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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.

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.

02-03-2021

Studio Saxe The Courtyard House Costa Rica

In Costa Rica, Studio Saxe, founded by architect Benjamin G. Saxe, worked with family-run business Andaluz on a number of residential projects. Profoundly convinced of the wellness that can be induced by the natural environment and ecologically conscious living, the clients asked the architect to design homes that make the most of the natural environment to offer new living experiences. The Courtyard House in Nosara is one of the projects in this residential development where humans live in harmony with nature.