Tag Residences

03-05-2021

Open Arquitectura’s Amura Tower in Veracruz

Carlos Ramos de la Medina and Ricardo Fernández Rivero of Mexican architectural studio Open Arquitectura have completed a record-breaking construction in their hometown, Veracruz. The Torre Amura residential tower is the tallest building on the Mexican coast, but the architects minimise its impact on the coastline using passive design solutions.

29-04-2021

Timeless architecture: Alfons Soldevila’s Casa Mas Ram

The home and studio of Alfons Soldevila, architect and professor of architecture at UPC in Barcelona, a friend and contemporary of such great architects as Elias Torres and Oscar Tusquets, was built in 1971 and offers a tangible example of his tireless innovative spirit. The timeless character of this prototype home is captured in Marcela Grassi’s photographs.

28-04-2021

MSO – PLAY/PAUSE by Jean Verville combines theatre with residential architecture

Jean Verville is a Canadian architect whose latest work, "MSO – PLAY/PAUSE", is a study of the intersection of architecture, theatre and playfulness, creating a hybrid work in which the residence is combined with the stage set, using construction lines, lighting, colours and shadows to "free spaces of their reality". The entire project, in sober, austere style, is documented in a theatrical/photographic performance by the owners, actors Mani Soleymanlou and Sophie Cadieux, with the architect and with photographer Félix Michaud.

23-04-2021

Cantilever House by Zero Energy Design Lab

Indian architecture firm ZED Lab - an acronym for Zero Energy Design Laboratory - has specialised in creating zero-impact buildings since 2009. Cantilever House is the latest project to be completed by the firm, which is headed up by Sachin and Payal Rastogi and located in Raj Nagar, in the district of Ghaziabad. The villa, in all its luxury and opulence, presents an interesting blend of styles - almost a contemporary maximalism - and uses a range of expedients to minimise its energy consumption and environmental footprint.

16-04-2021

David Chipperfield Architects completes a residential project at 11-19 Jane Street, New York

David Chipperfield Architects’ London studio recently completed a residential construction at 11-19 Jane Street, New York. The six-storey red brick building includes two duplex townhouses, apartments and a penthouse with a roof garden, in a project inspired by the architecture of Greenwich Village that reinforces the identity of this historic neighbourhood.

14-04-2021

Taft, a prefabricated home by Skylab Architecture in partnership with MethodHomes

Taft is a home in Portland, Oregon, designed and built using HOMB, a prefabricated modular construction method developed by Skylab in partnership with MethodHomes that minimises construction time and waste, offering a model of sustainable housing.

08-04-2021

Ateliers Jean Nouvel Monad Terrace residences in Miami Beach

Ateliers Jean Nouvel and Kobi Karp designed Monad Terrace, a residential building in Miami Beach. The first, and so far the only, residential project in Florida by the French architect who won the 2008 Pritzker Prize, Monad Terrace consists of fifty-nine residential units overlooking the sea. Luxury apartments designed with customised furniture made in Italy, they enjoy panoramic views over Biscayne Bay and brightly lit private outdoor spaces sheltered by climbing plants.

31-03-2021

Powerhouse Company brings nature into the city with HOLT

HOLT, a project by architectural practices Powerhouse Company, Houben/Van Mierlo, and Vector-i with landscape design studio DELVA, has won the competition to build a new green, healthy neighbourhood in Groningen. The project involves construction of new residential buildings, offices and other public spaces, including a new park. The 320 residences will be built with an urban density permitting an inclusive relationship with nature.

24-03-2021

Lipsky+Rollet’s mixed-use EKLA complex: an inhabited island in Euralille

Lipsky+Rollet architectes designed EKLA, a large mixed-use complex in Lille. Architects Florence Lipsky and Pascal Rollet conceived of EKLA as an inhabited island consisting of three residential buildings, including a 17-floor tower, offices, commercial spaces, a carpark and other services for residents.