Located at Cais das Pedras, near the Porto Customs House, this old building, in an advanced state of degradation, was once part of the Companhia Geral da Agricultura das Vinhas do Alto Douro's wine warehouse. Due to its relevance in the design of Porto's waterfront, the proposal respects the original layout, enhanced by the creation of a central sq...
Project name
Hotel Cais Novo
Architecture firm
Paulo Merlini Architects
Tools used
Autodesk Revit
Principal architect
Paulo Merlini
Visualization
Yury Shurinov
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Winning Project of the Rifat Chadirji Prize (3rd Place) - Competition "Rebuilding Iraq’s Liberated Areas: Mosul’s Housing". Rebuilding on the Tigris River 55 000 Plus-Energy “3D Printed” Housing Units from the Ruins of War Fighting Poverty and Feeding the Post-ISIS Mosul.
Project name
The 5 Farming Bridges
Architecture firm
Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Principal architect
Vincent Callebaut
Typology
Residential › Housing
This project consists of the design of a 700 m² seafood restaurant located in the “La Marquesa” forest in Toluca, State of Mexico. The Restaurant was conceptualized taking as reference the tail jump of the whales, the catenary of the whole place will be supported by a steel structure and tensioned cables.
Project name
Ballena Negra
Architecture firm
Aldo Elihú Avila Ayala
Location
Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Corona Renderer
Principal architect
Aldo Elihú Avila Ayala
Visualization
Aldo Elihú Avila Ayala
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
"Villa The Three Bests" is based on a concept for nature tourism located on the coast with the aim of bringing us closer to this type of natural maritime environment, it has 3 suites that move at different heights to take advantage of the views and connect with each other to use the structure and generate a unified concept that has a relationship b...
Project name
Villa The Three Bests
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Location
Maldives Islands
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Design team
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Visualization
Veliz Arquitecto
Typology
Hospitality, Hotel
The design of a house is a process that has been changing over the years, transforming between styles and fashions, however the base is always the same, the essence of a home is the reflection of who inhabits it. Translating the user's personality, their ideologies, culture, tastes and hobbies, into spaces, colors and materials is what gives us the...
Project name
Xaman Ha Residence (Residencial Xamanha)
Architecture firm
JCH+Arquitectos
Location
Solidaridad, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Tools used
AutoCad, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jaime Abdelaziz Cal Herrera
Design team
Yanizle Dorantes, Cristina Vazquez, Yolanda Pech
Collaborators
Jaime Rolando Cal López (Structural engineer)
Visualization
JCH+Arquitectos
Typology
Residential › House
CAA architects led by Liu Haowei announced the planning and architectural scheme of CAFA Qingdao Campus, which is directly entrusted by the Client. The new campus is a key strategic project for the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) to launch the new century strategy for the future.
Project name
CAFA Qingdao Campus
Architecture firm
CAA architects
Location
West Coast New Area, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
Principal architect
Liu Haowei
Design team
Felix Amiss, Edward Ednilao, Zhao Xingyun, Zhang Pan, Ren Zhuoying, Deng Yue, Edvan·Muliana
Collaborators
Cooperative LDI: Beijing Urban Engineering Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd
Client
Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA),Qingdao Kechuang Investment Development Group Co., Ltd
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Central Academy of Fine Arts
As you can see in the name of this project, the main theme of this design is dark which can not be energy taking because we have wonderful natural light volume in this project. You can access the swimming pool either in the bedroom or living room. Also a beautiful view of the swimming pool makes it much more amazing. To conclude the topic you can e...
Project name
Black Penthouse
Architecture firm
Arsalan Mirhosseini
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Chaos Vantage
Principal architect
Arsalan Mirhosseini
Design team
Arsalan Mirhosseini
Visualization
Arsalan Mirhosseini
Typology
Residential › House
The Flight Villa is located in the heart of the forest on a gentle slope that shows a good view to the user from all directions. This building model is suitable for living in four families by default on four floors and has the ability to change the plan and combine volumes according to user needs.
Project name
Flight Villa
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Sajad Motamedi
Visualization
Sajad Motamedi
Typology
Residential › House