Isabelle and Fernando were looking for a home that met their family routine needs and was close to their daughter's school, in the Vila Madalena neighborhood. They found a house built in the 1940s, largely preserved with its original configuration, located on a 300m² lot, featuring a two-story main house and a two-story annex.
Project name
Isabelle and Fernando's House (Casa Vila Madalena)
Architecture firm
Karen Evangelisti and Marcos Mendes, when they were partners at Iná Arquitetura (Karen and Marcos are now partners at Goiva Arquitetura)
Location
Vila Beatriz, São Paulo, Brazil
Photography
Maira Acayaba
Principal architect
Karen Evangelisti, Marcos Mendes
Client
Isabelle and Fernando
Typology
Residential › House
Libertad 1416 was created in the search to live in the center and to create harmony between the past and the present, seeking to engage in a direct conversation with the guest. Leaving behind the chaos of the city and creating an oasis within the complex.
Project name
Hotel Libertad 1416
Architecture firm
Baja Architectural Design
Location
Calle Libertad 1416, Colonia Americana, Americana, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Photography
César Bélio, Magali Espinoza
Principal architect
Carlos Elizondo Valladares
Design team
Gireh Navarro, Sofia Acevedo
Collaborators
Carpenter: Veta Estudio. Solar Energy: Zenergia. Furniture: Prima Materia
Interior design
Areca Taller Creativo
Civil engineer
José Muñoz Aguilar
Structural engineer
José Muñoz Aguilar
Environmental & MEP
Enrique Elizondo
Landscape
Carlos Elizondo Valladares
Supervision
Gireh Navarro
Visualization
Baja Architectural Design
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Revit
Construction
Baja Architectural Design
Client
Dr. Carlos Sandoval Castro
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Nestled in Mohali’s Sector 6, the office space for IOTA Analytics, designed by Gagan Chandhoke of CAPL Architects, offers a fresh perspective on workspace design. Spanning the 7th and 8th floors of the building, the 10,000-square-foot area departs from the typical corporate layout.
Project name
IT Office for IOTA Analytics Private Limited
Architecture firm
Chandhoke & Associates (P) Ltd.
Location
Iota Analytics Private Limited, 7th and 8th Floor, C-138, Phase 8 Industrial Area, SAS Nagar, Punjab 160071, India
Principal architect
Gagan Chandhoke
Design team
Ramandeep Singh Rathour, Parminder Kaur
Site area
45000 ft² (building premises)
Interior design
Chandhoke & Associates (P) Ltd.
Lighting
Light Arch India
Construction
SN Associates
Supervision
Ramandeep Singh Rathour
Visualization
Abhishek Mishra
Client
IOTA Analytics- Ishika Gupta, Arsh Main
Typology
Commercial › Office
LUFT, the brainchild and debut venture of a young entrepreneur, was envisioned as a bold, unique design. The client wanted to create a distinctive visual presence in the heart of Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.
Architecture firm
23 Degrees Design Shift
Location
Jubliee Hills, Hyderabad, India
Principal architect
Shrikanth Reddy, Neelesh Kumar, Raghuram
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant, Bar, Café
Ma Yansong / MAD Architects has unveiled their latest installation, "The Never Hut", at the Guangdong Nanhai Land Art Festival 2024 in Yanqiao Village, Nanhai District, Foshan City. Balancing cultural narratives with playful imagination, the design creates a space that inspires reflection and shared connections.
Written by
MAD Architects
Photography
Tian Fangfang, Zhu Yumeng
Located in a Hampstead mews and discretely hidden behind a Victorian pub, Reciprocal House is a newly completed 280 sqm family home by Gianni Botsford Architects replacing a non-descript and dilapidated 1860s cottage while renovating its exemplary 1969 extension by Foster Associates (now Foster + Partners).
Project name
Reciprocal House
Architecture firm
Gianni Botsford Architects
Location
Hampstead, London, UK
Photography
Schnepp Renou
Principal architect
Gianni Botsford
Design team
Gianni Botsford, James Eagle (Project Architect), Anahi Coppone, Arslan Arkallayev, Stephanie Aue, Hiroshi Takeyama
Collaborators
Heritage Consultant: HCUK. Planning Consultant: Barton Wilmore. Quantity Surveyor: Measur. Metalwork: Weber Industries
Interior design
Gianni Botsford Architects
Structural engineer
Tall Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Integration
Lighting
Gianni Botsford Architects
Material
Exposed in-situ concrete; anodised perforated aluminium; perforated profiled aluminium; polished concrete screed
Typology
Residential › House
The Shenzhen Institute of Financial Technology Tower designed by Zaha Hadid Architects will accommodate the institute’s ongoing expansion to serve China’s fintech industry which is anticipated to grow at almost 20% each year throughout the coming decade.
Project name
Shenzhen Institute of Financial Technology
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
raklis Kourounis, Biagio Amodio, Maria Vergopoulou, Sharan Sundar, Beatrice Cordella, Nessma Al Ghoussein, Cristina Barrios Cabrera, Samantha Pavic
Collaborators
CSWADI (SD – PD Stage) / CABR (CD Stage)
Structural engineer
CSWADI (SD – PD Stage) / CABR (CD Stage)
Environmental & MEP
CSWADI (SD – PD Stage) / CABR (CD Stage)
Construction
China Construction Second Engineering Bureau
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
We were incredibly fortunate with our clients for this project, as they immediately inspired us with their unconventional approach to the dental clinic space. For example, part of the clinic’s 1st floor was dedicated to a coworking area for patients and a coffee shop.
Project name
Orthoffice Dental Clinic
Architecture firm
Sulina Design
Photography
Inna Kablukova
Typology
Healthcare › Dental Clinic
This is POPSOCKETS‘ pop-up store located in Shanghai Taikoo-Li Qiantan. As a temporary space that has only been in operation for six months, the design needed to be highly concise and dry. Through design, a visually recognizable and experiential consumer scene was created within a limited time and space.
Project name
POPSOCKETS POP-UP Store
Architecture firm
Tens Atelier
Principal architect
Tan Chen, YUI
Design team
Guo Ankey, Li Zhengzhi
Interior design
Tens Atelier
Completion year
October 2024
Construction
Shanghai Droyao Industrial Co., Ltd.
Material
Oriented Strand Board
Typology
Commercial › Store
The Athletes' Village, designed for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, exemplifies the intersection of sustainability and innovation in urban architecture. Covering an area of 52 hectares north of Paris
Project name
Paris Athletes’ Village
Architecture firm
CoBe Architecture & Paysage, KOZ Architectes, Atelier Georges
Location
Saint-Ouen, France
Photography
Cédric Colin, Cécile Septet
Tools used
Graphisoft ArchiCAD, Graphisoft BIMcloud, Graphisoft BIMx
Typology
Hospitality, Residential, Commercial
