The Athletes' Village, designed for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, exemplifies the intersection of sustainability and innovation in urban architecture. Covering an area of 52 hectares north of Paris
Project name
Paris Athletes’ Village
Architecture firm
CoBe Architecture & Paysage, KOZ Architectes, Atelier Georges
Location
Saint-Ouen, France
Photography
Cédric Colin, Cécile Septet
Tools used
Graphisoft ArchiCAD, Graphisoft BIMcloud, Graphisoft BIMx
Typology
Hospitality, Residential, Commercial
The project is based on the idea of a building as a sculpture, something that can become a recognizable object and an attraction for its neighborhoods’ residents. Their shape affords the towers a timeless silhouette and helps leverage the site’s potential in terms of views.
Project name
White Khamovniki
Architecture firm
Tsimailo Lyashenko and Partners
Location
Olsyevsky lane, 9, Moscow, Russia
Photography
Anastasia Samoilova
Typology
Residential Complex
A modern tower that embodies the essence of autumn—where architecture meets the soul of the season. This stunning structure combines the strength of concrete, the transparency of glass, and the warmth of velvet textures.
Project name
Velvet Life Tower
Architecture firm
Green Clay Architecture
Location
Hong Kong, China
Visualization
Khatereh Bakhtyari
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Khatereh Bakhtyari
Design team
Green Clay Architecture
This project showcases the design of a modern residential building in the vibrant heart of Tehran—a city where a rich historical heritage meets contemporary dynamism. The primary goal was to create a space that responds to the urban lifestyle needs of its residents while harmonizing functionality.
Architecture firm
Sarvenaz Nazarian
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Sarvenaz Nazarian
Visualization
Sarvenaz Nazarian
Typology
Residential › Apartment
SAKO Architects: Located just a 6-minute walk from Kurume Station, this assisted living facility stands in the heart of the city.
Project name
MONOLITH in Fukuoka
Architecture firm
SAKO Architects
Photography
Tetsuya Yashiro
Principal architect
Keiichiro Sako
Interior design
SAKO Architects
Landscape
SAKO Architects
Lighting
BONBORI Lighting Architect & Associates, Inc.
Typology
Assisted Living Facility
PEDRE embodies the harmonious assembly of an architecture which folds compose functional structures, solid constructions, optimal materials, interiors that become exteriors, custom-made furniture and landscape panoramic views that dialogue with the territory. Located in the vicinity of the Pedregal de San Ángel Ecological Reserve.
Architecture firm
JSa / MTA+V
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Design team
JSa: Javier Sánchez, Benedikt Fahlbusch. mta+v: Miguel de la Torre
Collaborators
Woodwork: Dimadmx; Furniture: EWE & Esrawe
Structural engineer
Estructura Héctor Margain
Construction
Factor Eficiencia
Material
Concrete, Aluminum and Glass
Typology
Residential Building › Apartments
Space innovation studio Jasper Sanders + Partners has reinvented the narrative for premium post-graduate student living, with the completion of a new scheme located at 16-18 Potterrow in Edinburgh for client Curlew Capital.
Project name
16-18 Potterrow
Architecture firm
ADP Architecture
Location
16 –18 Potterrow, Edinburgh, EH8 9BL, Scotland
Principal architect
Jasper Sanders + Partners
Built area
151 studio apartments, over 500 ft² of amenity provision
Design year
Appointed Q1 2022
Interior design
Jasper Sanders + Partners
Collaborators
Thisis Fresh
Structural engineer
Will Rudd Consultants
Environmental & MEP
KJ Tait Engineers
Lighting
Jasper Sanders + Partners, with Ur-Eka
Construction
Sharkey Construction
Visualization
Jasper Sanders + Partners
Material
Marmoleum, distressed metal, ultra-marine blue, velvet
Status
Complete and operational
Typology
Residential Architecture › Post-grad living development
More than just an apartment building, One River North is a vertical landscape for its residents to wander as if hiking in the mountains. "Imagine living in a building yet feeling as though you're immersed in a natural landscape—like living within a canyon itself," says MAD Principal Architect, Ma Yansong.
Project name
One River North
Architecture firm
MAD Architects
Location
Denver, Colorado, USA
Photography
Iwan Baan, Parrish Ruiz De Velasco and Vic Ryan
Principal architect
Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design team
Jon Kontuly, Flora Lee, Peng Xie, Edwin Cho, Horace Hou, Yunfei Qiu, Evan Shaner, Shawna Chengxiang Meng
Interior design
The Interior Studio at Davis Partnership Architects
Collaborators
Davis Partnership Architects (Executive Architect)
Civil engineer
Kimley-Horn
Structural engineer
Jirsa Hedrick
Environmental & MEP
ME Engineers
Landscape
Davis Partnership Architects
Construction
Saunders Construction
Client
The MAX Collaborative
Typology
Residential Architecture › Apartments
