Tag Residences

02-08-2022

AGi architects Wafra Wind Tower, new types of urban residences in Kuwait

The Wafra Wind Tower project by AGi architects has been shortlisted for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2022. The 13-storey building has been designed as a wind tower. It is traversed by a vertical central courtyard that provides natural ventilation to all housing units, and represents a reinterpretation of typical Kuwaiti urban residential typologies.

27-07-2022

Yonder: Haus S in Oberreute, Germany

The decomposition of volumes is the go-to approach taken by up-and-coming young firm Yonder, based in Stuttgart. In Haus S in Oberreute, southern Germany, a dedicated sauna pavilion stands separated from the main building, thus resolving size-related constraints and preserving the idyllic rural setting.

27-07-2022

Mecanoo The Grace: two new residential towers for The Hague

The city council of The Hague has approved the design by the architectural firm Mecanoo for the construction of The Grace. This residential complex consisting of two towers, one 150 metres high and the other 180 metres, will provide 1400 new properties to meet the growing demand for affordable housing.

15-07-2022

Archstudio: Courtyard villa in Tangshan, Hebei, China

In a twist on the traditional Chinese ‘siheyuan’, Archstudio has created a contemporary villa in Tangshan built around a central courtyard. To ensure the intimacy of each function, the rooms are deconstructed and introverted, whilst the glazed courtyard’s boundaries extend deep into the surrounding landscape.

14-07-2022

Studiotamat, an alchemy of colour for interior design in Rome

Colour and texture are the stars of the interior design project by Studiotamat in a 1930s building in Rome's Parioli district. On the building's top floor, the architects have transformed a 160 square metre flat into a large, light-filled convivial space that is open to the outside world through a large garden terrace overlooking Villa Ada.

24-06-2022

Raiz Arquitetura LIU House, on the beach in São Paulo

The LIU House is a beach house on the São Paulo coast, designed by studio Raiz Arquitetura, which was founded by architects Alexandre Ferraz and Elias Souza. The building's façades, particularly the main front one, are its strong points. The system of openings and the large portico designed by the architects ensure natural lighting and cross ventilation throughout the building, protecting it from strong sunlight and significantly improving environmental comfort.

17-06-2022

Umbrella House by Kazuo Shinohara, a new building at Vitra Campus

The Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany, is enriched by a 'new' historical building: the reconstruction of the Umbrella House designed by Japanese architect Kazuo Shinohara in Tokyo in 1961.

26-05-2022

C+S Architects Residential Towers R11 Cascina Merlata Milan

In Milan, in the Cascina Merlata area, a major residential development is underway. It is one of the largest in Europe in terms of size. In this context, at the northern end of the Highrise Village and bordering the park, is lot R11, where the residential towers designed by C+S Architects have been constructed.