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
Nestled in the picturesque location of Niagara Falls, stand three magnificent A-frame cottages that exude a modern architectural charm. These cottages are a perfect blend of natural materials such as stone, wood, and metal, which create a warm and inviting ambiance. The cottages boast of round terraces that offer stunning views of the river and add...
Project name
Riverbend Lofts
Architecture firm
Rabani Design
Principal architect
Mohammad Hossein Rabbani Zade
Visualization
Mohammad Hossein Rabbani Zade
Typology
Residential › House
An international team of architects designed a playground for modern sartorialists where high-end fashion meets art and design. Tons is located in East Liberty and the building itself is a two-story mansion with moderate facade embellishments that used to be an atelier. Inside, is a spacious and light-filled interior that now hosts a multifunctiona...
Location
5935 Baum Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Photography
Ekaterina Izmestieva, Alexandra Ribar
Collaborators
Supervision: brnz bureau; Lighting: Natalia Markevich; Art: Sasha Brodsky
Lighting
Natalia Markevich
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, SketchUp, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Inkscape
Material
Canvas fabric, tiles, mirrors, white paint, metal profiles, ceiling piece: cans by House of Cans Inc.
Typology
Commercial › Store
Los Altos House, located at the heart of Silicon Valley, one of the most creative valleys in the world where imagination drives reality and fiction becomes fact. while large-scale projects have started to revitalize the architectural scene, On a smaller scale, this house seeks to claim its share from this innovative culture and aims to explore and...
Project name
Los Altos House
Architecture firm
Ramin Shirdel Studio
Location
Los Altos, California, United States
Principal architect
Ramin Shirdel
Design team
Ramin Shirdel Studio
Interior design
Ramin Shirdel Studio
Structural engineer
M.SAABER
Landscape
Ramin Shirdel Studio
Visualization
Ramin Shirdel Studio
Tools used
Autodesk , Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop, Lumion
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The luxury hotel brand St. Regis is internationally renowned for its exceptional hospitality, impeccable service, opulent accommodations, and commitment to creating memorable experiences for its guests. It is one of the most prestigious hotel chains in the world, and it has established a presence in various cities across the globe.
Written by
Darko Jacimovic
Photography
Denys Kostyuchenko
The Taft is a 3,930-square-foot, two-story, open plan house designed and built using HOMB, a prefabricated modular system developed by Skylab in collaboration with MethodHomes. The system provides an alternative to the typical time-consuming process of conventional site construction while also minimizing waste through precision prefabrication.
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Photography
Michael Cogliantry, Jeff Van Bergen (construction photos by Skylab)
Design team
Jeff Kovel, Principal Design Director. Brent Grubb, Principal In Charge
Collaborators
MethodHomes
Interior design
Skylab Architecture
Construction
MethodHomes (prefabrication contractor)
Typology
Residential › House
An urban landscape inside a former airplane parts storage warehouse accommodates an eclectic series of uses for a Los Angeles area private school, while at the same time providing an inspirational series of intervening spaces to enrich the student experience.
Project name
Crossroads Arts and Athletics Facilities
Architecture firm
LOC Architects
Location
Santa Monica, California, USA
Principal architect
Poonam Sharma
Design team
Ali Jeevanjee, Tessa Forde
Structural engineer
Miyamoto International
Tools used
Revit, Enscape 3D
Construction
Douglass Design Build
Material
Concrete, marine plywood, polycarbonate
Client
Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences
Typology
Educational › Warehouse Conversion
Jackson Hole Airport’s existing back-of-house rental car operations facilities were poorly organized, outdated, and no longer met contemporary sustainability standards. To better handle these functions at the nation’s only airport situated within a National Park, a new Quick Turn-Around (QTA) Facility was developed.
Project name
QTA Facility at Jackson Hole Airport
Architecture firm
CLB Architects
Location
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA
Design team
Kevin Burke, AIA, Principal. Paige Hobson, Project Manager . Forrest Britton, Project Manager
Environmental & MEP
Mechanical Engineer: CN Engineers; Electrical Engineer: BNA; Geotechnical Engineer: Nelson
Material
Rusted metal, concrete, steel, and wood
Typology
Transportation › Airport
