Today, the rise of wellness architecture underscores the importance of prioritizing well-being in specific spaces. Some designs are geared towards addressing emerging needs, like the use of climate-adaptive materials in buildings to help minimize the effects of extremely hot or cold weather.
The Luxe Developers, a UAE-based real estate development firm, has underscored the rising demand for luxury property in Ras Al Khaimah as sales for the company’s premier residential development, Oceano, situated on Al Marjan Island, continue to attract ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWI) seeking investment opportunities beyond Dubai.
Photography
The Luxe Developers
The Sukhavas residence has transformed from a partially built structure into a refined ground plus two storey structure. The residence blends classical aesthetics with modern sensibilities, making for a captivating narrative.
Project name
Sukhavas Residence
Architecture firm
Diggvijay Rajdev Architect
Location
Chandigarh, India
Principal architect
Diggvijay Raajdev
Design team
Diggvijay, Raman
Interior design
Diggvijay Rajdev Architect
Site area
500 square yard
Landscape
Diggvijay Rajdev Architect
Supervision
Diggvijay Rajdev Architect
Tools used
AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp
Construction
Diggvijay Rajdev Architect
Material
botticino italian marble, granite, The Pure Concept - Asian Paints/ Sabyasachi for NILAYA/ Furnishing Studio
Typology
Residential › House
In the heart of the lush Amazon rainforest, our architectural masterpiece emerges, blending seamlessly with the natural beauty that surrounds it. Our modern villa design stands proudly in the highlands, offering a harmonious integration of luxury living and profound respect for the environment.
Project name
Amazon House
Architecture firm
Infinity Art Studio
Location
Amazon rainforest
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Alireza Nadi
Design team
Infinity Art Studio
Visualization
Alireza Nadi
Typology
Residential › Villa
Winelands Villa is situated in the Gentleman’s Estate at Val de Vie in the Paarl-Franschhoek Valley, a luxury smallholding concept along the banks of the Berg River offering views of the Drakenstein, Simonsberg, and Paarl Rock Mountains within a landscape of rehabilitated fynbos.
Project name
Winelands Villa
Architecture firm
ARRCC, SAOTA
Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Principal architect
Warren Labuschagne (Site Architect)
Design team
Michele Rhoda, Leigh Daniels, Maajidah Sait, Stefan Antoni
Collaborators
Warren Labuschagne (Site Architect), Graham Wood (Text)
Typology
Residential › House
This objective of this project was to transform a tired 1970s-era building into a vibrant and creative office for international video conferencing experts, Zoom. Located near downtown Santa Barbara, the split-level building had been haphazardly remodeled over the intervening years prior to Zoom’s acquisition
Architecture firm
ANACAPA Architecture
Location
Santa Barbara, California, USA
Photography
Erin Feinblatt
Design team
Dan Weber, Architect. Adam Grosshanz, Project Manager. Kristin Stoyanova, Designer
Interior design
ANACAPA Architecture
Structural engineer
Van Sande Structural Consultants Inc.
Environmental & MEP
BMA (Mechanical Engineer), JMPE (Electrical Engineer)
Typology
Office Building › Interior Design
Introducing Lo Sereno: Tranquility Unveiled In Troncones, Mexico's Boutique Hotel Bliss
Photography
Leandro Bulzzano
Equestrian San Ramón is a space immersed in the forest of Valle de Bravo, State of Mexico, designed by the Módica Ledezma office. The design intentions focused on leaning towards a materiality that exalts simplicity, providing a geometric order that sought to benefit from the natural environment to solve an equestrian program within a set with diff...
Project name
San Ramon Equestrian
Architecture firm
Modica Ledezma
Location
Avandaro, Valle De Bravo, Estado De Mexico, Mexico
Principal architect
Hector Modica Y Carlos Ledezma
Collaborators
Oscar Torres Alfonzo, Andrea Gonzalez Sanchez, Luis Ortega Romero, Emanuel Ortiz Y Fernanda Soriano
Construction
Andrea Gonzalez Y Luis Ortega
Material
Wood, clay tiles, red bricks, steel beams and corten cancelling
The clients asked Valentina Ageikina for a help in the development of an interior design for an apartment of 128 m2 for a family which consists of two adults and two growing sons. The eldest son will begin an independent life in the near future, so in the layout of the apartment, priority is given to the master block for a married couple with its o...
Project name
Modern Apartments
Architecture firm
Valentina Ageikina
Location
Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation
Tools used
software used for drawing, modeling, rendering, postproduction and photography - Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Render, AutoCAD
Principal architect
Valentina Ageikina
Design team
Valentina Ageikina
Visualization
Valentina Ageikina Studio Visualizer
Status
Implementation Phase
Typology
Residential › Apartment
What does a retail project need to be shortlisted for the prestigious ADD AWARDS international professional award? The answer is in the interior concept by Kvadrat architects for the QAZAQBOOKS space.
Architecture firm
Kvadrat Architects
Location
Astana, Kazakhstan
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Rustam Minnekhanov, Sergey Bekmukhanbetov
Collaborators
Ekaterina Parichyk
Visualization
Kvadrat Architects
Typology
Commercial › Bookstore
