Nearly one in five Americans now live in multigenerational households. And, with Americans more than twice as likely to live in multigenerational family households than they were half a century ago, there’s no question that it’s a popular choice for many nowadays.
Written by
Jennifer Dawson
Photography
Ralph (Ravi) Kayden
Located in Leça da Palmeira and attentive to the dialogue with the organic fabrics that remain from an inherited rurality, further assimilated by the city, ‘Tower 15 & 1’ is a combined urban and landscaping operation with public spaces taking over the ground floor for use as retail and leisure for residents and visitors alike.
Project name
Tower 15 & 1
Architecture firm
OODA Architecture
Location
Leça da Palmeira, Portugal
Photography
OODA Architecture
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, Physical models, Hand drawing
Design team
Julião Pinto Leite, João Styliano, André Cardoso, Vânia Costa, Catarina Fernandes, Laura Leão, Marinos Skouras, Caio Guarana
Collaborators
A400, Duarte Soeiro
Interior design
OODA Architecture
Construction
Construtora San José
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › Apartments
The project is located on Lopburi Ramet Road, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand, 3-storey residential house with a total used area of 1000 sq m., separated from the original 2 buildings but assessable to all and connected by the original swimming pool. Designer, therefore, turns the building to be visible from the swimming pool as the main and also a...
Project name
Piticharoenkit Residence
Architecture firm
VIVE Design Studio
Location
Lopburi Ramet Road, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
Principal architect
Nirostina Nisani
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Cotto, Lamiglass, Lamptitude, TOA, Totem
Typology
Residential › House
Chuanzihe Cave Dwellings is located at Shanxi Province, in between two large historic cities: Xi'an & Yan'an. The site used to be a village and now is abandoned. It is surrounded by different tourists attractions, such as Huangdi Mausoleum, Fudi Lake, and National Park. The beautiful landscape and natural resource are the significant characters of...
Project name
Chuanzihe Renovation
Architecture firm
Office ZHU
Location
Chuanzihe, Shanxi Province, China
Principal architect
Zhuoer Wang
Design team
Zhuoer Wang, Begoña Masiá, Wissam M. Sader, Jiajun Wang, Fan Zhang
Visualization
Wissam M. Sader
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Located in West Dharma Village, Fangshan District, Beijing, In S&N Resort is favorably sited amidst mountains and trees. Legend has it that the twenty-eighth generation of Bodhidharma disciples of Shaolin Temple in Songshan traveled across the world. When passing through the Baihuashan area, they built temples, spread Buddhism, did good deeds, and...
Project name
In S&N Resort
Architecture firm
Penda China
Location
Xidamo Village, Qingshui Town, Mentougou District, Beijing, China
Principal architect
Sun Dayong, Wan Shuyan
Material
Stone, Brick, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Hotel, Resort, Hospitality
Zero energy buildings combine energy efficiency and renewable energy generation to consume only as much energy as can be produced onsite through renewable resources over a specified time period.
Photography
Jesús Granada (CSI-IDEA Building by Juan Blázquez + Oficina Técnica Municipal Ayuntamiento Alhaurín de la Torre)
The project is situated on a slope in the southern part of the island of Serifos. Striking rock formations, low vegetation and unobstructed views to the sea characterise this amphitheatrical plot.
Project name
Cliff House in Serifos Island, Greece
Architecture firm
Fotis Zapantiotis Associated Architects
Location
Serifos Island, Greece
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray
Principal architect
Zapantiotis Fotis
Design team
Zapantiotis Fotis, Agapaki Maria
Collaborators
Concept Construction _Apostolakis - Stamatelos Civil Engineers
Visualization
Fotis Zapantiotis Associated Architects
Typology
Residential › House
This school model will facilitate the understanding of the evolution of the spatial concept and will develop phenomenological dynamics through light, leading to the understanding of space, through the controlled manipulation of basic physical models at 1:1 scale.
Project name
Phenomenological Learning Pavilion
Architecture firm
Axiom Architecture Collective
Location
Aramberri, Monterrey, Mexico
Principal architect
Alejandro Bribiesca, Leticia Villanueva, Natalia Navarro
Design team
David Teodocio Montiel, Mónica Arrezola Lueza, Jesús Fernando Castro Mendoza, Sofía Cortés Hernández, Heriberto Loranca Morales, Brenda Iliana Uribe Ramírez, Carlos Cortez Dena, Juan Manuel Tejeda Sánchez
Visualization
Fernando Castro Mendoza
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Pavilion
In Iran, exactly in the area of Ubaque, where the only references are nature and geography, we sought inspiration from the landscape and the dynamics of this wild environment. is more than just a hotel, it is a unique spatial experience, contained between two layers: landscape and architecture.
Project name
Private Bathroom
Architecture firm
Amir Maleki
Tools used
SketchUp, Corona Renderer, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Amir Maleki
Visualization
Amir Maleki
Typology
Residential › House, Interior Design
Architecture and engineering are globally relevant sciences that set trends in construction. An architect is capable of planning, projecting, and designing buildings, while an engineer can offer solutions to economic, social, and industrial problems. Among the main trends in engineering and architecture in 2022 are:
Photography
Ricardo Gomez Angel
