Multi-Family Housing that Engages the Neighborhood The Othello Gardens’ neighborhood in Seattle is in the middle of a transformation from singlefamily to a denser, multi-family mid-rise neighborhood. The rapid change has created an acute need for quality middle-income housing. The neighborhood has always been socially, and economically diverse but...
Project name
Othello Gardens
Architecture firm
Wittman Estes
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Photography
Miranda Estes
Design team
Matt Wittman, AIA LEED AP. Jody Estes. Ashton Wesely, AIA LEED AP
Interior design
Wittman Estes
Civil engineer
Taylor Engineering Consultants
Structural engineer
J Welch Engineering LLC
Construction
Ted Pederson
Material
Brick, Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › Housing
Omniview Design presents Golf Apartments, a high-end residential development adjacent to a famous golf course in Glyfada, Greece. The articulate form of the building, with playful geometries of the street-facing façade, is derived from an interpretation of local planning regulations, creating a wireframe that engulfs the volume.
Project name
Golf Apartments
Architecture firm
Omniview Design
Photography
Panagiotis Voumvakis
Principal architect
Dimitri Tsigos
Design team
Ioanna Iliadi, Afroditi Maragkou, Danai Diou, Christina Tsakiri, Lina Kazolea, Katerina - Christina Anastasopoulou
Collaborators
Construction Architect: Thaleia Stergiou, Ioanna Iliadi, Afroditi Maragkou, Stelios Koukiasas. Project Architect: Thaleia Stergiou
Structural engineer
Paul M. Savvas
Environmental & MEP
George Karvounis (Mechanical Study)
Material
Concrete, Marble, Metal, Ceramic, Brick
Typology
Residential › Apartments
A model for healthy living and resilience, the Edwin M. Lee Apartments is the first building in San Francisco to combine supportive housing for both unhoused veterans and low-income families. This collaboration—Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects, Saida + Sullivan Design Partners, Swords to Plowshares, and Chinatown Community Development Center—supports...
Project name
Edwin M. Lee Apartments
Architecture firm
Prime Architect: Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects. Associate Architect: Saida + Sullivan Design Partners
Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Photography
Bruce Damonte
Principal architect
Richard Stacy, FAIA – Principal in Charge
Design team
Ledday Maytum Stacy Architects Team: Richard Stacy, FAIA – Principal in Charge. Gregg Novicoff, AIA, LEED AP – Associate Principal. Edward Kopelson, AIA, LEED AP – Project Manager. Gwen Fuertes, AIA, LED AP BD+C – Project Architect. Saida + Sullivan Design Partners Team: Koji Saida, AIA – Principal. Mimi Sullivan, AIA – Principal. Jeremy Gagon, Job Captain.
Collaborators
Building Maintenance: Access Systems & Solutions. Waterproofing Consultant: Steelhead Engineers. Corrosion: JDH Corrosion. GreenPoint Rater: Association for Energy. Fire Protection: Pacific-Allied Fire Protection
Civil engineer
Luk & Associates
Environmental & MEP
Mechanical & Plumbing Engineer: Tommy Siu & Associates. Electrical Engineer: E Design C. Acoustic Consultant: Papadimos Group
Landscape
GLS Landscape Architecture
Construction
Nibbi Brothers
Client
Chinatown Community Development Center (CCDC), Swords to Plowshares
Typology
Residential › Apartments
The project aims to balance architecture with the traditions and history of the site. Elements of traditional Mexican architecture are combined with a repeated structure that creates balconies that wrap around the building.
Project name
Laiva Artwalk
Location
San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Principal architect
Cristóbal Ramírez de Aguilar, Pedro Ramírez de Aguilar, Santiago Sierra
Design team
Pedro Ramirez de Aguilar, Cristóbal Ramirez de Aguilar, Santiago Sierra, Daniel Martinez, Alejandro Hernandez, Andres Rubin, Jose pablo Bermudez, Juan Pablo de Pedro
Collaborators
Daniel Manzanares, Antonio Villarreal
Status
Design Development
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Río Arriba is a residential building located in the northern area of the city of Rosario where the Paraná River, Alem Park and the new Municipal Aquarium complex converge. It is made up of 20 floors with a unique and differential feature: its large individual terraces that look at different planes of a great scene: the river, the vegetation and the...
