On a narrow 7,000-square-foot plot in the North Park neighborhood of San Diego, FORA is an exercise in intelligent density that reimagines collective housing for the present. It is also a tangible example of what urban infill multi- family housing can achieve in the United States.
Architecture firm
Jeff Svitak Inc.
Location
North Park, San Diego, California, USA
Principal architect
Jeff Svitak
Design team
Jeff Svitak, Landon Hubbard, Isabella Santini
Interior design
Jeff Svitak Inc.
Collaborators
Landon Hubbard, Isabella Santini
Civil engineer
Naslund Engineering
Environmental & MEP
H&W Engineers
Construction
Jeff Svitak Inc.
Supervision
Landon Hubbard
Visualization
Red Machine
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Revit
Material
Wood, Stucco, Concrete
Client
Howard Morley, LLC
Typology
Residential › Multifamily Housing
Hacienda Wabi emerges as a residential sanctuary seamlessly interwoven with the lush tropical environment. Conceived by RA! and promoted by Namus—a Tulum-based developer renowned for boutique ventures—the project articulates a symbiosis between architecture and nature.
Project name
Hacienda Wabi
Location
Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Principal architect
Pedro Ramírez de Aguilar, Cristóbal Ramírez de Aguilar, Santiago Sierra
Design team
Pedro Ramírez de Aguilar, Santiago Sierra, Cristóbal Ramírez de Aguilar, Alejandro Hernández, Lourdes Gamez y Mateo Vázquez del Mercado
Interior design
Namus + Casa Portal + RA!
Collaborators
Alejandro Hernández, Lourdes Gamez y Mateo Vázquez del Mercado
Structural engineer
EMX Structural Engineering
Material
Stone, Concrete and Chukum
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Milliners Yard is a purpose-built, 11-storey residential development for the build-to-rent (BTR) market from Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Comprised of 258 modern apartments, the scheme, on London Road in Liverpool, sits at the heart of the city’s historic Fabric District. The area was once a bustling centre for millinery and textile warehouse...
Project name
Milliners Yard
Architecture firm
(Delivery architect) Brock Carmichael
Location
Stafford ST, Liverpool, L3 8JA, UK
Design team
Jasper Sanders, Rebecca Finney
Interior design
Jasper Sanders + Partners
Collaborators
Society Studios - Brand Identity, Practice
Environmental & MEP
T Clarke
Construction
Base Build Contractor Phase I | Equans. Installation Contractor Phase II | 2G Design & Build
Client
Columbia Threadneedle
Typology
Residential › Build-to-rent apartments
The proposal refers to the intention of building a multi-family housing building with commerce/services in a building located in the center of Aveiro, close to the railway station, more specifically on Rua Comandante Rocha e Cunha nº142A and B, corner with Rua Dr. Arlindo Vicente.
Project name
Edifício Estação
Architecture firm
Sónia Cruz Arquitectura
Location
Aveiro, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Sónia Cruz
Interior design
Sónia Cruz Arquitectura
Collaborators
Rui Vieira, Inês Lopes
Structural engineer
R5 Engineers
Landscape
Sónia Cruz Arquitectura
Lighting
Sónia Cruz Arquitectura
Construction
Adiciona Developments, Unipessoal Lda.
Visualization
Sónia Cruz Arquitectura
Client
Graterol & Santos, Lda
Typology
Residential › Apartment
In the exploration of design inspiration and the shaping of concepts, the exquisite structure of the purlins of the classic architecture "Beijing Forbidden City" and the tranquility of Jinan Daming Lake's still water are extracted, integrating them into modern design language.
Project name
Classy Mansion
Architecture firm
Matrix Design
Location
No. 8, Hualong Road, Lixia District, Jinan City, China
Photography
Zhuying Creative Photography Service Center, Shashi District
Collaborators
Furnishing: Matrix Mingcui
Material
Translucent Mountain Vein Wood Veneer, Random Pattern Stainless Steel, Washi Paper, Italian Super White Stone, Landscape Purple Stone, Gilded Phoebe Wood, Brass, Tiger's Eye Stone
Budget
Interior finish cost: 4,000 yuan/㎡. Furnishing cost: 4,000 yuan/㎡
Client
Qi Real Estate (Jinan) Co., Ltd.
Typology
Residential Building
Nestled in the mountainous northwest of Aojiang Town, Zhejiang Province, Linggen Village is a quintessential rural mountain settlement. The project sits deep in a valley within the village.
Project name
Valley Homestay in Linggen Village
Architecture firm
y.ad studio
Location
Linggen Village, Aojiang Town, Zhejiang Province, China
Design team
Yan Yang, Zhao Siyuan, Yan Yu
Material
Laminated Bamboo Panel, Aluminum Plate, Natural Rubble Stone, Paint, Micro Cement, Wood Veneer
Typology
Residential › Homestay
The Entre-Copas, designed by Armentano Arquitetura (AARQ), creates a synthesis between sophisticated hospitality and the warmth of a domestic setting. The kitchen space is reinterpreted through the 3 conceptual pillars that make up the theme “Sowing Dreams”, proposed by the decoration show CASACOR 2025.
Architecture firm
Armentano Arquitetura
Location
São Paulo, Brazil
Photography
Rafael Renzo; Denilson Machado MCA
Principal architect
Armentano Arquitetura
Typology
Residential Building
Architectural order is created when the organization of the parts of a building makes visible the relationships between them and its structure as a whole.
Project name
Chaos is Calling - Harmony in Entropy
Architecture firm
THIS IS IMDA
Location
Santorini, Greece
Photography
Vasilis Iliades ClearLine Photography
Principal architect
Ioanna Tsagkouli
Interior design
Ioanna Tsagkouli
Collaborators
Proentasi Technical Studio
Civil engineer
George Sapiridis
Structural engineer
George Sapiridis
Landscape
Ioanna Tsagkouli
Lighting
Ioanna Tsagkouli
Construction
THIS IS IMDA
Supervision
Ioanna Tsagkouli
Visualization
Ioanna Tsagkouli
Client
Anestis and Faidon Apostolides
Typology
Hospitality Architecture
