An old bourgeois building in Porto’s city centre has been converted into a five-bedroom house. The project has two key dimensions: a careful refurbishment of the existing structure using traditional materials and construction techniques, and the insertion of new wooden volumes to house the infrastructure and service areas.
Project name
Casa Cedofeita
Architecture firm
Paulo Moreira Architectures
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Paulo Moreira
Collaborators
Hermínio Santos, Elena Borghese, Flavia Micelli, Lauranne Coornaert, Carlos Gomes, Mario Martínez
Typology
Residential › House
PIG DESIGN, dedicated to “save the city with cuteness,” has crafted over ten diverse parent-child wonderlands for NEOBIO across various cities over the past four years.
Project name
NEOBIO (Yu Garden)
Interior design
PIG DESIGN
Principal designer
Li Wenqiang
Design team
Zhu Yiyun, He Di, Wu Yicheng, Yang Zhiwei, Shen Taotao, Wang Chen, Xiao Mengmeng, Xu Rumeng
Collaborators
AI digital visual production: Wang Yicai. Client’s design principal: Zhou Shengjie (CVO, NEOBIO)
Material
Timber, green artistic paint, PVC flooring, carpet, acrylic, FRP
Client
NEOBIO (Yu Garden)
Typology
Commercial Architecture
On a steep plot, in the middle of a forest and with direct access to the wonderful Lake Colico, in the south of Chile, 3 houses are planned with different requirements and shapes, but maintaining a similar concept and materiality, to achieve harmony between them and with the nature that surrounds them.
Project name
House 2 - Lake Colico (Casa 2 - Lago Colico)
Architecture firm
Claro + Westendrap Architects
Location
Lake Colico, Chile
Photography
Claro + Westendrap Architects
Principal architect
Juan Claro, Andres Westendarp
Design team
Juan Claro, Andres Westendarp, Francisca Plubins
Collaborators
Francisca Plubins
Interior design
Claro + Westendrap Architects
Civil engineer
Raul Castellanos
Structural engineer
Raul Castellanos
Construction
Wooden Structure, Metal Reinforcements
Material
Coverings In Smart Panel, Instapanel, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
Humans often relate to continuous motion and fluidity; it symbolizes adaptability and the environment's ever-changing nature. The primary objective was to accumulate seamless and infinite continuity of roads within the office space, fostering a sense of uninterrupted flow. This intention extended beyond the office walls, aiming to create a cohesive...
Architecture firm
Studio Ardete
Location
Mohali, Punjab, India
Photography
Purnesh Dev Nikhanjh
Principal architect
Badrinath kaleru
Design team
Badrinath kaleru (Lead Architect) Prerna Aggarwal (Principal Interior designer)
Collaborators
Architectural Planning: Badrinath Kaleru (Principal Architect). Sanchit Dhiman (Assistant Architect). Interior Planning: Prerna Aggarwal (Principal interior designer). Anusha Sharma (Asst.Interior designer). Publication Coordinator: Abhimanue Sharma. Construction Management: R.S Builders.
Interior design
Prerna Aggarwal
Structural engineer
Nagi & Associates ( Mr.Jagmohan Singh Nagi)
Environmental & MEP
Electrical & Lighting consultant: The Luminars (Mr.Tejinder Kalsi); Electrical and IT works Management: KNN Group
Material
Steel – TATA. Concrete – Ultratech. Paints – Asian Paints. Glass – Saint Gobain. Windows - Schuco. Lighting - Jaquar. HVAC - Mitsubishi. Security Cam -Secure eye. Electrical Switches- Schneider Electric. Lift - Thyssenkrupp. Fire Access Control- Atasee.
Client
Oasis Projects Ltd.
Interior design highlights include herringbone wood floors, hand-tufted wool rugs and Carrera marble bathrooms. A collection of premium suits include five apartment-style suites, six sky suites, one Atrium suite and one Penthouse.
Project name
Conrad New York Midtown
Interior design
Stonehill Taylor
Principal designer
Stonehill Taylor
Client
Conrad Hotels & Resorts / Hilton
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Iconik, a nine-storey apartment building designed by the architectural studio edit!, is located in the Karlín district in Prague at one of the last empty sites resulting from the millennium flood.
Location
Sokolovská 48, Prague – Karlín, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Ivan Boroš, Juraj Calaj, Vítězslav Danda
Design team
Vojtěch Novotný, Tomáš Voborský
Built area
Built-up area 609 m²; incl. basement Gross floor area 5433 m²; incl. basement Usable floor area 2723 m²; above ground levels
Collaborators
General contractor: Metrostav. Developer: Karlín Group. Coordination: DOMYJINAK. Statics: Statický servis. Fire safety concept: A1 systems. Electro: PMR elektro. Fire extinguishing systems: SHZ projekt. Traffic solution: PRO-FIK. Health and technical installations: TEPROS. HVAC: MATOUŠEK TZB. Engineering geology: K+K průzkum. Signage and way-finding: Markéta Steinert
Material
Supporting structure – reinforced concrete wall system supplemented with ceramic blocks; pitched wooden roofs. Facades – ceramic tiling in 2 shades used horizontally or vertically, developed in a Czech brick factory in Kadan; dark Panels are made of metallic dark grey STO plaster. Windows – wooden with triple glazing
Client
Karlín Group (IconiK jako Karlín)
Typology
Residential Building
Advancements in AI technology have surpassed human imagination, propelling the exploration of future office lifestyles and challenging conventional understanding while inspiring novel design explorations. In this project, TOMO Design draws inspiration from the emergence of "microscope" to pioneer an avant-garde design perspective.
Project name
Huanglong International Center Phase IV, Hangzhou
Architecture firm
TOMO DESIGN
Photography
FREE WILL PHOTOGRAPHY
Collaborators
Cooperative Design: Linus, ice, SIACIZIAO. Decoration Design: Tin, Maple Zhang. Brand Promotion: Xiao Fei, Angel Yiu, TOMO PR TUANTUAN, SUNSHINE PR
Built area
About 1,000 m²
Interior design
Uno Chan, Xiao Fei
Client
Hangzhou Vanke, Canhigh
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Interior designer Maria Ushakova undertook the design of this apartment, tailored for a successful business woman immersed in the film and television industry. "Having collaborated before, I've come to grasp the client's preferences, and she, in turn, entrusts me entirely with her vision.
Project name
An elegant French style apartment in Moscow
Architecture firm
Maria Ushakova
Photography
Sergey Ananiev
Principal architect
Maria Ushakova
Design team
Style by Milena Morozova
Interior design
Maria Ushakova
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › House
