Tag Residences

28-08-2020

Contacto Atlântico’s Liberdade 40: renovating according to local tradition

Contacto Atlântico, a Portuguese architectural practice based in Estoril, renovated a twelve-floor building on Lisbon’s famous Avenida da Liberdade. The building, which used to contain offices and was covered entirely with glass, is now Liberdade 40: a luxury residential complex containing seventeen apartments of different sizes redesigned by Contacto Atlântico on the basis of the zero-kilometre philosophy, with a passive ventilation system and a truly Portuguese identity

21-08-2020

_naturehumaine’s Olivier Nelson Residence

The duplex is the classic type of home in Montréal: a building containing two separate residential units one above the other. As a household’s economic conditions improve, or family size increases, it is normal to expand by joining the two units in a single-family home. Architectural practice _naturehumaine is experienced in projects of this kind, of which the Olivier Nelson Residence is a prime example. The stylistic key to the Olivier Nelson Residence, and to _naturehumaine as a whole, is a blend of cleanliness and geometry, eclectic use of materials and minimalist furnishings.

31-07-2020

Résidence Gif, Student Housing by SOA Architectes

Résidence Gif by the French firm, SOA Architectes is a student housing project in Gif-sur-Yvette, a commune about thirty kilometres from the centre of Paris. The architects completed a project that responds to its urban context and is designed to reach out and engage with even more beneficiaries of this new piece of architecture.

29-07-2020

Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés and MOA Architecture two residential towers in Paris

Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés and MOA Architecture each designed a residential tower containing apartments with little offices in the heart of the 18th arrondissement of Paris, as part of La Chapelle International urban development project.

27-07-2020

C+S Architects designs urban regeneration project of the former Royal Cavalry Barracks complex in Tervuren, Belgium

The project designed by the C+S Architects studio for the urban regeneration of the former Royal Cavalry Barracks complex in Tervuren, Belgium, has received a green light. The project designed by the Italian firm received all the necessary authorisations and work is expected to begin shortly on the restoration of the historic complex immersed in the centuries-old park, together with the development of new residences, offices and services for the local community.

23-07-2020

Whidbey Island Farm Retreat by mwworks

The Seattle-based architecture office mwworks is behind the Whidbey Island Farm Retreat project on Whidbey Island, near the Salish Sea, north of Seattle, in Washington State. The home is nestled into its natural surroundings and steeped in family history, breathtakingly connecting to the landscape.

17-07-2020

ALENCASTRE 360, a house in Mexico City by HEMAA

With ALENCASTRE 360, the Mexican architectural firm HEMAA has created an outstanding private home in Mexico City. Underlying the project is the desire to preserve the existing trees and incorporate them into the architectural concept.

14-07-2020

GRAFT completes Charlie Living in Berlin

Charlie Living by GRAFT is the largest predominantly residential new build project in Friedrichstadt, in direct proximity to what used to be Checkpoint Charlie. This is an open set of four new buildings standing in one of the last empty spaces along the former strip of the Berlin Wall, in Berlin Mitte.