A roof needs to be well maintained at all times to protect both the exterior and interior of the premises. When work needs to be done, people are often looking for tips for choosing the right roofing materials. A growing number of homeowners and businesses are looking for sustainable roofing solutions that offer both performance and environmental b...
Photography
Valentina Zotova (cover image)
2020 has been started with a disparate and unfamiliar condition. The pandemic that was expected to be finished within days or months has continued for a year, and there is no optimistic prophecy for its termination. As a designer, we should not necessarily see this as the end of the world, and we should not overreact.
Project name
Chimneys Chimneys Pavilion
Architecture firm
Masoud Abedimoghadam
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign
Principal architect
Masoud Abedimoghadam
Visualization
PeNo visual
The woven texture of the exterior ribbons is inspired by the traditional wicker hats and baskets that are still being used by farmers and fishermen in the region. The parametric tessellation of stone tiles adds a layer of sophistication to the vernacular pattern, a metaphor to the technological transformation of the once primitive village.
Project name
The Vortices - Shenzhen Opera House
Architecture firm
LUKSTUDIO
Location
Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, SketchUp, AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D
Principal architect
Christina Luk
Design team
Munyee Ng, Edoardo Nieri, Andrei Smolik, Dong Wu, Weifeng Yu, Yicheng Zhang
Visualization
Infinite Vision Technology Co. Ltd
Client
Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality
Typology
Cultural › Opera House
The Xinxiang Cultural Tourism Center is the architectural icon of the new tourism district, which will be dedicated to winter sports, including the presence of the future indoor ski slope.
Project name
Pingyuan New Area Cultural Touristic City Exhibition Center
Architecture firm
Zone of Utopia + Mathieu Forest Architecte
Location
Xinxiang, Henan, China
Principal architect
Qiang ZOU, Mathieu FOREST
Design team
ZENG Teng, DI Wu, WANG Zhuang, Arnaud MAZZA, MA Jia, XUE Qixun
Collaborators
Local Design Architect: Henan Urban Planning Institute & Corporation. Curtain wall / Facades: EDUTH
Interior design
WU:Z DESIGN
Structural engineer
Arup Group Limited
Landscape
Landscape design: Hassell Shanghai Landscape. Design construction: QIDI Shanghai
Client
Henan Rongshou Xinchuang Culture and Tourism Real Estate Co. Ltd.
Typology
Cultural › Tourist Center
Jens Brinkmann of United Architektur was one of the Design Architects for the Start-up incubator and co-working space in Cottbus that officially opened on October 15th 2021. The building aims to promote innovation and creativity to generate new forms of work in both the city of Cottbus and the surrounding Lausitz region in the wake of the politica...
Project name
Start-up Incubator and Co-working Space
Architecture firm
United Architektur
Location
Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany
Photography
United Architektur / Kay Fingerle Fotografie
Design team
Bernd Huckriede, Jens Brinkmann, Ludwig Heimbach
Collaborators
Planning in collaboration with CGG (Cottbuser Gesellschaft für Gebäudeerneuerung und Stadtentwicklung)
Client
GWC (Gebäudewirtschaft Cottbus)
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
When the temperatures start to drop and the days become shorter, you will notice that you spend more time at home than you used to. This is why it is crucial to make your home as comfortable as possible. Unfortunately, turning the heating on is rarely enough to keep yourself and your family members warm inside your home during these dreary winter m...
Photography
Ian Keefe (cover image), Nachelle Nocom
The name of this villa is derived from the place where this project is located "Tabas". The city of Tabas has a hot and dry climate. Therefore, this project was designed to meet the needs of a house in the heart of this climate while being modern. The design and architecture of this city must be sustainable for all seasons so that there are always...
Architecture firm
Sun_A Studio
Location
Tabas, South Khorasan Province (Mashhad), Iran
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Lumion
Principal architect
Sanaz Mohammad Khani
Design team
Tina Tajaddod, Sanaz Mohammad Khani
Built area
370 m² in duplex
Site area
1440 m² (20*72 meters)
Collaborators
Davood Bakhshi
Visualization
Tina Tajaddod (@tinatajaddod)
Typology
Residential › House
The original Peacock Farm home designed by Walter Pierce is a well-known home from the mid-century modern period, with many examples throughout the west-Boston suburbs. And yet as lovely as these homes are, they suffer from cramped entries, a shortage of storage, lack good home-office options.
Project name
Peacock Farm House
Architecture firm
Hisel Flynn Architects
Location
Lexington, Massachusetts, United States
Photography
Eric Roth Photography
Principal architect
Dan Hisel, Katie Flynn
Collaborators
Porter Builders, G2Colaborative
Construction
Porter Builders
Typology
Residential › House
The prefabricated house is located on the urban boundary of the municipality of Chella. This corner plot adjoins one of the main roads in the area and the surrounding natural environment. Therefore, the mission of the prefabricated dwelling is to close itself off from the noise and direct views from the road, opening up to the large long views that...
Project name
Prefabricated Housing (Vivienda Prefabricada)
Architecture firm
La Caseta Arquitectura
Location
Chella, Valencia, Spain
Principal architect
Alberto Facundo Tarazona
Collaborators
David Tortosa Bravo (Technical architect)
Construction
EDE3 Gestión de Proyectos Urbanísticos, S.L.
Typology
Residential › House
Lying on a pleasant wine cellar lane, SENAA architekti designed a weekend house that uses every bit of its steep sloping plot. Conceptually divided into several layouts and structural parts, the house has a traditional morphology and combines modern details with historical technologies.
Project name
Weekend House in Bukovany
Architecture firm
SENAA architekti
Location
Bukovany, Czech Republic
Photography
Alex Shoots Buildings
Principal architect
Václav Navrátil, Jan Sedláček
Design team
Kateřina Zabadalová, Jan Gadziala
Collaborators
Garden: Jana Zuntychová
Built area
Built-up Area: 98 m². Gross Floor Area: 142 m². Usable Floor Area: 115 m²
Material
Ceramic blocks Porotherm, interior plaster, exterior plaster Profi with limestone
Typology
Residential › House
