First built during the Qing Dynasty’s Kangxi period in Chengdu, China, Kuanzhai Alley mainly consists of three northwest-southeast streets, which are connected by lots of small alleys in a crisscrossed pattern. During the early stage of the Republic of China period, among the three main streets, the wider street was named “Kuan Alley” (Wide Alley),...
Project name
% Arabica, Wide & Narrow Alley in Chengdu
Architecture firm
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Location
Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
Principal architect
Shuhei Aoyama, Yoko Fujii, Lingzi Liu, Dejing Zou, Masaya Kawashima / B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Lighting
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Material
Wall: stucco, handcrafted brick Floor: grey brick, exposed aggregate concrete Bar Counter: Dupont Corian
Typology
Café, Architectural Renovation / Interior Design
Castle Cove alterations is a rear extension project of a family home in northern Sydney. The project involved the renovation of a 1970’s home to render it more suitable to the needs of family. The existing home did not relate to the sites slope or orientate to take advantage of passive solar design.
Project name
Castle Cove Alterations
Architecture firm
Chung Architects
Location
Castle Cove, New South Wales, Australia
Principal architect
Andrew Chung
Design team
Chung Architects
Interior design
Chung Architects
Built area
20 m² extension, total renovation 35 m²
Civil engineer
Fly Engineering
Structural engineer
Fly Engineering
Construction
Timber frame on concrete slab
Material
Steel, Concrete, Glass, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
The site of this project is located in northern Iran. In the design of this project, a line has started from the ground and has been continuously continued up to the upper floor, and due to the climate of this area, we have designed a sloping roof.
Project name
Continues House
Architecture firm
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Location
Mazandaran, Iran
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Milad Eshtiyaghi
Visualization
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Typology
Residential › House
Can the outside of your business influence people to come through the door? Of course, it can. Find out more about how it sets the tone here.
Written by
Mildred Austria
Photography
Christian Koch
The building site had a significant influence on the design for this house. Layered with intense geologic history at the base of a three-million-year-old volcano, the site is a north-facing 20-degree slope with equal parts refuge and prospect at 6,300 feet above mean sea level.
Project name
Lookout House
Architecture firm
Faulkner Architects
Location
Truckee, California, USA
Photography
Joe Fletcher Photography
Design team
Gregory Faulkner, Christian Carpenter, Jenna Shropshire, Gordon Magnin, Darrell Linscott, Breanne Penrod, Garrett Faulkner
Interior design
CLL Concept Lighting Lab, LLC
Civil engineer
Shaw Engineering
Structural engineer
CFBR Structural Group
Environmental & MEP
MSA Engineering Consultants
Lighting
CLL Concept Lighting Lab, LLC
Construction
Rickenbach Development and Construction, Inc.
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, steel
Typology
Residential › House
Leather & Lather is a classical store that displays 5 different products - Perfumes, Grooming, Skin care, Bath & Body and Leather ware-
Each product display has different design than the others, yet all displays are gathered in a unique classical form where you can feel the harmony between them in one place.
Project name
Leather & Lather store
Architecture firm
Sarah Habib Designs
Location
Mall Of Oman, Muscat, Oman
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Sarah Habib
Visualization
Sarah Habib
BAU (Brearley Architects & Urbanists) designs Yuandang bridge that connects Jiangsu and Shanghai.
The Yuandang Pedestrian Bridge celebrates the coming together of Jiangsu Province and Shanghai. The 586m bridge is a hybrid structure incorporating landscape, infrastructure, and architecture. It is located in a key location where the two jurisdiction...
Project name
Yuandang Bridge
Architecture firm
BAU (Brearley Architects & Urbanists)
Location
Qingpu, Shanghai, Suzhou Jiangsu, China
Principal architect
Huang Fang
Design team
Berry Pan Linlu , Zhu Qizhen , Yan Xiaoxi , Guo Liexia, Shi Zhengting, Sheng Bailu, Zhao Zheng
Collaborators
Yangtze River Delta Ecological Integration Development Demonstration Zone Executive Committee (General coordinator); by: China Three Gorges Corporation
Structural engineer
Shanghai Investigation, Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd
Construction
CCCC Shanghai Dredging Co., Ltd.
Photography
Zhu Runzi, Video: Dera (Construction footage provided by CCCC Shanghai Dredging Co., Ltd.)
Client
Construction Bureau of Fen Lake High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Jiangsu Province, Shanghai Qingpu District Water Conservancy Management Institute
Typology
Bridge, Urban design, public landscape
The project with villa use is located in the space between the trees. In this villa, according to the employer, the design team tried to make a visual connection with the garden space.
Architecture firm
Hoom Architectural Studio
Location
Karaj, Alborz, Iran
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mahmood Hoseinzadeh
Visualization
Siavash Shakibaei
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Remodeling your home can be fun and exciting. If you're thinking about adding an extra room to your house, or if you'd like to redo the kitchen and bathrooms, now is a great time. So, if you want some tips on how to successfully plan for a renovation, keep reading!
Photography
Nothing Ahead (cover image), Cal David
ROMA Rooftop comprises an outdoor space transformed into the rooftop of an existing residential building, which seeks to create a calm and habitable space for the upper terrace of an apartment in Mexico City's Roma neighborhood.
Project name
Roma Rooftop
Architecture firm
Marc Pascal ODA
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Photography
Camila Cossio, Maureen Evans
Principal architect
Marc Pascal Pontón
Collaborators
Carlos Resendíz (1st stage)
Environmental & MEP engineering
Landscape
Aldaba Jardines / Thalía Davidoff
Typology
Residential › Apartment, Rooftop
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