Residential housing

Good urban planning, authentic materials and a mix of flats and commercial space - the basic elements for functioning urban life are simple, but are rarely realised consistently as a synthesis. Campus V for the client PRISMA Unternehmensgruppe in Dornbirn (Vorarlberg, Austria) by our office in Lustenau is an example of how this trilogy of sensible construction works. AI Schnabel AI Schnabel Two of the four buildings form an entrance, leading from the street into the depths of the green area with its shared square. Given the high density of the development, our colleagues have done some truly customised work. "Space is the relationship between things", Adolf Loos once wrote. In Dornbirn it became reality. Enriched by an important... More

Brunel Street Works is a vibrant new urban quarter for Canning Town, containing 975 homes, of which 35% are affordable and 30% are designed for families. Completed in Autumn 2022, the mixed-use scheme was delivered in joint venture by Opal (Countryside Partnerships and Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing), with L&Q, Fizzy Living and Linden Homes (part of Vistry Group) as partners - Linden Homes sold the open market properties. The GLA held a mini competition tender process which was won by the Opal Joint Venture Board, a joint venture between Galliford Try and Thames Valley Housing. The GLA’s brief was for a residential led scheme through new forms of funding and the provision of circa 96,000 sq ft of mixed uses. JTP were appoint... More

Fuentes 28 is a housing project for a non-defined user that seeks to blend within the context through its materials, whilst giving an identity to the building. It locates in one of the most important housing developments in the city of Cancún, Quintana Roo, on a 200m2 area. © Amy Bello | MAS arquitectura. All rights reserved. One of the critical challenges at the beginning was the creation of a unique identity and character to the house, given that at the request of the owner, it shares its spatial programme with the adjacent project. To solve this, the design sought for a completely different material palette from the neighbouring project; a series of bright and whitish, that elegantly contrast with the hardness and sturd... More

Located in Châtelaine's district in Geneva, Cedar Housing responds to a residential zone's upcoming densification. With projects for small buildings and commercial activities nearby, the area, now characterized by individual houses, is set to change. Cedar Housing is the first dwelling of its kind. It reenacts adjoining houses' typology to offer a gradual shift towards a denser urban plan.    Cedar Housing, as its name reveals, is centered on a centenary-old cedar. The tree tells of the history of the site and gives it stamina. It was fundamental to preserve and to highlight, which influenced the design of the building considerably. The layout follows the tree's vegetal belt in a semi-circular fashion. Curves show both in... More

Naturally, human and nature both have various conflict within themselves and towards each other. It may be viewed negatively, however, within the confrontation, there is beauty more than meets the eyes. Therefore, the word “irony” is a main part of the conceptual design for Base Saphanmai. It is a method to architecturally bring excitement beyond expectation, while still maintaining its overall aesthetic. The key aesthetic element in the project was inspired from the concept of “Feminism”. Once the gentleness is explored, there is more value than meets the eyes. Similar to the idea a tattooed lady in a dress, it is the contradiction that is attractive and brings out the urge to explore.   When designing th... More

A place for senior citizens to call home. Vitápolis is a residential complex whose services are tailored to the social and welfare needs of senior citizens. In addition to the development's 35 fully-accessible independent apartments, it has community space which covers a surface area of than 1,500 m2 and includes gymnasiums, workshops, cafeteria, meeting rooms, lounges, gardens, pools, sports facilities and allotments. The Vitápolis project looks beyond architectural considerations and sets out to deliver a solution adapted to the emerging physical and emotional needs of this section of the population. Romero & Vallejo The development does not merely provide a set of accessible housing units. It aims to create... More

Lutolli Architects+Partners was invited in 2018 to design and transform an empty urban corner in Brookvale with a Mixed-Use Building. The project has just been released for the Australian market!Client: J.M.G.M Architect: Lutolli Architects+PartnersArea: 4' 074 m2Location: Brookvale, AU More

Text description provided by the architects. In Gheisizadeh residential apartment project, our main effort was to provide the maximum possible outdoor space to the residents, while creating the maximum visual privacy from outside to inside. The initial idea was to create a flexible and variable building façade. The intention was to reach the desired result by changing the openings, "While giving the residents the right to choose their level of privacy".The effort was to, while respecting the introversion aspect of the residential units, consider implementing a terrace to protect the disturbing severe direct sunlight in summer and benefit from the sunlight in the cold weather of winter because of the warm and dry climate of Shiraz. As a resu... More

Text description provided by the architects. The Safari Residential Project is located at the southeast of Shiraz, one of the oldest part of the city. Today, the attention of the architects in the city is more focused on the wealthy areas and there is a lack of innovative projects in such poor areas. The site context’s situation is in decline, and architecture is being oblivious, which has affected the city fabric structure and visual aspect of the region. To this end, the initial perspective on the creation of this project is a slight attempt to revive the recession situation of the design site.The idea of the design was based on creating a connecting and reliant element on all floors. This central element, which is in the inner shell of t... More

Completed in 2008, the sleek, glass-filled building is the second phase in their three-building development. Zip at Liberty Village, the newest condominium in the heart of Toronto’s thriving king West Village. Part of a unique vision, the mater-planned Liberty Village integrates century old buildings and vintage landmarks with soaring contemporary condos.  More

FBM Architects have secured outline planning consent from the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham for our designs for the regeneration of the Gascoigne West Estate, an exciting 850 home development. The project will have a significant transformational impact on Barking Town Centre and we have worked closely with Be First, the council’s regeneration company, to ensure our designs complement the neighbouring areas of Abbey Road and Gascoigne East; providing the optimum mix of housing and community services. Simon Fraser, Director at Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects, said: “We have taken a very sensitive approach to the site’s historical context connecting and improving the existing townscape to create an attractive people-friendly sch... More

A new education led visitor centre, with public gardens and eight family homes Satish Jassal Architect has prepared a masterplan for a brownfield site in Brentwood. The site is currently comprised of derelict stables, kennels, barns and two homes that have not been used for many years. The masterplan has three components: 1.        Central gardens 2.        Eight family homes 3.        Visitor centre The masterplan is organised around the central gardens. The central gardens will be used for outdoor recreation and as an educational tool for local people, in particular, children.&nbs... More