James Brillon

MVRDV’s colourful Manhattan high-rise opens as the studio’s first US project

October 4, 2022 James Brillon 0

The Radio Tower and Hotel, Dutch architecture studio MVRDV’s first completed US design, has opened in Manhattan, featuring colourful, irregularly stacked volumes. It was designed collaboratively by Dutch firm MVRDV and local firm Stonehill Taylor, which acted as the architect of record. The 23-storey tower was completed this year and opened in September, four years

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MVRDV’s colourful Manhattan high-rise opens as the studio’s first US project

October 4, 2022 James Brillon 0

The Radio Tower and Hotel, Dutch architecture studio MVRDV’s first completed US design, has opened in Manhattan, featuring colourful, irregularly stacked volumes. It was designed collaboratively by Dutch firm MVRDV and local firm Stonehill Taylor, which acted as the architect of record. The 23-storey tower was completed this year and opened in September, four years

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MVRDV’s colourful Manhattan high-rise opens as the studio’s first US project

October 4, 2022 James Brillon 0

The Radio Tower and Hotel, Dutch architecture studio MVRDV’s first completed US design, has opened in Manhattan, featuring colourful, irregularly stacked volumes. It was designed collaboratively by Dutch firm MVRDV and local firm Stonehill Taylor, which acted as the architect of record. The 23-storey tower was completed this year and opened in September, four years

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Zeller & Moye create earthquake-resistant La Ribera housing block in Mexico City

October 3, 2022 James Brillon 0

Local architects Zeller & Moye used an abandoned lot in Mexico City to create a multifamily property called La Ribera with eight townhouses organised around a lush courtyard. The project is named after the neighbourhood in which it is located, a part of Mexico City that the architects describe as “undervalued”, despite its proximity to

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GOAA uses prefabricated panels to create naturally ventilated school in Brazil

September 28, 2022 James Brillon 0

Brazilian studio Gusmão Otero Arquitetos Associados has completed a campus for the Pequeno Príncipe School on the outskirts of the city of Ribeirão Preto using concrete and prefabricated panels. The campus was completed earlier this year for the institution, which serves children from elementary school through high school. The campus encompasses four main buildings, totalling

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Ludwig Godefroy’s Casa TO hotel presents a “reinterpretation of an Oaxacan temple”

September 26, 2022 James Brillon 0

Architect Ludwig Godefroy used concrete to create a cavernous structure with a central pool that is designed to facilitate natural cooling for a hotel on Mexico’s Pacific coast. The two-storey hotel — sited in La Punta Zicatela near Puerto Escondido — contains nine rooms and encompasses 600 square metres. “The name, Casa TO, comes from

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Evelop Arquitectura creates “garden with a house” in San Miguel de Allende

September 22, 2022 James Brillon 0

Evelop Arquitectura drew inspiration from the work of Mexican architect Luis Barragán for this wood-and-stone house in San Miguel de Allende, which is interspersed with lush garden courtyards. San Miguel de Allende is Guanajuato state’s largest city and was favoured by the iconic Mexican architect Luis Barragán. According to local firm Evelop Arquitectura, Barragán admired

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Dupont Blouin orients brick-clad MI-2 Residence around central courtyard

September 21, 2022 James Brillon 0

Pale-grey brick clads this compact residence with a courtyard on the outskirts of Montreal designed by local architectural studio Dupont Blouin. MI-2 Residence is located in Laval, a suburban island north of Montreal, separated from the city by the Prairies River. Although it is now a part of Greater Montreal, the island initially developed as

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Repurposed wooden slats cover Hamptons residence by Birdseye

September 20, 2022 James Brillon 0

Vermont architecture studio Birdseye has wrapped a Hamptons cottage in thin wooden slats based on those used in local, traditional buildings for lighting and ventilation. The project was completed in 2020 and is located on the South Fork of Long Island, in the town of Sagaponack. While today the area is mostly known as an

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Estudio Santa Rita places saw-tooth roof over Mérida art studio

September 16, 2022 James Brillon 0

Estudio Santa Rita has completed a compact and efficient building with colourful storage units and a saw-tooth roof that houses the offices and workshops of a creative couple in Mérida, Mexico. Estudios MF is for a couple, a fashion designer and a painter, who commissioned Estudio Santa Rita to design and build their workspace. The

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