Residential towers

The site in question is situated in Radlice, Prague, in an area that is gradually being transformed from a former industrial zone into a vibrant, mixed-use urban neighbourhood. In the past, the site served as a tip for excavated soil and building materials, and as a base for construction companies. It was previously an empty space devoid of vegetation, whose potential lay in restoring its natural character and creating a high-quality living environment. The design is based on the idea of integrating the architecture with the surrounding landscape. The newly designed greenery ties in with the vegetation on the adjacent plots and seamlessly draws it into the site. Green roofs, climbing plants on the façades and community gardens creat... 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

Nurol Life is an architectural project whose strong visual presence makes a huge impact. The lofty tower (220 metres) and base structure of this building complex stand in the centre of Istanbul and were designed by the Turkish architectural practice Hakan Kiran Architecture to give greater prominence to the area. The minimalist and elegant Nurol Life, completed in 2018, stands out against the city’s urban fabric, in an exclusive area surrounded by a green belt of parks and forests. The interior space is divided into separate structures dedicated to specific functions: the exclusive office area, the residential apartment area and the main entrance area, and contains a total of 501 apartments and 50 offices.  The lighting project... More

In 2012 MLA+ was commissioned to redesign the Tianxi Twin Towers. Upon completion the twin towers in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in South-Eastern China, are the tallest residential twin towers of the world.As part of the redesign the communal spaces on the ground floor and the tower tops, as well as the complete façade strategy where revised. The glass façade is decorated with a high contrast pattern that wraps the towers like a fabric. This powerfull design is executed as a modular, prefabricated system – an intelligent and cost effective way to combine expressive image and smart technical solution.During the design process, our local developer client Menli partnered with the international brand Armani/Casa to strengthen... More