CRB Arquitectos : The Tonalá 15 project, located in the Roma neighborhood, in Mexico City, arises from the need to adapt to a triangular plot located at the intersection of Insurgentes, the longest avenue in Mexico City, and Tonalá Street.
Project name
Edificio Tonalá 15
Architecture firm
CRB Arquitectos
Location
Tonalá 15, Roma Norte, Mexico City, Mexico
Design team
Sebastián Canales, Javier Rivero Borrell, Regina Kuri, Carmen Alfaro and Alejandra Álvarez
Interior design
Estudio M:A
Structural engineer
Ubando Ingeniería (Óliver Ubando) and Amador Terán
Budget
$29,000 per square meter
Typology
Residential › Apartments
A spiritual journey is an inquiry into one’s own existence, or rather an inquiry into existence and non-existence and the relation between the two, culminating in the realisation of pure existence beyond inquiry.
Architecture firm
Design ni Dukaan
Location
Himatnagar, Gujrat, India
Photography
Ishita Sitwala
Principal architect
Veeram Shah
Interior design
Veeram Shah
Structural engineer
Saunrachna Strucon Pvt. Ltd
Environmental & MEP
Anjaria associates
Construction
Vastu Engineers
Typology
Residential › House
Isabelle and Fernando were looking for a home that met their family routine needs and was close to their daughter's school, in the Vila Madalena neighborhood. They found a house built in the 1940s, largely preserved with its original configuration, located on a 300m² lot, featuring a two-story main house and a two-story annex.
Project name
Isabelle and Fernando's House (Casa Vila Madalena)
Architecture firm
Karen Evangelisti and Marcos Mendes, when they were partners at Iná Arquitetura (Karen and Marcos are now partners at Goiva Arquitetura)
Location
Vila Beatriz, São Paulo, Brazil
Photography
Maira Acayaba
Principal architect
Karen Evangelisti, Marcos Mendes
Client
Isabelle and Fernando
Typology
Residential › House
Located in a Hampstead mews and discretely hidden behind a Victorian pub, Reciprocal House is a newly completed 280 sqm family home by Gianni Botsford Architects replacing a non-descript and dilapidated 1860s cottage while renovating its exemplary 1969 extension by Foster Associates (now Foster + Partners).
Project name
Reciprocal House
Architecture firm
Gianni Botsford Architects
Location
Hampstead, London, UK
Photography
Schnepp Renou
Principal architect
Gianni Botsford
Design team
Gianni Botsford, James Eagle (Project Architect), Anahi Coppone, Arslan Arkallayev, Stephanie Aue, Hiroshi Takeyama
Collaborators
Heritage Consultant: HCUK. Planning Consultant: Barton Wilmore. Quantity Surveyor: Measur. Metalwork: Weber Industries
Interior design
Gianni Botsford Architects
Structural engineer
Tall Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Integration
Lighting
Gianni Botsford Architects
Material
Exposed in-situ concrete; anodised perforated aluminium; perforated profiled aluminium; polished concrete screed
Typology
Residential › House
The Athletes' Village, designed for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, exemplifies the intersection of sustainability and innovation in urban architecture. Covering an area of 52 hectares north of Paris
Project name
Paris Athletes’ Village
Architecture firm
CoBe Architecture & Paysage, KOZ Architectes, Atelier Georges
Location
Saint-Ouen, France
Photography
Cédric Colin, Cécile Septet
Tools used
Graphisoft ArchiCAD, Graphisoft BIMcloud, Graphisoft BIMx
Typology
Hospitality, Residential, Commercial
A holiday home to a diamond merchant in Surat, this elemental yet contemporary house has been designed to embrace extended families making room for warm interactions as it seamlessly connects the indoor with the outdoor.
Project name
Retreat Home
Architecture firm
Neogenesis+Studi0261
Location
Surat, Gujarat, India
Photography
Ishita Sitwala / The Fishy Project
Principal architect
Chinmay Laiwala , Jigar Asarawala, Tarika Asarawala
Design team
Heta Patel, Prachi Jariwala, Nilufer Contractor, Dhruvi Bhatt
Collaborators
Nilufer Contractor (Text Credits). Window Vendor: Facaade- Mr. Pawan Iyenger. Furniture Agency: Carpenter Arjun Bhai. Flooring Agency: Harshad Bhai. Neocement Flooring Agency: Colortek. Stone Vendor: Platina Stone. Tiles Vendor: Stone world. Exposed Brick Agency: Mukund Bhai. Fabricator: Vasudev Engineering and Pramod Bhai. Color and Texture Agency: Vinod Yadav. Soft Furnishings: Isral Bhai. Mangalore Roof Tile Vendor: Surface Element. Landscape contractor: Tulsi garden consultant- Yogesh Avaiya
Civil engineer
Ronak Khambhadiya
Structural engineer
Jalil Sheikh
Environmental & MEP
Electrical Engineer: Jayesh Bhai Patel, Ajju Bhai & Jitu Bhai. HVAC Consultant: Cooline Agency PVT. LTD- Daikin
Landscape
Neogenesis+Studi0261
Lighting
Custom designed by Neogenesis+Studi0261
Construction
Riva Contructions & Consultancy
Typology
Residential › House
The project is based on the idea of a building as a sculpture, something that can become a recognizable object and an attraction for its neighborhoods’ residents. Their shape affords the towers a timeless silhouette and helps leverage the site’s potential in terms of views.
Project name
White Khamovniki
Architecture firm
Tsimailo Lyashenko and Partners
Location
Olsyevsky lane, 9, Moscow, Russia
Photography
Anastasia Samoilova
Typology
Residential Complex
One of the primary challenges has been to deconstruct the length of the façade and the boundary wall in one direction. The design team successfully overcame the same by strategically using the materials, volume, levels, and lighting.
Architecture firm
Mold Design Studio
Photography
Rippotai studio
Principal architect
Anika Mittal Dhawan
Design team
Mold design studio
Site area
1,000 Square Yards
Landscape
Mold design studio
Lighting
Halomax (vendor)
Visualization
Mold design studio
Material
Natural Indian stone, Mild steel, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
