A home with a teahouse in the city center. The challenge was creating a calm living environment along a busy street that ensures privacy from the surrounding high-rises.
Project name
House in Takamatsu
Architecture firm
Takashi Okuno & Associates
Location
Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Principal architect
Takashi Okuno
Design team
Takashi Okuno & Associates
Landscape
Kazuhiko Takemura
Construction
Fuji Construction Co., Ltd.
Typology
Residential › House
A modern hotel is no longer just a place to spend the night – it has become a space of experiences, emotions, and storytelling. This idea guided the team behind the design of the Mercure Tallinn hotel, whose interiors were created by Aure Studio from Warsaw and enriched with artistic installations by Edyta Barańska (Barańska Design)
Written by
Martyna Wojtasik
Customer addressed ART-UGOL Design and Architecture Studio with a request to design an apartment for a family with a small child. Her wish was to make the space as stylish as possible but keeping the balance between contrasting materials, in other words – accent enough, but not patchy.
Architecture firm
ART-UGOL Design and Architecture Studio
Location
Novosibirsk, Russia
Photography
Natalya Bochkova
Design team
Ilya Kotelnikov, Maksim Pavlenko, Irina Oleinikova
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The Hardin School District aimed to create a new facility for its alternative high school program, which had been operating in a modular building across from the main high school campus. Cushing Terrell’s design approach focused on uniting distinct groups under one roof: four learning centers (representing “the students”)
Project name
Hardin Academy
Architecture firm
Cushing Terrell
Location
Hardin, Montana, USA
Photography
Nathan Satran
Design team
Jim Beal, Ronda Carlson, Trae Schwenneker
Landscape
Stephanie Donovan
Civil engineer
Caleb Minnick
Structural engineer
Cole Moller
Environmental & MEP
Eric Wilson (Mechanical Engineer), Michael Geiser (Electrical Engineer)
Typology
Educational Architecture › School
The project involves renovating a 1940s house that had undergone several interventions over the years, the most recent being its conversion into office spaces. Located in the heart of the Roma neighborhood, just six blocks from Parque México, the property is situated in one of Mexico City’s most culturally vibrant and high-demand real estate areas.
Architecture firm
AMASA Estudio
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Principal architect
Andrea López, Agustín Pereyra
Design team
Cesar Huerta, Gerardo Reyes
Structural engineer
Juan Felipe Heredia
Environmental & MEP
Installations Engineering: Germán Muñoz
Lighting
Andrea López, Agustín Pereyra
Construction
Erik Cortés Ortega
Client
ECOBIART Inmobiliaria
Typology
Residential › House
Located in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, this office was furnished by interior designer Julia Baydyk, founder of Alta Idea Design Studio, in order to provide working space with a homely relaxation area for a construction and development company. The large open space with floor-to-ceiling windows is light and airy.
Project name
A Minimalist Office Designed for Work-Life Balance
Architecture firm
Alta Idea Design Studio
Photography
Andriy Bezuglov
Principal architect
Julia Baydyk
Built area
197 m² / 2,120 ft²
Site area
197 m² / 2,120 ft²
Interior design
Alta Idea Design Studio
Material
glass, textile, ceramic tiles
Typology
Commercial › Office
The project features diagonal views toward a lake belonging to the La Moraleja golf course in Madrid. Given that the size of this location allowed for it, a home was proposed that develops primarily on a single floor. The daytime area is organized into two volumes of different heights that shift in relation to each other.
Project name
Villa 18, House In La Moraleja
Architecture firm
Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
Location
La Moraleja, Madrid, Spain
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Principal architect
Fran Silvestre
Design team
Fran Silvestre | Principal in Charge. María Masià | Collaborating Architect. Estefanía Soriano | Collaborating Architect. Carlos Lucas | Collaborating Architect.
Collaborators
TECHNICAL ARCHITEC : Jorge Carrión Ponce, José Miguel Cota San Andrés - Pablo Camarasa | Collaborating Architect Ricardo Candela | Collaborating Architect Sevak Asatrián | Collaborating Architect Andrea Baldo | Collaborating Architect Angelo Brollo | Collaborating Architect Javi Herrero | Collaborating Architect Paco Chinesta | Project Architect Gino Brollo | Collaborating Architect Facundo Castro | Collaborating Architect Anna Alfanjarín | Collaborating Architect Laura Bueno | Collaborating Architect Toni Cremades | Collaborating Interior designer Susana León | Collaborating Architect David Cirocchi | Collaborating Architect Neus Roso | Project Architect Nuria Doménech | Collaborating Architect Andrea Raga | Collaborating Architect Olga Martín | Collaborating Architect Víctor González | Collaborating Architect Pepe Llop | Collaborating Architect Alberto Bianchi | Collaborating Architect Pablo Simó | Collaborating Architect Andrea Blasco | Collaborating Interior designer Laura Palacio | Collaborating Architect Carlos Perez | Collaborating Architect Jovita Cortijo | Collaborating Architect Claudia Escorcia | Collaborating Architect Andrea García | Collaborating Architect Diana Murcia | Collaborating Architect Ana de Pablo | Financial Manager Sara Atienza | Marketing Manager Valeria Fernandini | Financial Department Sandra Mazcuñán | Administration Department José María Ibañez | Business developer CCG y México Andrea Álvarez | Marketing & PR Néstor Bolinches | Business Developer Graciela Guillén | Marketing & PR Olga Fernández | Collaborating Interior designer
Interior design
ALFARO HOFMANN
Completion year
2022 - 2024
Structural engineer
Estructuras Singulares
Construction
Project Work S.L
Typology
Residential › House
Trionest is a conceptual interior design project for a compact duplex residential unit located in Gorgan, Iran. The design is rooted in a modern approach that harmoniously blends three essential and expressive materials: wood, stone, and iron-each representing warmth, permanence, and structural clarity.
Architecture firm
Mohsen Arabali
Tools used
Auotodesk 3ds Max, Rhinoceros 3D, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohsen Arabali
Design team
Mohsen Arabali
Visualization
Mohsen Arabali
Typology
Residential › Residential Interior, Duplex Unit
