Mortgage lenders play a vital role in today’s housing market by facilitating homeownership, influencing demand, and adapting to economic and regulatory changes. Their impact extends beyond financing, shaping market trends and consumer accessibility.
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Liliana Alvarez
In the volcanic heart of Kalapana, Hawaii, a futuristic structure gently rests upon the rock, like an organic creature finding refuge. It doesn’t conquer the landscape, it contemplates it. Inspired by parasitic architecture, Volcano Shell adapts to its surroundings like a natural extension of the hardened lava.
Project name
Volcano Shell
Architecture firm
ORCA Design
Location
Kalapana, Hawaii
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Revit, Unreal Engine, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Marcelo Ortega, Chris an Ortega, Jose Ortega
Design team
Chris an Ortega, Marcelo Ortega, José Ortega, Paula Zapata, Alexandra Gavilanez, Daniela Carvajal, Eliza Heredia, Camila Salinas
Collaborators
Francisco Perez, Wuilder Salcedo
Visualization
ORCA Design
Typology
Residential › Housing
Inspired by natural forms and tracing back to the very roots of architecture, ZOO Architects have taken organic materials such as rock, earth, and hay to create houses specifically tailored to the scale and needs of otters based on a deep knowledge of their preferred environments, social behaviour, diet, and cognitive abilities.
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ZOO Architects
Photography
ZOO Architects
This project is an example of how cities can evolve, transforming unused industrial spaces into innovative housing solutions, without losing their identity or forgetting their history.
Project name
Warehouse Apartments
Architecture firm
OOIIO Architecture
Location
Carabanchel, Madrid, Spain
Photography
Javier de Paz
Principal architect
Joaquín Millán Villamuelas
Design team
Federica Aridon Mamolar
Collaborators
Carpentry: Áureo Design Wood; Windows: Afandecor
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Ceramic, Brick And Wood
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Erentia is a project that integrates an architecture studio, a laboratory, and a non-profit association based in Spain. The association has launched a crowdfunding campaign on goteo.org to promote a cooperation program in Cuba focused on rehabilitating rural housing in the Palmarito Valley of Viñales.
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Erentia Association
Photography
Erentia Association
Lumin building is located in the historical center of Moscow and it is surrounded by a densely built environment. The concept of the project was to fill the apartments with the maximum amount of natural light and maximum privacy in the very heart of the city.
Architecture firm
Tsimailo Lyashenko and Partners
Location
Slavyanskaya square, b.. 2/5/4, p. 5, Moscow, Russia
Photography
Dmitry Chebanenko, Anastasia Samoilova
Principal architect
Alexander Tsimailo, Nikolay Lyashenko
Design team
Tsimailo Lyashenko and Partners
Tools used
ArchiCAD, AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop, SketchUp
Client
Hutton Development
Typology
Residential › Multi Unit Housing
Amidst a mountainous severity, a small stream river cuts its presence. Time and climate – the ultimate artisans. From this panorama, large blocks of sawn local granite appear, sheltering a small house. Just like the river, this house represents a (brief) moment of “reconciliation” with Nature.
Project name
House in Ribeira dos Moinhos
Architecture firm
João Cepeda Architect
Location
Castelo Branco, Portugal
Tools used
AutoCAD, 3D Max Studio, Adobe Photoshop, V-Ray
Principal architect
João Cepeda
Collaborators
•Interior design: João Cepeda• Landscape: João Cepeda • Materials: Granite Stone, Concrete, Steel, Wood, Microcement • Budget: 1 000 000 €
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › Housing
Millennials and Gen Z adapt to current economic challenges with innovative strategies such as house hacking, co-buying, leveraging family support, and exploring alternative financing to make homeownership more affordable.
Written by
Liliana Alvarez
Photography
Amazing Architecture
