Tag Residences

19-02-2021

Westbeat designed by Studioninedots: combining private residences with public space in Amsterdam

The Dutch architects of Studioninedots have completed construction of Westbeat, a sculptural residential building in Amsterdam’s Nieuw-West district. Westbeat stands out with a base composed of eighty-six spectacularly interwoven arches of different shapes and sizes, containing a 3250 square metre superspace designed for public use, a flexible structure in which to experiment with new forms of socialisation incorporating a number of pedestrian crossings through the building.

22-01-2021

DAP studio new Palestro 3 university residence in Turin

DAP studio transforms a historic building in central Turin into a university residence. The architects renew and enhance the building’s seven floors, succeeding in preserving the historic building’s charm and elegance while adding a contemporary twist to create residences built to high architectural and compositional standards.

01-01-2021

Oppenheim Architecture e The Mandalorian

The Mandalorian is the first live-action television series in the Star Wars franchise, developed by Lucasfilm. Architecture plays an essential role in the series that is set five years after the events of Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi and the projects by Oppenheim Architecture call to mind many of the series backdrops.

18-12-2020

A jewel in a garden made of wood and glass by Tsuruta Architects

Expanding into the garden with a dining room of wood and glass

04-12-2020

Alvisi Kirimoto Viale Giulini Affordable Housing in Barletta

Alvisi Kirimoto designed Viale Giulini Affordable Housing in Zona 167, to the southwest of the town of Barletta in Puglia, Italy: a rigorous, sober building with a sculptural presence in a highly varied, messy suburb lacking greenery and architectural quality. Viale Giulini Affordable Housing fits into a wider-ranging series of projects for urban regeneration of the entire district which also includes a park and pedestrian district designed by ABDR, Parco dell'Umanità — Asse Pedonale Attrezzato.

03-12-2020

Bruther wins the 2020 Swiss Architectural Award

The studio Bruther, founded by architects Stéphanie Bru and Alexandre Thériot, has won the 2020 Swiss Architectural Award. The candidates for the seventh edition of the award are nominated by a committee of internationally prominent architects and critics. The jury, chaired by architect Mario Botta, selected Bruther on the basis of three projects: the Saint-Blaise Cultural and Sports Centre in Paris (2010-2014), the New Generation Research Centre in Caen (2013-2015), and “Maison Julie-Victoire Daubié” Residence for Researchers in Paris (2014-2018).

30-11-2020

Maison Koya, living with several generations in touch with nature

Canadian studio Alain Carle Architecte has built a house in Saint-Saveur in the Laurentian Mountains north of Montreal, which blends in perfectly with the surrounding nature and enables the whole family of three generations to live together. Everything is designed to foster dialogue with the context as well as amongst the family, while still maintaining everyone’s individual privacy.

23-11-2020

Outside In, a house designed by i29 and Bedaux de Brouwer architecten

Outside In, the house designed by Bedaux de Bouwer and by i29 in the Netherlands, makes its connection with nature its strength. Here, the greenery seems to come from the outdoors into the interior to create a unique home.