BAU (Brearley Architects & Urbanists): Jiangyin is on the Yangtze, the world’s busiest working river. The city is regenerating part of its industrial docklands as a high density live-work district. Stage one of this major project is the creation of a 4 km public realm along the river edge. The design was selected through invited competition.
Project name
Docklands Park
Architecture firm
BAU (Brearley Architects & Urbanists)
Location
Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province, China
Photography
Zeng Jianghe, Xiazhi
Principal architect
James Brearley
Landscape Architecture
Fang Huang, Robin Armstrong, Wang Can, Xiong Juan, Li Shuyun, Lu Yinghong, Fang Xujie, Chen Yanling, Wang Chenlei, Huang Junbiao, Liu Xiaobo, Lisa Ann Gray, Alexander Abke, Wang Tiankui, Luo Li, Cheng Yedian
Design team
Jiang Han, Steve Whitford, Joseph Tran, Zhang Xu, Gao Weiguo, Ni Wei, Hou Huilin, Tatjana Djordjevic, Li Fuming, Wang Keming, Li Dongdong, Yang Tai, Pu Lengfeng
Area
36.7 Ha (Ship Building Park 7.6Ha; Shiyu Port Park 6.9 Ha; Jiucai Port Park 7.2 Ha; Huangtian Port Park 15 Ha)
Engineer
Jiangyin Urban and Rural Planning Design Institute
Contractor
Jiangsu Natural Environment Construction Group Co., Ltd., Changshu Traditional Chinese Architecture & Landscaping Construction Co.,Ltd., Suzhou Wu Lin Landscape Development Co., Ltd.
Client
Jiangyin Urban Planning Bureau
Typology
Landscape & Urbanism › Public Park, sports park, waterfront. Program: Sustainable urban drainage, city garden, wetland, parkland, heritage preservation, plazas, emergency docks, skate park adventure playground, tennis courts, basketball courts, gate ball courts, table tennis courts, soccer fields, outdoor swimming pool, outdoor theater, bike paths, running track, pavilions, commercial and amenities buildings and tourist information centers
Shadow house is installed in a context in the middle of the forest under the opacity of the large trees, facing the views and the valley that unfolds splendidly at its feet.
Project name
Shadow House
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Visualization
Suitcase Architect
Typology
Residential › House
The Iranian architect Reza Mohtashami has designed Sky Point Villa, a contemporary house for a family of three to be built in Bedford Hills, a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Bedford, Westchester County, New York, United States.
Project name
Sky Point Villa
Architecture firm
Mohtashami Studio
Location
Bedford Hills, New York, USA
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Reza Mohtashami
Design team
Reza Mohtashami
Visualization
Reza Mohtashami
Typology
Residential › House
mrk office: In this project, due to the special position of the site in terms of topography and surrounding landscape, it has been tried not to place the building as an added object on the ground, but to be able to establish a harmonious relationship with the surrounding environment inside the ground.
Project name
House under the hill
Architecture firm
mrk office
Location
Nashtarud, Tonekabon County, Mazandaran Province, Iran
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohammad Reza Kohzadi
Design team
Mohammad Reza Kohzadi, Mohammad Aghajani
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
About thirty years ago, German researcher Dr Feist developed a prototype that would later be known as the Passivhaus or "Passive House". Passivhaus architecture is an architectural style that meets the standard for energy efficiency while minimizing the building's ecological footprint.
Written by
Gerard Smithers
Photography
Castaño & Asociados Passivhaus
Located at Costa Brava, about 10km from Barcelona, the exuberant city of Saint Feliu de Guixols is the setting for this new project. Amid native vegetation, the land occupies a slope overlooking the Mediterranean. The house project was implemented transversely in a horizontal plan with two main volumes. In this region, harmony is a premise, which d...
Architecture firm
Stemmer Rodrigues Arquitetura
Location
Saint Feliu de Guixols, Costa Brava, Barcelona, Spain
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Roberto Stemmer
Design team
Roberto Stemmer, Paulo Henrique Rodrigues, Ingrid Stemmer, Arthur Mendes
Visualization
Arthur Mendes
Typology
Residential › House
MJARC Arquitetos completed the project of a Vineyard Hotel at Douro Valley in Portugal. The project intends to capture the essence of a place that aims to create an atmosphere of harmony between nature and people. All rooms have a clear view of the vineyard and Douro Valley. The sitting room and dining room offers not only beautiful views, but also...
Project name
Vineyard Douro Hotel
Architecture firm
MJARC Arquitetos Associados Lda
Location
Douro Valley, Portugal
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Revit, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Maria João Andrade, Ricardo Cordeiro
Design team
Maria João Andrade, Ricardo Cordeiro
Collaborators
Barbara Bernardo, Raquel Saraiva
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel and wine cellar
Veliz Arquitecto: Rest house. One way to get away from the bustle of the city and its environmental pollution are the so-called rest houses. This house is characterized by being located in a place where tranquility is the main element with which people are going to live.
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Design team
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Visualization
Suitcase Architect
Typology
Residential › House