Bach Architects: Casa Alesan is, along with the neighbouring “Palau Macaya” by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, one of the most emblematic properties on Barcelona’s Sant Joan Boulevard. Commissioned by Dolors Alesan in 1902 to architect Enric Fatjó i Torras, the estate stands out for its decorative arts both on the façade and in the interiors. Stucco, stone...
Project name
Casa Dolors Alesan
Architecture firm
Bach Architects
Location
Passeig de Sant Joan, 110, Barcelona, Spain
Principal architect
Jaume Bach, Eugeni Bach
Design team
Roger Molas (project director architect), Laura Alconero, Verónica Amorós, Mário Sousa, Silvia Ripoll, Clara Sanfeliu (architects estudio Bach)
Collaborators
Masala Consultors (structures), Atres80 (installations), BetArq (project management and execution)
Material
Apartment kitchens: SANTOS. Duplex kitchens: BULTHAUP. Appliances: SIEMENS. Faucets: ICONICO. Duplex faucets: VOLA. Interior lighting: VIABIZZUNO. Aluminum carpentry dúplex: TECHNAL. Duplex blinds: GRADHERMETIC
Typology
Residential › Apartments, Rehabilitation and Construction
With an articulated façade and vibrant material palette, this pedestrian-scaled, multifamily housing block was designed to complement Studio VARA’s townhomes on the other side of a pedestrian mews in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood. Designed in collaboration with Paulett Taggart Architects, as part of a 152-unit affordable hou...
Project name
Sister Lillian Murphy Community
Architecture firm
Studio VARA, Paulett Taggart Architects
Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Photography
Bruce Damonte
Principal architect
Paulett Taggart Architects
Design team
Studio VARA design team: Christopher Roach, Principal. Maura Abernethy, Principal. Jackie Fung, Studio Director. Nick Brown, Project Manager. Mikki Okamoto, Designer. Jacqueline Lytle, Interior Designer. Ellyn Korn, Interior Designe. Paulett Taggart Architects design team: Paulett Taggert, Principal. Roselie Ledda, Project Manager. Karl Vinge, Job Captain
Civil engineer
Luk & Associates
Structural engineer
KPFF Consulting Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Emerald City Engineers, Inc
Landscape
GLS Landscape Architecture
Construction
Construction: Cahill Contractors, Inc. Project/Constuction Manager: Regent CM, LLC
Client
Mercy Housing Development
Typology
Residential › Apartments
In the heart of Dubai's vibrant downtown district rises a testament to architectural innovation and luxury living: The DAMAC Stellar Tower. Crafted by the visionary minds at DAMAC, a premier architectural and construction company renowned for pushing the boundaries of design, this modern marvel redefines the skyline with its futuristic silhouette a...
Project name
The DAMAC Stellar Tower
Architecture firm
Rabani Design
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohammad Hossein Rabbani Zade, Morteza Vazirpour
Design team
Rabani Design
Visualization
Mohammad Hossein Rabbani Zade, Morteza Vazirpour
Typology
Residential › Apartment
LMARQ Arquitectos: Together with Estudio Lanati, we designed a residential building on a corner of Banfield Este, Province of Buenos Aires, facing the challenge of intervening in the densification process of the City in an area with a strong neighborhood imprint.
Architecture firm
LMARQ Arquitectos, Estudio Lanati
Location
Banfield Este, Lomas de Zamora, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Alejandro Peral
Principal architect
Luciana Macias, Gustavo Lanati
Typology
Residential › Apartments
SAKO Architects: Located just a three-minute walk from a subway station in a commercial area dense with mid-to-high-rise buildings, this residential complex is built. The standardized apartment layouts in the real estate market are repeatedly used regardless of the surrounding environment. As a result, in places where it is difficult to secure priv...
Project name
MONOCHROME in Fukuoka
Architecture firm
SAKO Architects
Photography
Yousuke Harigane
Principal architect
Keiichiro Sako
Interior design
SAKO Architects
Collaborators
Keiichiro Sako
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Mário Alves Arquiteto: The land is located between the beginning of the urban tissue and of Barra beach´s dunes - Ilhavo, given its location, the project is based on absorbing all the characteristics present in the place, personifying the horizontality present in the horizon line is the concept for the building, which translates into the blades cr...
Architecture firm
Mário Alves Arquiteto
Location
Praia da Barra, Ílhavo, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Mário Alves
Construction
Ponto Urbano – Consultores Imobiliários lda
Typology
Residential Architecture › Apartments
Libocká Street, which borders the historic Hvězda (Star) Game Reserve on the north side and slopes down from Petřiny to Libocká Pond and Litovický Creek, is not very welcoming at first glance. From the south side it is defined by fragmented original terraced housing supplemented by the remains of grand suburban villas from the late 19th century. It...
Project name
Under the Star Game Reserve
Architecture firm
Martin Cenek Architecture
Location
Libocka Street, Prague – Liboc, Czech Republic
Photography
Martin Cenek, Drone images: Marek Jehlička
Principal architect
Martin Cenek
Design team
Tomáš Minarovič
Built area
Built-up area 716 m²; Gross floor area 1910 m²; Usable floor area 1396 m²
Collaborators
Plumbing: Tomáš Balažovič; HVAC: Ondřej Zikán; Electrical: Petr Bürger; Fire protection: Jindřiška Hüttnerová
Structural engineer
František Denk
Material
Concrete - main construction, visible in the main living areas. White coated steel - columns. White lime plaster - façade of main masses. Oiled timber elements - parts of the facades. 2 White lacquered aluminium sheet – roofing. Perforated white trapezoidal metal sheet - parts of facades of the apartment building. Oak parquet - floors of residential parts. Oak veneer and white lacquer - furniture designed by the author. Grey cement screed - wall finishing in bathrooms. Hexagonal grey tiles - bathroom floors. Solid oak planks - terrace surfaces. Hot-dip galvanized grating - outdoor staircase of the apartment building. Grey stained wooden slats - street fencing
Typology
Residential Architecture
Following a pitch in 2023, MoederscheimMoonen was invited by Maarsen Groep to design a new mixed-use building in the Buiksloterham district of Amsterdam. The final design has now been completed, and the environmental permit has been granted.
Project name
Distelweg Amsterdam
Architecture firm
MoederscheimMoonen Architects
Location
Buiksloterham Amsterdam, Netherlands
Principal architect
MoederscheimMoonen Architects
Design team
MoederscheimMoonen Architects
Built area
12.400 m² excluding parking
Collaborators
Baljon Landschapsarchitecten (Landscape Architect). DWA, Pieters Bouwtechniek, LBP Sight (Advisors).
Visualization
MoederscheimMoonen Architect
Typology
Residential › Apartments
