Located in the central lot of Zac Chandon-République Gennevilliers, the 91-unit mixed-housing project faces the park. The orthogonal plan adopts a relatively simple and sober organization that gives a particular identity to the place, dividing the project into six volumes of different heights, linked together by glass walkways.
Project name
A Ciel Ouvert
Architecture firm
Christophe Rousselle Architecte
Location
Gennevilliers, Paris, France
Photography
Heiner Baboon
Principal architect
Christophe Rousselle
Design team
Jean Phillipe Marre (Project manager)
Built area
7030 m² (91 apartments)
Collaborators
Technical Studies: Energy. Economy: Lemmonier
Construction
Groupe ARC Ile-de-France / Coopérative HLM Boucle de la Seine
Material
Structure: Reinforced concrete with anthracite grey finish. Cladding: Shiny stainless steel plate, placed vertically, slab edges + "Stonepanel" type stone cladding facades. Windows: PVC thermopane places anthracite finish with built-in roller blind. Railings: metallic anthracite finish
Typology
Residential › Apartments
This townhouse in Shenzhen used to be a completely different look. The colonial-style and complicated decoration that was popular in a certain era in China, is no longer fit for current life. The owner of the house, a rational and logical lawyer, after experiencing the ‘past tense’ living experience for a short time, decided to invite KiKi ARCHi to...
Project name
Breathing House
Architecture firm
KiKi ARCHi
Photography
Eiichi Kano / Tony Tan
Principal architect
Yoshihiko Seki
Design team
Saika Akiyoshi, Tianping Wang
Design year
2021.08.01 – 2022.01.01
Completion year
2023.01.01
Material
Diatom mud-Shikoku / Tile-Terrazzo / Facade-stainless mes
Typology
Residential › House
The project concerns the creation of a new residence on an existing plot in a small settlement, just outside the city of Heraklion. The needs and experiences of the two owners, as well as the morphology and orientation of the study area, led us to the design of a stone-built undercut residence with a swimming pool and underground spaces.
Architecture firm
Zeropixel Architects
Location
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Dimitris Koudounakis
Design team
Dimitris Koudounakis, Evelina Koutsoupaki, Eleni Giova
Visualization
Evgenia Hatziioannou, Maria Drempela
Typology
Residential › House
In an area of over 5,000 sqm, where an abandoned shopping center used to be, we created the new Olist office. Our starting point was to look at the problem:
A very segmented floor plan due to the building's structure of two existing towers. To minimize this, we created volumes that embrace these structures and house all the private offices and me...
Project name
Olist Headquarter
Architecture firm
Arquea Arquitetos
Location
Curitiba, Brazil
Photography
Eduardo Macarios
Principal architect
Bernardo Richter, Fernando Caldeira de Lacerda and Pedro Amin Tavares, Helena Engelhardt, Prisicla Vicentim
Design team
Bernardo Richter, Fernando Caldeira de Lacerda and Pedro Amin Tavares, Helena Engelhardt, Prisicla Vicentim
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
The building is designed to be extremely energy efficient, with vertical sun breakers, screen walls, extensive landscaping, solar panels, and water recycling considerations. The design itself ensures that air conditioning costs will be minimal.
Project name
Interstellar
Architecture firm
Sanjay Puri Architects
Location
Ahmedabad, India
Photography
Abhishek Shah
Principal architect
Sanjay Puri
Design team
Toral Doshi, Dipti Patil, Jay Patel, Sanya Gupta
Collaborators
PT consultants: Post Tension Services India pvt. ltd.
Structural engineer
Ducon Consultants Pvt Ltd
Environmental & MEP
INI Infrastructure & Engineering
Construction
Spartan Builders
Material
RCC Structure, Brickwork, Plaster & Paint
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Designed with sustainability, low maintenance and natural ventilation in mind, OURHOUSEWANDAL is a low budget, family home with a difference. Having ravelled extensively and become accustomed to using minimal space wisely, the young family client wanted their first family home to reflect their love of the great outdoors and have a natural, rural fe...
Project name
OURHOUSEWANDAL
Architecture firm
Design+Architecture (in collaboration with N Veenstra)
Location
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Photography
Scott Burrow Photographer
Principal architect
Colin Strydom
Interior design
N Veenstra
Structural engineer
McMurtries Consulting Engineer
Construction
Raised timber framing floor, walls, roof framing
Material
- Bluescope Steel Zinc Cladding. - James Hardie Internal and external sheeting - Laminex Joinery - Bradnams Aluminium Windows and doors
Budget
$300 000 (Aus dollars)
Typology
Residential › House
Homme is not just a store, but a unique experience of an urban environment within the context of a highly commercial space. Homme is a break from the usual shopping mall experience with a number of distinct aesthetic signs. The height gives the feeling of space and at the same time exposes the structure and ventilation of the space lighting systems...
To create a space to share, find ways to break down limitations and provide direction on branding in the field of architecture, the Asia Awards Organization (AAO) and Vietnam Design & Build Center co-organized the seminar "Why Architects should really tell their stories?".
Written by
Asia Awards Organization
Photography
Asia Awards Organization
Thalasopolis: This name combines the Greek word "thalassa", which means sea, and "polis", which means city. Therefore, Thalasopolis would be the city of the sea. The Thalasopolis concept is an idea that proposes the creation of self-sufficient communities built on water. This idea stems from growing concern about climate change, rising sea levels...
Project name
Thalasopolis
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Design team
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Visualization
Veliz Arquitecto
Typology
Futuristic › Floating Mega City
The project is located in Shangqiu, which was known as Songdu or Songzhou in ancient times. The design concept is to recreate the elegant, quaint garden style of Song dynasty in a modern context. "Courtyard", "Garden" and "Lane" were arranged to make the space feel like home.
Project name
Lake Mansion
Landscape Architecture
IVVA (SHANGHAI), INC.
Location
Shangqiu, Henan Province, China
Design team
Song Yaping, Wei Hongcheng, Wang Bangyu, Jiang Zhihui
Completion year
June, 2022
Client
Real Estate Group Co., Ltd. of CSCEC 7th Division
Typology
Landscape Design
