Architecture & Design
MHN Interview: Getting an Insider’s Perspective on Seniors Housing
In order to learn more about the useful design elements in seniors housing, the architects at D2 Architecture in Dallas have started the Sleepover Project, which allows them to spend a day at the facilities as a “resident” to learn more about the community.
Find Simple Sophistication in New Light Offerings from Sonneman
Modern luxury apartment design has been trending towards minimal elegance for years, and two new series of lights from Sonneman – A Way of Light are here to help your community make a simple, polished statement.
Make an Easy Community Upgrade with a Modern Bike Rack from ANOVA
With less than a month before National Bike Month begins, there is still time to arrange a bit of a treat for your residents.
Bazzèo Expands GAIA Line with GLASS
Whether it is the in-unit offering or the demonstration/community kitchen in your amenity space, a striking kitchen design will make your asset the envy of your particular market.
Otis Launches Sustainable Residential Elevator
Apartment builders have a new sustainable instrument in their development toolbox thanks to Gen2 Swtich, a new residential elevator by Otis.
White Paper: Multifamily Manufactured and Modular Construction
Modular manufacturing can offer the opportunity to conduct a meaningful portion of the construction in more competitive labor markets using sheltered, assembly line techniques, thus allowing task-skilled fabricators to conduct much of the building process without formal construction-trade training and apprenticeship.
Slideshow: 420-Square-Foot Apartment Done Right
An acute lack of inventory and soaring rents are providing New York City developers with an opportunity to turn the concept of living in small apartments into an art form. One such developer, LifeEdited, was launched in 2009 by Graham Hill, a trained architect turned entrepreneur who believes in simplifying life and living large in tiny spaces. LifeEdited’s 420-square-foot SoHo apartment exemplifies the developer’s concept: use technology and smart design to live a happy life with less stuff, less space and less waste. Dubbed LifeEdited1 (or LE1), the tiny apartment has the functionality of a 700-square-foot apartment thanks to a…
Alno Introduces ‘Kitchen of Tomorrow’ with New Ceramic Front Surface
Multifamily designers now have the option for a truly unique kitchen effect thanks to Alno’s introduction of CERA, a new frontal surface made from micro-fine oxides and silicides.
Xero Flor Offers a Roll-Out Green Roof Solution
There is no shortage of reasons for putting a green roof atop your next apartment development. Xero Flor offers a turnkey green roof solution that is manufactured and grown in the U.S. on independent farms.