‘Build Smart’ Reveals Building Data’s Potential to Reshape our World. Gābl Media has launched the second season of Build Smart, a podcast presented by buildingSMART International. In this 10-part series, architect hosts Patrick MacLeamy, FAIA, and Mark LePage, AIA, interview building-industry experts about how improving access to data can refine de...
Photography
Images courtesy of Rob Martel (MacLeamy) and Gabl Media (LePage)
The Salvador Department complex is a project that contains the essence of Tulum. The rhythm generated by the waves on the face of the project is opposed to the orthogonal element that breaks this sequence but at the same time combines to create a visually harmonious appearance.
Project name
Departamentos Salvador
Architecture firm
JCH+Arquitectos
Location
Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jaime Abdelaziz Cal Herrera
Design team
Yanizle Dorantes, Cristina Vazquez, Yolanda Pech
Visualization
JCH+Arquitectos
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Don’t leave the mantel above your fireplace bare and boring—find different ways to decorate this area of your house to tie into the theme of your other décor.
Written by
Felicia Priedel
Photography
Michael Gattorna
One of the smartest ways an entrepreneur starting an architectural firm can display their unique creativity and communicate their expertise to clients is to choose a unique and exciting brand name.
Written by
Grant Polachek
Photography
Karolina Grabowska
O·CO arquitectos: The project is placed in a small town in the area known as Vega de Granada. It pretends to create a new meeting point bonding the pharmacy to the surroundings. Presenting a new urban appearance which leads a dialog between the white walls and the pureness of the unsurfaced exposed concrete.
Project name
Pharmacy and House ARM (Farmacia - Vivienda ARM)
Architecture firm
O·CO arquitectos
Location
Cúllar Vega, Granada, Spain
Photography
Juanan Barros
Principal architect
Ángel Vallecillo Zorrilla, Rafael Nieto Jiménez
Design team
O·CO arquitectos
Interior design
O·CO arquitectos
Civil engineer
O·CO arquitectos
Structural engineer
O·CO arquitectos
Environmental & MEP
O·CO arquitectos
Landscape
O·CO arquitectos
Lighting
O·CO arquitectos
Supervision
O·CO arquitectos
Visualization
O·CO arquitectos
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Hucen Obras y Proyectos SL
Material
Concrete, steel, ceramic flooring, wood, corian.
Client
Ana Rosa Rubio de Malo
Typology
Residential › House › Pharmacy
The vision is to imagine a house of the future - compact and sustainable, that would introduce the use of Rammed Earth as a building material in Slovenia. Envisioned with the intention to create a space that is close to nature, the house has a strong visual as well as physical connection with the environment.
Project name
House for humans and a tree
Architecture firm
Sneha Dhanuka + Dhruv Shah
Location
Dobrava, Slovenia
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Sneha Dhanuka, Dhruv Shah
Design team
Sneha Dhanuka, Dhruv Shah
Visualization
Sneha Dhanuka + Dhruv Shah
Typology
Residential › House
The multi-sensorial abstraction of Lebanese gastronomy is just part of the inspiration behind MYT+GLVDK’s new architecture, furniture, merchandising, and visual identity project for Filo, a restaurant with a culinary offering that brings together the traditions of the Middle East with an unexpected Mexican twist.
Architecture firm
MYT+GLVDK
Location
Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
Photography
Fiama Piacenteni
Principal architect
Andrés Mier y Terán, Regina Galvanduque
Interior design
MYT+GLVDK
Collaborators
Ivan Aviles, Pablo Serratos, María Carrillo, Luna Kindler, Arturo Osorio, María José Preciado, Paulina Giacoman
Construction
PAULINA Giacoman
Supervision
MyTGLVDK- Paulina Giacoman
Material
Concrete, marble, onyx, wood & textile
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Creative Suite
Budget
10M ($Mexican Pesos)
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
You don’t have to go abroad to have a vacation. In fact, you can have one at home. While it might sound impossible, it is something that more and more people are actually doing. The term ‘staycation’ usually refers to taking a vacation in an area that’s near to one’s home, but actually vacationing at home brings new meaning to the term. When you sp...
Photography
Max Vakhtbovych
Moon Over Modernism® will offer architecture enthusiasts entrée into Los Angeles’ world-famous residential gems—Case Study House #22 (Stahl House) and Sheats-Goldstein House. Benefitting USModernist®, America’s largest open resource for Modernist architecture, the weekend event occurs November 12-13, 2022.
Title
Moon Over Modernism Comes to Los Angeles
Eligibility
Open to public
Register
https://usmodernist.org/la
Date
Saturday-Sunday, November 12th-13th , 2022
Price
The Sheats-Goldstein House Cocktail Party (Tickets: $275 before October 1st; $375 after October 1st). The Stahl House Champagne Tours (Tickets: $110 for arrivals 12-3 PM; $180 for arrivals 4-6 PM)
Wutopia Lab was commissioned by the digital fashion brand ifanr to create the "Popped Orange — Uhub HOUSE" in Guangzhou T.I.T Creative Park, which was completed and opened in August 2022. It is an open design experiment, a vertical micro social complex with a light tower as the hub, including coffee, bar, theater, exhibition, sightseeing and party,...
Project name
Popped Orange / Uhub HOUSE
Architecture firm
Wutopia Lab (Architecture, Interior, Landscape)
Location
T.I.T Creative Park, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Photography
Wu Siming, ifanr
Principal architect
Yu Ting (Shanghailander)
Design team
Architecture Team: Zhu Yumei, Yang Jia; Design Team: Li Hao (Project Architect), Wang Zhizheng, Jiang Xinping (Internship)
Interior design
Yu Bing, Shen Rui, Shao Bin
Landscape
Landscape Design: Wang Chon, Guo Yuqi; Landscape Construction Team: Zhuhai Yuyuan Landscape Group Co., Ltd.
Structural engineer
Hu Wenxiao
Environmental & MEP
Design Development: Shanghai Sunyat Architectural Design Co., Ltd.; Mechanical & Electronics Team: Shi Jiaying, Mao Robert, Mao Yaqian, Zou Yuheng
Lighting
Zhang Chloe, Yu Shiyu, Du Yuxuan
Material
Material Consultant: Wang Yu (polycarbonate sheet)
Construction
Construction: ifanr; Construction Team: Heyuan Yuchenju Decoration Co., Ltd.
Typology
Hospitality, Café, Gallery, Bar
