Tag: Architecture of the month

Studio Razavi Architecture

In this highly preserved Alpine valley, stringent architectural guidelines allow for very little freedom of architectural expression.

# France (345) # Residence (1664) # Studio Razavi Architecture

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The Houseboat

Mole Architects

“The Houseboat is upside down, its main room raised up to the view. It’s also curved in plan, and split in two, one side raised above the other. It&

# United Kingdom (228) # Residence (1664) # Mole Architects

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Little_BIG House

Robert Maschke

The little_BIG house is located in Cleveland, Ohio’s historic Little Italy neighborhood, known for its rich culture and artisanal background.

# United States of America (637) # Residence (1664) # Robert Maschke

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Holiday home in Morillos

Izquierdo Lehmann Arquitectos | Cristián Izquierdo

This project is by a long, open beach, on a desert dune rising in front of a wetland. It is a seasonal house to accommodate up to three couples, and can be leased or bartered the rest of the year.

# Chile (50) # Residence (1664) # Izquierdo Lehmann Arquitectos # Cristián Izquierdo

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Suvela Chapel

OOPEAA

Suvela Chapel is located in Espoo, in Suvela, one of the most multicultural districts in the metropolitan area of Helsinki.

# Religious Building - Complex (137) # Finland (31) # OOPEAA

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PARISH CHURCH EL SENOR DE LA MISERICORDIA

Moneo Brock

The church is located on a large plaza to the southeast of a new urban development in Monterrey, Mexico.

# Mexico (158) # Religious Building - Complex (137) # Moneo Brock

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JW MARRIOTT VENICE RESORT & SPA

Matteo Thun & Partners

In the Venetian lagoon, an artificial island has been transformed into a luxury resort and park. The island, built in 1860 is a state-protected landscape and has about twenty early-twentieth-century buildings, including a hospital and service buildings. The project’s complexity was managed through a shift in scale from the macro (masterplan) to the micro (details) by Matteo Thun + Partners.

# Italy (3161) # Hotels (434) # Matteo Thun & Partners

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The Courtowers

Hashim Sarkis Studios

The project consists of four single-family houses on the coast of Aamchit, Lebanon as well as the rehabilitation of the existing landscape and old houses.

# BEGA (45) # Duravit (132) # Residence (1664) # Lebanon (21) # Graniti Fiandre (25) # Hashim Sarkis Studios

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Port House - Port Authority Headquarters

Zaha Hadid Architects

The new Port House in Antwerp repurposes, renovates and extends a derelict fire station into a new headquarters for the port – bringing together the port&

# Offices (965) # Zaha Hadid Architects (51) # Belgium (51)

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Writers Theatre

Studio Gang Architects

Writers Theatre

# Theater - Auditorium (175) # Studio Gang Architects # Illinois, USA

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Hipark apartment hotel

Manuelle Gautrand Architecture

This project is part of a larger development known as Visalto, which comprises three independent but adjoining buildings, with a total surface area of around 35,000 m2: a 24,500 m2 office building, including parking (architect: 2/3/4), a 4,000 m2 student residence (architect: Jacques Moussafir), and the 5,500 m2 Hipark apartment hotel (architect: Manuelle Gautrand Architecture).

# France (345) # Residential Building - Complex (603) # Manuelle Gautrand Architecture (14)

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National Graphene Institute

Jestico + Whiles

Jestico + Whiles was appointed lead architect for the new National Graphene Institute at The University of Manchester in 2012, working closely with Sir Kostya Novoselov – who, along with Sir Andre Geim, first isolated graphene at The University of Manchester in 2004. The two were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010.

# United Kingdom (228) # Research center (102) # Jestico + Whiles

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