Montréal, Canada Revisiting the domestic architecture of the 1950’s Designed for a couple and their two children, the Residence de l’Isle is a reinterpretation of Modern American Houses of the mid-20th century. This single-family home, built on the banks of a river, in the northern suburbs of Montreal, is the […]
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VIEW was conceived through a design excellence competition for a mixed use tower within the Sydney suburbian town centre of Rockdale.
A 24-storey residential tower block is being constructed in Antwerp's Nieuw Zuid area on the river Schelde, with the aim of redefining the multi-storey block as a social, vertical community.
The project comprises of the renovation and extension to rear of a 1930's semi-detached house in Clontarf.
Toronto, Canada In the chaos of life today a home needs to be a place of refuge, a solitude for the homeowners to retreat to. Built for an Italian couple, the design pays homage both to the clients’ Italian heritage and that of the Toronto residential building fabric, while ensuring […]
Tasmania, Australia An exercise in affordable housing, Waratah Secondary house is shaped by simple underlying principles; minimise costs through maximum efficiency. The use of high performance, prefabricated materials create the simple, box form expediting construction times and keeping costs low. Due to flood mitigation controls, the primary living level is […]
Västerås, Sweden C.F. Møller Architects is behind Sweden’s tallest timber building, which is now accepting its first tenants. The building is made of solid timber, and is situated in Västerås, an hour from Stockholm, as a landmark for the area and a benchmark for a sustainable future. Timber construction means […]
New York, USA The architecture of 75 Kenmare is about the fundamentals of materiality, solidity, and proportional clarity. Its poetic concrete facade is made out of the simplest of materials and executed with imaginative detailing to create a building with a timeless and robust presence. Sitting at the bustling pedestrian […]
Toronto, Canada The Double Duplex was created in response to the cities growing need for alternative housing models due to the rising cost of urban real estate and the need for urban densification within Toronto’s established residential neighbourhoods. A proliferation of high and mid-rise condo’s have densified the urban core […]
Stonington, USA We’ve all heard of a liquid lunch, but liquid architecture? Well Elenberg Fraser have done it again, with Avenue, their latest residential building for Fridcorp, situated on the corner site of Alexandra Avenue and Chapel Street. This is a building of pure phenomena. Like the ripples that spread […]
Shenzhen China Shenzhen Shuiwan 1979 Life Plaza is nestled within the leafy streets of a coastal zone of Shenzhen, neighboring Shekou’s Nanshan Mountains and facing the Shenzhen Bay. Bay. At the heart of this new development, a “secret garden” floating over three floors of retail podium, with green terraces and […]