The NYT asks: In a housing crisis, is building ‘bland’ better than the alternative?
Archinect
JANUARY 23, 2023
The larger question of whether drabness is a permanent condition of contemporary architecture, however, remains unanswered.
Ten of Beijing's most significant contemporary buildings
Deezen
MARCH 15, 2022
In the first of a series spotlighting contemporary architecture in China we round up 10 of the most significant buildings in Beijing , including works by MAD , Zaha Hadid Architects , OMA and Herzog & de Meuron. The post Ten of Beijing's most significant contemporary buildings appeared first on Dezeen.
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The Axiom by Büro Ole Scheeren
aasarchitecture
APRIL 10, 2024
Büro Ole Scheeren’s The Axiom is the tallest building in Shanghai’s fastest growing district and stands as a key gateway to The Springs, a new hub for innovation and creativity spearheaded by renowned US real estate developer Tishman Speyer.
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MAD designs Nanhai Art Center to emulate "continuous wave of water"
Deezen
JANUARY 4, 2024
To keep the same lifestyle, it has to be contributed by the contemporary cultural venues. The structure will incorporate tree-like columns According to MAD, the proposal for Nanhai Art Center also features commercial spaces that will be positioned along the waterfront. Landscape consultant: Earthasia (Shanghai) Co.
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15 Modern Carport Ideas
Dwell
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
They can be attached to houses or freestanding structures, providing protection from the elements, easy access, and ventilation. Modern carport designs often feature sleek lines, contemporary materials, and stylish finishes to enhance their overall aesthetic appeal. A Lakeside Prefab in New Jersey.
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BRM House, Santo Inácio Curitiba
e-architect
DECEMBER 29, 2022
BRM House Brazil, Curitiba Real Estate Design, Brazilian Modern Concrete Architecture Images. The design is the result of the arrangement of this program in two blocks of different proportions and structural characteristics. Structure: Engest – Eran Ubiratan Fraga. Contemporary Brazilian Architecture.
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The rising popularity of kit homes in a contemporary climate
Habitus Living
MARCH 24, 2022
Kit homes have become much more popular in Australia over recent decades, offering an affordable alternative to the saturated real estate market. Their recently developed plan, MACCA, is a 5 bedroom/3 bathroom/3 car prefab structure designed to be built in three stages. or browse their other plans here.
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Back to Front House, Newport Beach, NSW
e-architect
JANUARY 14, 2023
Back to Front House, Newport Beach, NSW Real Estate, Australian Home, Architecture Images. Viewing the home from the back gives an entirely different angle revealing an expressed steel structure painted in a micaceous oxide paint with vertical black cladding grounded by sandstone. Contemporary New South Wales Buildings.
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Aluprof solutions in scientific and technological buildings
e-architect
MAY 14, 2023
Nevertheless, contemporary buildings tailored to the requirements of rapidly advancing technologies often serve scientific and technological purposes. Sustainable construction has become a mandatory approach when designing public utility structures with an elevated social consciousness and a growing concern for preserving the environment.
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Magnolia House, Seattle, Washington
e-architect
APRIL 28, 2023
Our design split the structure in two bodies following the dual nature of the terrain, “swallowing” the South portion of the house to the level of the garage and adding two valuable opportunities for open decks accessible from the North structure. We only mention some of them here, but we want to point out a few.
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RMJM Dubai has collaborated with Taraf to conceive Cello Residences, strategically situated amidst Dubai’s esteemed and highly sought-after communities.
RMJM Architecture
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Yas Holding’s real estate division, Taraf, collaborated with RMJM to introduce Cello Residences, a dynamic and thriving destination situated in the well-established community of Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC) in Dubai. The development comprises 387 apartments distributed across two towering structures.
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Water Drop Library at Shuangyue Bay by 3andwich Design
aasarchitecture
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Location and shape: a white library under a pool of water The design strives to integrate the cultural attribute of the library, the environmental attribute of the site and the public attribute of contemporary society. Photo © Shuangyue Bay Real Estate. Photo © Shuangyue Bay Real Estate. Liu Shaowen?Yu
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Foster + Partners completes long-awaited 425 Park Avenue in New York
Deezen
OCTOBER 27, 2022
Designed by Foster + Partners to push "the boundaries of workplace design", it features double-height planted terraces as well as an external structure that gives rise to column-free interiors. The building's architectural form and structural expression are inextricably linked, providing it with a distinctive identity," he added.
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Our top properties of the week
The Spaces
MARCH 12, 2022
Grieder Contemporary AG is selling this second-floor art nouveau apartment in Berlin’s Charlottenburg, which dates from 1904. Interested parties can contact Melissa Nunez at Grieder Contemporary AG for more: info@grieder-contemporary.com. 4 bedrooms; 19.75m kr SEK via Christie’s International Real Estate.
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Hunter Residence, Adelaide, South Australia
e-architect
JUNE 15, 2023
Located on a corner block in historic conservation zone, extensive restoration and repair work was undertaken on the external façade, whilst a modern, light filled extension married both heritage and contemporary elements. Steel portal frames were adopted as bracing elements, allowing the roof structure to appear to float.
