The Kyiv brand PODYH is relaunching by introducing the FW21 collection dedicated to the modernist architecture of its hometown. PODYH draws inspiration from the city’s Soviet-era modernist icons, built between 1960 and 1980, many of which have been left to decay or risk demolition. Inspired by the architecture’s daring shapes, PODYH’s monochrome de...
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Daria Plaksyuk
The project is situated in a green area outside the city center, in an alpine landscape featured by well recognizable natural and anthropic signs. Although positioned outside the urban settlement, it has a strong strategic nature and it’s well connected to the public network (schools, leisure centers, infrastructures).
Project name
Congress and Exhibition Center
Architecture firm
Studio Botter, Studio Bressan
Location
Agordo, Belluno, Italy
Photography
Simone Bossi, Emanuele Bressan
Principal architect
Andrea Botter (1985), Emanuele Bressan (1985), Sandro Botter (1951)
Completion year
22/10/2018
Material
Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Cultural › Exhibition, Multi-purpose building
The Interiors of this residence mirror the sober linear flow of architecture & interiors, highlighting the quality of interior space with double and triple height feature walls. A sense of tranquillity and elegance is created within the formal drawing area, accomplished by maximising the views of lush outdoor and landscape, utilising natural lighti...
Project name
The Kwatra Residence
Architecture firm
DRAW – Design Research Workshop
Location
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Photography
Inclined Studio
Principal architect
Bhanu Kharbanda, Saurabh kathoria
Interior design
Bhanu Kharbanda
Structural engineer
Sanjeev Dua
Environmental & MEP
Draw Design
Material
Concrete, stone, wood, metal
Typology
Residential › House
In this commission, the clients hired Jess Pedersen Architecture to design a Scandinavian residence in a subdivision that was in the process of changing its guidelines from a traditional mountain log-lodge theme to a contemporary alpine mountain. The lot was an airy, treeless meadow along the Roaring Fork River covered with rhythmic native grasses
Architecture firm
Jess Pedersen Architecture
Location
Missouri Heights, Carbondale, Colorado, USA
Photography
Jesse Newman @ Trick Pony
Principal architect
Jess Pedersen
Design team
Jess Pedersen + Clients
Structural engineer
Ernest Kollar Engineers Inc.
Lighting
Jess Pedersen Architecture Inc.
Supervision
Dave Cardiff Construction Inc.
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Construction
Dave Cardiff Construction Inc.
Material
Metal roof, Metal siding, Hardie Siding, Stone Veneer Siding, Wood framing
Typology
Residential › House
The project is located in Huangmuchang Village on the outskirts of Beijing. It is a two-story brick-concrete building, originally used as residence and office. Atelier d’More was commissioned to renovate this run-down building into a boutique hotel.
Project name
Sleeping Lab - Arch
Architecture firm
Atelier d'More
Photography
Atelier d'More
Principal architect
Le Sheng, Wei Wang
Design team
Yanrong Wei, Yan Chen, Fei Yan，Yupeng Xu(intern)
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
The project area is located on a rocky coastline in Croatia. It develops along a slope which descends from the mountain, where the access to the property is located, to the crystalline water of the private beach. The design choices were determined by the site’s peculiarity and the pre-existing building. The client’s request was to integrate a guest...
Architecture firm
Studio Bressan
Photography
Simone Bossi, Emanuele Bressan
Principal architect
Emanuele Bressan
Collaborators
Tailor-made furniture: Dante Negro s.r.l.; Finishes and facades: Sbm Technologies s.r.l.
Built area
Guest house 112,5 m²/ Infinite living 80 m²
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
The Green Village is a garden center located in the eastern industrial area next to the municipality of Cittadella, in the province of Padova. It has a strategic position in relation to the main roads and it attracts a catchment area that extends between the provinces of Vicenza, Padua and Treviso. The complex is made of three parts: the commercial...
Project name
Green Village
Architecture firm
Studio Bressan
Location
Cittadella, Padova, Italy
Photography
Emanuele Bressan
Principal architect
Andrea Bressan, Anna Agostini
Collaborators
Executing companies: EdilRodighiero, Nico Velo S.p.a, Termoidraulica Sbrissa S.r.l.; Text by Marika Scaduto
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Commercial Building, Garden Center
Guangzhou’s beating heart is Tianhe and Baiyun which is the up and coming new town set to become the city’s second largest CBD. As part of a larger push to fill the gap in Guangzhou’s industrial-city landscape, GHD Yungang City has attracted a plethora of Fortune 500 companies to set up offices.
Project name
GDH Yungang City (Plot 4)
Architecture firm
Aedas, joint venture with GDAD
Location
Guangzhou, China
Height
230 meters. 190 meters
Principal architect
Kevin Wang, Global Design Principal
Client
Guangdong Land Holdings Limited
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-use Development
The project's site was originally an elementary school, and later located the factory of an enterprise, with buildings in poor condition. The surrounding area is mainly occupied by waterfront residences of the villagers, and in the front of the site, a memorial archway of chastity and filial piety, built in Qing Dynasty in year 1790, has been prese...
Project name
Future Rural Life Center in Tuanshi Village
Architecture firm
y.ad studio
Location
Tuanshi Village, China
Principal architect
Yan Yang
Design team
Shen Chuan, Wu Kejia, Zhao Siyuan, Yan Yu
Collaborators
Development organization: People's Government of Xiaonanhai Town, Longyou County
Completion year
October 2022
Construction
Shanghai Deluo Construction Engineering Co., Ltd.
Material
Weathering steel, manganese-magnesium-aluminum metal tile, aluminum plate, coating, fair-faced concrete
Typology
Cultural Architecture, Cultural Center
The basic idea of this project was to visually interweave the living space with its surroundings. In the first step, the most important points of view were identified via google earth. These visual landmarks in this project include the Leopoldkron Castle, the Leopoldskorner pond, the fortress Hohensalzburg and the Untersberg.
Project name
Amorph Livingsculpture
Architecture firm
Lechner & Lechner Architects
Location
Salzburg, Austria
Photography
Julian Höck, Horst Michael Lechner (construction & winter)
Principal architect
Christine Lechner, Horst Josef Lechner
Design team
Christine Lechner, Horst Josef Lechner, David Fischer, Michael Trixl, Babara Schickermüller, Paul Lechner
Collaborators
Holzform Holzbau GmbH (timber construction), Rojek GmbH (facade coating- flexiskin), Denis Gappmaier (building physics)
Interior design
Lechner & Lechner Architects
Structural engineer
Leo Schrittesser
Environmental & MEP
OPTIPLAN
Construction
Josef Kaiser Bau GmbH
Material
Wood, Concrete, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
