Imagine a villa where light dances through blue glass, casting serene reflections that soothe your soul. Welcome to our latest project, where minimal architecture meets tranquil sea-inspired tones, creating a haven of peace and elegance. This villa isn't just a building; it's an experience, designed to blend seamlessly with the vibrant yet peaceful...
Project name
Azure Tranquility
Architecture firm
Mah Design
Location
Malibu, California
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Maedeh Hemati
Design team
Mah Design Architects
Visualization
Maedeh Hemati
Typology
Residential › Villa House
Conversion of a hundred-year-old industrial building for cultural and social purposes.
Project name
Automatic Mills Grain Silo Conversion
Architecture firm
Prokš Přikryl Architekti
Location
Automatické mlýny 1963, 530 03 Pardubice, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Martin Prokš, Marek Přikryl
Collaborators
Concrete structures: MDS Projekt; Steel structures: STA-CON; Fire safety: Projekty PO; Ventilation: Mikroklima; Plumbing: MK Profi; Electrics: Miroslav Bouček; Acoustics, A/V media: SONING; Measurement and regulation: TECONT; Lift: TRAMONTÁŽ; Geothermal boreholes: GEROTO; Heating: Jiří Vik; Graphical system: Richard Wilde [publikum.design]; Main contractor: STAKO Hradec Králové
Built area
Built-up area 357 m²; Gross floor area 1848 m²; Usable floor area 1131 m²
Lighting
Ladislav Tikovský [AST]
Material
Exposed concrete – lift shaft, rooftop extension, roof and floor structural slabs. Galvanized steel – stairs structure, all steel components, doors. Galvanized steel grating – stairs, railings. Glass concrete floors – prefabricated floor panel with glass blocks. Tile covering – toilets, utility rooms. Face bricks – refurbishment and replacement of original brick façade. Concrete paving – roof terrace. Pine plywood – furniture
Client
Automatic Mills Foundation Lukáš Smetana, Mariana Smetanová
Typology
Cultural Architecture > Cultural Center
Read on to discover how sustainable architecture transforms our cities into greener, healthier living places.
Written by
Monique Araneta Montgomery
The project, signed by Cité Arquitetura, provides a cozy and intimate space in perfect harmony with the surrounding landscape. About an hour from São Paulo, Japan House (Casa Japão) is a refuge for creating and reliving memories. Located in a gated community with large expanses of preserved forest, the project, developed by Cité Arquitetura, was de...
Project name
Japan House (Casa Japão)
Architecture firm
Cité Arquitetura
Location
São Paulo, Brasil
Principal architect
Celso Rayol, Fernando Costa
Design team
Mateus Fragoso, Mateus Keiper, Eduarda Volschan, Pedro Brito, Daniel Nardelli, Luiza Loureiro, Júlia de Queiroz.
Collaborators
Project coordinators: Daniel Osório, Lúcia Andrezo, Thiago Godoy, André Caterina, Vanessa Moreira.
Structural engineer
Ávilla Engenharia
Environmental & MEP
Mechanical and building installations: Rich Engenharia; Swimming pool: Rich Engenharia
Landscape
Salvetti Paisagismo
Construction
Machado Freire
Material
Soal Esquadrias, Parquet SP, Portobello, Docol, Imóbilies Madeiras
Typology
Residential › House
The apartment's owner turned to designers Alexandra Dashkevich and Olga Oleynikova from AND Design to create a comfortable living space suitable for one or two people.
Project name
Bright apartment with modern art in Moscow
Architecture firm
AND Design
Photography
Evgenii Kulibaba
Principal architect
Aleksandra Dashkevich, Olga Oleynikova
Design team
Style by AND Design
Interior design
Aleksandra Dashkevich, Olga Oleynikova
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The project has saved a derelict warehouse in one of London’s most beloved districts, transforming it into a crafted and thriving workspace. The new offices will accommodate Somesuch as they hit their mature stride. Founded in 2010, the production studio is one of the leading production companies in the world, delivering progressive, award-winning...
Project name
Somesuch 2.0
Architecture firm
Bureau de Change architects
Location
London, United Kingdom
Photography
Gilbert McCarragher
Principal architect
Katerina Dionysopoulou, Billy Mavropoulos
Design team
Bureau de Change architects
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray
Typology
Commercial › Office
A shrine to Soviet modernist architecture, Tashkent is a rare jewel of modernism rediscovered in this book.
Title
Tashkent: A Modernist Capital
Author
Photographs by Karel Balas, Text by Beatrice Grenier, Preface by Chris Dercon
Category
Architecture - History - Contemporary (1945-)
Buy
https://www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847899982/
For Getty’s PST ART: Art & Science Collide season SCI-Arc presents Views of Planet City—a call for a radical re-envisioning of a sustainable planetary future, opening Friday, September 13 in the SCI-Arc Gallery and Saturday, September 14 at the Pacific Design Center Gallery.
Pablo Senmartin Architects: What happens if, instead of focusing on the form as a solid, as a construction and physicality, attention is placed on the gap, on the form of the void that matter itself leaves free? Absence gives meaning to presence …By working on the sensation of being there, the aim is to directly give the viewer the option to contin...
Architecture firm
Pablo Senmartin Architects
Location
Siquiman, Cordoba, Argentina
Photography
Federico Cairoli
Principal architect
Pablo Senmartin
Design team
Laura García, Matías Museta, Sol fuentes, Diego Soria, Milagros Suarez, Federico Miralles, Matías Lombardi, Ximena Cataño, Sabrina Roja
Structural engineer
Enrique Senmartin
Typology
Residential › House
When it comes to your home looking its best, you may be drawn to renovate or redesign the inside. But the exterior should not be neglected as it can add value and appeal to your home. Here are some tips to get the exterior looking as good as the interior.
Written by
Liliana Alvarez