Architecture firm
Pablo Gagliardo
Location
Olivé 954, Rosario, Argentina
Principal architect
Pablo Gagliardo
Design team
Sebastián Larpin, Lucía Galfione, Denise Fernandez, Betiana Ferrero, Ana Mugica, Cecilia Alianak
Collaborators
Aluminum openings: Luhmann Apertures. Wooden openings: Sergio Samarino. Blacksmith: Jesus Corsi. Air conditioning: Texon SRL. Countertops: Pafume marble. Wooden floors: Eugenio Baraldi. Coatings: Deckar. Toilets and taps: Corralón Belgrano
Structural engineer
Orengo y Asociados
Landscape
Fuster & Asociados
Material
Concrete, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › Apartments
The residential high-rise project Pier 05 is one of the new beacons at aspern Urban Lakeside. Zechner & Zechner ZT GmbH proved successful against strong competition with their gently curved solitaire that includes flexible apartment floor plans and a rooftop pool.
Written by
Zechner & Zechner Architects
Reconstruction and renovation of Helfštýn Castle Palace. Rising high above the Moravian Gate valley, Helfštýn Castle is the second largest complex in the Czech Republic right after Prague Castle. Helfštýn was established in the 14th century.
Project name
Helfštýn Castle Palace Reconstruction
Architecture firm
atelier-r
Location
Helfštýn by Týn nad Bečvou, GPS 49.5186031N, 17.6287803E, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Miroslav Pospíšil, Martin Karlík, principal project manager
Design team
Robert Randys, Lucie Rohelová, Adéla Tomečková, Milena Koblihová, Daria Johanesová / atelier-r
Collaborators
Structural stability of historical constructions: Ladislav Klusáček. Structural stability of newly inserted constructions: Jan Lukáš. Rehabilitation of the damp parts of historical walls: Pavel Fára
Construction
Construction: Contractors: HOCHTIEF CZ and ARCHATT PAMÁTKY. Steel and corten construction: Zámečnictví Sloupský. Glass construction: Bubeník 1913.Concrete floors: AAP hranice
Material
Stone / historical masonry. Bricks / historical masonry. Concrete / foundations’ strengthening, ground level floors. Steel / joists and beams of newly inserted footbridges. Corten / beams, floors, cladding of the newly inserted footbridges. Glass / roofing and banisters of a part of newly inserted components
Typology
Residential, Catle, Renovation
Located in the southwest of Quzhou City, Quzhou Lixian Future community extends to Xinyuan Road in the east, Shuanggang Bridge in the south, Qujiang in the west, and Yanjiadu Island across the river. The community master plan focuses on openness; The neighborhood center and community kindergarten are arranged in the community land center, to facili...
Project name
Quzhou Lixian Future Community Resettlement Housing
Location
Kecheng District, Quzhou, Zhejiang, China
Principal architect
Wei Zhang
Design team
Jun Xiao, Weidong Wang, Junjie Zheng, Jinqing Lu, Xiaoqiong Lai, Kai Ren, Wei Chen, Xingkai Yu, Honglin Zhou, Fengting Chen
Built area
1949 million m2
Interior design
GUD / ZSD
Collaborators
Project Creator: Xuan Wu, Huan Huang (architecture), Lei Xie (architecture), Chun Li (planning). Planning Team: Liyang Zhang, Hannuowa Xie, Yin Cheng
Environmental & MEP
Water Supply and Drainage: Wenjian Wu, Bin Zhang, Hai Gong, Yutao Yu, Jincheng Shi, Xiaowei Shen, Yongqing Cheng. HVAC: Daliang Cui, Baojun Yang, Dechuang Chen, Tianli Zhong, Zhenhuan Zhang, Yanjun Zhang. Electrical Engineering: Xinhong Tong, Tao Jiang, Qinghan Chen, Guanghao Yang, Rong Liu
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Client
Quzhou Kecheng Lixian Future Community Pilot Establishment Promotion Office; Quzhou Lvcheng Chengtou Future Community Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Typology
Residential › Apartments
