Located on Orcas Island, the Boathouse stands foremost as a threshold between water and land, an idea it embraces literally by providing upland access to those arriving by boat or seaplane, and figuratively through its location and form. It straddles the elements, providing an entryway as well as a dramatic spot for a morning cup of coffee or a cra...
Architecture firm
Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects (pbwarchitects.com)
Location
San Juan Islands, Washington, USA
Photography
Andrew Pogue (andrewpogue.com), Taj Howe (tajhowe.com)
Principal architect
Dan Wickline
Design team
Philip Burkhardt (project architect), Kelby Riegsecker (architect)
Interior design
LeeAnn Baker Interiors (leeannbaker.com)
Structural engineer
Harriott Valentine Engineers (harriottvalentine.com)
Environmental & MEP
Jen-Jay, Inc. (jenjayinc.com)
Landscape
Green Man Landscaping
Construction
Dalgarno Construction (Dalgarno.net)
Material
Wood siding, metal roof and railings, wood floors, wood decking
Typology
Residential › House
The Taoist temple Tongbai Palace is located in Tiantai county, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, which is named after Tiantai Mountain. In Chinese ancient books, it was mentioned that ‘There are 8 layers of the mountain, everywhere you look, the scenery is similar.
Project name
KONG_Fangzhang Building in Tongbai Palace
Architecture firm
KiKi ARCHi
Location
Tiantai county, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
Photography
Ruijing-PhotoBeijing
Principal architect
Yoshihiko Seki
Design team
Saika Akiyoshi, ChenXin, Akihiko Tochinai (TAKiBI)
Material
Cedarwood, granite, concrete, steel plate
Typology
Cultural Gallery, Temple
This project was designed and built by M. Serhat Sezgin. The construction and site team consists of Zebrano Furniture. The restaurant project designed for Marrakesh, Morocco.
Project name
Marrakesh Restaurant
Architecture firm
M.Serhat Sezgin, Zebrano Furniture
Location
Marrakesh, Morocco
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
M.Serhat Sezgin
Collaborators
Zebrano Group of Companies Architects and Civil engineers
Visualization
M.Serhat Sezgin
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
The sand dunes are the inspiration for the silhouette of the droneport camouflaging its shape among the landscape with a strategic location for the air communication network between cities.
Architecture firm
GAS Architectures
Location
United Arab Emirates
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshoper, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere
Principal architect
Germán Sandoval
Design team
Kesia Devallentier, Germán Sandoval
Collaborators
Interior Design: Kesia Devallentier
Pelican Bay Art Hotel is the perfect starting point from which to explore Mykonos and has exclusive and elegantly furbished rooms and suites. Greek architect Anna Tsalikian designed 5 new luxury suites in Pelican Bay Hotel, Mykonos, Greece.
Photographer
Vivien Renziehausen
Tools used
Sony Alpha 7Riii, Sony 16-35mm f/4 lens, Manfrotto Tripod
Project name
Pelican Bay Hotel Suites
Architecture firm
Anna Tsalikian
El Torón Reserve is located on the coast of Oaxaca, at the southernmost point of the Mexican Pacific coastline and a few kilometers from Mazunte, between Mermejita and Ventanilla beaches. It is a protected 30-hectare area characterized by mixed vegetation and rugged topography, with steep cliffs and hilltops creating hard-to-reach spots and a uniqu...
Project name
Casa en El Torón
Architecture firm
IUA Ignacio Urquiza Arquitectos
Location
Mazunte, Oaxaca, Mexico
Principal architect
Ignacio Urquiza Seoane
Design team
Michela Lostia di Santa Sofía, Anaís Casas, Paulina Buenrostro, María del Mar Carballo
Collaborators
Alonso García Cano & Santiago Gaxiola (Development)
Interior design
APDA (Ana Paula De Alba) Ana Paula De Alba, Sacha Bourgarel
Civil engineer
Bio-e, Alejandro Lirusso
Structural engineer
Ricardo Camacho
Material
Stone, wood, glass
Typology
Residential › House
Architecture is a dream career for many people – and why wouldn’t it be? It’s high-paid, very creative, and fulfilling. It’s the art of designing a building from scratch. This makes the field magical to those that study it, though getting your degree in it is certainly not easy.
Written by
Clifford Cullens
Photography
CME Center at 10+30 S. Wacker in Chicago, IL by Krueck Sexton Partners
In the town of Bacalar, situated in the state of Quintana Roo, one of the rarest and most beautiful gems of the Caribbean is kept, Casa Málaga. Málaga is a living space located in a centric neighborhood, surrounded by life and that familiar flavor of home.
Architecture firm
Manuel Aguilar Arquitecto
Location
Bacalar, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Photography
Francisco Moreno
Principal architect
Manuel Aguilar
Design team
Manuel Aguilar
Collaborators
Guillermo Reyes (Text Editor)
Interior design
Jesús Ortiz
Structural engineer
Eldad Villanueva
Supervision
Manuel Aguilar
Construction
Manuel Aguilar
Material
Chukum, Pucté wood
Typology
Residential › House
Many people focus on their home’s interior design, but are they doing enough outside? Here are some different ways to decorate your home’s exterior.
Written by
Felicia Priedel
Photography
CORPUS ARCHITECTS
CityVibes is an Indian ethnic menswear brand in India that sells menswear for all festivities and their flagship store’s entrance facade is designed by newness, an architecture firm based out of the city of Jaipur, India. It is located on the busy Tonk Road.
Architecture firm
Newness Architecture
Photography
Bharat Aggarwal
Principal architect
Rajat Upadhyaya
Design team
Rajat Upadhyaya & Kaushal Jain
Tools used
AutoCAD, Sketchup
Typology
Commercial, Retail, Façade Design
