LuxeRivers is a new mixed-use development in Chongqing, a large city in southwest China, on a steep site at the confluence of the Yangtze and the Jialing Rivers. It comprises several blocks of luxury apartments, residential villas and commercial elements woven together with extensive infrastructure, including bridges and tunnels, landscaping, paths...
Architecture firm
SAOTA (Concept Design)
Location
Chongqing, China
Principal architect
Lead Architects: 5+design (Design Development)
Design team
SAOTA Project Team: Greg Truen, Adrian Monger, Lean Fouche, Kier Bothwell, Darren Rodgers
Collaborators
Project Manager: Mingyi, Li
Structural engineer
Chongqing Bojian Architectural and Planning Design Institute Co. Ltd & Chongqing ChangSha Xiaan Architectural Design Institute Co. Ltd.
Landscape
Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM), Chongqing Riqing Urban Landscape Design Co. Ltd
Construction
Chongqing Education Construction (Group) Co., Ltd
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Connection between outside and inside the building. The location of the site in front of a mosque on a neighborhood scale and several commercial sections, the presence and movement of passers-by, which apparently did not like the taste of the project residents.
Architecture firm
Barsav Office
Location
Seyyedrazi Blvd., Mashhad, Iran
Photography
Sahar Niknejad
Principal architect
Mohammad Reyhani, Alireza Modarresi
Design team
Mohammadhadi Shariatpanah, Mohsen Ajam, Hossein Mohseni
Collaborators
Model: Rasoul Jahanshiri, Ehsan Fakhri Beyk. Graphic: Faezeh Samadi, Hamideh Sarafian, Matineh Rezaie, Elham Mahdian, Bahareh Hajizadeh
Civil engineer
Ali Bozorgmehr
Structural engineer
Mohammad Jalali
Environmental & MEP
Mohammadhadi Shariatpanah
Visualization
Rasoul Jahanshiri, Ehsan Fakhri Beyk
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Conceived as a 454‐unit project in 2019 and receiving site plan approval in 2021, the Arbour on Main multi‐family development in Ann Arbor, MI, is moving forward with design improvements. The design team added refinements and enhancements that make the project (formerly known as Valhalla) greener and incorporate local contextual cues.
Written by
Julie D. Taylor, Hon. AIA
Photography
McIntosh Poris Associates
“Design delves into the essence of things as deeply as possible to provide us with a different perspective of the world. First-rate designers cultivate balance and moderation. Subtle yet well-thought design elements brighten up our homes, as only an emotional atmosphere can make a space worth living in it.”
Project name
Home of Finance-Elites
Architecture firm
Rui Design
Location
Zhenmiaofu, Beijing, China
Photography
Gan Yuan, Mu Ye
Principal architect
Wang Rui
Interior design
Rui Design
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential/ Appartment
After acquiring a 592 sq/m site on one of the most characteristic avenues in the city of Oporto, the clients approached us with the intention of designing a collective housing building for the upper middle class, with two basic premises: the valorization of the site, and that all apartments be complemented with generous terraces.
Architecture firm
Paulo Merlini Architects
Principal architect
Paulo Merlini
Collaborators
AS Consultores,
Visualization
FUSÃO, Francisco Melo
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Switzerland is known for its class, poise and sophistication. Think about it: Swiss chocolates, Swiss watches, Swiss suits… There’s something elegant about Swiss style, which transcends every aspect of culture, including fashion and real estate.
Photography
Ricardo Gomez Angel
The generous space asked for a generous approach. The apartment is located in the Old Town of Prague and with its 250 sqm extends on a full floor of a refurbished residential building from late 1920’s. The architecture of the building suggests a stylistic shift from art deco to early functionalism, which became the inspiration for our interior conc...
Project name
077 Residence
Architecture firm
Lenka Míková architekti
Location
Old Town of Prague, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Lenka Míková
Design team
Martin Surovec
Collaborators
Custom made lighting designer and producer: Studio Dechem, Main supplier of the construction part: GigaLine, Main supplier of interor part: EXX, Supplier of typical lighting: Bulb.
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Black granit – fireplace caldding, kitchen desktop and flooring. Carrara marble – bespoke shelves and window sills. Calacatta Gold marble – bespoke washbasin in guest bathroom. Brown Emperador marble – guest bathroom floor, shelving and part of desktop in the kitchen counter. Beige Onicatta marble – master bathroom floor, cladding and bespoke washbasin. Red Travertine – powder room floor and bespoke washbasin. Solid dyed oak parquets – floor in all rooms. Dark oak veneer – bespoke dining table and kitchen counter, inside of wardrobes. Root veneer – bespoke shelves in office and bespoke side tables at master bedroom. MDF + lacquer – lacquered doors of bespoke in-built furniture and wall cladding. Brass – inside of hidden bar, bespoke closet handles, door handles, lighting fixtures.
Typology
Residential/ Appartment
The articulation of Fillet Haus lies at the intersection of an endeavour for an immersive environment, a reimagining of contemporary interior architecture in the Indian apartment genre, and a habitat tailored perfectly to a certain lifestyle.
Architecture firm
DIG Architects
Location
Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
Principal architect
Amit Khanolkar, Advait Potnis
Design team
Sayali Jadhav
Collaborators
Jagdish Sutar
Interior design
Amit Khanolkar, Sayali Jadhav
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Cement tiles, PU finished surfaces, Oakwood
Visualization
3D Pixel Studio
Client
Pankaj & Neha Hemrajani
Typology
Residential › Apartment
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