The Luxe Developers, a UAE-based real estate development firm, has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first off-plan developer in Ras Al Khaimah to secure a prestigious UAE Golden Visa for an investor.
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The Luxe Developers
Gong Dong and Vector Architects are in the vanguard of a new generation of Chinese architects who are revealing extraordinary approaches to building and design that marry tradition with an ever-more-thrilling modernism.
Title
Vector Architects: Gong Dong and the Art of Building
Category
Architecture - Individual Architects & Firms - Monographs
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The renovation for hospitality purposes of a portion of a farmhouse in the larger rural complex of Palazzo Valgorrera interprets the client's vision of a welcoming and innovative country house with a delicate and, at the same time, straight insertion.
Architecture firm
Archisbang Studio
Location
Palazzo Valgorrera, Poirino (TO), Italy
Photography
Aldo Amoretti
Design team
Marco Giai Via, Silvia Minutolo, Eugenio Chironna
Construction
S.A.R.A. DI COTTI ARMANDO
Typology
Residential › Farmhouse
Between the Walls developed and implemented the design project amidst the Carpathian nature — Gont.
Gont is a refined cottage project located in the village of Tatariv in west of Ukraine, designed by the interior design studio Between the Walls in 2023.
Architecture firm
Between the Walls
Location
Tatariv, Ukraine
Photography
Kateryna Zolotukhina
Principal architect
Victoria Karieva
Design team
Victoria Karieva, Andrew Anisimow
Interior design
Between the Walls
Lighting
Suspended lightening - Nicolas Moon
Typology
Residential › Cottage
Tina Tajaddod: In the context of architectural design, "Umbra" refers to the shadow or the darkened area created by an obstruction to light. When incorporating this concept into a modern architectural space using elements like beige cement, glass, metal, wood, micro cement, and a rocky wall, we can focus on the interplay of these materials and the...
Architecture firm
TT Studio
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Design team
Tina Tajaddod, Mead Navision
Visualization
Tina Tajaddod, Emad Navidii
Typology
Residential › Apartment
This project is situated on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea in a neighborhood characterized by a predominantly heterogeneous and semi-dense villa texture. It was designed for a middle-aged couple and their guests to enjoy their vacations and weekend breaks.
Project name
Beach Sky Villa
Architecture firm
Vahid Joudi Studio [Architecture + Design]
Location
Royan, Mazandaran Province, Iran
Principal architect
Vahid Joudi
Design team
Sahar Heydarkhani, Anisa Motahhar, Mostafa Alaei, Mona Amiri
Interior design
Vahid Joudi, Marjan Semnani
Structural engineer
Siamak Partovifar
Construction
Reza Motevalli
Visualization
Marjan Semnani, Ashkan Fard
Tools used
SketchUp, Autodesk 3ds Max, AutoCAD, Corona Renderer, Lumion, Nikon D850
Material
Concret, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
The project was referred to the team for design and construction in April, 2012. On a 10.000sq.m plot, the project was located between the old Mahshahr and the residential area known as “industrial zone” in an undeveloped part of the city.
Project name
DA Restaurant & Banquet Hall
Architecture firm
Tamouz Architecture and Construction Group
Location
Mahshahr, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Photography
SABK Design Group (mohammad Hojabri), Deed Studio
Principal architect
Hooman Tahamtanzadeh, Marjan Banaei, Hosein Khoshghalb
Design team
Mohamad Mohtashami Kia, Ima Mirza Alikhani, Rosa Momeni, Mansoor Naghdi, Arash Kabolian
Collaborators
Graphic: SABK Design Group (mohammad Hojabri, Hoda Sharifian). Graphic: Hadi Koohi Habibi, Parya Shahbazi. Construction Collaborators: Amin Tahamtanzadeh, Mehdi Barati, Behnam Yousefi, Mehran Khalili, Farhad Ghorbani, Ahmad Sarayloo
Structural engineer
Behrang Bani Adam
Environmental & MEP
Electrical: Saeed Isfahani, Farhad Lotfi Shakib. Mechanical: Hamed Mohsenian, Alireza Ghare Baghi, Mahmood Nemat Khah
Construction
Tamouz Architecture & Construction Group
Client
Mr.Karim Ghanavati, Mohamad Ali Ghanavati, Mostafa Ghanavati, Shahram Rafiee
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
With a focus on the quality and traceability of ingredients, this new foodie haunt honors creativity and good seasoning for unforgettable moments in the heart of the Roma neighborhood.
Photography
courtesy of Casa Prunes
Waterside is situated in a nine-story beachside apartment building in Clifton, Cape Town, designed by SAOTA in 2009. Interior design studio ARRCC, in collaboration with Karen Stanek from KS Designs, had the task of merging three apartments over two levels.
Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Photography
Greg Cox and Emma Jackson
Design team
Michele Rhoda, Leigh Daniels, Daniel Du Toit, AnnaLisa Cunningham Cooper, Maajidah Sait, Raeesah Omar
Collaborators
Graham Wood, Karen Stanek Design (Interior Decor Team)
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The New Provostry is a historical building from 1877, built in the neo-Gothic style, and is located adjacent to St. Vitus Cathedral in the heart of Prague Castle. The reconstruction concept focuses on reopening the inner courtyard to the public. On both sides of the restored courtyard, two modern annexes have been built where a coach house and stab...
Project name
Extensions and Reconstruction of the New Provostry
Architecture firm
Studio acht
Location
Hradčany 34, Prague, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Václav Hlaváček, Mikuláš Wittlich, and Pavel Jakoubek
Design team
Barbora Janů, Anna Halaburtová, Lukáš Dejdar
Built area
Built-up area: 589 m² historical building; 141 m² extensions; Usable floor area: 1477 m² historical building; 77 m² eastern extension; 88 m² western extension; 147 m² courtyard basement
Collaborators
Mikuláš Wittlich, lead project engineer. Pavel Jakoubek, lead project engineer
Structural engineer
Jan Zima
Material
Reconstruction: Lacquered veneer – restored historical furniture; slate – roof. Extensions: Steel – vertical load-bearing frame structure, removable floor, staircase; sandstone cladding – facade; reinforced concrete monolith – underground parts, ceiling
Client
The Metropolitan Chapter of St. Vitus in Prague
