Manas Bhatia, an Architect and computational designer from India, has been using the potential of the artificial intelligence (AI) tool Midjourney to create surreal architectural concepts. In this project, he imagines a surreal future that has ‘symbiotic’ architectural apartment towers that look like giant hollow redwood trees.
Project name
Symbiotic Architecture
Architecture firm
Manas Bhatia
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Manas Bhatia
Visualization
Manas Bhatia
Typology
Residential › Apartment
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
Ocean Drive is a 6,112-square-foot single floor condominium unit within a new residential tower overlooking the Atlantic in Miami Beach, Florida. The clients are based in Seattle and travel often but have deep roots in the panhandle and had been looking to return home.
Project name
Ocean Drive Apartment
Architecture firm
mwworks
Location
Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Collaborators
Furnishings: Studio DIAA; Matt Anthony Designs
Environmental & MEP engineering
Shamrock Engineering; Engineer (Low Volt): Visual Acoustics
Structural engineer
PCS Structural Solutions
Material
Concrete, plaster, wood, metal
Construction
Dowbuilt. Woolems Inc (Local Contractor)
Typology
Residential / Apartment
A word- a symbol becomes a space! The project is planned to be located in three close and symbolic countries- Egypt, Jordan and Israel. This building, as a light tent in the desert, will be visible from all three locations and unite its main concept- peace.
Project name
Peace Hotel, Eilat
Architecture firm
Moshe Katz Architect
Location
Israel/Jordan/Egypt
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Moshe Katz
Status
Unbuilt/ preliminary design
Typology
Residential › Apartments, Mixed-Use
The project: an innovative 200 apartment resort with open theatre/cinema, wine garden, light park, Zen Garden spa, commercial areas with restaurants and a private beach.
Project name
Sandstone Residences
Architecture firm
Moshe Katz Architect
Location
Softades Beach, Larnaca, Cyprus
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Moshe Katz Architect
Visualization
Moshe Katz Architect
Completion year
Estimation- 2026
Status
Preliminary design / permit planning
Typology
Residential › Apartments, Mixed-Use
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
These ten houses are part of a masterplan for 500 dwellings and a park by the Architecten Cie, called 'Het Funen, Hidden Delights'. The triangular site is located between the historic center and the recently redeveloped harbor area in the east of Amsterdam, a former parking lot for towed cars.
Project name
Funen Blok K - Verdana
Architecture firm
NL Architects
Location
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Photography
Raoul Kramer, Luuk Kramer, Maarten Bezem
Principal architect
Pieter Bannenberg, Walter van Dijk, Kamiel Klaasse, Mark Linnemann
Design team
Gerbrand van Oostveen
Collaborators
Caro Baumann, Jennifer Petersen, Niels Petersen, Holger Schurk, Misa Shibukawa, Rolf Touzimsky
Environmental & MEP engineering
Sweegers en de Bruin bv (Mechanical engineers)
Structural engineer
Ingenieursbureau Zonneveld bv
Construction
IBC Woningbouw Amersfoort bv
Visualization
Florent le Corre
Client
IBC Vastgoed / Heijmans
Typology
Residential › Apartments