Built in 1963, Le Schuylkill Tower was the first high rise building constructed in Monaco. Occupying a prominent position in Monte Carlo, the residential tower overlooks the principality’s Port Hercule with panoramic views south to the royal palace, the old town, and the Mediterranean Sea beyond.
Project name
Le Schuylkill
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Location
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Photography
John Kellerman courtesy Alamy, montage by MIR
Principal architect
Stephane Vallotton, Pelayo Bustillo Macias
Design team
Afsoon Eshaghi, Alex Nap, Anna Uborevich-Borovskaya, Branko Svarcer, Chiara Baiocco, Drew Merkle, Hyun Jin Kim, Ken Bostock, Martin Pfleger, Meenakshi Sharma, Michelle Sin, Nicolas Tornero, Othmane Kandri, Roberta Sartori, Sharon Sin, Thanh Dao, Yasemin Muduroglu, Yihoon Kim, Zohra Rougab
Collaborators
Square Architecte
Structural engineer
Eckersley O’Callaghan and OTEIS
Environmental & MEP
AIA, INGETEC
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Seasonal changes can be frustrating for the average homeowner. You may be sweltering hot in the summer, unable to enjoy your property to its full potential. In winter, it can often feel like you can never get warm.
Written by
Catherine Park
Photography
Cameron Smith
James Lin and Owen Liu reached out to Paul Michael Davis Architects (PMDA) to help renovate their home, where they had lived for about a year. The house was odd. In 1933, when Redmond was farmland and cabins, someone built a modest rambler overlooking the Cascade Mountains.
Project name
The Dog’s Breakfast
Architecture firm
Paul Michael Davis Architects
Location
Redmon, Washington, USA
Principal architect
Paul Michael Davis
Design team
Paul Michael Davis, Principal Architect. Ryan Salas, Project Designer. Amanda Kindregan
Collaborators
Green Wall: Grow Up Greenwalls
Structural engineer
Swenson Say Faget
Construction
Inglewood Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Immersed in the woods, Buen Retiro is the restoration and expansion of an ancient stone ruin designed by the architect Dario Castellino from Cuneo. In complete harmony with the surrounding nature, it overlooks the Stura valley in Roccasparvera, in the province of Cuneo, where the mountain gently slopes towards the river.
Architecture firm
Dario Castellino Architetto
Principal architect
Dario Castellino
Collaborators
Francesca Dalmasso
Interior design
Dario Castellino
Structural engineer
Eretika, Borgo San Dalmazzo (CN), Ivano Menso
Environmental & MEP
Studio Tecno, Cuneo (CN), ing. Emanuele Dutto e arch. Alice Lusso
Lighting
Alen Impianti Elettrici, Giordano Alen, Boves (CN)
Construction
Edilbieffe, Borgo San Dalmazzo (CN)
Material
Wood and CalceLegnoCanapa®
Typology
Residential › House
Remodeling your home interior can be an exciting adventure that will breathe new life into your living space. Your home reflects your changing situation, so a renovation is an excellent way to enhance its appeal, functionality, and value.
Casa Citerna is the result of a renovation and energy redevelopment carried out on a private house located in the Florentine Chianti. The house was originally part of a historic building later divided into several units.
Project name
Casa Citerna
Architecture firm
Officina Abitare
Photography
Leonardo Morfini
Design team
Matteo Pierattini, Sara Bartolini
Supervision
Matteo Pierattini
Construction
Matteo Pierattini
Material
Terracotta, lime, chestnut wood and stone
Typology
Residential › House
When the clients approached architects Juliana Silva and Amanda Mori to design this studio of just 26m², located in São Paulo, the initial idea was to carry out a renovation that would provide practicality and comfort so that it could be rented during the season.
Project name
#GOUP_MOBIONE
Architecture firm
Go Up Arquitetura
Location
R. Artur Prado, 489 - Paraíso, São Paulo - SP, 01322-000, Brazil
Photography
Robson Figueiredo
Principal architect
Amanda Mori, Juliana Silva
Design team
Amanda Mori, Juliana Silva, Marina Cassiano, Denis Mignoli, Michele Taetti, Vitoria Alves, Pietra Pistori, Daniella Camargo, Pamela Soarez
Collaborators
HM Marcenaria, Portobello Mooca, Sardep Marmoraria, Telhanorte Imigrantes
Interior design
Go Up Arquitetura
Environmental & MEP engineering
Landscape
Go Up Arquitetura
Lighting
Go Up Arquitetura
Material
Planned furniture, vinil floor, tiles, matte wall paint
Construction
Go Up Arquitetura
Supervision
Go Up Arquitetura
Visualization
Go Up Arquitetura
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Vray
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Undone, a name given to this project after its [in]completion, refers to the late-phase decision to stop the work on the building’s facade and finishings. This choice was a reaction to the worsening socio-economic conditions in Iran at that time
Architecture firm
Ontic Works Inc.
Location
Bumehen, Tehran, Iran
Photography
Mohammad Hassan Ettefagh
Principal architect
Babak Abnar
Collaborators
Sharif Shakeri Raad, Shafa Shakeri Raad
Supervision
Sharif Shakeri Raad, Shafa Shakeri Raad
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop
Client
Sharif Shakeri Raad, Shafa Shakeri Raad
Typology
Residential › Single Family House, Renovation
