Apartment building

PROLOGUE Yerevan was completely rebuilt in the early 20th century. At a time when architecture was being redefined worldwide and modernism was in full swing, a city of the past was constructed here. A century later, contemporary Armenian architects face the question of what language the city's architecture should speak today. Some remain faithful to past ideas. Others aim to be provocative and create the image of a modern European city. The residential building project is based not on the capital's architectural language but on cultural practices, which are the essence of its unique visual identity and modern urban living experience. Artyem Slizunov SHAPE AND COMPOSITION  The site is bounded by 5-storey residential buildings, o... More

The Press Apartments in Sacramento, California feature over 250 residential units and 8,000 square feet of retail space on its ground floor. Marc Ellis The complex's name is inspired by where it stands, on the former site of the parking garage of The Sacramento Bee. In keeping with the spirit of its location, The Press uses the bee as its symbol on signage, as well as an aligning color scheme. Custom Amber ALPOLIC finishe trimming the facade of this multi-use complex brings to mind the color of rich honey. The accompanying white ALPOLIC cladding the envelope presents a beautiful complement to the bold accents. Marc Ellis More

Being located on a road of this nature faces particularities such as noise and visual pollution, which encouraged us to generate very specific architectural and structural solutions. The complexity and challenge of this project lie in the fact that it is located on the side of the Miguel Alemán viaduct on the corner of the small Yukon Street.  Camila Cossio - Jaime Navarro Camila Cossio - Jaime Navarro The building is developed as a slender volume of apparent concrete which integrates its columns as a façade, envelope, and dividing walls, making each square meter more efficient. The façade responds to a viaduct with the proposal of a double skin that is an irregular grid that changes randomly, creating a... More

Our brief was to design a modern yet affordable later-living development to regenerate a city centre site on Lower Commercial Street in Newport. The aim was to provide quality local homes that would act as a catalyst for wider regeneration. Beccy Lane We worked closely with Pobl, Newport City Council and the Welsh Assembly Government to secure the necessary Vibrant and Viable Places (VVP) funding, which was fundamental in bringing the project onto site. Beccy Lane Beccy Lane The application for VVP funding meant that the scheme had to be technically appraised at the pre-planning stage. This meant that we knew the scheme was deliverable from the planning stage, and we could identify overall project costs. We undertook s... More

De Kroon is a unique gas-free apartment complex, designed in close collaboration between 1:1 Architectuur and H2W Architecten. This striking building, located on the outskirts of the Oranjewijk, is the result of bold ideas and a successful partnership between the two locally renowned architectural firms. The creation of De Kroon is based on a deep analysis of user groups and the context of the location. Thanks to the courage of the client A.C.U. Bouw, we were given the freedom to conceive something special. The building is situated along the green veins of the Oranjewijk, and this aspect is integrated into the design with cantilevered balconies, allowing residents to fully enjoy the view and sunlight. 1:1 Architectuur 1:1 Architectu... More

In a corner between a busy Brazilian avenue and a street, the POD puts itself aware of its impact in the urban landscape. As a result of municipal laws, the neighborhood surroundings, its location and the land's format, its volumetry rises from a big internal void of unusual and interesting proportions, the bright red courtyard. Fran Parente The resulting space, activated by the stores facing inside and outside the building, joined to an opening facing north which allows sunlight to enter through the day, is the stage to a big variety of events and the relationship between pedestrians and the building, joins itself to the local scale and opens itself to the active urban space. Open circulations like footbridges around the tree tops he... More

Located in Bairro da Forca, a privileged area of the city of Aveiro. With the city center less than 1km away, this building becomes the perfect space to live in Aveiro. www.silvaresende.com www.silvaresende.com www.silvaresende.com www.silvaresende.com Equipped with thermal break frames and UV protection, this living space is equipped with all thermal and acoustic amenities. www.silvaresende.com More

36 Jones Street is a ground-up mixed-use building located in Jersey City, New Jersey. The 2,045-square-meter structure includes an 84-square-meter street-facing commercial space and 10 apartments across five floors. The building strives to create not only individual homes, but also a sense of community for families and young professionals. It breathes new life into the burgeoning New Jersey neighborhood. The boutique-sized multifamily housing building is unusual for Jersey City, which has recently become known for its high-rise building developments with smaller living units. 36 Jones Street targets the swathe of families and young professionals looking for New York-style buildings just across the Hudson River. Its walkability and proximit... More

Bucharest's central areas are faced nowadays with fast and somewhat chaotic densification. While we believe that density can, and many times must be seen as a form of sustainability, we also admit that the relationship between habitation within an old urban fabric and the increase of its density is often a fragile one, as places might lose their character. Andrei Margulescu Our project seeks an appropriate answer to this problem by mediating between different sizes and densities in a central neighbourhood with small streets, long, narrow plots, and a puzzle of old and new buildings of all types and scales, not far from the socialist intervention of a large boulevard and its "curtain" of tall apartment blocks. Andrei Margulescu T... More