This midcentury modern-inspired Riverside Drive Apartment is a combined 2,500-square-foot apartment. It is designed as a home for a family of five that would continue to accommodate the children as they grow older. The apartment renovation transformed the space by relocating the entrance and creating a generous foyer adjacent to the new enlarged ki...
Project name
Riverside Drive Apartment
Architecture firm
Studio ST Architects (https://studio-st.com)
Location
Upper West Side, New York, NY 10024, USA
Principal architect
Esther Sperber
Collaborators
Interior Decorator: Lea Frank. AV Consultant: Ben Cohen. Styling: Naomi deMañana
Completion year
August 2023
Environmental & MEP engineering
Construction
Unlimited Renovation
Typology
Residential › Apartment
This mid-century terraced house is located in the quiet suburban area of Corstorphine, Edinburgh. A previous front extension had resulted in a long narrow kitchen, separated from the living room and the back garden. The fragmented layout meant that the family were often in separate rooms: cooking, doing homework, watching TV.
Project name
Open plan living, Edinburgh
Architecture firm
AGORA architecture + design
Location
Edinburgh, Scotland
Photography
Alix Mcintosh
Principal architect
Lorna Agorastos
Design team
AGORA architecture + design
Interior design
AGORA architecture + design
Structural engineer
Structural Design Consultants
Supervision
Platinum Property Services
Construction
Platinum Property Services
Material
Flooring / Ted Todd / Raw Cotton in herringbone format. Windows and doors / Express Bi-folds / XP View Bi-fold door / Horizon window. Sockets and switches / Corston Architectural Detail /Clear antique brass with white inserts / antique brass with white inserts. Radiators / DQ Heating / Adara Column Radiators. Fireplace / Bioethanol-fireplace.co.uk / Foco. Paint / Lick paints
Typology
Residential › House
Villa 334, an enclave of serenity amidst the bustle and luxury of Dubai. This stunning villa combines modern architecture with Wabi Sabi inspired interior design, creating a unique and sophisticated retreat that highlights the beauty of imperfection and simplicity.
Architecture firm
Paramo Arquitectos
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, AutoCAD, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Isaac Lozano
Design team
Isaac Lozano, Cristina Solorio, Omar Jimenez
Visualization
Paramo Arquitectos
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › Villa
Nestled in the heart of a sprawling estate, The Great Gatsby Estate is a true masterpiece of modern architecture. This private villa is a stunning example of how modern design can blend seamlessly with nature, creating a space that is both breathtakingly beautiful and incredibly functional.
Project name
The Great Gatsby Estate
Architecture firm
Rabani Design
Location
The Huangshan Mountain, China
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohammad Hossein Rabbani Zade
Design team
Rabani Design
Visualization
Mohammad Hossein Rabbani Zade
Typology
Residential › Villa
The Salem Public Library’s downtown location was due for a renovation to bring its structural resilience and building systems up to modern standards. The 96,000-square-foot concrete structure was built in 1970 and underwent an expansion in 1990.
Project name
Salem Public Library Renovation
Architecture firm
Hacker Architects
Location
Salem, Oregon, USA
Principal architect
Laura Klinger (Project Manager & Principal-in-Charge), David Keltner (Design Principal)
Design team
Daniel Childs, Nick Pectol, Caleb Couch, Lewis Williams
Collaborators
Project QA/QC: Matt Sugarbaker. Acoustical Engineer: Listen Acoustics. Signage/Wayfinding: The Felt Hat. Code Consultant: Code Unlimited
Interior design
Jennie Fowler, Anya Smith, Whitney Jordan, Tracey Olson, Mayumi Nakazato
Landscape
Ground Workshop
Civil engineer
Westech Engineering
Construction
Howard S. Wright
Typology
Educational › Library
In the captivating realm of contemporary architecture, the 'Steady as We Go' concept emerges as a captivating and transcendent design principle. This architectural philosophy advocates for stability and continuity, providing a solid foundation for the creation of enduring living spaces.
