The Hope Center & Berkeley Way Apartments grew out of a local need for housing and supportive services in the transit-rich downtown Berkeley area. Creating "an awesome Continuum of Housing integrated into the fabric of downtown community... a place to begin progress OUT of poverty and homelessness, projecting warmth, welcome, respect, dignity" are...
Project name
The Hope Center & Berkeley Way Apartments
Architecture firm
LEDDY MAYTUM STACY Architects
Location
Berkeley, California, USA
Photography
Bruce Damonte
Design team
Marsha Maytum, Vanna Whitney, Ryan Jang, Corey Schnobrich, Yung Chang, Jen Winnett, Jackie Liu, Kirk Nelson, John Son, Palmyra Stefania, Jeff Marsch
Collaborators
Low Voltage/Security: E Design C. Waterproofing: WJE. Acoustical: Salter. Greenpoints: Bright Green Strategies. Food Service: Marshall & Associates
Environmental & MEP engineering
Emerald City Engineers
Civil engineer
Luk & Associates
Structural engineer
Tipping
Landscape
Cliff Lowe & Associates
Client
BRIDGE Housing Corporation and Insight Housing
Typology
Residential › Apartments
In line with Land’Art, the Dunes project is at the heart of the North Sea landscape and locally uses the natural materials of this marine ecosystem. Delicately located along the melancholy Belgian coast characterized by its long tides and its dunes covered with sand reeds, the project proposes the construction of a cluster of generously curved vill...
Project name
Dunes, Stealthy Bioconcrete Villas
Architecture firm
Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion
Principal architect
Vincent Callebaut
Design team
Kao Sum, Aurore Delcourt, Nathalie Martinez
Visualization
Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Completion year
2025-2026
Typology
Residential › Housing
By decorating this private house surrounded by picturesque landscapes, designer Vladimir Afanasev sought to create a comfortable environment for a large family at the same time, he provided a place for each member to have a private rest. The building has four floors and each has access to a terrace: here, in summer, customers enjoy the sun and warm...
Project name
Holiday home by the sea: a house for a family with three children
Architecture firm
Privat Architecture
Location
Yalta (Crimea), Russia
Photography
Sergey Ananiev
Principal architect
Vladimir Afanasev
Interior design
Vladimir Afanasev
Civil engineer
Vitaly Ezhak
Structural engineer
Vitaly Ezhak
Supervision
Vladimir Afanasev
Construction
Vitaly Ezhak
Client
Konstantin Soldatov
Typology
Residential › House
The deadline to submit a project to be considered for the ICCROM Sharjah Award for Good Practices in Cultural Heritage Conservation and Management in the Arab Region has been extended to 1 June 2024.
Written by
Shireen Sahouri
Photography
ICCROM Sharjah Award
A startup is a company or project undertaken by an entrepreneur to seek, develop, and validate a scalable business model. In the coming years, more and more startups are growing with modernization and creativity that have an enormous potential to change the world’s economy. A small startup idea can be turned into a big innovative solution that can...
Architecture firm
Minoo Zidehsaraei
Tools used
Revit, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Minoo Zidehsaraei
Visualization
Minoo Zidehsaraei
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Through its sustainability and consultancy division, leading UAE-based smart and green total FM company Farnek, has enabled the Burj Khalifa to achieve LEED O+M Platinum Certification, the optimum international standard for the operation and maintenance of green buildings.
This project is marked by the challenge of pushing the limits of the local regulations, without the need to cross them, that aim to maintain the image and landscape of a Central European village in the mountains of Córdoba, Argentina.
Project name
Casa Los Molles
Architecture firm
JARQ Studio
Location
Villa General Belgrano, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Shirley Ferrero, Ana Luz Tavella, Ramiro Sosa
Principal architect
Javier López Revol, Rocio Ibarra
Typology
Residential › House
interior designer and founder of Home Zone by A. Tirnovschi, created the interior for a 96 m² house in Bucharest which was intended specifically for rental.
Project name
SUN & FLOWERS
Architecture firm
HOME ZONE by A.Tirnovschi
Location
Bucharest, Romania
Photography
Katia Zolotukhina
Principal architect
Aleksandra Tirnovschi
Interior design
Aleksandra Tirnovschi
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Wood, paint Jotun
Typology
Residential › House
Situated overlooking the Gulf Harbour Marina, with views looking back to Rangitoto this idyllic site was perfect for the family of four.
Project name
Laguna Place
Architecture firm
Michael Cooper Architects
Location
Whangaparaoa, New Zealand
Principal architect
Michael Cooper
Interior design
Michael Cooper Architects
Structural engineer
AMX Structures Limited Material: Cedar
Typology
Residential › Single Residential Home
In the urban centre of Avilés (Asturias), in an area of collective housing adjacent to the historic centre, we refurbished a 112 m² flat, with a very compartmentalised and elongated layout and layout respectively.
Project name
Reforma apartamento CV em Avilés (CV apartment renovation in Avilés)
Architecture firm
David Olmos Arquitectos
Location
Avilés (Asturias), Spain
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
David Olmos
Interior design
Rosa Pico de Soldecor Interiorismo
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
