The new Belgian Embassy in Mexico, designed by Abraham Cota Paredes, Lucio Muniain, and Rafael Pardo, is a refined exercise in architectural diplomacy. Located in the residential neighborhood of Polanco, it balances the symbolic role of representing a nation with the subtle art of urban integration.
Project name
The New Belgian Embassy in Mexico
Architecture firm
Abraham Cota Paredes, Lucio Muniain, Rafael Pardo
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Principal architect
Abraham Cota Paredes, Lucio Muniain, Rafael Pardo
Design team
Abraham Cota Paredes, Lucio Muniain, Rafael Pardo
Visualization
Alfredo Sanchez, Oscar Santiago Ruiz
Typology
Government, Embassy
Archigenetics is a new design theory developed by INJ Architects, under the leadership of architect Ibrahim Nawaf Joharji, that proposes this radical question: what if we build the way we are built?
Written by
Shan Rasheed / INJ Architects
Photography
INJ Architects
By creating a balcony from scratch where none existed, Passos Arquitetura redesigned the original layout and incorporated gestures from Japanese architecture to bring back the presence of time, wind, and greenery to the apartment.
Project name
Tatuí Apartment
Architecture firm
Passos Arquitetura
Location
São Paulo, Brazil
Photography
André Mortatti
Principal architect
Thiago Passos
Design team
Débora Cunha, Mônica Valêncio, Maísa Pimenta, Mirela Borba, Isabella Haddad, Camila Miki Kawamura, Renata Iervolino, Matheus Proença
Interior design
Passos Arquitetura
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
ZROBIM architects - an advocate of cubic formula minimalism – is announcing a modern vision of fachwerk technology and traditional downshifting living.
Project name
Matski House
Architecture firm
ZROBIM architects
Photography
Kasia Syramalot
Principal architect
Andrey Makovsky
Typology
Residential › House
Perched directly on the edge of the Douro River in Porto, Portugal, this stunning duplex flat designed by SABRAB Architecture harmoniously blends traditional elements with contemporary comfort.
Project name
Gaia River Douro Duplex
Architecture firm
Sabrab Architecture
Location
Vila Nova De Gaia, Porto, Portugal
Photography
Sabrab Architecture
Interior design
Sabrab Architecture
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
This new house at the tip of the Baja Peninsula in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, sits atop a rugged mountain that overlooks the city and the Pacific Ocean. Stepped to fit the sloping site, the house sets deep into the earth for natural cooling while providing 280 degrees of arresting views of ocean, town and desert.
Architecture firm
Centerbrook Architects and Planners
Location
Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Photography
Peter Aaron/OTTO
Principal architect
Mark Simon, FAIA
Collaborators
AXM Arquitectos
Interior design
Clements Design
Built area
696.77 m² (7,500 ft²)
Visualization
Centerbrook Architects and Planners
Construction
Riveras Building by MCA
Material
Wood, glass, concrete
Typology
Residential › House
"Zolotoy" is a luxury residential complex on Bolotnaya and Sofiyskaya embankments. The club quarter is located in the very center of Moscow opposite the Kremlin. It has the highest level of privacy and unique views of the Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral, the Moscow River and Zamoskvorechye.
Project name
Residential Complex “Zolotoy” (block 2)
Architecture firm
СПИЧ/SPEECH
Location
Sofiyskaya embankment., 18, Moscow, Russia
Photography
Capital Group, Marika Volkova
Principal architect
Anton Boldyrev
Design team
Andrey Perlich, Sergei Tchoban, Elizaveta Vargaftik, Svetlana Solovieva, Viktorov A.
Interior design
1508 London
Collaborators
QPRO, Marika Volkova, 1508 London,
Landscape
Gillespies bureau
Construction
Capital Group
Typology
Residential › Apartments
A bourgeois house from the second half of the 16th century, located at Waldstein Square in Prague's Lesser Town, had long awaited a sensitive reconstruction. The process of transforming the gallery house, which is under heritage protection, into modern apartments involved, among other things.
Project name
Seventh House
Architecture firm
Formafatal
Location
Waldstein Square, Prague, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Jan Roučka, exteriors, interior standards, and common areas Dagmar Štěpánová, model apartment design; Co-author Model apartment design: Martina Homolková, Jan Roučka [Formafatal]. Interior of the ground floor, 1st and 5th floor rental spaces: Martin Kalhous [Atelier SAD]. Vegetation and backyard water feature project: Atelier Partero
Design team
Anna Linhartová, Michael Kohout
Collaborators
Technical supervision of the investor: Michal Váňa. Construction supplier: Slavíčkovci. Metal elements: Roman Cimický. Custom brass elements and lighting: Ateliér Originál Hořánek. Windows and doors: Nenadal. Woodworking elements: Truhlářství Votýpka. Building project: Atelier Poledne, www.atelier-poledne.cz, SK projects & Buildings. Building-historical research: Michal Patrný, Markéta Musilová. Lighting supplier: Uni Light. Stonemasons: Trimona. 2 Custom glass fillings: Pavel Baxa. Tiles and sanitary supplier: Dorint. Heating elements and faucets supplier: Design Club. Glass printing for the elevator: VV SKLO. Elevator: ZEUS Výtahová technika. Electrical fittings supplier: Monobrand
Built area
Built-up area 394 m² Gross floor area 1620 m² Usable floor area 1476 m²
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Cursed stucco – staircase walls. ice glass – fillings for building openings. artificial sandstone and solid oiled oak – staircase. granite pavement – courtyard. solid granite – water feature, bench (courtyard), staircase to the rear courtyard. ceramic tiles and wall cladding – landing of the gallery and bathrooms. brick pavement – cellar spaces. solid, oiled oak parquet – chevron – apartment floors. reinforced steel grilles – cellar compartments. artificial stone – Technistone – door thresholds, sink table. patinated brass – custom lighting, door handles, mailboxes, spout of the water feature
Typology
Residential › Apartment
CBG Consultants are proud to announce that Cosway Street, a landmark residential project in Westminster, Greater London, has been awarded a Civic Trust Award.
Written by
Liliana Alvarez
Photography
Kilian O’Sullivan
Located in the heart of Valladolid, Yucatán's Magical Town, this architectural intervention represents a complete renovation of a historic property. The project focuses on rescuing the building's original structure, preserving its essence despite numerous past alterations and changes in use.
Architecture firm
Casa Raíz
Location
Valladolid, Yucatán, Mexico
Photography
Manolo R. Solis
Principal architect
Aldo Peniche, Ramón Sánchez
Collaborators
Yesenia Tamayo
Interior design
CASA RAÍZ
Material
Pasta Tiles: Chukum Walls, Exposed Stone Walls, Dark Stained Oak Wood, Calacatta White Quartz, Medusa White Marble, Aged Gold Fixtures
Typology
Residential › House
