The growing unaffordability of home ownership in cities has led to the resurgence of models such as rental housing and cooperative apartments. Both models emerged as a response to the long-term unavailability of housing and the high property prices in urban areas. While cooperative apartments offer benefits such as the option to purchase a share.
Architecture firm
BEEF ARCHITEKTI
Location
Mickiewiczova 2256/18, Bratislava, Slovakia
Photography
Lenka Némethová
Principal architect
Rado Buzinkay, Andrej Ferenčík, Peter Baroš
Built area
Usable floor area 559 m²
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
DTD (particle board laminated) – custom furniture, kitchen. Sololit – furniture in the closet
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Lucas Fernandes Architects presents the Quinta do Golfe Residence, a work that unites structural precision, contemporary minimalism and integration with the natural landscape of the golf course and forest reserve that comprise the privileged surroundings.
Project name
Quinta do Golfe_Brazil
Architecture firm
Lucas Fernandes Arquitetos
Location
São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Photography
Denilson Machado, MCA Estúdio
Principal architect
Lucas Fernandes
Design team
Lucas Fernandes Arquitetos
Collaborators
Lucas Fernandes Arquitetos
Interior design
Lucas Fernandes Arquitetos
Civil engineer
FAJ Engenharia
Structural engineer
FAJ Engenharia
Landscape
Lucas Fernandes Arquitetos
Lighting
Lucas Fernandes Arquitetos
Supervision
Lucas Fernandes Arquitetos
Material
Steel, concrete, coatings, wood
Typology
Residential › House
A contemporary volume of frames which nestles an abode with tweets and chirps. Surrounded in a bustling urban luggage, this 7000 sq.ft. imprint of residence cultivates harmony & grandeur. Since the whole structure opens the flaps of frames to an evident temple, the neutral facade blends in to respect the Shikhara.
Project name
The Framescape
Architecture firm
Karaagre Designs
Location
Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Photography
Umang Shah Video Credits: Ridham Gajjar
Principal architect
Vineet Shah, Krupali Pitroda
Typology
Residential › House
House Organized into Seven Volumes Separated by Garden Spaces. Due to the large dimensions of the plot, the project was conceived from the outset as a sprawling single-story house, composed of separate volumes divided by small gardens and connected by a covered circulation path.
Project name
Casa Jurumirim
Architecture firm
Nitsche Arquitetos
Location
Represa de Jurumirim, São Paulo, Brazil
Structural engineer
ITA Construtora
Landscape
André Paoliello
Construction
P&P Engenharia
Typology
Residential › House
Located beneath a house built half a century ago by architect Manuel Rocha Díaz —in collaboration with sculptor Ernesto Paulsen— the Photocatalytic Cave is a 70 m² space transformed into a multisensory and playful refuge. It sits on the western hillside of Mexico City, in an area where caves were commonly dug decades ago to extract sand for constru...
Project name
Photocatalytic Cave MM
Architecture firm
AMEZCUA
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Photography
Jaime Navarro
Design team
Gabriela Mosqueda, Aarón Rivera, Rodrigo Lugo, Miguel González, Saraí Cházaro, Víctor Cruz, María García, Mauricio Miranda, Julio Amezcua
Collaborators
Interior Surface Cladding: Krion K-Life® by Porcelanosa®; Krion K-Life® Fabrication and Installation: Embodied by Gabriela Díaz; Lighting: Interior Lighting Design: Luz en Arquitectura. Exterior Lighting and Fixtures: Light Moxion; Concrete Pedestal and Washbasin: Taller Tornel; Concrete Furniture: JM Construcciones; Wood Flooring (Listone Giordano) and Mafi Table: Forte / Solesdi; Entertainment System: Stylus Audio & Video
Lighting
Interior Lighting Design: Luz en Arquitectura. Exterior Lighting and Fixtures: Light Moxion
Typology
Residential › House
Welcome to the Pink Geometry Apartment — a dreamy retreat in the heart of Tokyo where soft elegance meets sharp design. Here, everything is shaped with purpose and poetry. The entire space draws its soul from geometry — circles, lines, angles — all dancing together in harmony.
Project name
Pink Geometry Apartment
Architecture firm
Khatereh Bakhtyari Architect
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Khatereh Bakhtyari
Design team
Khatereh Bakhtyari Architect
Collaborators
Visualization: Khatereh Bakhtyari
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Architectural Description of a Modern Concrete Villa in Thailand. Nestled within the lush embrace of Thailand’s tropical forest, this modern villa stands as a testament to the harmonious integration of architecture and nature. Drawing inspiration from the elegant simplicity of Japanese design principles.
Project name
The Concrete House
Architecture firm
Rabani Design
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohammad Hossein Rabbani Zade
Design team
Rabani Design
Collaborators
Visualization: Mohammad Hossein Rabbani Zade
Typology
Residential › Villa
At Casa Zotz, renovation felt less like an intervention and more like a dance — a quiet, graceful movement between memory and renewal. Guided by ancestral techniques, native materials, and sustainable touches such as solar energy, the soul of the house was preserved and gently renewed.
Architecture firm
Marcela Ávila Estudio
Location
Campeche, Mexico
Photography
Jasson Rodríguez
Principal architect
Marcela Ávila
Design team
Marcela Ávila Estudio
Interior design
Marcela Ávila Estudio
Civil engineer
Julio Pérez González
Structural engineer
Julio Pérez González
Landscape
Marcela Ávila Estudio
Lighting
Marcela Ávila Estudio
Construction
Julio Pérez González
Material
Chukum, Kimicolor, Teka
Typology
Residential › House
