Gavin Comerford, Projects Director at CHI SOL Investments Limited shares his industry experience on Dubai’s ever growing high-end luxury real estate market.
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Gavin Comerford, Projects Director at CHI SOL Investments Limited inside a luxurious Hillside at Jumeirah Gulf Estate villa which was construct
This project has been designed with the innovative, contemporary and functional approach of Therapinterior Architecture & Interior Design that combines the philosophies of different cultures. The sense of privacy is perfectly organized in the whole space, which has an open layout.
Project name
Auvergne Hillside House Project
Architecture firm
Therapinterior Architecture & Interior Design
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Rhinoceros 3D, SketchUp, V-ray
Visualization
Therapinterior Architecture & Interior Design
Typology
Residential › House
The Health Sciences Innovation Building (HSIB), designed by CO Architects, provides a state-of-the-art multi-disciplinary, interprofessional medical and health education facility at the University of Arizona’s Health Sciences campus in Tucson, AZ. The $128-million, 230,000-square-foot-facility integrates education and transdisciplinary collaborati...
Project name
University of Arizona Health Sciences Innovation Building
Architecture firm
CO Architects
Location
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Photography
Bill Timmerman
Principal architect
Scott Kelsey, FAIA, principal in charge
Design team
Arnold Swanborn, AIA, LEED AP, design director; Jonathan Kanda, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, project director; Alex Korter, AIA, RIBA, LEED AP BD+C, project manager
Collaborators
Swaim Associates, Associate Architect
Interior design
CO Architects
Built area
230,000 ft², (21,400 m²)
Civil engineer
EEC Engineering & Environmental Consultant
Structural engineer
John A. Martin & Associates
Environmental & MEP
Affiliated Engineers
Lighting
KGM Architectural Lighting
Visualization
Matterport visual twin
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Navisworks
Material
Terra Cotta: Boston Valley. Metal/glass curtainwall: Kovach Building Enclosures. Concrete: Baker Concrete Construction. PVC Roofing Membrane: Sarnafil. Glass: Northwestern Industries. Sliding doors: Dorma. Hydraulic Doors: Schweiss. Acoustical ceilings: Arktura, Kirei. Suspension grid: Armstrong ACT. Demountable partitions: Skyfold & Modernfold, Maharam. Paneling, cabinetwork, custom woodwork: Pollmeier Baubuche. Paints and stains: Sherwin Williams. Wallcoverings: Designtex, BuzziSpace, Filzfelt, Camira. Tile: Daltile, Heath Ceramics. Plastic laminate: Abet Laminate, Formica. Special surfacing: Avonite. Resilient flooring: Forbo, Mondo, Capri Cork, Mannington, Armstrong. Carpet: Tandus Centiva. Raised flooring: Tate. Elevators/Escalators: Arizona Elevator Solutions.
Client
University of Arizona
Typology
Educational › University
Crystal Room is based on a concept that interprets dreams and recreates an introspective experience of various feelings and sensations, a space within the Metaverse that separates us from reality without leaving elements that refer to the natural and mystical, a roof and walls crystalline in the form of a waterfall exemplifying surrealism, everythi...
Project name
Crystal Room
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Visualization
Veliz Arquitecto
Typology
Residential › House
Changing balance between nature and architecture. A tower building designed as a result of a central living- natural core. A tree structure in its heart for the collection of energy and resources, vertical farming and a house for different birds.
Project name
Tree tower- Archi-nature co-existing
Architecture firm
Moshe Katz Architect
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Lumion
Principal architect
Moshe Katz
Visualization
Moshe Katz Architect, Itamar Nevo- Inndesign studio
Status
Unbuilt / Preliminary Design
Typology
Residential › Apartment
When your home gets damaged because of a natural disaster or accident, it’s your responsibility to clean it up. Even if your insurance company agrees to pay you compensation for the damage your home has sustained, nobody will be dispatched to help you unless you personally arrange and pay them to.
Photography
Double Diamond Photo via Getty Images
The central courtyard as the focal point and main center of the house, was the basic idea of the project, around which all social and private daytime activities are developed. The pure and simple volumetry with white as the predominant color are the backdrop for the equipment and decoration.
Architecture firm
Juncos & Asociados Arquitectura
Location
Chacras de la Villa, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Diego Juncos
Typology
Residential › House
The house is structurally sophisticated, but with a simple, restrained aesthetic, and concerned with the enhancement of the beach, the remaining coconut grove and the native vegetation of the slopes. The architecture of Casa 11 continues the work developed by architects Fernanda Barbara and Fabio Valentim (UNA barbara e valentim), in more than 20 y...
Architecture firm
UNA barbara e valentim
Principal architect
Fernanda Barbara, Fabio Valentim
Collaborators
Marata Engenharia
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Gachak Villa is located in Gilan province around RoudKhan Castle. Gachak literally means white. The reason for using this word was that 90% of the materials used in this villa were white in order to make the spatial connection between inside and outside in such a way that the sense of outside is transferred to inside.
Project name
Gachak House
Architecture firm
Negah Studio
Location
RoudKhan Castle, Gilan, Iran
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Lumion
Principal architect
Mohammad Hossein Jalali Manesh
Design team
Mohammad Hossein Jalali Manesh, Tina Tajaddod
Visualization
Tina Tajaddod
Typology
Residential › House
Malta enjoys a robust history of cultural and architectural influences from around the globe. Drawn mainly from Sicilian, Arabic, and Baroque customs, these many influences can be enjoyed in Malta because of its geographical location, being at the crossroads of different historical Mediterranean civilisations, with some of the buildings being older...
Written by
Diana Iskander
