This new house at the tip of the Baja Peninsula in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, sits atop a rugged mountain that overlooks the city and the Pacific Ocean. Stepped to fit the sloping site, the house sets deep into the earth for natural cooling while providing 280 degrees of arresting views of ocean, town and desert.
Architecture firm
Centerbrook Architects and Planners
Location
Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Photography
Peter Aaron/OTTO
Principal architect
Mark Simon, FAIA
Collaborators
AXM Arquitectos
Interior design
Clements Design
Built area
696.77 m² (7,500 ft²)
Visualization
Centerbrook Architects and Planners
Construction
Riveras Building by MCA
Material
Wood, glass, concrete
Typology
Residential › House
"Zolotoy" is a luxury residential complex on Bolotnaya and Sofiyskaya embankments. The club quarter is located in the very center of Moscow opposite the Kremlin. It has the highest level of privacy and unique views of the Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral, the Moscow River and Zamoskvorechye.
Project name
Residential Complex “Zolotoy” (block 2)
Architecture firm
СПИЧ/SPEECH
Location
Sofiyskaya embankment., 18, Moscow, Russia
Photography
Capital Group, Marika Volkova
Principal architect
Anton Boldyrev
Design team
Andrey Perlich, Sergei Tchoban, Elizaveta Vargaftik, Svetlana Solovieva, Viktorov A.
Interior design
1508 London
Collaborators
QPRO, Marika Volkova, 1508 London,
Landscape
Gillespies bureau
Construction
Capital Group
Typology
Residential › Apartments
A bourgeois house from the second half of the 16th century, located at Waldstein Square in Prague's Lesser Town, had long awaited a sensitive reconstruction. The process of transforming the gallery house, which is under heritage protection, into modern apartments involved, among other things.
Project name
Seventh House
Architecture firm
Formafatal
Location
Waldstein Square, Prague, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Jan Roučka, exteriors, interior standards, and common areas Dagmar Štěpánová, model apartment design; Co-author Model apartment design: Martina Homolková, Jan Roučka [Formafatal]. Interior of the ground floor, 1st and 5th floor rental spaces: Martin Kalhous [Atelier SAD]. Vegetation and backyard water feature project: Atelier Partero
Design team
Anna Linhartová, Michael Kohout
Collaborators
Technical supervision of the investor: Michal Váňa. Construction supplier: Slavíčkovci. Metal elements: Roman Cimický. Custom brass elements and lighting: Ateliér Originál Hořánek. Windows and doors: Nenadal. Woodworking elements: Truhlářství Votýpka. Building project: Atelier Poledne, www.atelier-poledne.cz, SK projects & Buildings. Building-historical research: Michal Patrný, Markéta Musilová. Lighting supplier: Uni Light. Stonemasons: Trimona. 2 Custom glass fillings: Pavel Baxa. Tiles and sanitary supplier: Dorint. Heating elements and faucets supplier: Design Club. Glass printing for the elevator: VV SKLO. Elevator: ZEUS Výtahová technika. Electrical fittings supplier: Monobrand
Built area
Built-up area 394 m² Gross floor area 1620 m² Usable floor area 1476 m²
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Cursed stucco – staircase walls. ice glass – fillings for building openings. artificial sandstone and solid oiled oak – staircase. granite pavement – courtyard. solid granite – water feature, bench (courtyard), staircase to the rear courtyard. ceramic tiles and wall cladding – landing of the gallery and bathrooms. brick pavement – cellar spaces. solid, oiled oak parquet – chevron – apartment floors. reinforced steel grilles – cellar compartments. artificial stone – Technistone – door thresholds, sink table. patinated brass – custom lighting, door handles, mailboxes, spout of the water feature
Typology
Residential › Apartment
CBG Consultants are proud to announce that Cosway Street, a landmark residential project in Westminster, Greater London, has been awarded a Civic Trust Award.
Written by
Liliana Alvarez
Photography
Kilian O’Sullivan
Located in the heart of Valladolid, Yucatán's Magical Town, this architectural intervention represents a complete renovation of a historic property. The project focuses on rescuing the building's original structure, preserving its essence despite numerous past alterations and changes in use.
Architecture firm
Casa Raíz
Location
Valladolid, Yucatán, Mexico
Photography
Manolo R. Solis
Principal architect
Aldo Peniche, Ramón Sánchez
Collaborators
Yesenia Tamayo
Interior design
CASA RAÍZ
Material
Pasta Tiles: Chukum Walls, Exposed Stone Walls, Dark Stained Oak Wood, Calacatta White Quartz, Medusa White Marble, Aged Gold Fixtures
Typology
Residential › House
Being an architecture student for the first time is both fun and hard. You'll have tough classes, a lot of work in the studio, and times when you question yourself, but the journey is also full of creative moments, new discoveries, and personal growth.
Written by
Virginia Barcenas
Bring personality to modern spaces with contemporary interior design ideas. Learn creative ways to make your home stunning with unique details.
Written by
Casey Cartwright
With so many swimming pool designs to consider for your home, where do you start? Here’s a list of stunning options to inspire your planning process.
The Wave-Line Skyscraper rises from the coastline of Dammam as a sweeping emblem of fluidity, precision, and forward-thinking design. Drawing its inspiration from the undulating waves of the Arabian Gulf, this parametric structure reframes the notion of a tower not as a static form.
Project name
Wave-Line Tower
Architecture firm
Sine Studio
Location
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, V-ray
Principal architect
Mohammad Jumaa
Design team
Sine Studio (Mohammad Jumaa)
Visualization
Mohammad Jumaa
Typology
Commercial Architecture › Office Building
The box number 2 is located in an area called Dastak in Lahijan city. The project site faces the beach from the north side without any obstacles and overlooks agricultural lands and a green landscape from the south side. This villa provides a recreational place with suitable opportunities to benefit from the natural potential around the site.
Project name
The Boxes NO 2
Architecture firm
Soltanpour Studio
Location
Dastak, Lahijan, Gilan, Iran
Principal architect
Amin Soltanpour
Design team
Mehdi Rasouli, Fariba Goodarzi, Nasim Ghelichkhani
Visualization
Amin Soltanpour
Client
Mohsen Doostdar Sanyeh
Typology
Residential › Villa
