The Upstate NY House of Courtyards is a villa in Austerlitz, Columbia County. Nestled in a forested, gently sloping 12-acre plot, the house overlooks a naturally-fed pond with panoramic views of Harvey Mountain State reserve in the background. The architecture creates a sense of connection with the forest and landscape while providing a feeling of...
Project name
House of Courtyards
Architecture firm
Alepreda Architecture
Location
Austerlitz, Columbia County, New York, USA
Photography
James John Jetel
Principal architect
Alessandro Preda, AIA
Design team
Alessandro Preda, Nicola Brasetti
Collaborators
Silent Koala Inc (General Contractor)
Interior design
Alepreda Architecture
Civil engineer
Patrick Prendergast P.E.
Structural engineer
Ian Pendleton P.E.
Landscape
Alepreda Architecture
Lighting
Alepreda Architecture
Visualization
Alepreda Architecture
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray
Construction
Silent Koala Inc
Material
Exterior: Shou sugi ban boards-and-batten facade, cedar, custom-made concrete pavers, gravel, standing seam metal roof; Interior: stained oak wood floor, painted custom MDF panelling, white oak millwork, soapstone (kitchen, fireplace), teak (vanities), Carrara marble (secondary bathrooms), penny tiles (secondary bath), Bardiglio marble (primary bath)
Typology
Residential › Single-family home
Climate responsive vertical villages, towards net-zero future of mid-rise living, for a healthier, cleaner, cooler and sober New York City & United States Of America. The "New York’s Green New Deal" provides for an 85% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 compared to 1990. The remaining 15% could be offset by financing projects deemed bene...
Project name
Treescrapers
Architecture firm
Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Location
New York City, U.S.A.
Principal architect
Vincent Callebaut
Visualization
Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Typology
Futuristic Architecture
A house for a friend, a glass house that embraces nature at its core. The house has three big skylights in the roof. In the entrance area, the living-dining area and the guest area, which brings a lot of light into these spaces.
Architecture firm
Reza Mohtashami
Location
Upstate New York, New York, United States
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Reza Mohtashami
Design team
Reyhaneh Daneshmandi
Visualization
Reyhaneh Daneshmandi
Typology
Residential › House
Bushwick is a painted neighborhood where street artists use walls as canvases. Instead of using paint, we used materials to react to the nature of the place. Bushwick Motorcycle Garage is a place to work on bikes and host parties. We transformed a marble shop in an industrial zone of Brooklyn into a courtyard and flexible space equipped to host var...
Project name
Bushwick Motorcycle Garage
Architecture firm
Dameron Architecture
Location
Brooklyn, New York, NY, United States
Structural engineer
Silman
Material
Concrete, Block, Metal, Wood
Typology
Residential › Garage
Archi-Tectonics renovated the existing 4070 sq ft residence and created new sculptural fences throughout the property. Interior renovation included re-designing the bathrooms and the kitchen / dining area, creating airy relaxed spaces featuring natural materials and playful accents.
Project name
North Salem Residence and Landscape
Architecture firm
Archi-Tectonics
Location
North Salem, New York, USA
Photography
Federica Carlet
Principal architect
Winka Dubbeldam, Assoc.
Design team
Boden Davies, Robin Zhang
Collaborators
Randall Collins Architect PC (Architect of Record)
Interior design
Archi-Tectonics
Structural engineer
Old Structures Engineering PC
Construction
Dutchman Contracting (GC), Arthur Kill Metalworks (Fence), Salem Fence Company
Material
Stone, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House, Interior Renovation and Exterior Sculptural Fences
The Hudson Yards project has attracted criticism and love in almost equal measure. Many consider its design a classic case of uninspired architectural plagiarism, with Oliver Wainwright, a Guardian writer, calling it “an architectural fiasco.” Others hate the Hudson Yards project for its funding sources.
Photography
Budgeron Bach
Unless you are flush with cash, buying a condo in New York City is a matter of what you can afford, not what looks best. However, for the rich and famous, there are some incredible condos with beautiful designs. These condos are luxurious within and striking on the outside, making them the envy of people the world over.
Written by
Liliana Alvarez
Photography
Leonhard Niederwimmer
In designing this project, the client of the project asked us to exactly design the Twin Sisters 1 project for them according to their needs. But we presented a new design for them according to their needs so that two units are completely separate from each other, where a central space is formed like a central courtyard, and in the middle of it is...
Project name
Twin sisters House 2
Architecture firm
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Location
Duane, Franklin County, New York, United States
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Visualization
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Typology
Residential › House
