A good architectural project requires significant planning and consideration to be successful. Many people have a simplistic view of what is required to complete an architectural project and are quickly surprised by how difficult it is when they undertake one of their own.
Written by
Liliana Alvarez
Photography
G D T O G R A P H Y
Cultivating elegance in the everyday. Located in the North Bund of Hongkou District, Hall of the Sun is a 180,000 square meter commercial hub with an emphasis of nature in the design, including its curvilinear facade and a 3-storey-high biophilic food hall under Shanghai’s largest skylight roof canopy. Informed by the organic architecture, Lukstudi...
Project name
Refining the Ordinary
Interior design
LUKSTUDIO
Location
No. 181 Rui Hong Road, Hong Kou District, Shanghai, China
Photography
Peter Dixie, Yui Zhang
Principal designer
Christina Luk
Design team
Yicheng Zhang, Haixin Wang, Edoardo Nieri, Dong Wu, Charis Nicolaou, Kevin Yang, Wendy Zhang, Jimmy Zhu, Weifeng Yu, Xiaojian Yan, Sarah Wang
Collaborators
Post-Processing : Eagle Impression; Executive Architect : Wang Tung (Shanghai) Architectural Design Co., Ltd Structural engineering : Arup International Consultants (Shanghai) Co., Ltd Environmental and EMP : Parsons Brinckerhoff Engineering Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch Lighting : Lighting Planners Associates Lighting Development : Shanghai Tongji Interior Design Engineering Company Landscape : Design Land Collaborative VI Consultant : Dutton Bray Design Limited Construction : China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd
Architecture firm
Arquitectonica
Material
Limestone, ceramic tile, GRG, wood veneer, wood film, stainless steel, lighting film
Client
Rui Hong Xin Cheng
The housing complex, located not far from the German border, develops three types of architecture that respond to different urban situations. Thus, the surrounding environment is an integral part of the project, and the landscape is integrated into it until it is transformed.
Project name
Jeanne D ́Arc Residence
Architecture firm
Christophe Rousselle Architecte
Location
2 avenue Pont de l’Europe, Strasbourg, France
Photography
Takuji Shimmura
Principal architect
Christophe Rousselle
Design team
Matthieu Janmot, Leo Bourgeois and Naori Yamazoe
Built area
12,500 m² (154 apartments)
Civil engineer
OTE engineering
Structural engineer
OTE engineering
Material
Structure: Reinforced concrete with anthracite paint finish. Coating: Wood. Windows: Aluminum. Railings: metallic anthracite finish
Typology
Residential, Apartments, Habitation Moderne (63 apartments) / Bouwfonds Marignan (50 apartments) / Edifipierre (41 apartments)
Vacation Home is a perfect place for relaxing that the family belongs to during holiday or a place to live in retired life. For this reason, the design based on understanding of surrounding environment is important to enhance an incredible retreat for this place. This house is located along Nakhon Nayok River with many questions arises towards this...
Project name
Baan Nakhonnayok Riverside
Architecture firm
Sata Na Architects co.,ltd
Location
Nakhonnayok, Thailand
Photography
Rungkit Charoenwat
Principal architect
Chalermchai Asayote
Interior design
Sata Na Architect
Civil engineer
Narin Yotha
Landscape
Sata Na Architect
Material
Concrete, Stone, Wood, Glass
Client
K.Suttichai Panitnarakul, K.Suphannee Panitnarakul
Typology
Residential › House
Our Narrabeen Relocatable Home involved the replacement of a relocatable home within Narrabeen Caravan Park, with a strong environmental focus on passive design and sustainable materials.
Project name
Narrabeen relocatable home
Architecture firm
buck&simple: doers of stuff
Location
Narrabeen, New South Wales, Australia
Principal architect
Peter Ahern, Kurt Crisp
Interior design
Kurt Crisp
Structural engineer
Nitma Consulting
Material
Recycled metal sheet cladding under Spotted Gum weather screen. Spotted gum structural timber. Recycled Cedar windows. Interior timber FSC plantation pine details. Spotted gum engineered floorboards. Interior lining is FSC "v"jointed pine boards (no plasterboard)
Typology
Residential › House
Nestled into a cliff and backing onto a forest, Ancient Cedars Residence turns its attention inward to a warm and inviting interior. A rich textured material pallet creates a sense of depth and history. Reclaimed timbers, Corten steel, and textured concrete are a few of the unique finishes in this home.
Project name
Ancient Cedars
Architecture firm
Openspace Architecture
Location
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Principal architect
Don Gurney
Collaborators
Doug Bush Survey Services Ltd. (Surveying), Spearhead
Interior design
Openspace Architecture
Landscape
Forma Design Inc.
Material
Concrete, Steel, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
A personalized modern house in a fifty by seventy land plot in suburban edge of the city. Family with two kids approached to design a house including three separate unit houses for them and their two kids. Main aspect of the project was to design a house, which brings nature indoors without compromising privacy of its users.
Project name
Personalized House
Architecture firm
Wandering Architects
Location
Sri Lanka, Colombo
Tools used
SketchUp, AutoCAD, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
D.Widumina
Visualization
Wandering Architects
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Far from the beaches and vast sea, Nantucket packs more elegance in the neighborhood, where blossoming gardens greet you. Diversity is one of the main reasons behind the island’s vibrant groundskeeping culture.
Written by
Christine Cooper
Photography
The grass and wildflower gardens are by Piet Oudolf
The landmark EXO building by Shay Cleary Architects is the tallest commercial office building in Ireland. A unique engineering challenge, the building features a distinctive and highly innovative external exo-skeleton which forms the main structure, leaving a predominantly column free floor plate and referencing the iconic blue gantries of the Dubl...
Project name
The EXO, Dublin 1
Architecture firm
Shay Cleary Architects
Location
Dublin 1, Ireland
Photography
Jamie Hackett Photography
Principal architect
Shay Cleary
Design team
Shane Fitzpatrick, Karl Tobin, John Callan
Collaborators
MCA Architects
Interior design
Shay Cleary Architects
Landscape
Cameo & Partners
Construction
Bennetts Construction Ltd
Supervision
MCA Architects
Visualization
BradyShipmanMartin, VisualLab
Tools used
Revit Architecture
Client
NAMA, Grant Thornton, SW3 Capital/ Tristan Capital Partners
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
High Point Residence is a luxury vacation home intended to bring multiple families together under one roof. Sitting on a large site with a steep drop off to one side, it claims expansive views over the valley and lake below.
Project name
High Point Residence
Architecture firm
Openspace Architecture
Location
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Principal architect
Don Gurney
Collaborators
Doug Bush Survey Services Ltd.
Interior design
Openspace Architecture
Structural engineer
Equilibrium Engineering
Landscape
Forma Design Inc.
Material
Stone, Concrete, Wood, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