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Abrahamic Family House, Abu Dhabi, UAE
e-architect
OCTOBER 15, 2023
This remarkable structure is a collection of three religious spaces, including a mosque, a synagogue, and a church, all resting upon a secular visitor pavilion. The three cubic structures, while not aligned, represent powerful, unified forms, each adorned with colonnades, screens, and vaults to signify their sacred nature.
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South Valley Country House | Sthapotik
ArchiDiaries
JUNE 23, 2022
It is a commercially developed project by Country House BD, the real estate company. The structure has been pushed back regarding the corner to provide relief for the neighbourhood. A simple post-lintel structural system has been adopted for its convenience for constructing wider spans. Green for All.
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House of Shila designs industrial yet sultry interiors for Mona Athens hotel
Deezen
JUNE 8, 2023
The structure itself remains unchanged, revealing 70 years of history. The open rooftop offers a direct view of the Parthenon and other structures atop the Acropolis, the UNESCO-listed epicentre of Ancient Greece, while the tourist entrance to the site is a 15-minute walk from the hotel.
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RMJM Dubai has worked closely with their client to create Terrazzo Residences, ideally located amongst Dubai’s most popular communities
RMJM Architecture
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Taraf, the real estate division of UAE-headquartered investment holding group Yas Holding, has worked closely with RMJM to launch the serene and luxurious Terrazzo Residences in Dubai’s popular community of Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC).
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A New Generation of Earthship Owners Looks For Climate Solutions in the Past
Dwell
JANUARY 7, 2023
These fanciful, rustic structures embody contradiction. They’re bona fide roadside attractions, cultural icons among the competitive real estate of Taos, a preeminent tourist town, yet they are also countercultural and highly individualistic, radical spaces that reimagine almost every part of contemporary life.
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Mid-Century Home, Pasadena, California
e-architect
JULY 23, 2023
Mid-Century Home, Pasadena Real Estate, Californian House For Sale, Interior and Architecture, Photos Mid-Century Home in Pasadena 23 July, 2023 Architects: A. Bright white walls contrast with hardwood-and-terrazzo floors for a clean, contemporary look.
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Leafy Way House, Miami, Florida
e-architect
APRIL 27, 2023
The existing two-story screened porch was transformed to create a contemporary great room, housing the kitchen, casual dining, family room, and study loft. The addition to the house was meticulously designed with the aim of creating a seamless outdoor living experience, while retaining all the comforts and conveniences of an indoor space.
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MEDIK – medical center +, Luxembourg
e-architect
MAY 3, 2023
The resultant rational grid allows for interior layout flexibility and considerable space savings, since the facade is the main structural element. Thus, the façade, structural and the expression of the building, pin the slabs of the 4 levels by special rebars with thermal breakers.
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Keeping It Weird
Landscape Architecture Magazine
JANUARY 25, 2024
According to one news outlet’s analysis of city data, at least 800 historic structures have been demolished since 2000. Cosmic Saltillo is an anomaly in the city’s contemporary real estate gold rush. It makes these little jewels that much more important and rewarding to work on.”
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t House, Hollywood Hill, Los Angeles
e-architect
AUGUST 12, 2023
Moreover, the t House serves as a compelling model for responsible hillside developments in Southern California, offering its inhabitants an exceptional blend of contemporary design and a profound connection with the natural world—a truly inviting retreat that reflects a genuine appreciation for the environment.
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Canyon House, Mt. Washington, LA
e-architect
JANUARY 11, 2023
Washington Home, Los Angeles Real Estate, California Architecture Photos. Structural Engineer: MMC Associates. Contemporary Los Angeles Architecture. Canyon House, Mt. Canyon House in Mt. Washington, LA. Jan 10, 2023. Architecture: LOC Architects. Location: Mt. Washington, Los Angeles, California, USA. Canyon House, LA.
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Jurkovi? Heating Plant National Cultural Monument, Bratislava
e-architect
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
In 2017, developer Penta Real Estate invited seven renowned studios to participate in an architectural competition for the NCM’s conceptual design. The intervention highlights many historical construction details, including the structure’s original rugged columns and three dominant hoppers. Author: Penta Real Estate.
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Catalina House, Córdoba, Argentina
e-architect
JULY 24, 2023
This house stands out for its functional, warm, and comfortable design, incorporating raw materials such as concrete, clay brick, and natural wood, giving it a contemporary and timeless style, free from fleeting fashions or trends. Casa Catalina has been constructed using an independent structural system and the wet construction method.
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Suitree Experience Hotel, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
e-architect
AUGUST 10, 2023
Our design philosophy revolves around the principle of ‘floating architecture,’ where structures do not disturb the existing ecosystem but instead coexist and symbiotically interact with it. These structures hover gracefully above the landscape, allowing nature to flow uninterrupted beneath them and around them.
