Apartments and flats

An abandoned commercial space in a lively Lisbon neighborhood, Campo de Ourique, was transformed into a compact flat with a small backyard. A red metal grid was added to the existing storefront, creating a protective yet porous threshold that mediates between the street and the interior. Just behind it, a wall of glass blocks allows natural light to get in while preserving privacy — softening the transition from public to domestic space. It’s not uncommon to find the client sitting just inside the open door, reading a book or enjoying a coffee — a quiet moment held between the rhythms of the home and the city. Francisco Nogueira Francisco Nogueira Francisco Nogueira Francisco Nogueira Francisco Nogue... More

The “Shelest” residential complex is located between Studynskoho and Nahirna Streets, on the northern outskirts of Lviv. In recent years, this part of the city has been developing rapidly, transforming into a fully-fledged residential cluster with its own infrastructure, transport accessibility, and a distinctive architectural identity. Thanks to its dynamic urban growth, the area is shaping a new, vibrant urban fabric that combines the comfort of suburban living with the advantages of the city environment. AVR Development AVR Development A distinctive feature of the “Shelest” project is the area’s active natural terrain, which not only gives the complex visual expressiveness but also enables unique... More

A Comprehensive Interior Renovation Project in the Sants Neighborhood, Barcelona  When the renovation process began, the apartment exhibited the typical characteristics of flats located in buildings constructed in the 1960s:   Serena De Sanctis high compartmentalization, small and dimly lit spaces (most rooms ventilated through inner courtyards), and a layout lacking a clear spatial hierarchy.   Serena De Sanctis From the outset, the primary goal of the intervention was to optimize the spaces to create a more open and brighter environment. Serena De Sanctis To achieve this, the entire central layout of the apartment was reconfigured, integrating the former hallway and one bedroom into the dining area to crea... More

Andy Matthews Studio transforms a small apartment in East London into a cool, calm and collected New York loft-style home. On the second floor of a listed former wharf building in the historic riverside district of Wapping, the 55 m2 one-bedroom apartment was poorly planned with a lot of wasted space and an unwelcoming interior. The client-architect collaboration realises the home’s potential by thoughtfully reworking the layout, transforming flow and maximising light and space while reinstating character and reframing the apartment to suit the client’s lifestyle. © Jim Stephenson Unlocking the plan was vital to making the most of the dark, compact home. The design intelligently reworks the layout, replacing the... More

Residential building located on a plot at Travessia Prat de la Riba in Sant Climent de Llobregat. It consists of seven apartments with front and rear facades. This layout allows for cross ventilation and ample natural light. Del Rio Bani On one side, the street-facing facade features a composition of sliding windows combined with wooden slats that, in some areas, provide shade to the apartments. Together, they create longitudinal patches that offer a formal order to the facade. On the other hand, the rear facade opens onto a public garden area through balconies, where wooden slats also serve as a formal element. In this case, they span from floor to floor, adding character to the balconies and the building. Del Rio Bani More

The site is unfortunately placed under the effect of three completely different urban plans. This means that the plot has conflicting parameters and it needs to be reevaluated in order to solve these conflicts. Therefore the project starts with a specific modification of the urban plan to adjust the urban parameters, the building's density and its uses. Pedro Pegenaute Pedro Pegenaute The building, with facades on two different streets, solves the different hight parameters established for each street by splitting the building in two separate entities using an inner passage from which you can access the buildings. Pedro Pegenaute Pedro Pegenaute Pedro Pegenaute However, although the building is split, because it's... More

The project consists of a new residential building located on Carrer Pi i Margall (formerly Carrer Pere Masallach) in Viladecans. The plot is surrounded by twelve neighboring plots, most of which are built upon. As for the building, it comprises 24 apartments, 2 offices, 24 storage rooms, 92 parking spaces for cars, and 18 spaces for motorcycles. Pedro Pegenaute It is designed with a deep foundation using reinforced concrete diaphragm walls, ensuring structural safety and protecting neighboring buildings during construction. The structure includes two basement levels that occupy almost the entire plot, a ground floor with an undeveloped courtyard, three upper floors, and an attic. Pedro Pegenaute The building envelope fully comp... More

