When you need to choose between a condo and a house, there are several different factors to take into consideration before making the final step. Sure, condos offer more possibilities, are usually half the price of a house or at least 30% lower, and you are saving money on maintenance you would otherwise spend on house renovations.
Photography
Miguel Á. Padriñán
Freebooter is the first developed and designed biophilic residential project of Amsterdam-based architecture and design practice, GG-loop. The complex, situated on the center of Amsterdam’s Zeeburgereiland and with an eyeline to the Ij River, consists of two, two-bedroom apartments of 120 m² each.
Architecture firm
GG-loop
Location
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Photography
Francisco Nogueira, Michael Sieber
Principal architect
Giacomo Garziano
Design team
Giacomo Garziano, Robbie Nijzen, Simone Peluso, Daniele Colombati, Jan-Willem Terlouw, Piergiorgio Angius, Krzysztof Zinger
Collaborators
Mabutec (Installations Engineering)
Structural engineer
Pieters Bouwtechniek
Material
Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Le Borgne Rizk Architecture, an award-winning Montreal-based firm renowned for applying creativity, technical competence, and aesthetic sensitivity to the creation of efficient, functional, and harmonious buildings, proudly introduces Notre-Dame, two semi-attached residential triplexes located in Montreal’s south-west district.
Architecture firm
Le Borgne Rizk Architecture
Location
Notre-Dame Street East, Montreal, Canada
Photography
Maxime Brouillet
Principal architect
Amani Rizk
Construction
Cocoon Construction
Material
Brick, Bowerstone Shale
Client
Cocoon Construction
Typology
Residential › Apartments
The site is located in Shanghai’s Free Trade Zone and is surrounded by a number of international corporate headquarters which, while providing the necessary amount of operational space, pay little attention to the quality of their urban surroundings.
Project name
Shanghai Valley
Architecture firm
Delugan Meissl Associated Architects (DMAA)
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max
Principal architect
Sebastian Brunke
Design team
Jurgis Gecys, Ernesto M. Mulch
Collaborators
Sebastian Brunke (Project manager), Yiju Ding (Project coordination)
Visualization
Toni Nachev
Typology
Landscape Design, Mixed Use, Office, Residential, Urban Design
Overlooking Queenstown’s Lake Wakatipu and boasting stunning views out to Cecil Peak and the nearby mountain ranges, Waiora is possibly New Zealand’s finest home. Peacefully nestled in an exclusive gated community surrounded by the sights and sounds of nature, the home is just a short 8-minute drive from the heart of Queenstown.
Location
Queenstown, New Zealand
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Peter Marment
Design team
B Group with Design Base Architecture
Built area
1245 m² including decks
Visualization
Walker & Co
Client
Early Ground Works
Typology
Residential › House
Designed by Mahdi Eghbali Amlashi, the purpose of this project is to establish a moon village with recreational and research approach which planned for the next two or three decades that has the capacity to accept 100 people in limited time periods that include researchers, tourists, engineers of various sciences, etc. in the age range of 18-60 yea...
Architecture firm
Mahdi Eghbali Amlashi
Location
Marius Hills, Moon
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, ZBrush, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mahdi Eghbali Amlashi
Visualization
Mahdi Eghbali Amlashi
Typology
Residential › Recreational, Research
A house for the special and insightful. Аs my client said: Not for everyone, but for me! Conceptual house for recreation near the ocean. The house is located almost in the heart of the rocks and reflects one of the cloudy days in a great place for an ideological stay.
Project name
Rough Wabi Sabi
Architecture firm
Yana Prydalna Interiors
Location
Near San Francisco, California, USA
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Yana Prydalna
Design team
Yana Prydalna
Visualization
Yana Prydalna
Status
Development of the concept of interior design
Typology
Residential › Vacation House
As an international design firm, AEC is active across the broadest field of architecture, engineering and design. Design plays and important role in keeping people safe, connected and engaged in their community. The pandemic has made clear how valuable human interaction is and how impactful the spaces in which we gather have become.
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