Sustainable compact green building. Endorse and encourage community living. Inclusive of quality public spaces. To connect with the earth, sky, water, and nature. Biophilic architecture inspired: living with, and in nature. It is designed with organic, natural elements that appeals to our senses and tendency to find comfort and inspiration to the n...
Project name
URBAN OASIS - Gated Community Living (Housing)
Architecture firm
tHE gRID Architects
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Photography
Inclined Studio
Principal architect
Snehal Suthar, Bhadri Suthar
Design team
Snehal Suthar, Bhadri Suthar
Structural engineer
RG Desai
Environmental & MEP
inhouse
Lighting
tHE gRID Architects
Visualization
Snehal Suthar, Bhadri Suthar
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass,Brick
Typology
Residential/ Appartment
Mangrove Place is a superb residential tower overlooking the Mangrove Canal on Al Reem Island. The area is considered one of the most rapidly developing neighbourhoods in Abu Dhabi. Designed by Paolo Lettieri and Aswan Ibrahim Zubaidi, the building is characterized by staggered terraces and balconies that offer a panoramic sea view. The distinctiv...
Project name
Mangrove Place
Architecture firm
Urbanism Planning Architecture - UPA Consultancy and UPA Italia
Location
Al Shaheed Ali Khalifa Al Mesmari St, Jazeerat Al Reem, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Photography
Jonn Wallis, Paolo Lettieri
Principal architect
Aswan Zubaidi, Paolo Lettieri
Design team
Aswan Ibrahim Zubaidi, Paolo Lettieri, Sahar Yousif, Firas Raheel, Stefan Shalabi, Alessandro Mingolo, Chiara Mangiarotti, Vibhor Sing, Maan Alazzawi, Celso Creer II, Ayar Salih, Musstafa Baldawi, Dong Gun Lee, Firas Salman
Interior design
Sahar A. Yousif, Paolo Lettieri
Structural engineer
Structure Abu Dhabi
Environmental & MEP
Ian Banham & Associates
Construction
Gulf Technical Construction Company
Supervision
UPA Consultancy
Material
Concrete, glass, steel, stone
Client
Luxury Development
Typology
Residential › Apartments
The CASAMIRADOR Savassi residential building, completed in 2021, is located in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and features boldly designed architecture that stands out in the local landscape. The building has 14 lofts and 24 studios, and is spread over nine floors in a construction located on a narrow lot, with a width of 12.7 meters.
Project name
Casamirador Savassi
Architecture firm
Gisele Borges Arquitetura
Location
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photography
Pablo Gomide, Juliana Berzoini, Leon Myssior
Principal architect
Gisele Borges
Design team
Ulisses Mikhail Itokawa (Project Manager)
Collaborators
Helena Hostalácio, Iara Pimenta, Mariana Correa, Manuela Fratezzi, Luiza Menicucci, Gabriela Jacobina e Victor Lamounier. Acoustics: Opus. HVAC: Protherm. Glazing and metal facade: Aludesign. Contencions: Geomec Engenheiros. Consultores, Installations: Projelet Projetos e Sistemas Prediais Ltda
Structural engineer
Bedê Consultoria e Projetos
Material
Aluminum, Concrete, Steel, Glass
Client
Casamirador Incorporações
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Antaal is synonymous of contemplation, serenity, peace; central idea of the project since the first visit to the site. It is a vertical housing complex located in Puerto Cancún, an area north of the city.
Architecture firm
Arkham Projects, As Arquitectura
Location
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Photography
Wacho Espinosa
Principal architect
Min Peniche, Xavier Abreu, Ale Abreu, Jorge Duarte
Design team
Jonathan Góngora, Efraín Góngora, Pier González, Pedro Salazar
Construction
GIRA Capital Inmobiliario
Typology
Residential / Building
95 Evans St is the first multi-residential development to be completed within a recently up-zoned, transit-oriented precinct, to meet Perth’s infill residential targets. As a result, the project bore much responsibility to set a positive precedent for all future development in the predominantly single residential surrounding area.
Project name
95 Evans Street
Architecture firm
MJA Studio
Location
Shenton Park, Western Australia
Principal architect
Jimmy Thompson, Wes Barrett
Interior design
MJA Studio
Structural engineer
Forth
Construction
Builden (Builder)
Visualization
Gbangs Architectural Illustrations
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Torres Blancas, the building designed by Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oíza for the Huarte company, was built between 1964 and 1972. Its powerful sculptural form, the expressive use of bare concrete and its experimental nature make it an iconic example of Madrid’s architecture.
Project name
Torres Blancas
Architecture firm
Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza
Photography
Ana Amado, Manolo Yllera
Principal architect
Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza
Built area
31, 500 m² aprox.
Interior design
Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza
Structural engineer
Leonardo Fernández Troyano and Carlos Fernández Casado
Landscape
Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza
Construction
Huarte Construction Company
Material
Concrete, glass, steel
Typology
Residential › Apartments, Mixed-use
LuxeRivers is a new mixed-use development in Chongqing, a large city in southwest China, on a steep site at the confluence of the Yangtze and the Jialing Rivers. It comprises several blocks of luxury apartments, residential villas and commercial elements woven together with extensive infrastructure, including bridges and tunnels, landscaping, paths...
Architecture firm
SAOTA (Concept Design)
Location
Chongqing, China
Principal architect
Lead Architects: 5+design (Design Development)
Design team
SAOTA Project Team: Greg Truen, Adrian Monger, Lean Fouche, Kier Bothwell, Darren Rodgers
Collaborators
Project Manager: Mingyi, Li
Structural engineer
Chongqing Bojian Architectural and Planning Design Institute Co. Ltd & Chongqing ChangSha Xiaan Architectural Design Institute Co. Ltd.
Landscape
Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM), Chongqing Riqing Urban Landscape Design Co. Ltd
Construction
Chongqing Education Construction (Group) Co., Ltd
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Connection between outside and inside the building. The location of the site in front of a mosque on a neighborhood scale and several commercial sections, the presence and movement of passers-by, which apparently did not like the taste of the project residents.
Architecture firm
Barsav Office
Location
Seyyedrazi Blvd., Mashhad, Iran
Photography
Sahar Niknejad
Principal architect
Mohammad Reyhani, Alireza Modarresi
Design team
Mohammadhadi Shariatpanah, Mohsen Ajam, Hossein Mohseni
Collaborators
Model: Rasoul Jahanshiri, Ehsan Fakhri Beyk. Graphic: Faezeh Samadi, Hamideh Sarafian, Matineh Rezaie, Elham Mahdian, Bahareh Hajizadeh
Civil engineer
Ali Bozorgmehr
Structural engineer
Mohammad Jalali
Environmental & MEP
Mohammadhadi Shariatpanah
Visualization
Rasoul Jahanshiri, Ehsan Fakhri Beyk
Typology
Residential › Apartments
