Balconies

Vibrant colours define housing complex in India by Sanjay Puri Architects

July 13, 2022 Jane Englefield 0

Boxy balconies and decorative recessed windows characterise this colourful housing complex in Raipur, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects, which was engineered to withstand its location’s hot climate. Called Shree Town, the project is a cluster of vibrant apartment buildings designed in pink, blue, orange and peach concrete by the Mumbai-based firm. The residential complex is

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A Jumble Of Unique Balcony Shapes Cover This Building’s Exterior

June 20, 2022 Erin 0

Badrinath Kaleru and Prerna Kaleru of Studio Ardete, have sent us photos of ‘Never Never Cube’, a modern commercial building located in India. The building, which started out as a simple box, has been elevated with the inclusion of unique balcony shapes. The balconies, which protrude away from the building, each have their own unique […]

Red balconies top Odile Decq’s Antares tower in Barcelona

April 8, 2022 Alyn Griffiths 0

Image of the residential Antares Tower by Odile Decq

Studio Odile Decq has completed a 30-storey luxury residential tower in Barcelona, featuring curved balconies that are coloured red on the upper floors to give the building a distinctive presence on the skyline. The Antares tower contains 88 high-end apartments and is situated in a seaside location at the beginning of the city’s Avinguda Diagonal,

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HHF Architekten uses modular steel and timber structure for mixed-use block in Switzerland

February 11, 2022 Jon Astbury 0

The terraces are constructed from steel and timber

A modular grid of exposed steel creates balconies, terraces and external staircases at this mixed-use development in Weggis, Switzerland, designed by HHF Architekten. Located close to Lake Lucerne, the Weggishof scheme combines ground-floor commercial spaces with 39 apartments in a variety of sizes. The project was won by the Basel-based studio following a two-phase study

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Heatherwick Studio updates vision for 1700 Alberni towers in Vancouver

January 12, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

British designer Thomas Heatherwick’s studio has updated its design for a pair of residential skyscrapers in Vancouver, Canada, which will feature curved green balconies and a terraced podium. Named 1700 Alberni, the project was first revealed by Heatherwick Studio in 2021 with an initial design composed of two irregularly-shaped towers that bottleneck at their base.

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Retractable screens shelter seafront apartment block in Australia by Koichi Takada Architects

December 27, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

Undulating balconies with slatted wooden screens

Australian firm Koichi Takada Architects has completed a mixed-use apartment block on Queensland’s Gold Coast featuring retractable slatted wooden screens and thin balconies that reference the form of a pinecone. Located on Goodwin Terrace, a strip of coastline at the southern end of Burleigh Heads Beach, the 1,012-square-metre seafront site has been developed for property

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KOS+A designs waterfront Hamptons home for watching the sunset

July 15, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

New York practice Kevin O’Sullivan + Associates has completed a waterfront house in the Hamptons with balconies for looking out at the sunset. The practice was approached after the clients had discovered the site in a small cove in the Hamptons village of Sag Harbor. Called Sag Harbor 2, the design prioritises northwest views of the

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Sky Yards Hotel by Domain Architects has deep balconies that frame mountain views

May 25, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

The balconies of Sky Yards Hotel in Xiuwu County, China, are designed to focus views upwards, framing the sky and mountains instead of the construction sites below. Located in an industrial area in Henan Province, the 48-room hotel was designed by Shanghai-based practice Domain Architects and includesa restaurant, banquet hall and swimming pools. The building sits

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SOA Architectes adds contemporary Aya Tower to Beirut skyline

May 8, 2021 Amy Frearson 0

Aerial view of Aya Tower in Beirut by SOA Architectes

SOA Architectes looked to traditional Arabian houses when designing this contemporary tower in Beirut, which has been completed in spite of the huge explosion that hit the city. The 21-storey, mixed-use Aya Tower is located in the Mar Mikhael area, just over a mile away from the epicentre of the port explosion, which devastated many

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Shifted balconies wrap São Paulo housing block by Königsberger Vannucchi

April 18, 2021 Jenna McKnight 0

Brazilian studio Königsberger Vannucchi Arquitetura has completed a residential building in São Paulo with irregularly shaped terraces that look slanted from a distance. Called MN15 Ibirapuera, the project’s design was influenced by the building’s proximity to the 158-hectare Ibirapuera Park – one of the largest urban parks in South America. “This border condition defined two

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