Designed by Iranian Architect & Interior designer Milad Eshtiyaghi, the Wave Residential Complex is a 19 storey building planned to be built in Mumbai, India. The main idea of the project is taken from the waves of the Indian Ocean, which is close to the project site.
Project name
Wave Residential Complex
Architecture firm
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Milad Eshtiyaghi
Visualization
Milad Eshtiyaghi
Typology
Residential Complex
The project was designed as a futuristic HQ for LYX arkitekter. The building is a bold statement in the middle of nature. Its organic seamless shape has been sculptured and tuned carefully with the parametric pattern which in his turn is filling the gaps between the vanishing ornaments and form the building identity.
Architecture firm
LYX arkitekter
Location
Imaginary Island
Visualization
LYX arkitekter
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Muein Fallaha
Design team
Rasha Karema, Hadi Mohammadi
Typology
Commercial & Offices › Headquarters
FR-EE: Design for a class-A tower on the most important traffic artery in Mexico City, Paseo de la Reforma. A 1.5-acre site with plans for a 73-level, 145,000 m2 tower with an additional 10 levels below ground. A series of zones create interstitial spaces for perspectives and views to the outside throughout the entire building.
Project name
Torre Puerta Reforma (Saba)
Architecture firm
FR-EE / Fernando Romero Enterprise
Location
Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City, Mexico
Principal architect
Fernando Romero
Design team
Mauricio Ceballos, Salvador López Polo, Alan Parra, Zuzanna Walczak, Victor Hugo Mendoza, Argentina Sotelo, Samantha Salgado, Karla Jazmín Gutierrez, Erick López, Marina Edurne Morales, Octavio Moreno, Brenda Muñiz, Alma Delia Nazario, Sergio Rebelo, Unai Artetxe, Joao Urbano, Lucas Velle, Celia Julve, Nicolle Hazard, Xiang Ao, Pierre Tairouz, Hangning Zhou, Nicholas Dolan, Daniela Gallo, Moss Owen Palmer, Marta Rodrigues
Typology
Mixed-use building
Habitat Horticulture proposes Confluence Rising, an iconic living tower that celebrates the confluence of nature, art and innovation. Visitors enjoy an entry plaza/café and experience panoramic views framed by lush plantings from balconies at every level culminating in a roof-top greenhouse and observation deck.
Project name
Confluence Rising
Architecture firm
Habitat Horticulture
Location
Guadalupe Park, San Jose, California
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max
Principal architect
David Brenner
Design team
Mickey Mangan, Lucia Lamm, Mateo Aguilar, Ben Donelan, Donna Shibata
Collaborators
Scott Moran
Inverse Project has envisioned this tower to commemorate the Bicentennial of Costa Rica that occurs in 2021. It is a concept for what a tower project could be in this biodiverse and environmentally conscious country. The tower would be the tallest in Central America rising to 65 levels and 294m.
Project name
Costa Rica Bicentennial Tower
Architecture firm
Inverse Project
Location
San Jose, Costa Rica
Visualization
Inverse Project
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Richard Hammond
Design team
Emmanuel Baizan, David Rockbrand
Typology
Mixed use Tower, Transit Oriented Development.
Amazon unveils a proposed design for the second phase of its Arlington, Virginia headquarters, designed by NBBJ. It seems to be inspired by Samarra Malwiya tower in Iraq or the Tower of Babel.
Location
Arlington, Virginia, United States
Built area
2.8 million ft²
Typology
Commercial › Office
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
Matej Hosek: This is what I picture in my head when I dream about living in the clouds. Is it a simulation or post-apocalyptic retreat for survivors? Doesn't really matter as long as this time we will get it right. These megastructures are rooted in the earth and just like trees they sway in the wind. Reminiscent of ancient forests that are long go...
Project name
Cloud Islands
Architecture firm
Matej Hosek
Visualization
Matej Hosek
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max , Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop, KitBash3D, OpenVDB
