Urban design

Poonakchi is an interdisciplinary urban initiative that emerged as the winner of an environmental design competition organized by Tehran's municipality. Its primary objective is to interconnect a historically significant site with religious architectural elements on the western side of Farahzad Valley with the valley's natural eastern context. The project spans two neighboring districts, centering its efforts on the Poonak neighborhood in Tehran. In response to Poonak's rapid urban expansion, Shahryaad's key goal was to preserve the village's heritage by actively engaging the local community. Caption Caption The project team published a magazine addressing critical issues and inviting residents to participate in the design proces... More

Mount Morgan is a small town located 40km south-west of Rockhampton in Central Queensland. The town has a little-known but rich history of gold and copper mining, and in 2014 the local council started a master-planning process to revitalise the main streetscape. Cameron Murchison Cameron Murchison The existing context became very important in the concept for the new streetscape. Morgan Street contained a 10-metre-wide park down the middle of the main street, flanked by two one-way roads. Shops and small businesses occupied the northern side of the street, and a local primary school the south. The existing park contained an ageing amenities block, some informal landscaping, and a few items of historical significance. These importa... More

The mosque's prominent location in the southeastern part of the site, coupled with the presence of a vast east-west axis extending approximately one kilometer, creates an exceptionally broad and desirable panoramic view. The preservation of this wide vista has been considered concerning the height of the human line of sight. Caption Caption Caption Caption Caption Symbolizing the seven skies, the square's design incorporates seven concentric circles, representing the seven stages of love and the respective position of each martyr within these celestial stages. Moreover, cube-shaped prisms of varying dimensions and heights, strategically positioned within the human line of sight, metaphorically represent the martyrs... More

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Solina factory is an example of a textile site, a representation of twentieth century industrial architecture ensemble that illus- trates the industrial, technological achievements of the period in India as well as internationally. Therefore the new use of this industrial heritage site will facilitate in disseminating the development of appropriate techniques for conserving twenti- eth century Industrial heritage. Caption Caption DESIGN APPROACH Conservation actions for the Solina are based on documenta- tion and research on various aspects of the buildings as well as a broader understanding of its geographical, historical and architectural context, taking into account its new future use. Caption... More

Reconnecting Montreal’s city’s historic neighbourhood with its downtown core,  the Place des Montréalaises bridges the sunken Ville-Marie Expressway with through a universally accessible inclined plane of a public plaza. Prominently displaying a floating urban meadow, it offers a tributary bouquet of 21 species of plants which pay homage to 21 women who have shaped Montreal throughout the city’s history.  Lemay Creating a poetic and inclusive experience, the names of these women also mark the plane’s staircase, and become the conceptual material of the Place des Montréalaises, where names are fragmented into letters which adorn a central steel cylinder sculpture to include women of the p... More

Autobuses Estrella Roja is a passenger transportation company with different services between the city of Puebla and Mexico City, which is undergoing a significant transformation in its image and service.  Terminal 4 Poniente, where the company operates, has become one of the most important bus terminals in the city, since it offers the possibility of accessing a luxury transportation service to Mexico City without having to go to the bus station in the city of Puebla, saving time in transfers and improving the mobility conditions of the users. Patrick L. Jaimes In response to the importance of this building, which handles a high flow of users and passengers traveling mainly to the Mexico City airport, it was necessary to make t... More

GRID Architects have just received the green light on Brook House: an exemplary housing redevelopment in Acton that will see 102 crucial new homes delivered for the Women’s Pioneer Housing Association (WPH), who have been unwaveringly dedicated to housing single women for over a century.  Caption The proposals will see the replacement of existing buildings which are no longer fit for purpose. All current homes fail to meet the minimum space standards set out in the National Described Space Standards – and none of the existing homes are wheelchair accessible. GRID’s proposals will make use of the underutilised site to create 100 one-bedroom homes, and 2 two-bedroom homes, dramatically improving upon existing cond... More

Shiraz has always been known as one of the greenest and most pleasant regions in Iran. The garden the domesticated nature. As a cultural landscape is the result of complex historical interaction that has formed over time and at the same time has aesthetic.transcendent and useful valuse and through its multiple valuse engages all five senses.On the one side of this interaction is always “human” as social being who is able to build a culture and at the other end of the spectrum is everything that human has encountered at various times. the gardens of Shiraz have a long history, and gardening has always been popular in Shiraz since the Achaemenid period until recent years. Susceptible soil and many caries have prepared the conditio... More

Sable Drop Terrace is part of Monash University’s ambitious program of public realm improvement works at the Caulfield Campus. Thom McCarthy The terrace delivers new social spaces, and enhances visual and pedestrian connectivity between the redeveloped Sable Drop Cafe and the broader campus. Universal access has been seamlessly integrated across a challenging site to create an engaging, activated and inclusive outdoor space. Pockets of concrete and timber seating create opportunities for informal outdoor study, meeting and entertainment. Thom McCarthy Timber seating runs the length of the new facade openings, encouraging outdoor trade when the weather permits. Over time, native creepers will eventually cover the mesh, soft... More

 Plaza San Pedro, in Villaverde del Río, is located outside the southern edge of the historic center and is crossed by one of the pedestrian arteries that articulate the urban fabric, Avenida de Santa Teresa. It joins two important areas: the historic center and the San Sebastián neighbourhood, the first major expansion of Villaverde del Río during the 20th century. This site offers unbeatable potential as a meeting point for citizens. Manolo Espaliú The previous configuration of the square, its architectural barriers and the existing building, made it difficult to use, leaving it underused, residual and, ultimately, lifeless. Due to the mutations of the urban plot, the municipal food market, a buildin... More

This project is designed in a 48000 m² land & includes 71 villa units (including 6 main types )  .every villa´s land is about 500 m² . all of them are formed in 3 floors & have an area of 450 m². Caption Caption Caption Caption Caption Caption Caption More

The Dedale range of precast concrete slabs is characterised by its partially grooved hexagonal shape. Once assembled, and depending on the chosen orientation, Dedale offers you the possibility to compose a multitude of designs. For example, these patterns allow you to define distinct zones in the same space. CCHE Highly resistant and made of natural stone, Dedale will liven up your spaces throughout the day thanks to the play of light and shadow that results from its unique design, conceived by CCHE Design, a design and architecture office and produced by Godelmann. CCHE More

"Dense-city: An Urban Re-typology" presents an urban strategy that repurposes the role of traffic intersections, which are ubiquitous physical infrastructures in every city. On a global scale, the ratio between traffic intersections and the rest of the urban spaces is a stark reminder of how much our cities value the convenience of motor vehicles over the utility of pedestrians. To solve this problem, our urban planners have continued to add multilayers of pedestrian walkways as means to move the mass from one place to another. Undeniably, we have left the priority given to the cars unchallenged. We have wasted almost every corner in the city for nothing else, but traffic and its congestion. Caption But we see more potential for these... More

Renewal of Colony Square, Atlanta's original mixed-use development, pulls retail and dining closer to the street with new contemporary additions, repurposes underperforming spaces, and invites the public into the previously insular site. Two new office buildings, a food hall, and theatre have reestablished the site as "Atlanta's living room." Located in the heart of Midtown Atlanta, Colony Square is poised to become a premier cultural and entertainment destination within a burgeoning commercial, residential, and arts district. A central challenge was softening the hard edges and seemingly impenetrable buildings, which made circulation through the complex difficult. Our approach was to dissolve the barriers between Colony Square and the adj... More