Emerson College is the nation’s pre-eminent institution in higher education devoted to communication and the arts in a liberal arts context. Over the past 25 years, Emerson has worked closely with Elkus Manfredi Architects as it steadily purchased and renovated property in the city’s historic downtown Theatre District to create a new urban campus abutting some of the city’s most important and historic places, including the Boston Common, the Boston Public Garden, the Massachusetts State House, and the Freedom Trail.
For the integral renovation of these two basement apartments in the Salamanca district of Madrid, J. commissioned us with a partition-free project that seeks the maximum optimization of a very tight space.
In the project, the plywood furniture articulates the space, starring a volume of stainless steel that characterizes, symmetrically, the two apartments, multiplying the light with the refl ections of its surface.
The Modern at Fort Lee is a new mixed-use residential development at the foot of the George Washington Bridge in New Jersey. It is a major landmark for Fort Lee and a catalyst for significant future growth in the surrounding area.
Located on a site totaling 16 acres in downtown Fort Lee, The Modern’s two 47-story glass towers contain a total of 900 luxury rental apartments. Rising from a podium above the Palisades and the Hudson River and clad in sleek glass curtainwall, the two structures make a striking statement, clearly identifiable from Manhattan and the west, that speaks of the clean, classic lines of timeless design and the drama of their natural setting. Magnificent views and the promise of a cosmopolitan lifestyle in a mix of residences with unmatched private amenities, in combination with easy access to Manhattan, make The Modern a highly desirable destination along New Jersey’s Hudson River waterfront.
Zicatela house is a small weekend house located on top of a hill in front of Zicatela beach, next to Puerto Escondido in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico.
The house was designed with one main purpose to give the owner the oportunity to leave Mexico City to make a break with the megalopolis and urban habits, by coming to get some rest and relax while enjoying the heat of the Mexican coast and the peaceful light of Oaxaca.
House 34 Swallow was proyected with the intention of a compromise between the interior’s public areas and the light enriching gardens, crossed ventilation and visual finishing touches. Simplicity in colours and the use of only a few materials reflect a refined design, distinguishing the proyect in general seeking that occupants and greenery bring life to the house.
From the hall’s access you can see a rock at the back of the land serving as the pool’s header; mouldy and fern-covered it gives the garden that moistness sensation and the character of a unique element that has been there before the construction of everything that surrounds it.
This weekend house its develops in in a private housing complex in the city of Gonnet, Buenos Aires; with the particularity that one section opens to the private street of the complex, and the other one to a main avenue of the city. The owner´s idea was to create a reunion space as the main area of the house, so that the family could spend time with friends, adding a master bedroom in the upper floor.
From of the premise of blocking the access from the public street and create one from the interior of the complex, the architects propose a rectangular volume through the longitudinal section, finding the best visuals and sun orientation. The main space is created by a multi-functional floor plan, connected both to the exterior and to the first floor, making it possible to different uses. To maximize the site, a double height space is created, covering an interior and exterior part of the house and making a bigger and intensifying relation between them.
My first inspiration was the trip to Milan, where I saw the color trends and started by choosing my palette, which are earthy and pastel shades, ranging from roses, blues and greens. Between project time and inauguration we would have only 45 days so many solutions adopted went from a quick work to a 40 m2 apartment with kitchen and bathroom.
I worked with a super simple and inexpensive menphis-inspired ink solution in arcs and curves, super trend. Little woodwork, only in the kitchen, and bathroom, in the living room just a shelf. In the bedroom the closet where we customize the hanger with ropes and branch.
Nestled amidst a sprawling 75,000 sq. ft. of lush green plot Nene’s residence is an architectural delight that looks spectacular with its clean, bold lines defining its glory. The house is linear that runs along the east-west axis with the entrance being at the centre that parts the public and private spaces in two halves. The house is designed such that minimal heat penetrates but at the same time maximum natural light and ventilation floods in all the areas. With no additional floor plate, the house expands on the ground, housing four bedrooms, a lavish living, family area and a courtyard that is Zen through it placement and design. A luxurious swimming pool overlooks the family area that further opens up to a vast garden.
The renovation project is located in a huton within a core old quarter of Beijing. It’s a small Siheyuan (a typology of traditional Chinese residence) with three courtyards, with a total length and width of 15 and 42 meters. It’s named as “Qishe” (“Qi” and “she” respectively refers to “seven” and “house” in Chinese language), because its address number in the hutong is 7 and it originally consisted of 7 pitched-roof buildings. The Siheyuan before renovation was old and dilapidated. The basic wooden beams and some arched door openings featuring the style of the Republican era were relatively well preserved, while most of the roofs, walls, doors and windows were badly damaged or disappeared. In the three courtyards, there were many temporary architectural blocks inserted many years ago. After demolishing those blocks, the yards were filled with waste of construction materials and overgrown with weeds, presenting a bleak view.
This little home is called ‘The Roof House’ in which it is located in Lat Phrao’s area. It is an extension of the old house that is located nearby. The land has a square shape at a size of 16×16 meters; surrounding by residential houses along its three dimensions. Whereas the front area has a small quiet alley passing by.
An owner initiated an idea to build the house that serves several activities and increase usage functions from the old house that he had lived there for more than 15 years.
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