Nestled in the picturesque valley of Quito, Ecuador, this modern family residence embraces its natural surroundings, dissolving boundaries between indoors and out. Designed by Make Estudio Division, a design build division of PJCArchitecture, in collaboration with Juan Pablo Ribadeneira Mora, the 450-square-meter
Project name
Cumbaya House
Architecture firm
PJCArchitecture, Juan Pablo Ribadeneira Architect
Location
Cumbaya, Quito, Ecuador
Photography
Lorena Darquea
Principal architect
Nandar Godoy-Dinneen
Design team
○ Philip Consalvo ○ Julian Uribe ○ Juliana Sorzano ○ Juan Pablo Ribadeneira Architect
Interior design
PJCArchitecture, Magenta Arquitectura Interior
Civil engineer
Sebastian Vela, CVD Arquitectura
Structural engineer
Sebastian Vela, CVD Arquitectura
Environmental & MEP
Sebastian Vela, CVD Arquitectura
Supervision
Sebastian Vela, CVD Arquitectura
Tools used
Revit, Enscape
Construction
Sebastian Vela, CVD Arquitectura
Material
Brick, stucco, metal, wood, glass
Typology
Residential › House
The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) in Barcelona announces a new edition of the Global Summer School 2025 (GSS25), marking another milestone fostering global collaboration and innovation in the field of architecture and design.
Written by
Luis María Celda Rodríguez
Photography
The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC)
Sobieszewo Island – a place where the rustling of grasses blends with the scent of pines, and life follows the rhythm of nature – will soon become the stage for a unique architectural endeavor. Amid this pristine landscape.
Architecture firm
Ideograf
Location
Sobieszewo Island, Poland
Principal architect
Paulina Czurak-Czapiewska
Visualization
Paulina Czurak-Czapiewska, Ideograf
Typology
Residential › Apartment - Hotel Complex
The project for the Cerebral Palsy Association of Odemira (APCO) consists of an occupational activities center located in Quinta da Estrela, Odemira, Portugal.
Project name
Associação Paralisia Cerebral de Odemira – APCO | Odemira Cerebral Palsy Association
Architecture firm
Câmara Municipal de Odemira – Divisão Obras Municipais | Odemira City Council – Municipal Works Division
Location
Quinta da Estrela, Odemira, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Filipe Xavier Oliveira
Structural engineer
VerdeMais, Verderural , Lda. Engª Sandra da Silva
Lighting
VerdeMais, Verderural , Lda. Engª Sandra da Silva
Construction
Wikibuild S.A.
Supervision
Engº Luis Viana e Engº Duarte Viegas
Hennebery Eddy Architects designed the Jake Jabs College of Business & Entrepreneurship at Montana State University to be an interdisciplinary, collaborative facility, weaving built and natural environments.
Project name
MSU Jake Jabs College of Business & Entrepreneurship
Architecture firm
Hennebery Eddy Architects
Location
Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, USA
Principal architect
Timothy Eddy
Design team
Timothy Eddy, Principal-in-Charge. Jon McGrew, Project Manager. Angelique Nossa, Interior Designer. Will Ives, Project Architect. Nick Byers, Staff Team. Robert Kroster, Staff Team
Collaborators
Programming Consultant: Kathleen Kavanaugh. Sustainability Consultant: Arup; Kath Williams
Interior design
Hennebery Eddy Architects
Civil engineer
Morrison-Maierle
Structural engineer
Morrison-Maierle
Environmental & MEP
Morrison-Maierle
Construction
Dick Anderson Construction
Client
Montana State University
Typology
Educational Architecture › University
The client requested an interior design for her mother, with a particular emphasis on incorporating a favorite color – turquoise. We designed a light and airy interior that embodies a spring-like mood within a standard two-room apartment in Moscow.
Project name
53 m2 turquoise apartment with an open plan living room
Architecture firm
Alexander Tischler
Photography
Olga Karapetian
Principal architect
Karen Karapetian
Design team
Karen Karapetian, Margarita Samoilova, Nastasya Korbut
Interior design
Alexander Tischler
Environmental & MEP engineering
Alexander Tischler
Civil engineer
Alexander Tischler
Structural engineer
Alexander Tischler
Lighting
Alexander Tischler
Material
Alexander Tischler
Construction
Alexander Tischler
Supervision
Alexander Tischler
Tools used
ArchiCAD, SketchUp
Typology
Residential › Apartment
In the small village of Hignigada near Baramati, Maharashtra, a young village head approached us to build an outdoor play area for school children.
Project name
Pod for Happiness
Architecture firm
Craft Narrative
Location
Baramati, Maharashtra, India
Principal architect
Yatindra Patil, Vijay Kharade
Design team
Bharat Yadav, Manasi, Yatindra Patil, Vijay Kharade
Completion year
November 2024
Structural engineer
Sonal Nimbalkar
Typology
Educational Architecture › School
Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects to give more than 75% of its apartments unobstructed views of the sea, the development’s fluid geometries encompass large balconies and terraces shaped to echo the rippled patterns carved by waves in sand.
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher, Christos Passas
Design team
Dahyun Kim, Elizabeth Konstantinidou, Shizhao Yang, Mirella Dourambei, Abdullah Ummer Farook, Ali Rais, Avneesh Rathor, Theodoros Tamvakis, Danae Mavridi, Canon Lee
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-Use Development
Story unfolding from rustic to urban. This house is a piece of elegance where form & purpose tangle together. As the name deserved every brick of this speaks the story of design.
Project name
The Brick House
Architecture firm
Abhishek Ajmera Architects
Location
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Photography
Inclined Studio
Principal architect
Abhishek Ajmera
Interior design
Pragati Ajmera
Structural engineer
Anant Ajmera & Associates
Landscape
Abhishek Ajmera
Lighting
Lumes Light, Udaya Saraf
Supervision
Shailendra Sharma
Material
Brick, Concrete, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
In Mennecy (France), Atelier Aconcept delivered the Nikola Karabatic Sports Complex in 2024 for the Communauté de Communes du Val d’Essonne, the project owner. The result is a striking, golden, levitating volume.
Project name
Nikola Karabatic Sports Complex
Architecture firm
Atelier Aconcept
Collaborators
• Sustainability: Effinergie+ & Eco-Design
Structural engineer
Gaïa, Ligot
Environmental & MEP
(Mechanical & Electrical Engineering), Cardonnel (Sustainability & HQE), Artacoustique (Acoustics)
Client
Communauté de Communes du Val d'Essonne
