Developer Maître Carré and Architecture Open Form have proposed a new contemporary residential project in Montreal’s Rosemont-Petite-Patrie neighbourhood. The François-René project uses a fresh approach, and beyond aesthetics it is the first real estate project certified Novoclimat 2.0. From Maître Carré: The François-René project, on Châteaubriand Avenue in Montreal’s Rosemont-Petite-Patrie neighbourhood, boasts six exceptional, thoroughly contemporary residences. Montreal… [Read More]
Rethinking the Split House by Neri&Hu
A 1930’s house gets transformed into a multi-residence apartment building in the historic Tianzifang area in Shanghai, China. Designed by the award-winning architecture studio Neri&Hu, the minimalist house is a celebration of old and new, tradition and functionality. From Neri & Hu: The magical lane houses, which were once the dominant fabric that made urban Shanghai… [Read More]
ClarkeHopkinsClarke transforms Bundoora mental asylum
ClarkeHopkinsClarke architecture firm is set to transform the former Bundoora mental asylum into a new residential, retail and community hub in Melbourne. The revitalizing of the site that has not been used since the late 1990s, is set to bring vibrancy to the area, while respecting the its historical values. The design incorporates five of… [Read More]
Rothelowman-Designed Brasshouse Brings New Lustre To Hawthorn East
Australian architecture firm Rothelowman has designed a new apartment building in established Melbourne suburb, Hawthorn East. The residential building takes its name, Brasshouse, after its bold facade adorned in a series of brass ribbons that wrap around the entire structure. The dynamic effect of the facade gives the building a unique identity, but also adds a… [Read More]
Studio Practice redesigns apartment in iconic Habitat 67
Canadian firm Studio Practice has redesigned the interior of an apartment located in the iconic Habitat 67, designed by Moshe Safdie in 1967. Located in Montreal, Canada, the apartment building has remained to this day a landmark, recognizable for its unique design. The building features stacked apartments that allow each tenant to have a one-of-a-kind… [Read More]
Student housing tells its history through photoengraved façade
Architecture firm KANVA has designed a student housing building that reveals its history through a stunning photoengraved facade. Located on a small vacant lot in Montreal, near McGill University, the building features an impressive facade of concrete panels that reveal still images from Thomas Edison’s 1901 film: Montreal Fire Department on Runners. The Edison Residence, named… [Read More]
Designs revealed for ‘The One’ in Toronto
Designs were recently unveiled in Toronto for ‘The One’, an 80-storey mixed-use tower on a prominent downtown site at One Bloor West, which pioneers a new model of vertical retail in the city. Designed by Foster + Partners and rising to 318 metres, it will be Toronto’s second tallest building after CN Tower’s 553 metres,… [Read More]
Dogarilor Apartment Building by ADN BA
Romanian architecture studio ADN Birou de Arhitectura, has recently designed Dogarilor Apartment Building, a new residential development located in the central area of Bucharest. The development aims to target the problematic aspects of the fast densification of Bucharest’s central area, as the city still lacks appropriate regulations and mechanisms to control it. The project was… [Read More]
Apartment building in Cessange by Metaform architecture
Luxembourg based Metaform architecture, designed in 2011 an apartment building where architecture and art are found working in synergy. Located in Cessange, Luxembourg, the apartment building was designed as a collaboration between Metaform architecture and graffiti artist SUMO. This collaboration illustrates an example of an architecture necessitating artistic reinforcement while at the same time dominating… [Read More]
Housing Building With 7 Units by Metaform architecture
Luxembourg-based architecture firm Metaform architecture developed in 2012 a discreet and minimalistic housing building in Weimerskirch, Luxembourg-City. The building consists of seven units and was built with the intent of inserting the residential building in its direct surroundings, a suburban area that consists of detached and solitary buildings. A discreet and reduced architecture with hidden… [Read More]
