The Aventador, designed by Shiv Dada and Mohit Chawla of 23DC Architects, borrows its name from the champion Spanish bull. Shattering the age old idea of an office building being just a place to work, the Aventador is designed to inspire to be better every day.
Project name
The Aventador
Architecture firm
23DC Architects
Location
Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
Photography
Niveditaa Gupta
Principal architect
Shiv Dada, Mohit Chawla
Design team
Shiv Dada, Mohit Chawla
Structural engineer
Ankush Gupta
Environmental & MEP
In-House
Construction
Edific Infra Projects
Visualization
23DC Architects
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Solid Aluminium Sheets, Powder Coating (Akzonobel), Mesh (Galvanized Iron) Asian Streck metals
Client
Paramjeet Singh Sachdeva
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Located on a rocky, wind-swept south facing shoreline; this retreat home nestles into the landscape to harmonize with its surroundings and minimize exposure to weather. The home is a vacation retreat for a family of four, who desired a low-impact home with a strong connection to land and sea.
Project name
Lone Madrone
Architecture firm
Heliotrope Architects
Location
Orcas Island, WA, USA
Design team
Joe Herrin, Mike Mora, Jonathan Teng
Interior design
Ore Studios (Interior Furnishings)
Structural engineer
Swenson Say Faget
Typology
Residential › House
On the Hauptstrasse in Berlin Schöneberg GRAFT revitalized the historical post office premises, expanding it with two new buildings and converting the original rooftops for commercial purposes. Thus a 32,000m² modern ensemble accessible to the public was created comprising offices, restaurants, retail outlets and apartments.
Photography
BTTR GmbH, Trockland / Noam Rosenthal
Design team
Founding Partners: Lars Krückeberg, Wolfram Putz, Thomas Willemeit Projektteam: Aleksandra Zajko, Alexandra Bunescu, Alfredo Peñafiel Suarez, Allison Weiler, Altan Arslanoglu, Andrei Dan Musetescu, Anja Frenkel, Anna Wittwer, Dennis Hawner, Dorothea Freiin von Rotberg, Emma Rytoft, Evgenia Dimopoulou, Fabian Busse, Inigo De Latorre, Jerzy Gerard Gabriel, Maria Angeles Orduna, Marvin Bratke, Mathilde Catros, Mats Karl Koppe, Matthias Rümmele, Nils von Minckwitz, Paula Martin Aedo, Primoz Strazar, Sebastian Gernhardt, Sven Wesuls, Verena Lihl, Veronika Partelova
Built area
15,200m² revitalization and roof extension, 16,800m² new construction
Landscape
Planungsbüro Haan Freie Garten- und Landschaftsarchitekten, Berlin www.buero-haan.de
Civil engineer
Müller-BBM GmbH, Berlin www.muellerbbm.de
Structural engineer
Krebs und Kiefer Ingenieure GmbH, Berlin www.kuk.de
Supervision
IKR Kuschel GmbH, Berlin www.ikr-kuschel.de
Material
Bricks, Steel, Glass
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-Use Development, Revitalization of a former post office area, conversion for commercial use, university and gastronomy, extension by two new residential buildings
New headquarters for the International Olympic Committee, designed by 3XN, further the mission of international cooperation, transparency and sustainability and bring all IOC staff under one roof. Designed by Danish architecture firm 3XN, Olympic House aims to bring together the IOC staff – 500 employees currently spread across Lausanne in four loc...
Project name
Olympic House
Location
Lausanne, Switzerland
Photography
Adam Mørk, International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Collaborators
Itten+Brechbuhl AG
Landscape
Hüsler & Associés
Structural engineer
INGENI SA
Lighting
Jesper Kongshaug
Client
The International Olympic Committee
Typology
Commercial › Headquarter
Silicon Valley’s triangular-inspired NVIDIA Corporate Campus in Santa Clara, California debuted new exterior areas with sustainable permeable pavers made of wood. The exteriors were designed by TLS Landscape Architects putting employee connection at the core.
Written by
Black Locust Lumber Global
Photography
NVIDIA, Black Locust Lumber Global
Design for a house in research of a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent and incomplete. A beauty of things modest and humble. A beauty of things unconventional. Ongoing project.
Project name
House WSL – Casa Wabi-Sabi
Architecture firm
David Bulckaen Architect
Location
Oud Heverlee, Belgium
Principal architect
David Bulckaen
Typology
Residential › House
Villa H by StudioHercules is a large modern free standing house. Strong rectangular lines characterize this cubistic villa, with rhythmic windows. The villa has been build using only susstainable materials and is finished with long bricks in both horizontal and vertical direction to express the contours of the main volumes.
Architecture firm
StudioHercules moderne architectuur+interieur
Location
Den Bosch, The Nederlands
Principal architect
Maarten Hercules
Design team
StudioHercules.nl
Visualization
StudioHercules
Typology
Residential › House
Metamansion Concept 8 is based on the collection of metamansion nft keys under the concept of a futuristic and immaterial architecture destined for the new world of the metaverse, its form based on the experience between mixing nature and a futuristic building that creates a great contrast between the two.
Project name
Metamansion Concept 8
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Design team
Suitcase Architect
Collaborators
Keys Company
Visualization
Veliz Arquitecto
Typology
Residential › House
Mid-ridge Villa has been settled between a slender but prosperous garden in the heart of the farmlands, for a family of three who are always gathering. A twelve-year-old child, the climax of the story, and her rebellious spirit, along with her constant training to become a professional swimmer and her occasional desire for isolation and privacy, ha...
Project name
Mid-Ridge Villa
Architecture firm
EZ Studio
Location
Qahdarijan, Isfahan, Iran
Principal architect
Pedram Ezadi Boroujeni
Design team
Foroogh Haddad
Collaborators
Majid Tahmasebi, Saeid Kazemi
Interior design
Pedram Ezadi
Environmental & MEP
Saadat
Lighting
Khorshid Gallery
Material
Brick, Glass, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
Located in the small town of Troncones a few minutes away from the International Airport of Zihuatanejo, considered a world renowned secret getaway and an excellent surf destination, Lo Sereno emerges as a private refuge by the Pacific Coast beach.
Written by
Lo Sereno Casa de Playa
