In this highly preserved Alpine valley, stringent architectural guidelines allow for little architectural freedom. Strict guidelines are enforced to protect the local heritage but de facto create endless pastiche mountain homes.
Project name
Mountain House
Architecture firm
Studio Razavi Architecture
Location
French Alps, Manigod, France
Principal architect
Alireza Razavi
Design team
Andoni Briones
Interior design
Studio Razavi Architecture
Structural engineer
Alternative Construction Bois
Material
Concrete Base + Timber Frame
This gut renovation modernizes the interiors of two apartments in a dilapidated historic Palazzo in Brescia, Italy, while restoring the original grandeur of the spaces. The units on adjacent floors share the same perimeter footprint; however, the different ceiling heights engender discrete architectural responses
Project name
Piano Nobile Loft & Round Wall Studio
Architecture firm
Alepreda Architecture, www.alepreda.com
Photography
Ottavio Tomasini, www.ottaviotomasini.it
Principal architect
Alessandro Preda
Built area
60 m² each apartment, 72 ² each apartment (Gross Floor Area), 58 m² each apartment (Usable Floor Area)
Environmental & MEP engineering
Structural engineer
Studio Tecnico Zampedrini, www.zampedrini.it
Material
Oak, white oak,gypsum wall board and metal studs, white laminate, existing stone and brick,
Construction
Green Cantieri, www.greencantieri.it
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Hara house is located in an agricultural village in Nagaoka city, Niigata prefecture. Most functions that are required in a fully self-reliant house were already present on-site, such as a parents' house, storage areas, and private rooms.
Architecture firm
Takeru Shoji Architects Co.,Ltd
Photography
Isamu Murai, Shinkenchiku-Sha
Principal architect
Takeru Shoji, Takayuki Shimada
Structural engineer
Tetsuya Tanaka Structural Engineers, Tetsuya Tanaka
Construction
Yoshihara Gumi, Hirokatsu Yokoo
Material
Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Many people consider huge, open spaces signs of luxury. However, more and more people decide to live in compact homes and micro-apartments. The so-called tiny house movement has been rapidly growing in popularity, especially in the last few years.
Four autonomous summer houses will be constructed on a plot in the area of Oia on the island of Thira (Santorini) in Greece. Santorini is an island in the southern Aegean sea. It is the largest island of a small, circular archipelago, and it is the remnant of a volcanic caldera.
Project name
Arched Residences
Architecture firm
Iraisynn Attinom
Location
Oia, Santorini Island, Greece
Tools used
SketchUp, Blender, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Maggie Gkika
Visualization
Klavdios Sklivanitis
Status
Under Construction
Typology
residential / hospitality
Infinitus Plaza is the new global headquarters of Infinitus China. Incorporating work environments designed to nurture connectivity, creativity and entrepreneurship, the new headquarters also includes the group’s herbal medicine research facilities and safety assessment labs as well as a learning centre for conferences and exhibitions.
Project name
Infinitus Plaza
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Location
Guangzhou, China
Photography
Liang Xue, ZHA
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
Congyue Wang, Feifei Fan, Lida Zhang, Eugene Leung, Lily Liu, Qi Cao, Shu Hashimoto, Xiaoyu Zhang, Ying Xia, Zhe Xing, Anat Stern, Chaoxiong Huang, Damiano Rizzini, Harry Spraiter, Marius Cernica, Tommaso Casucci, Xuexin Duan, Lida Zhang, Shu Hashimoto
Built area
185,643 m² (Gross Floor Area), 118,200 m² (Above Ground), 67,443 m² (Below Ground), 59,368 m² (Interior Design Area), 18,000 m² (Retail), 42,800 m² (Bicycle Parking), 2100 m² (Electrical Bike Parking)
Collaborators
GDAD, BuroHappold Engineering, Basalt, ARCADIS, Guangzhou Pearl River Engineering Construction Supervision
Interior design
Zaha Hadid Architects, GoldMantis, Sundart
Landscape
Zaha Hadid Architects, Pubang
Environmental & MEP
BIAD, GDAD
Lighting
LIGHTDESIGN, LUMIA, Holy Power
Construction
Guangdong No.1 Construction Engineering
Material
25,088.33 tonnes of recycled materials have been used in the construction of Infinitus Plaza, primarily: steel, copper, glass, aluminium alloy profiles, gypsum products and wood
Typology
Commercial › Headquarter
MANE, a pioneering French group and one of the worldwide leaders of the Fragrance industry, commissioned MEAN (Middle East Architecture Network) to design a temporary pop-up at Dubai's World Trade Center.
Project name
Luminescents Pavilion
Architecture firm
MEAN* (Middle East Architecture Network)
Location
World Trade Center, Dubai, UAE
Photography
Alex Jeffries Photography Group
Principal architect
Riyad Joucka
Design team
Wael Nasrallah, Amro Mansy
Structural engineer
Electra
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper
Material
Forged Steel Structure painted Bronze Hanging Fabric
In today's modern world, people want their houses to feel at one with the natural world around them. This is because, after the hustle and bustle of engaging in a busy job, their house needs to feel more and more like a sanctuary.
Photography
VJ Von Art (cover image)
This incredible contemporary property has been designed by the architect/owner with exceptional attention to detail and an extremely high-level finish throughout. The Garden House is arranged over two levels, ground and lower ground floor and the layout has been designed to give all the principal rooms excellent natural light.
Project name
The Garden House
Architecture firm
Alpex Architecture
Location
Wandsworth, London, United Kingdom
Photography
French+Tye Photography, frenchandtye.com
Principal architect
Laura Petruso
Collaborators
Laura Petruso
Interior design
Laura Petruso
Structural engineer
Gary White @ Courtleas Consulting
Landscape
Etienne Landscape Gardening
Supervision
Laura Petruso
Construction
Ian Patterson
‘Theatron’, a Greek word, means a place for watching. Inspired by that, Lost & Found + builds the conceptual space of ‘THEATRON’ through their new product line - STAY Series.
Product name
STAY SERIES (Chair No.0, Chair No.1, Ankle Chair, Scene Table)
Manufacturer
Lost & Found +
Product type
Dining Chair, Lounge Chair, Table
Contact
www.lostandfound.cn
Applications
Residential interior
Characteristics
Solid wood, Bentwood, irregularly shaped, Masculine & Feminine design, Handmade
Material
Premium maple, Leather, Wool
Size
W480*D580*H800mm (Chair No.0), W480*D630*H820mm (Chair No.1) , W800*D800*H700mm(Ankle Chair)，W1800*D800*H750mm (Scene Table)
Color
Burlywood, Multi color fabric or leather
Price
Chair No.0: 5900 RMB Chair No.1: 5900 RMB Ankle Chair: 16000 RMB Scene Table: 28000 RMB
