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Urban mixed use

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about urban mixed use

NewsNews • 15 Sep 2024

Bordeaux's Amédée Saint-Germain District by LAN presents a new vision for urban living

Undertaken by LAN (Local Architecture Network), the Amédée Saint-Germain District in Bordeaux blends historical context with forward-thinking architecture. Located in a former military barracks area, the project encapsulates the ongoing dialogue between past and future, between tradition and innovation, resulting in a neighbourhood where diverse architectural styles and modern lifestyles coexist harmoniously.  © Charly Broyez © Maxime Delvaux Context and Vision: LAN's approach to the new district's buildings accommodates the rich history of Bordeaux while addressing the city's growing need for functional, sustainable urban spaces. The original military installations in the area left behind large open... More

Project • By Studio ST ArchitectsIndividual Buildings

36 Jones Street Multifamily Apartments

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

Project • By 3MIXOffices

Chongqing Huayu City

The Huayu Center is planned as a Commercial and Residential complex in the city’s Shapingba area. The planning and design strategy targeted on clarity of pedestrian connectivity, scale and an eclectic architectural vocabulary to create a destination within the city that would be global in its varied components and regional in its detail. The five-level mall allows for grade level entrances on each floor taking advantage of the site’s terrain while a series of outdoor streets and cascading steps connect the retail lifestyle component in a quintessentially Chongqing style. The 200m hotel & branded apartment tower defines an elegantly sculpted profile capped by an exclusive club and observation deck. More

Project • By Holst ArchitectureApartments

The Fowler

As downtown Boise’s first new multifamily housing project in decades, The Fowler aims to bring density, vitality, sustainable design, and urban amenities to the area. This project is an effort to deliver the desirable urban, mixed-use housing that is essential for continued development.The Fowler is set at the property line with a mix of retail, residential, and live/work spaces, meant to revitalize the area and provide housing units for professionals that currently have to commute to work downtown from the surrounding suburbs.The design intent is t o humanize the building with an organic, sinuous, and rather lyrical volume, expressed as a rippling wave in plan. Above the articulated ground level, The Fowler’s five housing levels are broken... More

Project • By YKK AP America Inc.Apartments

verde pointe

Simplistic and modern, are the adjectives used to describe the Verde Point apartments in Arlington, Va. The fresh community consists of two buildings, one that is 10-stories tall and houses 162 apartments, along with a low building featuring a parking garage, grocery store and 39 residential units. Opened in July 2015, the Verde Point apartments were created as a way to address the housing demand in the vicinity to the Courthouse Metro Station.The architect, Antunovich Associates, inspired by the surrounding cityscapes of neighboring Alexandria and Washington, D.C., designed the tower to offer residents panoramic views from their living spaces. Striving to meet LEED Gold certification while still incorporating a large amount of glass as a w... More