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HSC Cemetery / Objektor

July 8, 2023 Hadir Al Koshta 0

The winning competition proposal for the new cemetery is based on existing qualities of the area – treetops of an elderly chestnut alley, horizons of surrounding fields, existing cemetery wall, the chapel of St. Wenceslas, and axis of a trail leading to the rocky lookout towards Goat ridges. We define the cemetery area through structures, principles, and materials; dividing the space by a grid of cemetery walls and paths enables the easy growth of the cemetery according to capacity needs in the future while maintaining the general concept.

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Florasdorfer Spitz Building / Freimüller Söllinger Architektur + Studio Vlay Streeruwitz

July 6, 2023 Hadir Al Koshta 0

How do you create a space that is both urban in density and rural in character in the midst of two highways? That is exactly what Florasdorfer Spitz aims to incorporate: to create an environment that truly embodies the claim “city meets village.” To meet this challenge, four specific qualities were identified and integrated into the project: the specifics of Florasdorf’s typology, the reserve on Pragerstrasse, the attractive eastern side, and the vertical green spaces.

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The Ridge – V&A Waterfront / StudioMAS

July 5, 2023 Hadir Al Koshta 0

The design involved a close collaborative process between studioMAS and Arup. The result is a rational design in which architecture and engineering are thoroughly integrated, having been developed side by side from the earliest conceptual stage. The façade, executed using Cross Laminated Timber (CLT), gives the building its distinct identity.  

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Saukonlaituri Parking Facility / ALA Architects

July 5, 2023 Hadir Al Koshta 0

The City of Helsinki is redeveloping its former harbor areas for residential use. One of these areas, the vacated 100-hectare cargo port and dockyard in Jätkäsaari, right next to the city center, will, when completed, contain housing for 21,000 people and workplaces for another 6,000. As building all the required residential parking capacity underground, below sea level would be restrictively expensive, combined with the aim to reduce street-side parking, the city has commissioned a series of architecturally ambitious over-ground parking facilities to cover the residential parking needs in the neighborhood.

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Muskoka Cottage / Akb Architects

July 4, 2023 Hadir Al Koshta 0

Akb Architects has created a multi-generational family cottage clad in rough-sawn cedar boards and cedar shakes to merge with the northern Ontario terrain of windswept trees and Pre-Cambrian bedrock. The 7,500-square-foot residence comprises three interconnected volumes that form an interior of cozy spaces and open rooms with spectacular views of a freshwater lake. The simple, volumetric shapes are distinctly contemporary and embedded with vernacular features that give the house its cabin-in-the-woods appeal, including gabled rooflines with pronounced chimney stacks and an abundance of naturally aged wood.

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Elizabeth Mews House / Trewhela Williams

July 4, 2023 Hadir Al Koshta 0

The project comprises a garage conversion and ground floor refurbishment of a courtyard house on a quiet cobbled mews in Primrose Hill, North London. Elizabeth Mews falls within the Belsize Park Conservation Area which means that any proposed street-facing alterations to the garage needed to be carefully considered so as to not harm the existing character of the mews. The repeating wood-paneled doors are a legacy from the mews’ origins as stabling and coach accommodation and remain a key contributor to its overall character. It was therefore felt most appropriate to sensitively repurpose the existing door opening with a carpentry insert.

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NOEMA Bar and Restaurant / K-Studio

July 4, 2023 Hadir Al Koshta 0

Opening in spring 2021, in the traditional heart of Mykonos town, Nōema is a hybrid space designed to inspire a strong sense of community and place. With a contemporary Greek restaurant, an open-air bar, a concept store, and an eclectic line-up of live music, Nōema embodies the easy-going joie de vivre of the Greek islands. A celebration of simplicity, generosity, and spontaneity where nature rules, time stands still, and being together is what really matters.

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Omnibus House / SON-A

July 4, 2023 Hadir Al Koshta 0

Omnibus House is a house with six gardens. Each garden fosters different outdoor rooms that aim to foster an array of diverse domestic environments.