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62 Kingswood House, Christchurch, New Zealand
e-architect
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
This led the design to keep the original shape of the building, reinterpreting the structure and cladding material. The walls were built from a SIP lightweight material (structural insulated panel) to achieve greater thermal insulation.
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Construction Diary: An Architect Sees the Potential in a Little Texas Home for His Growing Family
Dwell
MARCH 14, 2023
Conrad Karliss and his wife, Charlotte, know all too well that timing is everything in real estate. Charlotte was unimpressed, but Conrad, an architect, saw enormous potential in the 1940s structure.
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TERRA-91, Canning, Province of Buenos Aires
e-architect
MARCH 22, 2023
The structural resolution enters in harmony with the aesthetics, putting concrete as the main actor. This is how in this house the interior-exterior connection goes beyond the housing-implantation relationship, but also at a volumetric-structural level. The void integrates the whole of the house and in turn gives us privacy.
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Marlim D. João IV, Porto building
e-architect
JULY 29, 2023
João IV, Porto apartments photos, Portuguese real estate, Architecture photos Marlim D. It sought to maintain and refurbish the essential characteristics adapting the spaces to the new functionalities and contemporary living experiences, through new solutions, materials and finishes. João IV street.
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Ruby Hotels announces first project in Sweden
Hotel Designs
MARCH 14, 2024
The Munich-based hotel brand was founded in 2013 and has seen success in its structure and appeal to young professionals looking for an affordable and contemporary form of luxury hospitality. This venture is in partnership with Alecta Fastigheter , a real estate company owned by Sweden´s largest pension fund Alecta.
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Solar Trees Marketplace by Koichi Takada Architects
aasarchitecture
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Phase II When the residents move into the neighbourhood, this extraordinary structure will evolve into a vibrant marketplace. Reflecting the vision of Koichi Takada Architects and developers Tian An to revive the role of traditional Chinese marketplaces in a contemporary way. Once again restoring the dominance of nature.
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Swiss House Unterschächen Building, Switzerland
e-architect
JUNE 29, 2023
The project structure creates a functional social space within the landscape and urban context, forming a covered bus stop, mountain trail and external terraces and public squares. The third layer of the Gotthard House consists of a timber frame structure with a roof truss covered in slate stone.
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Manitou Residence, Colorado
e-architect
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Manitou Residence, Colorado Real Estate Development, USA Architecture Photos. The criteria came down to flexibility in structure, opportunity for added access and connection to the outdoors, and a floor plan that could accommodate both open and private program. Manitou Residence in Colorado. Nov 15, 2022. Design: ArcDen Studio.
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Villa 95, Sotogrande, Cádiz
e-architect
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Villa 95, Sotogrande, Cádiz Real Estate, Spanish Modern Luxury Home, Architecture, Images. Through its configuration of three uninterrupted succession of spaces, the structure lures the eye into following its shape; an almost playful figure that immediately assumes and suggests the distinctive identity of the house. 19 Dec 2022.
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Mannerheimintie 14 Helsinki office and retail building
e-architect
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Sponda Ltd, one of Finland’s leading real estate asset management companies, confirms that the City of Helsinki has approved an application for a building permit in Mannerheimintie 14. Contemporary Finnish Property Articles – architectural selection below: Borenius Office Space. image courtesy of architects practice.
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Backhander House, Pilar, Province of Buenos Aires
e-architect
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
It was a middle age couple related to the argentinian polo environment who decided to build a house as a real estate development for polo players coming to the country during the spring season. Concrete structure, masonry (ceramic bricks), interior plaster and WPC exterior cladding. Iron beams for the parking structure.
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Kindergarten “Vaikystes Sodas” in Kaunas // Architectural bureau G.Natkevicius and partners
Architizer
DECEMBER 16, 2022
In the contemporary architecture competition „Zvilgsnis i save“ it was chosen as the best architectural object in Lithuania, created in 2018, and in the competition organized by the Lithuanian Real Estate Development Association in 2021, this barracks complex was selected as the best real estate project.
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Takshila Academy Activity Centre, Akbarpur, Uttar Pradesh
e-architect
JULY 2, 2023
Challenge was to reuse as many elements as possible, demonstrating a real hand on upcycling, but also make the project look contemporary and light. The roof was designed foremost, as per the available structural elements. The project was designed from top to bottom instead of the reverse.
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Mount Prospect House, Clontarf, Ireland
e-architect
APRIL 25, 2023
The depth of the new structure gives a sense of protection and permanence while also acting as passive solar shading, preventing the living spaces from overheating in the summer. The new structure is complemented by custom, locally made timber panelling and windows, and landscaping that meanders through the columns from courtyard to patio.
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Wulanda Recreation and Convention Centre, Mount Gambier
e-architect
MARCH 29, 2023
Sustainable The design team adopted a highly integrated and coordinated approach to all design disciplines, carefully integrating building services, and structural and specialist aquatic services to achieve the sustainable objectives identified during the consultation process. The existing 50m outdoor pool was retained and updated.
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