Located on Mazatlán's most iconic coastal axis, the Malecón, this 32-story project emerges as a monolithic piece that, far from competing with its context, intensifies it through formal reduction. Within its restrained geometry, lies a contemporary interpretation of the material and climatic memory of the Sinaloa Pacific.
Project name
Astara Tower
Architecture firm
Experimentarq Arquitectos, JR Desarrollos y Arquitectura
Location
Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico
Photography
Experimentarq
Visualization
Experimentarq
Tools used
Unreal Engine, ArchiCAD, Adobe Photoshop , AI
Principal architect
Yeisuan Ramirez , Rosa Elena Álvarez Tirado, Jessica Del Carmen Soto Chávez , José Juan Guadalupe Ramírez Fierro
Design team
Experimentarq Arquitectos, JR Desarrollos y Arquitectura
Collaborators
JR Desarrollos y Arquitectura
Interior design
Experimentarq
Landscape
Stephanie Scherezada Salgado Montes
Structural engineer
Experimentarq
Environmental & MEP
Experimentarq
Construction
Experimentarq
Typology
Residencial › Apartments
In 2024, Riyadh welcomed another architectural masterpiece with the addition of Riyadh Tower - a true embodiment of local identity fused with innovative technology. This remarkable structure adds a new architectural brilliant to Riyadh’s skyline, reinforcing its reputation as one of the fastest-growing and most luxurious cities in the world.
Project name
Riyadh Tower
Architecture firm
Spectrum Architecture
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Principal architect
David Nikuradze
Design team
Ilia Kolbaia, Nikoloz Tsikarishvili, Giorgi Abramia
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-use Function
The proposal refers to the intention of building a multi-family housing building with commerce/services in a building located in the center of Aveiro, close to the railway station, more specifically on Rua Comandante Rocha e Cunha nº142A and B, corner with Rua Dr. Arlindo Vicente.
Project name
Edifício Estação
Architecture firm
Sónia Cruz Arquitectura
Location
Aveiro, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Sónia Cruz
Interior design
Sónia Cruz Arquitectura
Collaborators
Rui Vieira, Inês Lopes
Structural engineer
R5 Engineers
Landscape
Sónia Cruz Arquitectura
Lighting
Sónia Cruz Arquitectura
Construction
Adiciona Developments, Unipessoal Lda.
Visualization
Sónia Cruz Arquitectura
Client
Graterol & Santos, Lda
Typology
Residential › Apartment
In the exploration of design inspiration and the shaping of concepts, the exquisite structure of the purlins of the classic architecture "Beijing Forbidden City" and the tranquility of Jinan Daming Lake's still water are extracted, integrating them into modern design language.
Project name
Classy Mansion
Architecture firm
Matrix Design
Location
No. 8, Hualong Road, Lixia District, Jinan City, China
Photography
Zhuying Creative Photography Service Center, Shashi District
Collaborators
Furnishing: Matrix Mingcui
Material
Translucent Mountain Vein Wood Veneer, Random Pattern Stainless Steel, Washi Paper, Italian Super White Stone, Landscape Purple Stone, Gilded Phoebe Wood, Brass, Tiger's Eye Stone
Budget
Interior finish cost: 4,000 yuan/㎡. Furnishing cost: 4,000 yuan/㎡
Client
Qi Real Estate (Jinan) Co., Ltd.
Typology
Residential Building
Marbella-based Sierra Blanca Estates (SBE) has unveiled their proposal as Urban Planning Agent for the El Bulto area of Malaga, located adjacent to the port's railway line and the city’s ongoing transformation of its industrial port into a new residential neighbourhood
Project name
El Bulto Proposal
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
ZHA Project Team: Alicia Hidalgo, Armando Bussey, Jessica Wang, Jose Pareja Gomez, Laizhen Wu, Massimo Napoleoni, Thomas Bagnoli, Veronica Erspamer ZHA Sustainability Team: Carlos Bausa Martinez, Aditya Ambare, Aleksander Mastalski, Bahaa Alnassrallah, Disha Shetty, Shibani Choudhury
Collaborators
ZHA Project Director: Manuela Gatto; Animation: Morean
Typology
Residential Architecture
Nestled in the mountainous northwest of Aojiang Town, Zhejiang Province, Linggen Village is a quintessential rural mountain settlement. The project sits deep in a valley within the village.
Project name
Valley Homestay in Linggen Village
Architecture firm
y.ad studio
Location
Linggen Village, Aojiang Town, Zhejiang Province, China
Design team
Yan Yang, Zhao Siyuan, Yan Yu
Material
Laminated Bamboo Panel, Aluminum Plate, Natural Rubble Stone, Paint, Micro Cement, Wood Veneer
Typology
Residential › Homestay
The Entre-Copas, designed by Armentano Arquitetura (AARQ), creates a synthesis between sophisticated hospitality and the warmth of a domestic setting. The kitchen space is reinterpreted through the 3 conceptual pillars that make up the theme “Sowing Dreams”, proposed by the decoration show CASACOR 2025.
Architecture firm
Armentano Arquitetura
Location
São Paulo, Brazil
Photography
Rafael Renzo; Denilson Machado MCA
Principal architect
Armentano Arquitetura
Typology
Residential Building
Architectural order is created when the organization of the parts of a building makes visible the relationships between them and its structure as a whole.
Project name
Chaos is Calling - Harmony in Entropy
Architecture firm
THIS IS IMDA
Location
Santorini, Greece
Photography
Vasilis Iliades ClearLine Photography
Principal architect
Ioanna Tsagkouli
Interior design
Ioanna Tsagkouli
Collaborators
Proentasi Technical Studio
Civil engineer
George Sapiridis
Structural engineer
George Sapiridis
Landscape
Ioanna Tsagkouli
Lighting
Ioanna Tsagkouli
Construction
THIS IS IMDA
Supervision
Ioanna Tsagkouli
Visualization
Ioanna Tsagkouli
Client
Anestis and Faidon Apostolides
Typology
Hospitality Architecture
