This house on a large, wooded lot in the Flanders region of Belgium offered SAOTA an opportunity to design a distinctive contemporary architectural object in the landscape that would simultaneously serve as a warm, outward-looking living environment and engage meaningfully with its surroundings.
Project name
Flanders House
Design team
Philip Olmesdahl, Joe Schutzer-Weissmann, Nasreen Larney, Bobby Labrou & Valerie Lehabe
Collaborators
Apart Architects (Architect of Record), Hadewijch Geuskens (Project Manager), Graham Wood (Text), TKI Interiors (Furnishing)
Interior design
Pieter Laureys
Environmental & MEP
High End Electro (Electrical Engineer)
Landscape
Wirtz International
Construction
Van Mourik Bouw
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has won the Riga Ropax Terminal architectural competition for a new passenger and ro-ro cargo terminal.
Project name
Ropax Ferry Terminal
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
Jose Eduardo Navarrete Deza, Maria Lagging, Luca Melchiori, Szu-An Yao, Zrinka Radic
Collaborators
Local Architect: Sarma Norde Architects: Jānis Norde, Mārtiņš Rikards, Nils Saprovskis, Gunda Krūmiņa. Transport Consultant: Sweco Finland: Mikko Suhonen. Landscape Architect: Alps Landscape Architects: Ilze Rukšāne, Indra Ozolina, Marc Geldof, Abdallah Omara, Egita Fabiane. Urban Design Consultant: Sweco Finland: Rysä Timo, Lasse Rajala, Robert Luther, Hanna Suomi
Client
Riga Port Agency, SIA
Typology
Transportation › Terminal
Following a pitch in 2023, MoederscheimMoonen was invited by Maarsen Groep to design a new mixed-use building in the Buiksloterham district of Amsterdam. The final design has now been completed, and the environmental permit has been granted.
Project name
Distelweg Amsterdam
Architecture firm
MoederscheimMoonen Architects
Location
Buiksloterham Amsterdam, Netherlands
Principal architect
MoederscheimMoonen Architects
Design team
MoederscheimMoonen Architects
Built area
12.400 m² excluding parking
Collaborators
Baljon Landschapsarchitecten (Landscape Architect). DWA, Pieters Bouwtechniek, LBP Sight (Advisors).
Visualization
MoederscheimMoonen Architect
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Built in 1963, Le Schuylkill Tower was the first high rise building constructed in Monaco. Occupying a prominent position in Monte Carlo, the residential tower overlooks the principality’s Port Hercule with panoramic views south to the royal palace, the old town, and the Mediterranean Sea beyond.
Project name
Le Schuylkill
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Location
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Photography
John Kellerman courtesy Alamy, montage by MIR
Principal architect
Stephane Vallotton, Pelayo Bustillo Macias
Design team
Afsoon Eshaghi, Alex Nap, Anna Uborevich-Borovskaya, Branko Svarcer, Chiara Baiocco, Drew Merkle, Hyun Jin Kim, Ken Bostock, Martin Pfleger, Meenakshi Sharma, Michelle Sin, Nicolas Tornero, Othmane Kandri, Roberta Sartori, Sharon Sin, Thanh Dao, Yasemin Muduroglu, Yihoon Kim, Zohra Rougab
Collaborators
Square Architecte
Structural engineer
Eckersley O’Callaghan and OTEIS
Environmental & MEP
AIA, INGETEC
Typology
Residential › Apartments
A new perspective on architecture in the world of medicine. The building of the former granary has been adapted to become the new headquarters of a dental clinic. However, it is not just a place for receiving patients, it is something more.
Project name
Nawrocki Clinic
Architecture firm
IFA Group Sp. Z.o.o.
Photography
Hanna Połczyńska
Principal architect
Kamil Domachowski
Design team
Kamil Domachowski, Karolina Wood, Maciej Busch, Adrianna Jemioł, Jakub Brzuchański, Julia Selimova
Collaborators
Structure: Piotr Puzyrewski. Spiral staircase structure: Dariusz Kalota. Supervision: PRO-INWEST Marcin Jakubowski, MKOI Mikołaj Knopiński. Main contractor: Elwoz. Carpentry contractor: ArmetBis. Spiral staircase contractor: Artom. Leather curtains supplier: Europell. Paintings created by: Aleksandra Jankowska-Skierska. Windows: Aluprof. Flooring: Polflor, Expona. Interior doors: Gerlej. Lamps: Flos, Aqform, Luxiona. Curved glass panels: PressGlass. Acoustic sprays: Sonaspray
Structural engineer
Piotr Puzyrewski
Supervision
PRO-INWEST Marcin Jakubowski, MKOI Mikołaj Knopiński
Visualization
Jakub Brzuchański
Material
reinforced concrete
Client
Agnieszka Dojlidko-Nawrocka, Michał Nawrocki
Typology
Healthcare › Dental Clinic
HOSPIWOOD challenges the traditional hospital model known as "Monospace" (care machine) to provide more humanistic and patient-centric healthcare to improve their experience during their stay in hospital and optimize their recovery time, while attracting and retaining the best healthcare professionals from Belgium and Europe in the City of La Louvi...
Project name
HOSPIWOOD 21, The 21st Century Biophilic Hospital Campus
Architecture firm
Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Location
La Louvière, Belgium
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Vincent Callebaut
Design team
Vincent Callebaut, Kao Sum, Aurore Delcourt, Guillaume Brunet, Nathalie Martinez
Visualization
Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Typology
Healthcare › Hospital
A good bridge is like a good deed in an unkind world, an altruistic investment in the public realm, a way to connect people and places, designed in such a way that it is pleasing to experience and to look at. Litomyšl’s new footbridge is exactly that: an entirely convincing synthesis of architecture, engineering, and urbanism, connecting two segmen...
Project name
Footbridge in Litomyšl
Architecture firm
EHL & KOUMAR ARCHITEKTI
Location
Litomyšl, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Lukáš Ehl, Tomáš Koumar
Design team
Lukáš Ehl, Tomáš Koumar, Ladislav Dvořák, Ladislav Šašek
Collaborators
Graphics: Ivana Šrámková. Lighting design: Ladislav Tikovský
Typology
Public Spaces › Footbridge
The architectural tapestry of our envisioned communities takes on a diverse and transformative hue with four distinct housing concepts, each epitomizing innovation and a harmonious connection with nature.
Project name
Pluralism in Futuristic Houses
Architecture firm
Kowsar Noroozi, Pinar Hanifi, Setareh Ilka, Yasaman Orouji
Tools used
Midiourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Design team
Kowsar Noroozi, Pinar Hanifi, Setareh Ilka, Yasaman Orouji
Visualization
Kowsar Noroozi, Pinar Hanifi, Setareh Ilka, Yasaman Orouji
Typology
Residential › House
