Chief architect at ISTO studio Bogdan Kostelnyi depicts how architecture can reflect the bionic shapes. A vivid example of this is 1,210 sq.m. Monsella villa on the Pearl Jumeirah Island in Dubai, where monumental and futuristic architecture reflects the imitation of tulip petals as the primary idea.
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max
Principal architect
Bogdan Kostelnyi
Design team
Oles Honcharenko, Anastasiia Kozytska, Oleksii Onishchenko, Liubomyr Lozko, Kostiantyn Maksymenko, Yelyzaveta Melnyk, Yaroslav Hryshchuk, Alina Dobranytsia
Completion year
2024 - 2025
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › Villa
Forest Nexus redefines the traditional school as a vibrant community hub, blending education, social interaction, and cultural exchange in the heart of Vilnius. This innovative project, designed by Atelier Entropic and 2L Architects, integrates nature with modern learning spaces, creating an inclusive environment for people of all ages.
Project name
The Forest Nexus
Architecture firm
ENTROPIC, 2L Architects
Location
Vilnius, Lithuania
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Revit, Adobe package
Principal architect
Geoffrey Eberle
Design team
Geoffrey Eberle, Magdalena Mróz, Maria Antonia Franco
Client
Municipality of Vilnius
Typology
Educational Architecture › High School, Community Center
Inspired by Taijitu, also called the “symbol of Yin and Yang” associated with Taoism and Neo-Confucianism, the project is characterized by its biomimetic spiral double-shell architecture. It reinterprets the vernacular structures of curved wooden roofs while respecting the principles of balance and symmetry appreciated by the Chinese culture.
Architecture firm
Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Location
Shenyang, People's Republic of China
Principal architect
Vincent Callebaut
Completion year
Expected 2028
Collaborators
Green certifications: LEED Platinum + Sustainable Wellbeing Center
Status
Design Development
Typology
Multi-sport field, Tai-chi museum, Restaurant, Tearoom, Botanical garden
designed the public spaces, primarily the grand lobby, in the glass office tower FRAME workplace. The project, with a total area of 69,700 square meters, will be implemented in the urban quarter Republic. FRAME is a new conceptual business space in the premium line of Workplace
Project name
FRAME Workplace
Architecture firm
Babayants Architects
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer
Principal architect
Artem Babayants
Design team
Artem Babayants
Visualization
Babayants Architects
Status
Implementation Phase
Typology
Commercial › Office
Ukrainian object design company WOO has teamed up with creative content studio CUUB to present an exceptional fusion of design and nature through a series of artistic visualizations and animations.
Project name
WOO x CUUB Сollaboration
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Collaborators
CUUB studio, WOO
Visualization
CUUB Studio
Typology
Furniture Design
Designed by Thetacon, this subterranean Corfu residence blends seamlessly with its rocky, sloped terrain. Inspired by the traditional dry-stone walls supporting the land, the structure features two fluid, stone-clad volumes that appear to emerge naturally from the earth.
Architecture firm
Thetacon
Location
Pelekas, West Corfu, Greece
Tools used
AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Konstantina Yannaki
Design team
Konstantina Yannaki & Ioannis Karkos
Collaborators
Engineering: Christos Mouchlianitis
Visualization
Konstantina Yannaki & Ioannis Karkos
Typology
Residential › Housing
Located at one of the highest points in the city of Manaus, Amazon, Brazil, the Botânica Office commercial building, designed by Troost + Pessoa Architects, aims to create a harmonious connection between users and the urban and natural environments.
Project name
Botânica Office
Architecture firm
Troost + Pessoa Architects
Location
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Principal architect
Laurent Troost, Vitor Pessoa
Design team
Jéssica Vitoriano, Roney Holanda, Roberta Ferreira, Aline Salignac, Renan Marques, Danilo Medeiros, Acacia Souza, Bryan Cameli
Completion year
2023 – 2026
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Commercial › Office
An attractive view of the Botanical Park and the city distinguishes this flat in the residential complex ‘House on Botanicheskiy’. There is no such panorama in any house in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.
Project name
Flat with panoramic views of the Botanical Garden
Architecture firm
Kvadrat Architects
Location
Astana, Kazakhstan
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD
Principal architect
Sergey Bekmukhanbetov, Rustam Minnekhanov
Design team
Kvadrat Architects
Collaborators
Loro Piana, Poliform
Visualization
Kvadrat Architects
Typology
Residential › Private Apartment
