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Scott Resnick announce Foster + Partners as design architect of 551 West 21st Street – a modern, 19-story luxury condominium overlooking the Hudson River in West Chelsea. 551 West 21st Street features 44 large-scaled residences, including three penthouses. Beyer Blinder Belle is the executive architect, and construction of the fully-financed building is under way with anticipated occupancy in the fall of 2015.
Design: Josep Lluís Mateo – MATEO ARQUITECTURA
This three-storey row house was built on Passatge Marimon in the Sant Gervasi neighbourhood, with a direct view from the main thoroughfare of Avinguda Diagonal. The client wanted commercial premises on the basement floor, ground floor and mezzanine, and two floors of dwellings, with two apartments per landing.
Design: Valerio Olgiati, architect. Seen from a distance the floor plates projecting from the facade with their elliptical openings look like flying carpets with ornamental borders
Design: NL Architects Gershwin (Plot 14) is the winning entry for a competition with only two competitors for a large residential building in Amsterdam: an ambitious and optimistic blend of perimeter Block and Tower. An attempt to blend in and stand out.
Design: Tony Owen Partners. The Jade apartment tower has just been completed in the centre of Sydney’s CBD. The 15-storey tower consists of 27 one, two and three-bedroom apartments, plus double-level penthouses with vaulted glass ceilings. The building faces north yet it has a fully glazed façade.
Design: M3H architecten. Amsterdam’s Staatsliedenbuurt is a former working-class neighbourhood with a great deal of social housing that was established in about 1900. The architectural quality of the original buildings often left much to be desired, and many of the old buildings have been replaced. M3H built a housing project earlier in this area, on Van Beuningen Street.
Sydney Greenland Centre Balcony, NSW, Australia, design by BVN Donovan Hill. When residents move into Sydney’s tallest apartment building, they will find a balcony that has all the characteristics of a verandah, sheltered, secure with unimpeded views to sit back and enjoy: called the ‘Sydney Balcony’.
Sydney Greenland Centre, NSW, Australia, design by PTW / LAVA. This interior uses latest technologies, parametric modelling and rapid prototyping. Chris Bosse, director of LAVA, said: “People in the 21st century are looking for spaces that link them to nature, and the forms found in nature – waves, canyons, clouds – create beautiful, efficient and connective spaces.”
Tintin Building, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, design by NL Architects. Nieuw-Crooswijk is a residential area in Rotterdam, strategically located near the city center and Kralingse Bos, a beautiful park, everything within 10 minutes. Large parts have recently been demolished and will soon be reconstructed
Vasileostrovskiy District Building, St Petersburg Residential Building, Russia
Design: Architectural bureau A.Len
Residential complex “Svetliy Mir” – “Ya Romantic” in Saint Petersburg
The linear scheme of the buildings arrangement allowed to provide protection against wind from the Gulf of Finland. There are schools, kindergartens, sports and playgrounds in the yards.
Barochnaya Street Residential Complex, St Petersburg Residential Building, Russia. Design: Architectural bureau A.Len Bread-baking plant photos added. The territory of the residential complex is situated in the district where a monument of constructivist architecture – the bread-baking plant is located.
The ‘Kensal Voices’ project focuses on the heritage of historic council estate Kensal House. This large, Grade II* listed building in North Kensington, Kensal House was designed by modernist architect Maxwell Fry as a symbol of progression and hope.
Tollgate Gardens in Maida Vale, London. BDP has secured detail planning consent for its competition winning housing and regeneration project at Tollgate Gardens in Maida Vale, London. The redevelopment of the 1960s estate forms the first step in Westminster City Council’s ambitious Housing Renewal Strategy.
Following a unanimous verdict from the judges, the winners of the competition for Housing in the Private Rental Market were announced on Monday 25 November at an award ceremony held at the RIBA, London.