This holiday villa is located in the countryside of Pudong, Shanghai. The proprietor hoped to demolish the old house and to build a new one for the two families when returning from the urban life to the countryside, spending weekends and their holidays with the grandparents.
Project name
Pudong Villa
Architecture firm
Atelier LI
Location
Wanxiang, Pudong, Shanghai, China
Principal architect
Bai LI, Xuan LI
Design team
Bai LI, Xuan LI, Jinhui XIE (structure), Daoguang ZHANG (MEP), Zongliang GU (MEP), Yuchao XU (internship)
Typology
Residential › Villa
Casa Ruina, designed by Thetacon, blends modern architecture with Corfiot tradition, nestled among olive trees on Corfu’s western coast. To preserve the trees, the low-height structure is fragmented by function, creating atriums that enhance privacy and openness.
Architecture firm
Thetacon
Location
Kortiraki, West Corfu, Greece
Tools used
AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Konstantina Yannaki
Design team
Konstantina Yannaki & Alexandros Skampardonis
Collaborators
Christos Mouchlianitis
Visualization
Konstantina Yannaki & Alexandros Skampardonis
Typology
Residential › House
This project, located in the charming Estrela neighborhood of Lisbon, involved the complete renovation of two apartments with the aim of updating the spaces while respecting the historical identity of the building and establishing a dialogue between the contemporary and the traditional.
Project name
Apartments in Estrela
Architecture firm
Vasco Lima Mayer
Location
Lisbon, Portugal
Photography
Carmo Oliveira
Principal architect
Vasco Lima Mayer
Design team
Vasco Lima Mayer
Collaborators
Ana Caúdia Ramos, Gonçalo Grácio
Interior design
Vasco Lima Mayer
Environmental & MEP engineering
Construction
Companhia das Obras
Typology
Residential › Apartment
A villa that embodies the essence of modern minimalism, where every shape is a cube and every material serves a purpose. The striking contrast between the gray and red stone exteriors gives the home a sleek yet warm appearance, blending perfectly with its natural surroundings. Shallow water pools add a sense of tranquility.
Project name
Simplicity Villa
Architecture firm
Green Clay Architecture
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Khatereh Bakhtyari
Design team
Green Clay Architecture
Visualization
Khatereh Bakhtyari
Typology
Residential › Villa
An attractive view of the Botanical Park and the city distinguishes this flat in the residential complex ‘House on Botanicheskiy’. There is no such panorama in any house in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.
Project name
Flat with panoramic views of the Botanical Garden
Architecture firm
Kvadrat Architects
Location
Astana, Kazakhstan
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD
Principal architect
Sergey Bekmukhanbetov, Rustam Minnekhanov
Design team
Kvadrat Architects
Collaborators
Loro Piana, Poliform
Visualization
Kvadrat Architects
Typology
Residential › Private Apartment
With a clear intention to create a retreat in São Paulo that moved away from the urban style and concrete of their previous apartment, the commissioning family desired a home that resembled a country house.
Project name
Ubá Residence
Architecture firm
Suíte Arquitetos
Location
São Paulo, Brazil
Principal architect
Suíte Arquitetos
Design team
Carolina Mauro, Daniela Frugiuele, Filipe Troncon, Manuela Girardi
Collaborators
Rodrigo Oliveira
Interior design
Suíte Arquitetos
Structural engineer
Construcompany
Landscape
Rodrigo Oliveira
Lighting
Castilha Iluminação
Material
Natural Stones, Wood, Travertino Marble
Typology
Residential › House
The “Áurea housing” project had as its initial premise the concept of the golden ratio. It developed with the implantation of two golden rectangles and from then on, all spaces flowed naturally.
Project name
Habitação Áurea
Architecture firm
stu.dere - Oficina de Arquitetura e Design, Lda
Location
Amarante, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Ulisses Costa
Construction
Edimarante, Sociedade de Construções, Lda
Typology
Residential › House
More than just an apartment building, One River North is a vertical landscape for its residents to wander as if hiking in the mountains. "Imagine living in a building yet feeling as though you're immersed in a natural landscape—like living within a canyon itself," says MAD Principal Architect, Ma Yansong.
Project name
One River North
Architecture firm
MAD Architects
Location
Denver, Colorado, USA
Photography
Iwan Baan, Parrish Ruiz De Velasco and Vic Ryan
Principal architect
Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design team
Jon Kontuly, Flora Lee, Peng Xie, Edwin Cho, Horace Hou, Yunfei Qiu, Evan Shaner, Shawna Chengxiang Meng
Interior design
The Interior Studio at Davis Partnership Architects
Collaborators
Davis Partnership Architects (Executive Architect)
Civil engineer
Kimley-Horn
Structural engineer
Jirsa Hedrick
Environmental & MEP
ME Engineers
Landscape
Davis Partnership Architects
Construction
Saunders Construction
Client
The MAX Collaborative
Typology
Residential Architecture › Apartments