Sleeping ‘above’ the trees
For several months, Russian tycoon Vladimir Doronin’s already priceless private collection has included an exclusive “unique work” designed by Dame Zaha Hadid before her untimely death: the Capital Hill Residence in Barvikha forest on...
Memories of the bourgeoisie
The building is an example of modernity in the Milanese architectural panorama of its time. Built in 1953-56 and designed by Vico Magistretti and Franco Longoni, the Torre al Parco immediately disrupted the urban...
Low-profile architecture
Architecture: Francisco Pardo Arquitecto
Structural Engineering: Luis David Moctezuma
Wall finishing: Chukum
Furnishings: La Metropolitana
Lighting: LUZ DESIGN, Saul Bonilla
Photo credits: Sandra Pereznieto, Diego Padilla
Casa Aguacates - Avocado House is the buen retiro for weekends of a young couple...
Restyling a house on a lake in Slovenia
A villa from the late 1800s facing Lake Bled, in Slovenia, has undergone major restyling carried out by the architect Enrico Gobbi. His studio has restored the house and its garden, refurbishing all the...
Gemstone-inspired design
Owner: Magellan Development GroupMain Contractor: McHughArchitectural design: Studio GangArchitect of record: bKL ArchitectureAssociate architect: GenslerInterior design: HBA/Hirsch Bedner AssociatesStructural engineer: Magnusson Klemencic AssociatesMEP Engineering design assistant: dbHMSCivil engineer: Mackie ConsultantsLandscape architect consultant: OLINFaçade consultant:...
Contemporary jungle
Amidst impressive murals spreading over old factories and abandoned warehouses, the Wynwood Walls museum and works of street art that change every six months, the lively district in constant evolution has become a true...
Dreaming of Africa in Barcelona
Furnishings: Stem lamp La Cicogne, 177 Kensington Barcelona - Cabinet by Charlotte Perriand 1958, Antigues Materies - Table lamp Bach, Federico Correa & Alfonso Milá (1970) - Mesa-Escultura Leda by Salvador Dalí (BD ediciones de arte) - Lamps by...
Like a ribbon winding through mountain valleys
Architecture and interior design: Peter Pichler ArchitectureEngineering: Pföstl & HelferLighting: LightstudioPhoto credits: Gustav Willeit, Samuel Holzner
From above, Kastelaz Hof appears as an unexpected vision, clear and forceful in the high resolution of a compact profile...
Where East meets West
Architecture: de Reus ArchitectsInterior design: Philpotts InteriorsLandscape design: David Y. Tamura AssociatesStructural engineer: Kahiau Design GroupFurnishings: Sun Valley Bronze (dRA design line), Fleetwood Windows and Doors, TexturePhoto credits: Matthew Millman
The Hawaiian Islands. This paradise...
Visual and conceptual daring
It was a run-down sliver of a building, a narrow and neglected interloper between the facades that flank it in the vibrant Borne neighborhood. This was the condition of the late 19th-century building distributed...
