Urban architecture

Brunel Street Works is a vibrant new urban quarter for Canning Town, containing 975 homes, of which 35% are affordable and 30% are designed for families. Completed in Autumn 2022, the mixed-use scheme was delivered in joint venture by Opal (Countryside Partnerships and Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing), with L&Q, Fizzy Living and Linden Homes (part of Vistry Group) as partners - Linden Homes sold the open market properties. The GLA held a mini competition tender process which was won by the Opal Joint Venture Board, a joint venture between Galliford Try and Thames Valley Housing. The GLA’s brief was for a residential led scheme through new forms of funding and the provision of circa 96,000 sq ft of mixed uses. JTP were appoint... More

Autobuses Estrella Roja is a passenger transportation company with different services between the city of Puebla and Mexico City, which is undergoing a significant transformation in its image and service.  Terminal 4 Poniente, where the company operates, has become one of the most important bus terminals in the city, since it offers the possibility of accessing a luxury transportation service to Mexico City without having to go to the bus station in the city of Puebla, saving time in transfers and improving the mobility conditions of the users. Patrick L. Jaimes In response to the importance of this building, which handles a high flow of users and passengers traveling mainly to the Mexico City airport, it was necessary to make t... More

The old capital of Georgia, Kutaisi, is regarded as the nation’s patrimonial city. The historical city center unites dozens of influential pieces of architectural heritage. But during soviet times Kutaisi was transformed from ancient capital into an industrial soviet city. In the composition of the city skyline, alongside church domes, industrial chimneys are peaking. Soviet influence is present until now and it creates peculiar city characteristics. This multifunctional residential complex is designed considering above mentioned multidisciplinary profile of Kutaisi and the current city masterplan. We hope that the proposed architectural solution will have a beneficial impact on its urban atmosphere, standing as an example of prevent... More

Aikya Signature is a stand-alone residential tower at Tardeo, in the heart of South Bombay.  This tower is personified by its geometric linear design and is supported by the sustainable systems which were organically incorporated into the design. An important aspect of this system is the façade of the building which is engineered in a way to protect the indoors from the tropical Mumbai climate. The east west orientation of the building provides ample  north light to the main living areas. This orientation of the building also naturally ventilates the structure. Yamini Krishna Photography Caption The site itself had a lot of space constraints while designing. By providing stacked puzzle parking ample green space w... More

Originally constructed in 1915 and later expanded in 1949, the former Kress Department Store resides in the heart of downtown San Antonio as a contributing structure to the Main & Military Plaza Historic District. Prior to this project, the building had become a shell of its former self, and a stain on a community that is currently on the rise, thanks to private and public investment. Dror Baldinger One of the primary goals of the project was to restore the exterior of facades of the building to their original 1915 character by installing new clerestory windows above the ground floor retail tenant spaces, while also enlarged the storefront glazing area of these spaces as depicted in historical photographs. Dror Baldinger A n... More

Park Pivot is a new 1000 Sqm mixed use building located at the heart of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and forms part of the developing residential district of East Wick and Sweetwater. The design solution required a sensitive urban approach given its close proximity to the prominent Copper Box Arena building and the emerging residential blocks of East Wick and Sweetwater phase I. Caption The new building is inspired by the Market Hall typology found in many historical towns across the UK. These relatively small structures sit confidently in their context defining public space and routes around them while providing active frontages and civic presence. Caption In a similar manner the new building aims to create a ‘new place&r... More

Together with the neighbouring building at Albisriederstrasse 226, the commercial building designed by Rudolf Kuhn in 1947 forms an architectural ensemble whose consistent urban appearance forms a piece of Zurich’s industrial architecture. The subtle façade modulations, the rhythmic design of the stair towers and the large and bright entrance areas are typical of the late 1940s. Subsequent additions and extensions were removed and the four-storey concrete frame building was extended with a lightweight timber construction. Now appearing as a six-storey building, this testament to the post-war period is used today as a laboratory and office building on the first three floors. Starting on the third floor, the structure has been co... More

Modern Urban Living in NE Portland Oregon More

Constrained on three sides and working within a small footprint on a tight site, the design brief concentrated on maximizing floor area and natural light. The redesign was approached in a three dimensional manner, reconsidering floor levels and their relationship to the street façade and connecting spaces. The house now occupies four floors and a roof terrace. Careful room organisation and material choices, such as limed oak flooring and glass handrails, have given the mews house a new sense of space and lightness. Planning Gain and Party Wall AwardsA successful planning strategy was employed that provided significant additional floor space and a fully accessible roof terrace. Additional accommodation was created within a basement... More

In 2018, the Stellenbosch Outdoor Sculpture Trust commissioned Pieter Mathews, of Mathews + Associates Architects, to design a bicycle stand. This piece of urban furniture was originally designed to stand in front of the historic Skuinshuis in Stellenbosch. The concept of the bicycle stand was to celebrate the centenary of the Department of Afrikaans/Nederland of the University of Stellenbosch.Afrikaans poetry is represented by three renowned South African poets who graduated from the University of Stellenbosch. These poets are Lina Spies, DJ Opperman and Adam Small (D Liit Hon Causa).An abstracted profile of each poet is arranged around a central axis, creating spaces for bicycles to be suspended from. The poetic stand serves to activat... More