Following a pitch in 2023, MoederscheimMoonen was invited by Maarsen Groep to design a new mixed-use building in the Buiksloterham district of Amsterdam. The final design has now been completed, and the environmental permit has been granted.
Project name
Distelweg Amsterdam
Architecture firm
MoederscheimMoonen Architects
Location
Buiksloterham Amsterdam, Netherlands
Principal architect
MoederscheimMoonen Architects
Design team
MoederscheimMoonen Architects
Built area
12.400 m² excluding parking
Collaborators
Baljon Landschapsarchitecten (Landscape Architect). DWA, Pieters Bouwtechniek, LBP Sight (Advisors).
Visualization
MoederscheimMoonen Architect
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Located across the Willamette River from downtown Portland, the YARD is a 21-story, 343,100-square-foot mixed-use apartment building that rises above the famous Burnside Bridge. The roof of the podium elevates a native planted landscape to the level of the bridge to create a shared community landscape environment, while its folded roof shape abstra...
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Photography
Maria Lamb, Stephen Miller, Brian Walker Lee
Principal architect
Jeff Kovel
Design team
Jeff Kovel, Creative Director / Principal Architect. Brent Grubb, Principal. Susan Barnes, Project Lead. Nathan Cox, Project Architect. Jill Asselineau Project Architect. Josh Ashcroft, Designer. Ben Porto, Designer. Stephen Miller, Visualization. Amy DeVall, Interior Designer. Mark Nye, Project Lead. Jim Henry, Project Architect. Jon DeLeonardo, Architect. Marian Jones, Architect. Katy Krider, Lead Interior Designer. Hiroki Abe, Designer
Interior design
Skylab Architecture
Collaborators
Acoustical Engineer: SSA Acoustics, LLP. Geotechnical Engineer: GeoDesign Inc. Surveyor: Blue Dot Group. Acoustical Consultant: SSA Acoustics, LLP. Building Envelope Consultant: The Façade Group, LLC. Environmental Graphics: Open Studio Collective
Civil engineer
Harper Houf Peterson Righellis - Inc.
Structural engineer
KPFF Consulting Engineers
Environmental & MEP
PAE Consulting Engineers
Lighting
LUMA Lighting Design
Construction
Andersen Construction
Visualization
Stephen Miller
Material
9Wood / Ceilings and panels. Lapchi Carpets / Rugs. Stephen Kenn Loft / Couch. Arcadia Curtain Wall and Storefront. Guardian Glass
Client
Key Development Corporation
Typology
Residential › Mixed-use Development
Mangrove Place is a superb residential tower overlooking the Mangrove Canal on Al Reem Island. The area is considered one of the most rapidly developing neighbourhoods in Abu Dhabi. Designed by Paolo Lettieri and Aswan Ibrahim Zubaidi, the building is characterized by staggered terraces and balconies that offer a panoramic sea view. The distinctiv...
Project name
Mangrove Place
Architecture firm
Urbanism Planning Architecture - UPA Consultancy and UPA Italia
Location
Al Shaheed Ali Khalifa Al Mesmari St, Jazeerat Al Reem, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Photography
Jonn Wallis, Paolo Lettieri
Principal architect
Aswan Zubaidi, Paolo Lettieri
Design team
Aswan Ibrahim Zubaidi, Paolo Lettieri, Sahar Yousif, Firas Raheel, Stefan Shalabi, Alessandro Mingolo, Chiara Mangiarotti, Vibhor Sing, Maan Alazzawi, Celso Creer II, Ayar Salih, Musstafa Baldawi, Dong Gun Lee, Firas Salman
Interior design
Sahar A. Yousif, Paolo Lettieri
Structural engineer
Structure Abu Dhabi
Environmental & MEP
Ian Banham & Associates
Construction
Gulf Technical Construction Company
Supervision
UPA Consultancy
Material
Concrete, glass, steel, stone
Client
Luxury Development
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Torres Blancas, the building designed by Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oíza for the Huarte company, was built between 1964 and 1972. Its powerful sculptural form, the expressive use of bare concrete and its experimental nature make it an iconic example of Madrid’s architecture.
Project name
Torres Blancas
Architecture firm
Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza
Photography
Ana Amado, Manolo Yllera
Principal architect
Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza
Built area
31, 500 m² aprox.
Interior design
Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza
Structural engineer
Leonardo Fernández Troyano and Carlos Fernández Casado
Landscape
Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza
Construction
Huarte Construction Company
Material
Concrete, glass, steel
Typology
Residential › Apartments, Mixed-use
Crown Lighting Formally Celebrates Opening of the Firm’s Art Deco-Inspired Residential Tower.
Written by
Rockefeller Group
Photography
Eric Ficocelli
A project in which we tried to create privacy for each apartment and at the same time take into account the directions of the sun and wind, as well as an aesthetic design and the use of wood materials for finishes.
Project name
Residential Tower
Architecture firm
Visuality Studio
Location
Istanbul, Turkey
Visualization
Yasser Agha
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Yasser Agha
Typology
Residential › Apartments
The Parsi-based archibiotect Vincent Callebaut Architectures has revealed the the progress of his residential sustainable tower "Tao Zhu Yin Yuan" under construction in Taipei, Taiwan. Currently, gardens planting, waterfalls construction and interior decoration of public facilities space are undergoing. It is hoped that this unique project will be...
Project name
Tao Zhu Yin Yuan
Architecture firm
Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Location
Taipei, Taiwan, Xinyi district, Song Gao Road & Song Yong Road
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Principal architect
Vincent Callebaut
Design team
Emilie Diers, Frederique Beck, Jiao Yang, Florence Mauny, Volker Erlich, Philippe Steels, Maguy Delrieu, Vincent Callebaut
Interior design
Wilson & Associates (WA), Los Angeles, Chu Chih-Kung + Metro Space Design, Taipei
Structural engineer
King Le Chang & Associates, Taipei
Environmental & MEP
Sine & Associates, Taipei
Landscape
SWA, Sausalito, San Francisco, Horizon & Atmosphere (H&A), Taipei
Lighting
L'Observatoire International, New-York, Unolai Design, Taipei
Construction
Taiwan Kumagai Co, Ltd
Client
BES Engineering Corporation, Taipei
Typology
Residential › International Architectural Competition - First Prize Winner in November 2010
