Apartments: The Latest Architecture and News

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• Architects

  Fernanda Marques Arquitetos Associados

• Location

  Jardins, São Paulo - SP, Brazil

• Category

  Apartment interiors

• Landscaping

  Alex Hanazaki

• Area

  3552.09 ft2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Fernando Guerra | FG+SG, Ricardo Bassetti

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• Architects

  Corpo Atelier

• Location

  Vilamoura, 8125 Quarteira, Portugal

• Category

  Apartment interiors

• Design Team

  Filipe Paixão, Rui Martins, Susana Café

• Constructor

  Window to the Future

• Area

  30.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Alexander Bogorodskiy

Home. Our shelter. Our private space. In an urbanized world with dense megalopolises like Tokyo, Shanghai, and São Paulo, homes are getting smaller and more expensive than ever. If you are claustrophobic, Marie Kondo is your best ally in the quest to earn some extra space.  And even though private backyards have become a luxury for most, our data shows that single-family houses are still the most popular project type on ArchDaily. Why is this? (Especially when it seems incongruous given the reality of today’s crowded cities.) Why do some universities still insist on designing and building houses as academic exercises? Wouldn’t it be more creative—and more useful—to develop architecture in small-scale spaces? Would it be more rewarding to develop solutions on bigger scales?

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• Architects

  SuperLimão Studio

• Location

  Praça Da República - Praça da República - República, São Paulo - SP, 01045-000, Brazil

• Category

  Apartment interiors

• Design Team

  Lula Gouveia, Thiago Rodrigues, Antonio Carlos Figueira de Mello, Inaia Botura

• Area

  50.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Escanhuela Photo

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• Architects

  Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos

• Location

  Rua Oscar Freire 83, ap.3 Jardins, Sao Paulo - SP, Brazil

• Category

  Apartment interiors

• Lead Architects

  Domingos Pascali, Sarkis Semerdjian

• Project Team

  Domingos Pascali, Sarkis Semerdjian, Linda Matolli, Leopoldo Schettino

• Engineering

  LAER

• Area

  382.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Ricado Basetti

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• Architects

  Alexandre Dal Fabbro

• Location

  São Paulo, Estado de São Paulo, Brazil

• Category

  Apartment interiors

• Lead Architect

  Alexandre Dal Fabbro

• Area

  450.0 m2

• Project Year

  2016

• Photographs

  Salvador Cordaro

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• Architects

  Núcleo de Arquitetura Experimental

• Location

  Rua João Berutti 160/304, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

• Category

  Apartments

• Authors

  Pedro Comunello Felix, Alexandre Rögelin Prass, Filipe Saur Santos

• Responsible Architect

  Pedro Comunello Felix

• Team

  Alexandre Rögelin Prass, Filipe Saur Santos, Pedro Comunello Felix, Renata Saffer, Vitória Kempfer

• Area

  1227.09 ft2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Marcelo Donadussi

To live in a residence designed by a renowned architect is a dream for many, however, a dream that will most likely never come true. But, there is an alternative. Many architecture enthusiasts have rented or even bought apartments in iconic buildings designed by their favorite architects. 

In regards to the work of Oscar Niemeyer, fluidity and flexibility may best express his plans and typologies.

Below, we've selected four apartments in buildings designed by Neimeyer that reinterpret his original plans.

Due to the rising demand for housing, apartments around the world are becoming smaller and smaller. In addition, these plans for housing units do not always provide functional and comfortable living arrangements for its residents, challenging architects to think of ways to turn this situation into something desirable. Below, we've selected ten Brazilian projects that find creative solutions for small-scale housing. 

As part of our 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale coverage, we present the completed Latvian Pavilion. To read the initial proposal, refer to our previously published post, "Latvian Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale to Highlight Turning Points in 20th Century Apartment Block Design.”

Black walls and an exposed concrete floor create a mysterious and eerie backdrop for Together and Apart: 100 Years of Living—the Latvian Pavilion curated by urbanist Evelīna Ozola, architect Matīss Groskaufmanis, scenographer Anda Skrējānem and director Gundega Laiviņa.

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Germany’s first wooden high-rise, the “Wildspitze,” is being designed by Störmer Murphy and Partners. At 18 stories and 64 meters high, this residential tower will be one of Europe’s largest urban development projects.

Located in Elbbrücken, a peninsula neighborhood within Hamburg's HafenCity, Wildspitze will add 189 residential units on its riverside site. Each apartment will feature a loggia behind a double glass facade.

New construction photos capture the progress of OMA’s Miami development, “Park Grove,” as the project’s details and finish begin to emerge.

Located next to the twisting towers of BIG’s recently completed “Grove at Grand Bay,” OMA’s trio of towers will consist of 1,000,000 square feet of luxury residential spaces with panoramic views of Florida’s Biscayne Bay.

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Beat Box: 30 apartments in 48 containers to transform the Danish neighborhood of Musicon, adjacent to the famous Roskilde Festival area. Designed by Arkitema Architects and constructed by Container Living, Beat Box is an integral part of Roskilde’s goal to revamp Musicon over the next 15 years by adding 1,000 jobs and 1,000 homes.

When placed in a historic landscape, contemporary architecture requires a layered approach. It must often strike a respectful, vernacular tone, whilst embracing the innovative, functional hallmarks of a modern building. This balance has particular relevance at Suomenlinna Sea Fortress, located off the coast of Helsinki, Finland. Throughout its 300-year history, it was once occupied by the armies of Sweden, Russia and Finland – a rich history attracting UNESCO World Heritage status, and almost one million annual visitors. The site is more than a museum, however, but a living district of Helsinki with 800 inhabitants and 500 jobs.

Against the prerequisites of past and present, Heikkinen & Kangasaho Architects have combined sharp, functional modernity with respectful, restrained simplicity in a new housing scheme to sit amongst Suomenlinna’s historic fortifications.

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One of the great ironies of modern urban life is the underlying disconnect that exists amongst us global citizens, despite living and functioning within such dense and close proximities. In order to address this issue in the context of China’s urban landscape, New York firm NO ARCHITECTURE has proposed two alternatives to the typical high-rise – two vertical residential typologies that feature a combination of courtyards, terraces, and gardens, and could be located in a wide variety of cities.

“Conceived around a series of cascading shared walls, ventilated courtyards, stepped terraces, and wind towers, these new vertical organizations re-connect urban living to nature, suggesting how we can live in close proximity today and can continue to do so sustainably for generations to come,” explained the architects.

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