The commission for the Specific Modification of Planning for the opening of a new street in Viladecans allows us to develop a volumetry culminated by a building that becomes a landmark in the neighborhood. Caption Caption Caption The building consists of a ground floor and seven upper floors, intended for forty-four social housing rental units, which have been designed to offer maximum comfort to the users, providing spaces where views towards the exterior are prioritized while maintaining privacy. Caption Caption Caption It is a solid and robust building, but its facade, formed by continuous balconies with sliding shutters, gives it lightness and variability. In this way, the facade is understood as a habita... More

Located in one of the oldest city parts, the Butyrsky district, MONS is a new development project Brusnika has launched in Moscow. Well before the 14th century, the place was at the crossroads of a busy trade route, expanding into a large settlement for peasants and artisans. Following 1812, the area morphed into a trendy countryside for Moscow nobility: the Bestuzhev, the Repnin, and the Dolgoruky. 1865 saw the foundation of Peter’s Academy for Agriculture and Forestry, the present Agricultural Academy. Murat Zholdybaev The mention of Ogorodny Drive, where the quarter stands, dates back to the same time. The name derives from the narrow part of the road where residents would grow their fruits and vegetables. It became a bustli... More

Back in the 1950s’, a residential area sprang up on the site of the former airport in Novosibirsk. It has a well developed infrastructure with a grid of streets and roads, a school with a stadium, a kindergarten and a pocket park neighbouring the city main street. Here is located the first city air terminal, now out of use but conserved as a monument.  Maxim Loskutov Over the last 20 years new residential houses have changed the character of the old Soviet housing estate. However, the neighbourhood still recalls a bedroom suburb, lacking the functions of modern urban environment with a host of uses for both local residents and city-dwellers. Brusnika has committed itself to building a new quarter to diversify the cityscape.... More

Izdanie, a new Moscow quarter from Brusnika, exemplifies the redevelopment of an industrial estate with a marked warehouse and production environment and no pedestrian traffic.   Vitaly Dulger The quarter area dates to the 12th century, with an Old-Believers’ settlement, later morphing into a village. It was on the fringes of Moscow, neighbouring an ancient road linking Veliky Novgorod and the Ryazan Duchy. Later in the 18th century, it housed the Kuskovo Estate, a rare example of the extant heritage architecture and garden complex, and the only national specialised ceramics museum. The estate gained popularity as the summer country house owned by Pyotr Sheremetyev, one of the wealthiest court noblemen in Russia. Since the... More

This 4 bhk apartment interiors is an example of simple, minimalistic, and soothing yet elegant timeless interiors. The Client is a well-renowned doctor of Gujarat and reflecting the family’s lifestyle, their brief was for a “minimal, warm, clutter-free and a well-lit home. Thus, they approached us with the expectation of designing their house adorned with quiet and soothing interiors that calm the mind of the user. Considering the simplicity in mind, we have played with the shades of greys and browns to create an overall ambience in the house. A calming trio of white, brown and grey washes over this 2,400 sq.ft apartment, a 4bhk house settled near Iskon Cross Road in Ahmedabad. @studio_16mm The home is a picture of serenit... More

The building’s design is an exploration based on the traditional housing complexes and typologies of del Valle neighborhood in Mexico City; an urban layout where the street blocks feature pan coupé corners that create broad intersections. As a response to this specific situation, the scheme and building incorporate a diagonal sequence of spaces that transition from the public realm of the street towards the intimacy of the interior and private terraces and gardens. Caption Inside the scheme, the apartments are organized in such a way that there is no “back apartment”. The latter is possible through the combination of single and duplex typologies that have a relation towards the interior patios and gardens but... More

Multi-storey flat building in Pretoria, South Africa More