La Volte Restaurant is located in the business center of Samara, Russia. The restaurant specializes in French cuisine and offers guests a comfort food format — clear and simple food for all meals. It was founded by a group of like-minded people from Yaroslavl and Nizhny Novgorod. The interior designers Polina Kachinskaya and Ekaterina Petrova.
Project name
La Volte Restaurant
Architecture firm
Re.dis Interiors
Location
Samara, Russian Federation
Photography
Daria Kopylova, Dima Ptitsyn
Design team
Polina Kachinskaya, Ekaterina Petrova
Collaborators
Stylist by Daria Kopylova
Material
stainless steel, oak veneer, engineered wood, acrylic stone
Tools used
Canon R, Adobe Lightroom
Client
Restaurant La Volte
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
A tiny extension; just big enough for a dining room table has created a new layout of family spaces where the whole family can eat, relax and play together. The extension utilises simple architectural devices to connect the original house and garden. The project enhances the sense of space and light, with bespoke joinery connecting different areas.
Architecture firm
MW Architects
Location
South London, UK
Photography
French + Tye, MW Architects
Principal architect
Matthew Wood
Interior design
MW Architects
Built area
26 m² (Before: 19 m², After: 26 m²)
Structural engineer
Brimstone Engineering
Supervision
MW Architects
Construction
E&C Design and Build
Material
Blue engineering bricks, bespoke ply joinery, glazing with frameless corners, herringbone-wood floors, exposed steel lattice roof
Typology
Residential › House, Extension
The Public Works Operations Building serves as the heart of Salem, Oregon, a hub designed to keep the city’s infrastructure running smoothly. Supporting the Public Works Department, Engineering, and Administration staff, the building is essential for maintaining the city’s operations, ensuring that employees have the resources and environment.
Project name
City of Salem Shops Public Works
Location
Salem, Oregon, USA
Photography
Josh Partee (interior), Lewis Williams (exterior)
Design team
Design Principal: David Keltner. Principal-in-Charge: Laura Klinger. Project Manager: Jen Dzienis. Project Architect: Daniel Childs. Architectural Design Team: Caitie Vanhauer. Architectural Design Team: Caleb Couch. Architectural Design Team: Kirsten Heming. Architectural Design Team: Marissa Sant. Architectural Design Team: Sarah Post-Holmberg. Sr. Interior Designer: Sarah Weber. Interior Designer: Anya Norcross. Interior Designer: Mayumi Nakazato. Interior Designer: Van Stanek
Collaborators
Owner’s Rep: Compass Project Solutions
Civil engineer
Westech Engineering, Inc.
Environmental & MEP
Mechanical & Plumbing Engineer: Mazzetti
Landscape
Ground Workshop LLC
Construction
Howard S Wright Construction
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Metal
Typology
Commercial Architecture › Office Building
The main objective was to develop a project that would coexist with more than 80 trees that are currently on the land, taking advantage of the most important view of the place; the adjacent lake. The architectural project was developed on two floors with natural textures such as quarries, granite and wood.
Project name
Casa El Carmen
Architecture firm
GM Arquitectos
Location
Boulevard Diego Rivera 23, Condominio El Carmen, Atlixco, Puebla, Mexico
Principal architect
Carlos Rodolfo Molina Salgado
Typology
Residential › House
The house features a contemporary and minimalist design that combines natural materials with contemporary architectural elements. The lattice walls stand out for their geometric composition based on triangular patterns, allowing natural light and ventilation to flow through, creating dynamic shadow plays both inside and outside the house.
Architecture firm
Rea Studio
Location
Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Photography
José Juan Rodríguez
Tools used
AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp
Material
Concrete, plaster and rock
Typology
Residential › House
Neone is a leading social-integration and communication agency in China from which we are commissioned to design its new office space in an ordinary street in Shanghai. From the beginning of design process, the client has been discussing with us about his understanding of the city and society and looking forward to some thoughts brought by design a...
Project name
Shanghai Neone Office
Architecture firm
Youmu Architects
Location
Aomen Road, Putuo District, Shanghai, China
Photography
Youmu Architects, Xiaofeng Zhen
Principal architect
Jianbo Lin
Design team
Jianbo Lin, Jiatong Yang, Shengyu Qian
Interior design
Youmu Architects
Material
Steel tube, concrete, wood, brick
Typology
Commercial › Office
The project involves the renovation and expansion of a residence located in the heart of Coyoacán. Efforts to optimize resources resulted in the enlargement of the original space, which now functions as an art studio and production workshop.
Project name
Taller Estudio Daniela Riquelme
Architecture firm
AMASA Estudio
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Principal architect
Andrea López, Agustín Pereyra
Collaborators
Gabino Neri, Oscar Baltazar, Jorge Luis Santiago
Structural engineer
Juan Felipe Heredia
Environmental & MEP
Gabino Neri
Lighting
Andrea López, Agustín Pereyra
Construction
AMASA Estudio
Typology
Residential › Restoration, Workshop
Nestled in the rolling countryside of Palermo, Susafa embodies its founding family’s five-generation legacy of farming, which dates back to 1870. This sustainable boutique hotel member of The Aficionados––a travel resource for those seeking lodgings that meld luxury, design and authenticity––reimagines its 500-hectare historic masseria.
Written by
The Aficionados
Photography
Courtesy of the hotel and The Aficionados
In this project, the existing site had an acceptable area, but due to the detailed plan provided by the miunicipality, a large part of the site could not be built, and our limitation in this design is the slope of the land in the north and west direction of the project, and the presence of buildings with close distances in directions that we had p...
Project name
Sepehr Villa
Architecture firm
Architect Line
Location
Ramsar, Mazandaran, Iran
Tools used
AutoCAD, Revit, Lumion
Principal architect
Farnaz Karimi
Design team
Reyhaneh Bazhdar
Visualization
Omid Merkan
Client
Mrs. Eftekhari, Mr. Abolhasani
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › Villa
Inspired by nature and technological advancements, the design of future skyscrapers aims to create spaces that are both sustainable and self-sufficient. The concept of a vertical forest skyscraper, fully integrated with cutting-edge technologies and sustainable architecture, represents a forward-thinking approach to urban living.
Project name
EcoVerse Tower
Architecture firm
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Visualization
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Design team
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Interior design
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Typology
Future Residential Building
