A radical remodel of a 1990s attic apartment in Prague Libeň. We are in the attic of a 1930s townhouse in Prague Libeň. An apartment was built here in the 1990s. But there were too many rooms, more than the client needed, anyway. The joy of open attic space was lost in the clutter. Our task was to find it again.
Project name
Attic Apartment with a Black Box
Architecture firm
Komon architekti
Location
Prague 8 – Libeň, Czech Republic
Photography
Tomáš Slavík, www.tomasslavik.cz
Principal architect
Martin Gaberle
Design team
Bořek Peška, Lucie Roubalová, Jana Drtinová
Collaborators
Zlatý řez (Cabinetry)
Built area
141 m², 109 m² (Gross Floor Area), 84 m² (Usable Floor Area)
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Oak veneer treated with black oil, white DTDL board, Mirage Norr terrazzo, concrete plaster, Meister multi-layer oak veneer flooring, tempered glass, coated steel, spruce timber
Typology
Residential › Apartment
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
Palma Holding launches its second exclusive presidential penthouse for sale in its Serenia Residences development. The launch comes after the company successfully sold the project’s first presidential penthouse last year. The penthouse is up for sale for AED 55 million.
Project name
Presidential Penthouse in Serenia Residences The Palm, Dubai
Architecture firm
Palma Holding – one of the leading Real Estate developers in Dubai
Location
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Principal architect
Hazel Wong
Design team
PalmaHolding Interior Design team led by Natalie Derbas
Environmental & MEP engineering
Status
Built, Ready for Sale
Typology
Residential › Penthouse
The Colossus Apartment project is a space for a young man who enjoys an everyday view of Kyiv's historic downtown from the height of the 19th floor. The apartment is located in the residential complex "Skyline" of the green Pechersk district, which is rapidly being built up now.
Project name
Colossus Apartment
Architecture firm
YODEZEEN architects
Photography
Andrii Shurpenkov
Principal architect
Artem Zverev, Artur Sharf
Interior design
YODEZEEN architects
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Concrete, Stone, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The main idea is to blur the boundaries of the apartment and emotionally draw the city into its interior. The space of the apartment is not limited within the physical layout, the city surrounding the building becomes part of it and the added facade glazing only maintains the comfort of the indoor climate, connecting the city into an extended perip...
Project name
Penthouse in Prague
Architecture firm
petrjanda/brainwork
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Petr Janda
Design team
Anna Podroužková, Maty Donátová
Built area
358 m² (Gross Floor Area), 275 m² (Usable Floor Area)
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Steel, Glass, Concrete, Wood
Typology
Residential › Apartment
A lot of light and air: the interior of an apartment in the residential complex. The architectural bureau Kerimov Architects designed the interior of the 200 sq. m apartment in the residential complex “Vorobiev House” (Moscow). The clients are a young couple.
Project name
Vorobiev House
Architecture firm
Kerimov Architects
Photography
Dmitry Chabanenko
Principal architect
Shamsudin Kerimov
Design team
Shamsudin Kerimov, Ekaterina Kudinova
Collaborators
Ekaterina Kudinova (Styling)
Interior design
Kerimov Architects
Environmental & MEP engineering
Lighting
brands used: Paola Castelli, Ochre, Bocci, Occhio. The general lighting concept is Kerimov Architects
Material
Stone, wood, glass, marble
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Residential › Apartment
his client with a penchant for travel hoped to transform her two-bedroom penthouse in the new Vancouver House tower was conceived as into a welcoming and a warm space for living, socializing, and displaying the client’s her collection of art and natural artifacts.
Project name
Penthouse at Vancouver House
Architecture firm
Leckie Studio
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Principal architect
Michael Leckie
Design team
Leckie Studio team
Interior design
Leckie Studio
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Wood, Stone, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › Penthouse
Saari Mois (the Sarskaya Grange) is the name of an ancient estate, gifted by Peter the Great to the future empress Catherine I in 1710, on which by the time of Catherine II had been built one of Europe’s most beautiful park residences of the Baroque period - Tsarskoe Selo.
Project name
Rooftop Villa Saari Mois
Architecture firm
The Svetozar Andreev Architecture Studio «Hotei-Russia»
Location
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Photography
Svetozar Andreev 2021
Principal architect
Svetozar Andreev
Design team
The Svetozar Andreev Architecture Studio «Hotei-Russia»
Interior design
Svetozar Andreev
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Corian by dupont, self-leveling floors, grey glass, steel structure, panoramic glazing
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Residential › Penthouse
