A 1960 vintage 5-story office building, situated adjacent to the Wheaton Metrorail station, is adapted and extended to create a new 12-story, 194-unit apartment building. The project was completed recently by Bonstra Haresign Architects. Its mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom units, along with two levels of below-grade parking and ample rooftop amenities, position the […]
A volume created from the urban needs after the emergence of a new avenue, changing the section of the street and the height of the buildings around it. That temporary space between what once was and what currently is planned, causes a hybrid street, changing and surprising.
Project: The White Walls (Tower 25) Location: Nicosia, Cyprus Architects: Ateliers Jean Nouvel (Paris, FR) Local architects: Takis Sophocleous Architects Concept Design: Philippe Papy Usable floor area 6739 m² Gross floor area 10 000 m² Photographs: Yiorgis Yerolymbos White Walls is a residential tower designed by Paris-based Ateliers Jean Nouvel in Nicosia, Cyprus. Description by
Project: Just Be Apartments Architects: Arqmov Workshop Location: Ciudad de México, Mexico Year 2016 Photos: Rafael Gamo Just BE Apartments is a residential project completed by Arqmov Workshop in Ciudad de México, Mexico. Just BE is an apartment building located in Colonia Condesa, a neighbourhood renowned for its social and commercial activity as well as its
New York-based ODA Architecture have designed a new residential tower that creates wider green spaces and private gardens for residents. ODA Architecture, in their well-documented pursuit to improve the quality of urban life, designs the most expansive example yet of urban green space, and increased natural light, which have become hallmarks of the firm.
