Situated on an urban infill site, this house builds on Buffalo’s rich architectural heritage, with works by Frank Lloyd Wright and H.H. Richardson only steps away. But rather than looking only to the past, the house offers a model for twenty-first century urban life, with a soaring interior space organized around views, nature and daylight.
Project name
Black Diamond House
Architecture firm
asap/adam sokol architecture practice
Location
Buffalo, New York
Principal architect
Adam Sokol
Design team
Adam Sokol, AIA, principal, Boris Morin-Defoy, principal designer
Interior design
Adam Sokol
Structural engineer
Tredo Engineers
Material
Polished concrete, birch plywood, plaster, and glass tile
Typology
Residential › House
Set into a steep hillside, the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) includes a 1,200-seat concert hall, a 400-seat theatre, three performance studios as well as recording and editing facilities.
Project name
Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC)
Architecture firm
Grimshaw
Photography
Paul Rivera/Archphoto, Peter Aaron/Esto
Principal architect
Andrew Whalley
Collaborators
Donnell Consultants (Cost Consultant)
Civil engineer
Buro Happold
Structural engineer
Buro Happold
Client
Rensselar Polytechnic Institute
Typology
Arts Culture and Exhibition Halls
The Iranian architect Reza Mohtashami has designed Sky Point Villa, a contemporary house for a family of three to be built in Bedford Hills, a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Bedford, Westchester County, New York, United States.
Project name
Sky Point Villa
Architecture firm
Mohtashami Studio
Location
Bedford Hills, New York, USA
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Reza Mohtashami
Design team
Reza Mohtashami
Visualization
Reza Mohtashami
Typology
Residential › House
The planet has gone through numerous crises due to destructive human activities. As a result of human overpopulation, the cities are getting larger, and the human problems are increasing in number and diversity.
Project name
NYC Dynamics
Architecture firm
Sayeh Architecture Studio
Location
New York City, USA
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Abolfazl Malaijerdi
Client
New York Municipality
Typology
Commercial › Office
Milad Eshtiyaghi: Black House is located in Santa Clara, New York. The client of this project was very interested in black and asked us to design a house that had a sense of splendor, luxury and at the same time mysterious.
Architecture firm
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Location
Santa Clara, New York, USA
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Milad Eshtiyaghi
Visualization
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Typology
Residential › House
The Iranian Architect & Interior designer Milad Eshtiyaghi has envisioned a series of bubble houses in the jungles of New York, USA.
Project name
Bubble Houses
Architecture firm
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Location
New York, New York, USA
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Milad Eshtiyaghi
Visualization
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Typology
Residential › House
Located in the town of Woodstock, New York, this inspiring cabin was designed by Antony Gibbon Designs.
Architecture firm
Antony Gibbon Designs
Location
Woodstock, New York
Photography
Martin Dimitrov
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, AutoCAD
Principal architect
Antony Gibbon
Design team
Antony Gibbon Designs
Collaborators
William Johnson
Construction
William Johnson
Visualization
Antony Gibbon Designs
The Istanbul-based architecture firm Hayri Atak Architectural Design Studio has envisioned Sarcostyle, a 210 meters skyscraper concept in Manhattan, New York.
Architecture firm
Hayri Atak Architectural Design Studio
Location
Manhattan, New York
Visualization
Hayri Atak Architectural Design Studio
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer
Principal architect
Hayri Atak
Design team
Hayri Atak, Kaan Kılıçdağ, Büşra Köksal, Kübra Türk
Typology
Mixed-use building
