Articles by Hana Abdel

Mexico City is renowned for its abundant museums, heritage sites, and cultural richness. In fact, the capital has over 173 museums, big and small spread out through its 16 alcaldías or burroughs. The presence of these cultural spaces injects and intensifies the artistic appeal and aspect of the vibrant city. With many pioneering Mexican architects having intertwined modern art and architecture, this gave rise to iconic museums and classics of Mexican modernist architecture.

The city of Geneva is looking towards designing for the future by consideration of increasing population density & the rising concern for environmental impact. The “Family Fold” villa complex in Geneva further develops the design solutions of population densification conceptualized in previous G8A projects.

A Kindergarten that Watches Over the Children’s Independent Development. An enclosed house is a traditional architectural style of the local Hakka people. The firmness of the solid wall of such a building type has been peacefully protecting people’s lives and work since ancient times. In this kindergarten, “enclosure” is arranged in various ways in the hope of protecting the children’s daily development. The “enclosure” and many other parts of the building provide an environment that motivates children to use both their minds and bodies to thrive.

As both architect and homeowner, Helen Agustine designed two residential houses on adjacent corner lots in a tropical climate residential area in South Tangerang, Indonesia. The two homes are connected by an inner courtyard, with the first house accommodating her family of five, including three young children, and the second house serving as a retreat for her grandmother, who visits occasionally, much like a holiday home.

The house is a residence for a small family consisting of a grandmother, father, mother, and two children. It is designed in a modern architectural style that blends living spaces with nature, providing a comfortable and eco-friendly environment for the family. Every architectural detail of the house, from the façade to the interior living spaces, is meticulously crafted, ensuring harmony between aesthetics and functionality.

Garden Wall House is a permanent home for a family of four, a professional couple, and their two teenage children. The client’s brief is to refresh their two-storey abode. The front part of the house (master bedroom suite) has previously been renovated. The south-facing living area (kitchen, meals area, and living) was dimly lit and cold. The connection to the garden from the living area was laborious and uninspiring. The focus of the alteration addition works is on optimizing the layout to suit the family’s daily needs, engagement with the existing rear garden, and access to the northerly aspect. Additional space was not mandatory.

Parkside is an environmentally adaptable and deeply sustainable home intended for aging-in-place. This compact two-storey house realises the owner’s longstanding retirement plan; to downsize into their own backyard.

A room without an inhabitant. The term nLDK is widely used in the Japanese residential real estate market, where n stands for the number of bedrooms, L for the Living room, D for the Dining room and K for the Kitchen. For example, if a flat has two bedrooms, it would be described as a 2LDK. The description nLDK is very important for real estate market information, as people generally search for a room based on the number of n that is appropriate for their family size and income. For example, a couple with one child will often be looking for a floor plan with n≥2. The seller would then consider that at least 2LDK is necessary in an area where there are many families with children. This nLDK typology has emerged in the history of post-war housing supply, but its rigidity has been criticized in recent years.