A radical remodel of a 1990s attic apartment in Prague Libeň. We are in the attic of a 1930s townhouse in Prague Libeň. An apartment was built here in the 1990s. But there were too many rooms, more than the client needed, anyway. The joy of open attic space was lost in the clutter. Our task was to find it again.
Project name
Attic Apartment with a Black Box
Architecture firm
Komon architekti
Location
Prague 8 – Libeň, Czech Republic
Photography
Tomáš Slavík, www.tomasslavik.cz
Principal architect
Martin Gaberle
Design team
Bořek Peška, Lucie Roubalová, Jana Drtinová
Collaborators
Zlatý řez (Cabinetry)
Built area
141 m², 109 m² (Gross Floor Area), 84 m² (Usable Floor Area)
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Oak veneer treated with black oil, white DTDL board, Mirage Norr terrazzo, concrete plaster, Meister multi-layer oak veneer flooring, tempered glass, coated steel, spruce timber
Typology
Residential › Apartment
This gut renovation modernizes the interiors of two apartments in a dilapidated historic Palazzo in Brescia, Italy, while restoring the original grandeur of the spaces. The units on adjacent floors share the same perimeter footprint; however, the different ceiling heights engender discrete architectural responses
Project name
Piano Nobile Loft & Round Wall Studio
Architecture firm
Alepreda Architecture, www.alepreda.com
Photography
Ottavio Tomasini, www.ottaviotomasini.it
Principal architect
Alessandro Preda
Built area
60 m² each apartment, 72 ² each apartment (Gross Floor Area), 58 m² each apartment (Usable Floor Area)
Environmental & MEP engineering
Structural engineer
Studio Tecnico Zampedrini, www.zampedrini.it
Material
Oak, white oak,gypsum wall board and metal studs, white laminate, existing stone and brick,
Construction
Green Cantieri, www.greencantieri.it
Typology
Residential › Apartment
This residential project, located on the outskirts of Paris, emerges as a single, sober volume with simple shapes that oscillates between massiveness and transparency due to the alternation between concrete and glass.
Project name
Le Copenhagen
Architecture firm
Christophe Rousselle Architecte
Location
Boulevard Rouget de Lisle, Montreuil, France
Photography
Takuji Shimmura
Principal architect
Christophe Rousselle
Design team
Jean-Philippe Marre
Interior design
Christophe Rousselle Architectes
Collaborators
Jean-Philippe Marre, Joana Kingwell
Structural engineer
MC Kuzu
Environmental & MEP
Gleize Energie
Supervision
Cabinet Lemonnier (économiste)
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max
Material
Precast concrete stain finish, (light gray tint) wooden joinery and roller shutters in RAL 7021 aluminum, Green roof
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Palma Holding launches its second exclusive presidential penthouse for sale in its Serenia Residences development. The launch comes after the company successfully sold the project’s first presidential penthouse last year. The penthouse is up for sale for AED 55 million.
Project name
Presidential Penthouse in Serenia Residences The Palm, Dubai
Architecture firm
Palma Holding – one of the leading Real Estate developers in Dubai
Location
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Principal architect
Hazel Wong
Design team
PalmaHolding Interior Design team led by Natalie Derbas
Environmental & MEP engineering
Status
Built, Ready for Sale
Typology
Residential › Penthouse
The eclectic design, based on the concept of the wonder-rooms from the 16th century, formed the main idea to combine art, music and architecture.
Architecture firm
Praxis Arquitectura
Location
Puebla City, Puebla, Mexico
Photography
Aldo C. Gracia
Principal architect
Marcelino Rosas Garmendia
Interior design
Praxis Arquitectura
Landscape
Praxis Arquitectura
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Construction
Praxis Arquitectura
Material
Steel, Concrete, Wood, Glass, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
I designed a penthouse planned to be built quite far from the city. The main purpose of the design is to create a loft apartment that can be preferred for those who want to retreat and promise a beautiful forest view in every corner of the house.
Architecture firm
Selami Bektaş
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Marvelous Designer, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Selami Bektaş
Visualization
Selami Bektaş
Typology
Residential › House
Modern life has become full of responsibilities and all sorts of tasks that we sometimes forget to stop, take a breather, and just relax.
Photography
Victor Garcia (cover image), Spacejoy
The Colossus Apartment project is a space for a young man who enjoys an everyday view of Kyiv's historic downtown from the height of the 19th floor. The apartment is located in the residential complex "Skyline" of the green Pechersk district, which is rapidly being built up now.
Project name
Colossus Apartment
Architecture firm
YODEZEEN architects
Photography
Andrii Shurpenkov
Principal architect
Artem Zverev, Artur Sharf
Interior design
YODEZEEN architects
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Concrete, Stone, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › Apartment