This sophisticated DIFC duplex apartment presents a masterful study in tactile luxury and refined minimalism, where natural materials and subdued elegance converge to create an urban living tailored for a young expatriate family.
Project name
DIFC Duplex: Where Natural Luxury Meets Urban Living
Architecture firm
OBSSDCO Design Services LLC
Location
Jumeirah Living Residences, Dubai, UAE
Photography
Natalia Chaban
Principal architect
Shushanik Kostandyan
Design team
Shushanik Kostandyan, Aflah Habeeb, Zulaikha Thasnim
Interior design
Shushanik Kostandyan, Aflah Habeeb, Zulaikha Thasnim
Environmental & MEP engineering
Supervision
Shushanik Kostandyan, Aflah Habeeb
Tools used
Corona Render, AutoCAD
Typology
Residential › Apartment
This Mestiza Architecture project is a declaration of love for our land, our sun, and our way of experiencing space. From the heart of Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, this project draws on the deep roots of Mexico—its raw materials, its incandescent light, its playful spirit—and transforms them into a contemporary architecture that breathes with pride.
Architecture firm
Iñaqui Ponce
Location
Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico
Tools used
SketchUp, AutoCAD, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Iñaqui Ponce
Visualization
Iñaqui Ponce
Typology
Residential › House
Nestled on a flat corner lot, C&G House stands on the boundary between two urbanized areas in the northern part of Pinamar city. A large tree-lined boulevard virtually divides high-density multifamily lots from the only area permitted for single-family homes.
Architecture firm
Estudio Galera Arquitectura
Location
Pinamar, Partido de Pinamar, Bs As., Argentina
Design team
Ariel Galera, Cesar Amarante, Francisco Villamil, Luisina Noya, Micol Rodriguez
Collaborators
Soledad Van Schaik, Juan Cruz Ance, Facundo Casales, Verónica Coleman, Soledad Pereyra, Ariel Triana
Structural engineer
Javier Mendía
Environmental & MEP
Electricity: Gabriel Jaimón. Sanitation: Cristian Carrizo. Ducts and sheet metal: Rubén Calvo
Supervision
Pablo Ahumada. MMO
Construction
Marín Constructora
Typology
Residential › House
Designer Yara Lysiuk created this apartment’s interior for her own family, blending gallery-style design objects and advanced technology in a bright, minimalist space – a bold choice few of her clients dare to make.
Photography
Yevhenii Avramenko
Principal architect
Yara Lysiuk
Design team
Maksym Lysiuk
Built area
140 m² / 1507 ft²
Site area
140 m² / 1507 ft²
Interior design
Yara Lysiuk
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Plywood, Concrete, Stone
Client
Yara Lysiuk, Maksym Lysiuk
Typology
Residential › Apartment
If you're managing or marketing a luxury spa, retreat center, or wellness destination in Arizona, pest control might not be the first thing on your to-do list. But it should be near the top.
lanned and built in the early 1970’s, Black Butte Ranch sits the base of The Three Sisters mountains in the Oregon’s Central Cascades, the gateway to Oregon’s high desert from the Central Willamette Valley.
Project name
Black Butte Ranch Lodge
Architecture firm
Hacker Architects
Location
Sisters, Oregon, USA
Photography
Jeremy Bittermann
Design team
Design Principal: Corey Martin. Project Manager: Nick Hodges. Project Architect: Scott Mannhard and Brendan Hart. Architectural Design Team: John Dalit, Jake Freauff, Matthew Sugarbaker, Charles Dorn. Interior Design Principal: Jennie Fowler. Interior Designer: Mayumi Nakazato.
Collaborators
Bargreen Ellingson Restaurant Supply and Design
Civil engineer
Harper Houf Peterson Righellis Inc. (HHPR)
Structural engineer
Madden & Baughman Engineering
Environmental & MEP
PAE Consulting Engineers, Listen Acoustics
Landscape
Walker Macy Landscape Architecture
Lighting
Luma Lighting Design
Construction
Kirby Nagelhout
Typology
Commercial › Lodge
Designed by VIA Architects (VIA) for TLC Healthcare, this $70 million pioneering project integrates aged care, early learning, primary care, health and wellness services and hospitality offerings into one purpose-built, community-focused precinct, located in Melbourne’s southeast suburb of Mordialloc.
Project name
TLC Healthcare | Mordialloc
Architecture firm
VIA Architects
Location
84 White Street, Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Jaime Diaz-Berrio
Principal architect
Frank Bambino, Managing Director at VIA Architects
Design team
VIA Architects
Collaborators
Co-perform. Project management: DPPS Projects. Planning consultant: Ratio
Interior design
VIA Architects
Structural engineer
Meinhardt
Visualization
VIA Architects
Material
Mesh screening, glazing, composite timber cladding
Typology
Integrated Community Care (aged care, early learning, a medical centre, health and wellness facilities, a village cafe)
Shenzhen MIrs Bay boasts a distinctive mountain-sea vistas, encircled by mountainous on the east, north and west, affording views of neighboring Hong Kong.
Project name
L Villa Garden
Architecture firm
Abraham
Design team
Kang Heng, Sun Wei, Su Yang, Ye Zhao
Landscape
July & Partners
Typology
Residential › Villa
Located in Qingzhen, an up and coming district west of Guiyang, the capital city of Guizhou province, the Library and Information Center Technical School, a 20 hectares campus to be completed in 2026.
Project name
Library & Information Center
Architecture firm
West-line Studio
Location
Qingzhen, Guizhou Province, China
Photography
Yong Tan, Yuanping Li, Chengyon Liu, Minghua Ou
Principal architect
Haobo Wei, Jingsong Xie
Interior design
Yudan Luo
Structural engineer
Yuanping Li, Dingping Fu
Construction
China Railway Fifth Bureau Group Construction Engineering Co.
Tools used
AutoCAD, Sketch Up
Typology
Educational › Library
This project involves the design of an architecture studio located in the urban sector of Cerro de las Rosas, in the city of Córdoba, just a few blocks from the “Mujer Urbana” traffic interchange. Conceived as a sculptural prismatic volume on a deep and narrow lot, the architectural object asserts itself on the site with character, set back just 50...
Project name
Studio Fran Viñas Arquitectos (ESTUDIO Fran Viñas Arquitectos)
Architecture firm
FV Arquitectos (Fran Viñas Arquitectos)
Location
Cerro de las Rosas, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Francisco Viñas
Typology
Office Building › Interior Design
