Project name
Kocanda Kravsko II
Architecture firm
ORA (original regional architecture)
Location
Kravsko 45, 671 51 Kravsko, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Barbora Hora, Jan Hora, Jan Veisser, Maroš Drobňák
Landscape
Klára Jordánová
Material
Basalt tiles. Cement tiles – bathrooms. Bobrovka – roof. Titanium zinc sheet – roof. White tiles – bathrooms. Oak pavement. Concrete ramp – rebus stairs
Hidden within the garden of St. Augustin Abbey lies a restored greenhouse, once the outdoor laboratory of Gregor Mendel, who spent eight years conducting experiments on pea plants to study their hereditary traits. Destroyed in the 1870s, the reinvented Mendel’s greenhouse stands as a genetics pavilion on its original premises in the city of Brno.
Project name
Mendel’s Greenhouse
Architecture firm
CHYBIK + KRISTOF
Location
Brno, Czech Republic
Photography
Laurian Ghinițoiu
Principal architect
Ondrej Chybik, Michal Kristof
Design team
Ondrej Svancara, Krystof Foltyn, Ingrid Spacilova, Laura Emilija Druktenyta
Interior design
CHYBIK + KRISTOF
Civil engineer
Babka & Suchma
Structural engineer
Vaclav Prikryl
Tools used
SketchUp, AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max
Construction
STAVOS a.s., Aluprof, UNICON
Client
St. Augustin Abbey
Typology
Cultural › Greenhouse
Housing association Domesta wanted a beautiful new circular office in Emmen (the Netherlands) where sustainability, collaboration and meeting are central. A great challenge for OAK! The team of creative experts gladly accepted the challenge.
Project name
Domesta Emmen
Location
Emmen, Netherlands
Photography
Erikjan Koopmans
Collaborators
Zwartwoud, Som+, Pet Projectinrichters
Material
Fabric Harmony, Fabric Husk, Recycled fabric from Efteling clothes, Organic laminate, Global Collection tiles, Diggels, Scrap wood from Domesta housing, PET felt, Recycled hemp, Marmoleum, Carpet
Typology
Commercial › Office Building, Sustainable Design
Leading UAE-based smart and green facilities management (FM) company Farnek has appointed Muna AlNahdi as its new Head of Consultancy & Sustainability, to direct Farnek’s green strategy and net zero plans.
Designed and developed by Waechter Architecture, the Mississippi Workshop is the result of over ten years of planning, modeling, and investigation. The building was conceived as a proving ground for sustainable building systems and “all-wood” construction technologies and equally, as a forum for new creative conversations. Located on a prominent si...
Project name
Mississippi Workshop
Architecture firm
Waechter Architecture
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Photography
Lara Swimmer (building). Jeremy Bittermann (aerials). Sam Gehrke (event). David Papazian (model)
Principal architect
Ben Waechter, Principal Architect
Design team
Alexis Coir, Project Manager. Giovanni Sidari, Project Architect. Duncan Scovil, Designer
Collaborators
Mass Timber Fabrication: KLH Massivholz (USA / Austria). Mass Timber Installation: Mustang Ridge. Code / Fire Protection: Code Unlimited
Interior design
Waechter Architecture
Construction
Owen Gabbert LLC, Cutwater Design & Build Solutions
Client
4224 N Mississippi LLC
Typology
Commercial › Headquarter, Office Building, Workshop
