You don’t have to spend a fortune or go the extra mile to make your home decor appear cozier. All you need are simple and effective ideas that you can even do yourself.
Written by
Sofia Hoffmann
The building is located in a new development at the outskirts of the City of Cordoba, Argentina. This peripheral sector was, long ago, the center of industrial activities. The San Ignacio Community Center is a private proposal for a public space where the local community is responsible for the activities and the maintenance of the architecture. The...
Project name
CC San Ignacio Community Center
Architecture firm
Grupo Edisur
Location
Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Agustin Aguirre Caudana, Alejandro Mur
Design team
Agustin Aguirre Caudana, Alejandro Mur
Collaborators
Catalina Parodi, Pía Recabarren
Interior design
Catalina Parodi
Structural engineer
Hector Molina/ Ingeniería Bosch
Landscape
Marcelo Calsina
Supervision
Juan Ruiz Orrico
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Material
Brick, Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Public & Government › Community Center
When we first met with this project and our client told us what it is about, we already knew this is going to be a challenge. Our goal was to show a building - the mountain hotel, in contrast with its rough surroundings, because it is not always sunny weather in the mountains, is it?
Project name
The Mountain Hotel
Architecture firm
CL3 s.r.o.
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Are you planning a contemporary kitchen redesign? Here are three helpful tips to aid you in creating the modern minimalist kitchen of your dreams.
Written by
Felicia Priedel
Photography
Alexandre Zveiger
Magazzino Italian Art is a private initiative conceived by Nancy Olnick and Giorgio Spanu to house their collection of postwar Italian Art. The commission consisted in a full renovation of an existing 11,000 square-foot building and an additional 14,000 square feet of new construction.
Project name
Magazzino Italian Art Museum
Architecture firm
MQ Architecture
Location
Cold Spring, New York, USA
Photography
Javier Callejas, Montse Zamorano
Principal architect
Miguel Quismondo
Design team
Miguel Quismondo, Jesús Aparicio Alfaro
Collaborators
Rocío Calzado López and Miguel Bello Escribano. Graphic Design : Waterhouse Cifuentes Design. Cost Estimating Consultant : Stuart-Lynn Company, Inc.
Interior design
Miguel Quismondo/MQ Architecture
Civil engineer
Badey & Watson Surveying & Engineering, P.C.
Structural engineer
Michael P. Carr, PE
Environmental & MEP
CES-Consulting Engineering Services
Landscape
Garden of Ideas
Lighting
MAP Design Studio
Supervision
Miguel Quismondo
Visualization
MQ Architecture
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, Handmade models
Material
Concrete, glass steel
Client
Magazzino Italian Art
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Museum, Research Center
The Serena Williams Building—a workplace for 2,750 occupants at more than 1 million square feet—is the largest structure at Nike World Headquarters. We led the design of all aspects of this complex building and program, including core and shell, interior design and furniture selection, and branding integration.
Project name
Serena Williams Building at Nike World Headquarters
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Beaverton, Oregon, USA
Photography
Jeremy Bittermann, Stephen Miller, J.P. Paull, PLACE
Design team
Jeff Kovel, Design Director. Brent Grubb, Project Manager. Susan Barnes, Project Director. Robin Wilcox, Project Director. Nita Posada, Interior Architecture Lead. Louise Foster, Project Designer
Collaborators
Sustainability Consultant: Brightworks. Specifications Consultant: M.Thrailkill. Sound: Listen Acoustics. Signage/Wayfinding: Ambrosini Design. Kitchen Consultant: HDA. Code Consultant: Code Unlimited. Building Enclosure: Facade Group.
Built area
more than 1 million ft²
Interior design
Skylab Architecture
Landscape
Place Landscape
Structural engineer
Thornton Tomasetti
Construction
Hoffman Construction
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
In the winter months, it's important to keep your home warm and comfortable. For some people, an unfortunately large amount of home heating happens from the burning of fossil fuels.
Photography
R ARCHITECTURE (cover image)
In this mixed-use project, the experimental aesthetic essence is taken to the extreme. The volumetry of the different buildings is unified by a shell formed by undulating sheets. In this project, we use the strategy of shapes inspired by the lightness and organicity of nature. An architectural shell is then created to house different uses, in a dyn...
Architecture firm
Realiza Arquitetura
Location
Curitiba, Brazil
Principal architect
Antonio Gonçalves Jr. and Frederico Carstens
Visualization
Realiza Arquitetura
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-use development
A geometry seeking to adapt to its surroundings, a main facade with few windows, so that when entering the house a side to side the house could appreciate a large window from side to side that allows a clear view towards the the spring forest.
Architecture firm
HAARQ Estudio
Location
Fraccionamiento Pinar de la Venta, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Principal architect
Fernanda Cabello
Interior design
HAARQ Estudio
Supervision
HAARQ Estudio
Construction
HAARQ Estudio
Material
Brick, Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Transforming the boundary between private and public space into a space that will increase the quality level of the house and also blur the inside and outside of the project.
Architecture firm
Neda Raghaebi Studio
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Neda Raghaebi
Visualization
Mohsen Hamzelouie
Typology
Residential › House