Project name
Casa steady as we go
Architecture firm
QBO3 Arquitectos
Location
Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Photography
Anibal Campos
Principal architect
Mario Vargas Mejías
Structural engineer
Oscar Mario González Jiménez
Supervision
Vargas Cordero
Construction
Mauricio Barrantes Corrales
Typology
Residential › House
This is a story not only about the project but also about the time in which it was created and how it affected the building. It sometimes happens that what is built somehow differs from the original design. This is not necessarily a bad thing. This is normal and happens in a complex construction process, which is affected by many external factors.
Architecture firm
Superhelix Pracownia Projektowa - Bartłomiej Drabik
Location
Zakopane, Poland
Photography
Bartłomiej Drabik
Principal architect
Bartłomiej Drabik
Structural engineer
Barsprojekt
Environmental & MEP
SHPRO
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray,Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Concrete, Wood, Aluminium Cladding
Typology
Residential › Single Family House
Project name
Casa Alma 18
Architecture firm
Mário Martins Atelier
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG Photography
Principal architect
Mário Martins
Design team
Tiago Martins; Rui Duarte; Mariana Franco; Ricardo Lopes; Hélder Lima; Rui Santos
Collaborators
Tiago Martins, Mariana Franco, Ricardo Lopes
Structural engineer
Raiz Engenharia, Lda; ElectroEng, Lda
Landscape
Jardim Vista, S.A.
Supervision
Nuno Grave Engenharia
Construction
New Paradigm
Material
Concrete, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Archi-Tectonics NYC and !Melk won this invited competition in 2018 and developed the design in collaboration with the LDI, ZIAD Hangzhou. The sweeping masterplan was inserted with a 116-acre [47-hectare] Eco park and 7 buildings into a densely built skyscraper district of Hangzhou, one of China’s fastest-growing cities.
Project name
Asian Games 2023 Master Plan
Architecture firm
Archi-Tectonics NYC LLC [ATS]
Photography
SFAP: Shao Feng Photography Shanghai
Principal architect
Winka Dubbeldam, Assoc. AIA, Professor & Chair of Architecture University of Pennsylvania Project Leader: Justin Korhammer
Design team
Paul Starosta, Dongliang Li Boden Davies , Maud Fonteyne, Soyeon Cha, Alex Barr, Dan Rothbart
Collaborators
Mobility / Traffic Consultant: Mobility in Chain; LDI [Local Design Institute]: Zhejiang Province Institute Of Architectural Design And Research (ZIAD); Construction drawing design consultation: Powerchina Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited (HDEC)
Built area
47-hectare park, with a 35,000 m² Table Tennis stadium, an 18,000 m² Field Hockey stadium, a 30,000 m² Shopping Valley, and Fitness and Visitors centers²
Structural engineer
Thornton Tomasetti Engineering
Construction
Powerchina Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited (HDEC)
Client
Gongshu District City Village Reconstruction Department
Status
Winning invited competition May 2018, Substantial Completion 2022. Opening: September 23, 2023
Typology
Eco park Masterplan for the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games with 7 buildings
Reconstruction as a living scenography of changing and permanent backdrops, a framework that will be added to, updated, and used.
Architecture firm
Objektor Architekti
Location
Ovenecká 33, 170 00 Prague 7, Czech Republic
Design team
Jakub Červenka, Václav Šuba, Vojtěch Šaroun
Collaborators
Creative concept: Tereza Porybná; Designers of built-in objects:Terrazzo: Aleksandra Vajd; Throne: Daniela Danielis; Curtain: Evy Jokhova; Lighting fixtures: Dechem; Dining table: Jiří Krejčiřík; Glass: Michal Ullrich; Built-in furniture: Simply Cotto; Terrazzo realization: Olexton-
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Concrete – massive skeleton, bar. Terrazzo. Elm – furniture. Oak – floors. Stucco – walls and ceiling. Ceramics – tiles. Textile – trone, sliding wall
Construction
KKS Building
Typology
Residential › Apartment
