The China Room of Politecnico di Torino, Italy, recently published three books that study landscape changes caused by urbanization in China, explore processes and hierarchical decisions related to large-scale design, and illustrate the impact of urban creative transformation on contemporary architectural trends.
Written by
Cristiana Chiorino - Laura Milan
Photography
China Room of Politecnico di Torino
The Main idea of choosing this type of projects ‘Transportation Hub’ is due to the need of solving a functional and social problem which is lack of transportation and crowdness on the ring road of el marg in cairo ‘egypt’.
Student
Muhhamed Hesham Abdelraouf
University
Helwan University “Mataria Branch”
Teacher
Ahmed Halim, T.A. Mohamed Alaa
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Project name
Transportation Hub “El Birka-Station’’ Metro & Monorail Space
Location
El Marg, Cairo, Egypt
Status
Graduation Project
Typology
Metro & Monorail Station, Commercial, Headquarter
MinDDrive is an innovative virtual car museum that reimagines the traditional museum experience through controlled pure design, elements of surprise, and a captivating blend of white and wood materials. Our aim is to create a new way for enthusiasts and casual visitors alike to explore the fascinating world of automotive history, combining aestheti...
Architecture firm
Mind Design
Location
Dom World Metaverse
Tools used
Autodesk Maya, Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Miroslav Naskov
Design team
Jan Wilk, Michelle Naskov
Visualization
nVisual studio
Typology
Future Architecture
Casona Sforza, dreamt up and designed by the entrepreneur Ezequiel Ayarza Sforza and the leading Mexican architect Alberto Kalach, stands out with a structure that revalues roots and reflects a commitment to environmental conservation, with a structure comprising forms with clean lines, asymmetries, arches and vaults that establish a harmony with t...
Project name
Casona Sforza
Architecture firm
TAX / Taller de arquitectura X
Location
Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Principal architect
Alberto Kalach
Interior design
Ezequiel Ayarza Sforza and MOB Studio
Construction
Efraín Salinas
Material
Sand-yellow bricks, Macuili and parota wood, palm leaves, traditional regional cotton textiles, and raw linen details
Typology
Residential › House
A 10 min drive from Auroville International township, this weekend house offers a perfect getaway from the hustle of both Pondicherry and Auroville. The house was designed to reveal and glorify the surrounding context and the local Indo-French architecture. It has been designed keeping in mind the needs of our client based in the United Kingdom – a...
Project name
The Brick Abode
Architecture firm
Architecture_Interspace
Location
Poothurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Principal architect
Goutaman Prathaban, Madhini Prathaban
Design team
Thamizharasan, Yukesh, Manigandan
Interior design
Architecture_Interspace
Civil engineer
Er. Prathaban
Material
Wire cut Bricks, Concrete, Glass
Budget
1.5 Crores Indian Rupees
Client
Mr. Jon Mouralidarane
Typology
Residential › Farmhouse
Casa Morla was commissioned to us in 2021 for a popular locality of Matanzas on the Chilean coast, while residing in Andalucia, Spain. At the time travel restrictions still applied, and although the idea was for us to move back to Chile as soon as possible, we ended up not only designing but supervising the project construction 100 per cent remotel...
Project name
Casa Morla (Morla House)
Architecture firm
Stanaćev Granados
Photography
Pablo Casals Aguirre, Manu Granados
Principal architect
Nataša Stanaćev, Manu Granados
Design team
Nataša Stanaćev, Manu Granados
Interior design
Stanaćev Granados
Civil engineer
Stanaćev Granados
Structural engineer
Stanaćev Granados
Supervision
Stanaćev Granados
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Construction
FCF Constructora
Material
Timber structure, wooden cladding
Typology
Residential › Vacation Housing
A house built in the 1930s, in a state of abandonment, deteriorated over the years, was what we discovered when we opened the doors. The alterations that had been made to the structure were evident and we decided as a premise of the project to return the character and artistic architectural value of the Art Deco style to which it belonged when it w...
Architecture firm
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Location
Calle 70 número 540-B por 71 y 73 Colonia Centro. Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Principal architect
Víctor Alejandro Cruz Domínguez, Iván Atahualpa Hernández Salazar, Luís Armando Estrada Aguilar
Design team
Anabel Cervantes Garrido, Juliana Rubio Avila, Víctor Alejandro Cruz Domínguez, Iván Atahualpa Hernández Salazar, Luís Armando Estrada Aguilar
Collaborators
Silvia Cuitún Coronado, Yair Enrique Ortega Pantoja, Ana Luisa Cano Pérez
Interior design
AJ Ana Juliana
Structural engineer
Juan Díaz Cab
Construction
Juan Díaz Cab, Raúl Arcila Guardián
Typology
Residential › House
TUDIOPEZ and Zarhy Architects have completed The Helmsley Science Building, a groundbreaking facility located in Tel Hai's College Eastern Campus in northern Israel. The building is the result of a strategic partnership between Tel-Hai College and Migal – Galilee Research Institute, providing both academic teaching and cutting-edge research facilit...
Project name
The Helmsley Science Building, Tel Hai Academic College
Architecture firm
STUDIOPEZ, Zarhy Architects
Location
Tel Hai Academic College, Tel Hai, Israel
Photography
Mikaela Burstow
Design team
Partners-in-Charge: Daniel Zarhy, Pedro Peña, David Zarhy. Project architect: Noa Rapoport w\ Danielle Alon. Competition: Nitzan Zilberman
Collaborators
Lab planner: U.B. Doron. Accessibility: Efrat Fluk
Structural engineer
Keidan Project Management
Environmental & MEP
Plumbing, HVAC, Electricity: Weisberg Engineering. Fire Safety: Moore Fire Engineering
Landscape
Miller-Blum Landscape Architecture
Typology
Educational Architecture › University, Science Building
Architecture firm
Social Arquitectos
Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Alejandro Peral
Principal architect
Mariano Casullo
Design team
Social Arquitectos
Collaborators
Natalia Galazzi
Interior design
Mola Arquitectura + Social Arquitectos
Structural engineer
Sebastian Berdichevsky
Landscape
Social Arquitectos
Lighting
Social Arquitectos
Supervision
Social Arquitectos
Construction
Social Arquitectos
Material
Maina materials Concrete, Glass, Wood, Travertine Stone
Typology
Residential › House
Parametric Lampchairs, Agro-Waste Urban Furniture Shaped With Minimal Surfaces, Venice Architecture Biennale 2023.
Written by
Vincent Callebaut
Photography
Vincent Callebaut Architectures
