New Development Inspired by Needs of Low-Income Youth. Innovative Housing Opportunities announces the groundbreaking of a new affordable housing complex inspired by the needs of unhoused students and transition-aged youth in Riverside, CA.
Written by
Julie D. Taylor
Photography
Renderings: courtesy Bassenian Lagoni Architects
The public housing sector shelters from the front to live with privacy and allied with nature. The limit of the house is the horizon of the landscape that the lot poses.
The linear circulations are contained by their own exterior, the patios. They allow us to recreate the necessary privacy of each sector of the house.
Project name
Casa TERRA-91
Location
Terralagos, Canning, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Alejandro Peral
Principal architect
Luciana Macias, Facundo Carrosso
Collaborators
Arq. Manuel Fernandez, Arq. Yanina Saracho
Structural engineer
Ing. Gustavo Carreira
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The tea pavilion located on the bank of the dam in Český Těšín was created as an intervention in public space as part of the Mood for Wood international workshop. When thinking about the concept, we start from the traditional Japanese architecture of tea houses rendered with contemporary means of expression. We work with a simple design principle o...
Project name
Tea House Pavilion
Architecture firm
GRAU architects
Location
49°44'48.9"N 18°36'07.9"E; Hrabinka Lake, Český Těšín, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Andrej Olah, Filip Marčák, Jana Filípková, Alexandra Májska
Collaborators
[students, workshop participants] Julia Kurnik, Alicja Łosik, Alexandra Gospodarek, Katarzyna Owczarska, Maria Pawłova, Maciej Kuratczyk, Michał Teodorczyk, Jan Chmurski
Built area
Built Area 9 m²; Dimensions: 3 x 3 x 4 m²
Material
Spruce wood – structure of the pavilion, structure of the bench, floor. Birch plywood – side covering and seat of the bench. White geotextile – roofing materiál
wa_sauna, a motor-powered, floating sauna, explores ideas of community, journey, and retreat. Following in the tradition of saunas as a place for gathering, wa_sauna provides a place for friends and the community to share a unique experience on the water. Boaters and kayakers can venture out and tie off to the surrounding deck.
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Principal architect
Jon Gentry AIA, Aimée O'Carroll ARB
Collaborators
Fashion shoot credits: Models: Binta Dibba, Katie Joy. Hair: Maria Espinoza. Make-up: Natalia Parker
Structural engineer
Kevin Winner, Swenson Say Faget
Material
Deck: Marine-grade plywood with clear varnish. Siding: Preservative Treated plywood w/ semi-transparent ebony stain . Roofing: Sarnatil G-410 roofing membrane. Slot Windows: 3/8” clear acrylic panels. Interior Walls and Ceiling: T&G Spruce. Interior Deck: Marine-grade plywood with clear varnish. Duckboard: Spruce. Benches: Spruce. Deck Frame: Pre-manufactured aluminum frame by Rolling Barge. Floatation: (28) 55-gallon plastic drums. Motor: Minn Kota Electric Trolling Motor, 112 lb. 36-volt. Batteries: (3) 12-volt Optimum deep-cycle marine batteries. Wood Burning Sauna Stove: Black Line Series 16 CK. Sauna Interior Kit: Finnleo. Flue Pipe: DuraVent.
Located in a gated community in the southern part of the Province of Buenos Aires, house AC-47 is located on a corner lot surrounded by important vegetation. Its linear development prioritizes the visuals over the park and the optimal conditions of sunlight and ventilation. The project starts from a main volume that is ordered in relation to the di...
Location
Adrogué Chico, Malvinas Argentinas, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Alejandro Peral
Principal architect
Luciana Macias, Facundo Carrosso
Collaborators
Yamila Graneros, Sofía Díaz, Rosario Galván, Arq. Guadalupe Arbarello, Yanina Saracho.
Interior design
MA Partners
Structural engineer
Ing. Gustavo Bianchi
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
This Video shall dive into an amazing visual experience of a Fusion Villa designed by Space Race Architects for Mr. Gupta from Jalandhar, Punjab. As it is rightly said by Winston Churchill- We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us, the vision behind this magnificent mansion was not only to comfort the cliental but also make it nature friend...
Project name
Fusion Villa
Architecture firm
Space Race Architects
Location
Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Photography
Purnesh Dev Nikhanj
Principal architect
Thakur Udayveer Singh
Interior design
Space Race Architects
Civil engineer
Mr. Sabharwal
Environmental & MEP
Space Race Architects
Landscape
Space Race Architects
Lighting
Space Race Architects
Supervision
Space Race Architects
Construction
Mr. Sabharwal
Material
Italian Stone, Indian stone, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Detached house in the neighborhood of Adrogué Chico, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The project intention was to preserve privacy without losing the relationship with nature and its environment.
Architecture firm
LMARQ Arquitectos
Location
Adrogué Chico, Malvinas Argentinas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Alejandro Peral
Principal architect
Luciana Macias, Facundo Carrosso
Collaborators
Sofía Diaz, Yanina Saracho
Structural engineer
Gustavo Carreira
Material
Concrete, wood, steel, glass
Typology
Residential › House
Vltavska Underground is a network of former transport under paths that got a second chance with a help of freestyle activities.
Project name
Vltavská Underground
Architecture firm
U / U studio [architecture]. Re_place [concept of the site revitalisation]
Location
Hlávkův most, Vltavská, Prague 7, Czech Republic
Design team
Jiří Kotal, Martin Hrouda, Andrea Nováková, Marek Peřík, Lukáš Kalivoda, Jan Maleček [U / U studio]. Martin Kontra, Richard Preisler [Re_place]
Collaborators
Skatepark contractor: Bonidee Skateparks. Graphic: Jakub Karlík. Light design: Maxo Simko, Jan Poš. Lights contractor: TSK. Ollie the Pig sculpture: Mikoláš Zika + Jan Bejcha.
Material
Smoothened concrete – floor of the skatepark, obstacles, radiuses, Ollie the Pig. Steel – edges of the obstacles, pipe elements, urban furniture, poles. Plastic foil – mirrors. Larch wooded planks – podiums, urban furniture.
Client
Prague 7 City District
Paris of the Future: Where Flying Cars Meet Iconic Landmarks. Revolutionizing Transportation: Flying Cars Take Flight Over the Iconic Streets of Paris. An Iconic Landmark Transformed: Arc de Triomphe at the Heart of Paris, Illuminating the Future.
Project name
Paris 3050: Envisioning the Future of the City of Light with AI
Architecture firm
Studio WDC - Dhanveer Ahamed
Tools used
Mid Journey AI
Principal architect
Dhanveer Ahamed
Visualization
Dhanveer Ahamed
Typology
Futuristic Architecture
At the foot of the Roof Park in Rotterdam housing project The Hudsons has been realized. The development adds 5 building blocks with 118 single-family homes, 24 apartments and 2 commercial spaces to the Bospolder-Tussendijken district. The early 20th-century district of Bospolder-Tussendijken has been undergoing restructuring for decades. The more...
Architecture firm
Orange Architects
Location
Bospolder-Tussendijken, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Photography
Sebastian van Damme, Sander van Wettum
Design team
Jeroen Schipper, Tess Landsman, Paul Kierkels, Julija Osipenko, Angeliki Chantzopoulou, Fung Chow, Lars Fraij, María Gómez Garrido, Rutger Schoenmaker
Collaborators
Advisors: Pieters Bouwtechniek, Nieman, Huygen Installatie Adviseurs, CULD, INBO
Visualization
De Beeldenfabriek
Client
ERA Contour & BPD Gebiedsontwikkeling
Typology
Residential › Apartment
