Heart of Europe – The World Resort, Dubai

The Heart of Europe Dubai 3

Design: A-cero – world’s only island destination that brings together the very best of European designs, heritage and hospitality in a truly breathtaking and unique island setting. A tranquil haven with effortless European living and an imaginative vacation experience.

One Church Square London Housing, SW1 Homes

One Church Square London 1

Design: Paul Davis + Partners. Paul Davis + Partners has recently completed a quality, sustainable project for keyworker housing in Pimlico that respects the adjacent grade I listed St James the Less Church.

One Church Square is situated on the busy Vauxhall Bridge Road, and Paul Davis + Partner’s design ingeniously exploits its quieter elevation by locating its entrance off the public square it shares with the church. This move ensures that a previously under-utilised square has been revitalised and also reinforces its connection to the church and its grounds.

Marcel Sembat High School, French Building

Marcel Sembat High School

Design: archi5

On an abandoned suburb, the project made waking up every day to attend school under an outstanding green-roofed structure as a child’s right. The Marcel Sembat High School offers technical education about motors and vehicle mechanics. It demands vast spaces with high ceilings and large surfaces. It’s located in a declining industrial suburb of the port of Rouen, France.

Auchmuty High School, Glenrothes

Auchmuty High School, Glenrothes 1

Design: Fife Council Property Services. The new Auchmuty High School is part of the Fife Council’s Building Fife’s Future programme to construct a series of schools throughout the County to deliver the Curriculum for Excellence in high quality, stimulating educational environments which are the hub of the community.

Tottenham Football Club Stadium, London

Tottenham Stadium

Tottenham Hotspur hope to be able to move into their new 58,000-capacity stadium in 2017. The new Spurs stadium building would be next to their current White Hart Lane ground, which holds only 36,000 fans. A tender for construction is due later in 2014 with building opening possible for mid-2017.

Villa Kavel 01 near Amsterdam: Island House

Villa Kavel 01

Design: Studioninedots. On the tip of an island near Amsterdam lies a mysterious black box. This is the house that Studioninedots built for a young family – a house full of surprises and contrasts. A house with dynamic spatial and material qualities.

Concrete House Melbourne

Concrete House Melbourne

Design: FGR Architects. Inspired by the essence of a home that becomes more beautiful with age, Concrete House by FGR Architects is the result of a two material palette, concrete and glass chosen for their qualities of beatification with time, sustainability, simplicity of build and integration into the building’s existing environment.

Capitol Hill House – Seattle Residence

Capitol Hill House

Design: SHED Architecture & Design. Our clients wanted an economical, efficient, low-maintenance house with ground floor living areas that extend out to comfortable outdoor spaces. The social family chef wanted the kitchen to occupy a central and commanding position in the house. Two kids rooms with a shared bath and a master suite on the upper floor and mechanical, storage, and media room in the basement round out the program.

Krampton House, Hyogo Property, Japan

Krampton House

Design: Shogo Aratani Architect & Associates. This is a residential area where magnificent nature still remains. The site for the building is situated on a sloped land among natural forest. Two large trees with beautifully shaped branches (one is a camphor tree and the other a cherry tree) stand on top of the site. These trees are integrated into this residential building design.

Paul Rudolph Hall Yale building, USA

Paul Rudolph Hall building

Design: Paul Rudolph ; redevelopment by Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects (GSAA) – completely renovated and expanded Paul Rudolph Hall at Yale University, has a LEED Gold certification. The 114,000 sqft building, constructed of cast-in-place concrete in the Brutalist style, was formerly known as the Art and Architecture Building.

Blue Hills House Morin-Heights, Québec home

Blue Hills House Morin-Heights, Québec home

Design: la SHED architecture. Perched on a steeply inclined surface over swamps, the single story residence slides gracefully between the trees and is only hardly visible from the street. As per the occupants’ and architect’s wishes, the house has a dual relationship with its environment; from the outside, it is camouflaged in its setting and is as discreet as possible.

St Nicholas House Aberdeen Council Building

Marischal Square St Nicholas House

St Nicholas House site news. New plans for a £107m development in Aberdeen city centre unveiled by developers. The designs will replace the former council headquarters with an office, hotel and retail complex known as Marischal Square

Maison de Chateaubriand Montréal property

Maison de Chateaubriand Montréal property

Design: Anik Péloquin, architect. The environment of this former stationmaster house has radically changed in recent decades. On the west side, the railways have given way to a big park with trees that have since matured. On the east side, there is now a suspended highway that cuts through the city.

Century City Mall Makati, Philippines

Century City Mall Makati

Launch of leading developer Century Properties’ flagship lifestyle and retail destination, Century City Mall, design by eco-architect Jason Pomeroy of Pomeroy Studio: shopping mall development

Pure Crystal Hotel, Jongno-Gu Accommodation

Boutique Hotel Seoul

Design: Seungmo Lim. Pure Crystal is a special room of Boutique Hotel the Designers in Jongno, Seoul. Pure Crystal is a room filled with sparkling glow and delicate texture of crystal. Continued smooth surface and edge of furnishings and walls amplifies the “flexibility” of the 31㎡ space. Projections of furnishings on walls imbued with light make boundary vague and expand the dimension to grant a unique experience to the guests.

Newhall Housing Scheme, Essex Homes

Newhall Housing

Design: Sheppard Robson. The progression of the second phase of the project will create 239 dwellings, forming part of the award-winning new community positioned to the east of central Harlow in Essex. Designed for client Bellway Homes Ltd. in conjunction with landowners Newhall Projects Ltd., the brief called for a design that moved away from generic volume housing, creating a project that used high-quality architecture to build a new neighbourhood in this rural location.