Being an owner of a rental property does not only include investing in a place, maintaining the property is also a part of the ownership. From screening the tenants to the maintenance and collecting the rent regularly, there are a lot of tedious tasks in managing a rental property.
El Torón Reserve is located on the coast of Oaxaca, at the southernmost point of the Mexican Pacific coastline and a few kilometers from Mazunte, between Mermejita and Ventanilla beaches. It is a protected 30-hectare area characterized by mixed vegetation and rugged topography, with steep cliffs and hilltops creating hard-to-reach spots and a unique natural beauty.
GRAFT’s design for a single-family house and two semi-detached houses combines the aspects of mobility, energy and healthy living with environmentally-friendly construction. The project’s holistic approach encompasses modern architecture, innovative building services and e-mobility as well as sustainability and physical health.
Have you ever encountered sandstorms? If you have ever spent some time in Dubai or any other city in UAE, especially during spring and summer, you have probably witnessed its tropical desert climate and massive sandstorms. And you might know that when they occur, they slow down or, on larger scales, completely shut down the city’s ordinary rhythm.
The High Street Apartments is Gardiner Architects’ first high-rise multi-residential project. Located in Thornbury, Melbourne, the project is a mixed-use building, with thirteen apartments above a ground floor carpark and restaurant fronting High Street. Differing from your usual apartment development model, there was an imperative for our client to create something sustainable, robust and well-designed for the longer-term.
Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) seem to have been mediated as interdisciplinary tools in most fields, and architecture and design have not failed to join this wave of progress. Professionals in the field have strived to utilize the utmost of this exciting technology by incorporating it into every phase of the project, starting from the very manifestation of their imagination to the actual implementation in real life.
In August 2021, Wuhan University received the largest donation in its history: 1 billion yuan, from alumni Dongsheng Chen of Taikang Insurance Group. In the same year, WIT Design & Research completed a most notable project: the restoration of the former residence of Dong Fureng into a memorial museum, commissioned by the Dong Fureng Foundation, with Dongsheng Chen is the main promoter of this project. Chen was giving back to his alma mater, and expressing gratitude to his teacher. For us, the general public, the gesture demonstrates the impact economists and entrepreneurs can make on our society.
London Architecture Music Pavilion AI Exploration. The London timber concert pavilion design exploration led by Alexander Smaga Architects investigated the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and architecture.