Habitat Horticulture proposes Confluence Rising, an iconic living tower that celebrates the confluence of nature, art and innovation. Visitors enjoy an entry plaza/café and experience panoramic views framed by lush plantings from balconies at every level culminating in a roof-top greenhouse and observation deck.
Project name
Confluence Rising
Architecture firm
Habitat Horticulture
Location
Guadalupe Park, San Jose, California
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max
Principal architect
David Brenner
Design team
Mickey Mangan, Lucia Lamm, Mateo Aguilar, Ben Donelan, Donna Shibata
Collaborators
Scott Moran
These buildings, which can be called Tiny House area is an architectural concept by Turkish architcet Bartu Armağan. Each of these three-storey buildings are 45 square meters and 8 meters high. There is a living room on the ground floor, a bathroom on the first floor and a bedroom on the top floor.
Project name
Some Tiny Things
Architecture firm
Bartu Armağan (bar2design)
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Bartu Armağan
Built area
45 m² each house
Visualization
Bartu Armağan (bar2design)
Typology
Residential › House
MB Architects: The benefits of twisting towers go beyond aesthetics though. This type of design can make a building more aerodynamic and energy efficient. The twisting tower reduces wind-load by 24% (compared to a similarly sized rectangular building).
Project name
Twisting Tower
Architecture firm
MB Architects
Visualization
MB Architects
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer
Principal architect
Muhammet Bilgiç
Design team
Muhammet Bilgiç
Typology
Mixed-use building
Ever since they gained worldwide fame back in the good old 1920s, RVs instantly became a popular “get out of jail free card” for all people who wanted to get off the grid and temporarily replace their urban lifestyles with something more adventurous and outgoing.
Photography
Free To Use Sounds, Airstream Inc., Christian Mikhael, Cottonbro
The Iranian architecture firm mrk office led by Mohammad Reza Kohzadi has recently completed Moshref Villa, a single-family home located in Chalandar a village in Baladeh Kojur Rural District, in the Central District of Nowshahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran.
Project name
Moshref Villa
Architecture firm
mrk office
Location
Chalandar, Mazandaran, Iran
Principal architect
Mohammad Reza Kohzadi
Design team
Neda Mirani, Mohammad Aghajani, Morteza Alimohammadi, Hosein Aghayi, Narges Sefidabi, Mahnoosh Ghafari, Sargol Tehrani, Mehrdad Bagheri, Moazameh Eshkevarian, Sanam Keshvarpajooh, Sepehr Sadeghi, Sogand Shooraj
Collaborators
Mojtaba Mahdavi (Facilities), Nika Choob (Wooden accessories), Amin Mohammadi (Aluminium Windows)
Structural engineer
Siamak Poorzand
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Typology
Residential › House
On the Hembrug terrain in Zaandam, an area of 42,5 hectares, a monumental industrial site has been transformed by Studio Modijefsky into the home and studio of an artist couple. The studio has joined forces with the client’s atelier, Studio Molen, for the design and realization of bronze details and custom light elements; this collaboration resulte...
Interior design
Studio Modijefsky
Location
Zaandam, The Netherlands
Photography
Maarten Willemstein
Design team
Studio Modijefsky; Esther Stam, Moene van Werven, Zahra Rajaei, Karen Man Lai Cheng
Collaborators
Studio Molen
Material
Oak Wood, Brass, Steel
Typology
Residential, gallery space, artist studio
Designed by Architecture Visualization Studio Atelier Monolit,“Beyond the Edge” is a proposal for the international architecture competition “Site Landmark” located near Cabo de San Vicente, in the Algarve, southern Portugal.
Project name
Beyond the Edge
Architecture firm
Atelier Monolit
Location
Sagres, Algarve, Portugal
Tools used
SketchUp, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Vlad Andrei Popa & Ioan Ralea-Toma
Design team
Atelier Monolit - Vlad Andrei Popa & Ioan Ralea-Toma
Visualization
Atelier Monolit - Vlad Andrei Popa & Ioan Ralea-Toma
Typology
Site Landmark › Visitor Center
Inverse Project has envisioned this tower to commemorate the Bicentennial of Costa Rica that occurs in 2021. It is a concept for what a tower project could be in this biodiverse and environmentally conscious country. The tower would be the tallest in Central America rising to 65 levels and 294m.
Project name
Costa Rica Bicentennial Tower
Architecture firm
Inverse Project
Location
San Jose, Costa Rica
Visualization
Inverse Project
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Richard Hammond
Design team
Emmanuel Baizan, David Rockbrand
Typology
Mixed use Tower, Transit Oriented Development.
From Longing to Belonging: Forest House I is the latest work by Montréal-based studio, Natalie Dionne Architecture. The firm has earned widespread praise over the years for its contextual approach, its creativity, and its attention to detail. Forest House I adds to a rich portfolio of original, residential homes, equal parts urban and rural.
Project name
Forest House I
Architecture firm
Natalie Dionne Architecture
Location
Bolton-Est, Eastern Townships, QC, Canada
Photography
Raphaël Thibodeau
Design team
Natalie Dionne, Corinne Deleers, Rosemarie Faille-Faubert, and Martin Laneuville
Built area
215 m² (House), 60 m² (Terraces)
Structural engineer
Latéral
Client
Martine Bleau and Louis Barrière
Typology
Residential › House
Amazon unveils a proposed design for the second phase of its Arlington, Virginia headquarters, designed by NBBJ. It seems to be inspired by Samarra Malwiya tower in Iraq or the Tower of Babel.
Location
Arlington, Virginia, United States
Built area
2.8 million ft²
Typology
Commercial › Office
