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
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
A modern tower that embodies the essence of autumn—where architecture meets the soul of the season. This stunning structure combines the strength of concrete, the transparency of glass, and the warmth of velvet textures.
Project name
Velvet Life Tower
Architecture firm
Green Clay Architecture
Location
Hong Kong, China
Visualization
Khatereh Bakhtyari
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Khatereh Bakhtyari
Design team
Green Clay Architecture
This project showcases the design of a modern residential building in the vibrant heart of Tehran—a city where a rich historical heritage meets contemporary dynamism. The primary goal was to create a space that responds to the urban lifestyle needs of its residents while harmonizing functionality.
Architecture firm
Sarvenaz Nazarian
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Sarvenaz Nazarian
Visualization
Sarvenaz Nazarian
Typology
Residential › Apartment
In Tirana, a new tower designed by NOA reflects the rapid transformations of the Albanian capital. The archetypal village house with a gabled roof is multiplied and stacked in a dizzying vertical composition, resembling a puzzle that awaits its final piece—capturing both the city’s past and its future yet to be written.
Project name
Puzzle Tirana
Architecture firm
NOA, Atelier4
Location
Rruga Medar Shtylla, Tirana, Albania
Visualization
Atelier4, NOA
Status
Preliminary Design Approval
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-use
The award-winning architectural bureau Babayants Architects designed an aparthotel located on the seashore in Gagra, Abkhazia.
Project name
Aquavillas Aparthotel
Architecture firm
Babayants Architects
Location
Gagra, Abkhazia, Georgia
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Artem Babayants
Design team
Babayants Architects
Visualization
Babayants Architects
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
George Genovezos & Lam Faraj: Augmented Living is a project that combines an augmented reality system, physical elements, and live activities. The intervention consists of housing units that alternate levels as they develop within the deconsecrated OLPA building.
Student
George Genovezos, Lam Faraj
University
University of Patras
Teacher
Panos Dragonas, Giannis Karras
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Project name
Augmented Living
Typology
Residential Architecture
Scorpio Garden House is the next generation of shelters developed by BXB Studio. This underground atomic shelter features direct access to a garden, making it not only safe but also functional. Constructed using reinforced concrete or modular steel elements.
Project name
Scorpio Garden House
Architecture firm
BXB Studio
Principal architect
Bogusław Barnaś
Design team
Bogusław Barnaś, Aleksandra Gawron, Bartłomiej Szewczyk, Bartłomiej Mierczak, Urszula Furmanik, Justyna Duszyńska-Krawczyk, Magdalena Fuchs, Aleksandra Parchem, Marcin Owczarek
Collaborators
Graphic Design: BXB Studio, Bogusław Barnaś
Typology
Residential › House
