Housing

In the heart of the density of the 6th arrondissement of Paris, this seven storey housing building atempts to find a balance between a discreet presence in the Parisian street, and an intentionally contemporary architectural style. By its shape and its lo

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The project is located in the heart of the Boveresses district in the north of Lausanne. This district is composed of several emblematic housing complexes from the 1970s. The project aims at an integration in this context w

The uniqueness of this project lies in the site’s double frontage, allowing the program to be spread between two towers: each has a main façade, looking onto Barranca del Muerto and José María Ibarrarán streets. Inside, a space contains the vertical circu

The old building is hidden in the city centre. It has three levels, three entrance doors and a distorted outline. Each floor suggests a different spatial logic but shares the same language, the same materiality and the same set of banal elements. The gro

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Since the 2017 earthquake that struck central Mexico, initiatives such as Reconstruir México emerged, the objective was to achieve a conscious and effective reconstruction of the affected areas. For this, 50 architectural firms were summoned, which would

In a terrain with a steep slope and vast vegetation located in the heart of Cordoba, Argentina, we find this small refuge that respects the characteristics of the natural soil and preserves the existing flora without altering the mountain landscape. Disus

ROAR has converted a vacant six-storey industrial warehouse into a creative and social hub for client Purpose Group, which transforms abandoned buildings into affordable workspace. The Archives is a meanwhile space located in the Crossrail 2 ‘safeguarding

It is a summer house located on a slope in the shoreline of the lake, in the eastern part of Wielkopolska Voivodeship in Poland. The building is hidden deep inside the plot, dividing it into two zones. The technical part with a driveway and garage is loca

Danish kitchen design firm Reform, known for their internationally acclaimed collaborations with renowned architects and designers, has introduced a luminous new kitchen design in collaboration...

«XLM» is a hotel project located 2500 meters above sea level, in Graubünden - Switzerland, in a lost and immaculate rocky landscape. The ideals of the«Utopia» become the generating force for the project, which finds its architectural translation through

Beirut is a permanent archeology. Buried 7 times through the ages, the city tells the story of our ancestors. Currently, its built landscape reflects its recent history. Ruined buildings invaded by wilderness juxtaposed with red tiled roofed traditional h

Mandokoro House designed by Kenta Eto Atelier is a minimal residence located in Oita, Japan that hides an unconventional interior behind its protective façade.

One of the central concerns when building within an historical setting is that of authenticity. Without resorting to Ruskinian dogma, we might still acknowledge that much of the value of ancient buildings lies not just in their historic evidence of past c

This care home in the small municipality of Zoersel was designed on the initiative of a private client. They set up a partnership with non-profit organisation Emmaus to develop a residential project for the family’s granddaughter and eight other residents

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Chalet La has been completed by Paris-based Atelier Leymarie Gourdon, situated in a field facing the Cambre d'Aze mountain range with a stunning lake view.

Inspired by historic and modern precedents, and recalling the work of Hugh Newell Jacobsen, the aptly named Three Chimney House designed by TW Ryan Architecture strives for "timeless yet contemporary voice for Southern architecture in America."

MG08 is an architectural intervention to generate a flexible dwelling, capable of being subdivided into different units, depending on the needs of its tenants. For many people, building their own house is the most significant personal investment they will

Located near the Buttes Chaumont park, in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, this project consists in the complete renovation of a flat of 47sqm of a modernist housing apartments built in 1969. For this, we rely on the qualities of the existing building: a

The house was built in 1969 by the architect Herbert Heinke as his own home and architecture office. In addition to these two functions, the house also has a small granny flat, the resident of which has lived there from the start and also lived there duri

In 1980, German architect Oswald Mathias Ungers took part in a competition for a prototypal solar house to develop on a large scale in the community of Landstuhl in Germany and eventually through...

Renovation of house to Gallery / Multipurpose space. It’s located in an alley close to “Cat Street” near Shibuya, Harajyuku and Omotesando. The original exterior design was not so bad as the one of 45 years ago. Presumably it was designed by an competent

We’re not worried about the historic centre. There, the issue of ground floor use is something else altogether. It works, whether we like that global brands and souvenir shops have overtaken the touristic streets of most European cities, or not. As soon a

House 2 was built as a complement to an existing house from the end of the 19th century. It works as a kind of annex building or garden pavilion. Located at the far end of the property, it is also a backdrop for the garden. Its communal space is a generou

The building is a micro-density trial of 3 houses/studios paired, on a conventional lot in the Ducasse neighbourhood, on the northern outskirts of the central area of the city of Córdoba, very close to the Suquía River and Las Heras Park, a traditionally

This project is an apartment house that was planned in Miyako island, Okinawa prefecture. This building is located in a residential area, and soon, adjoining land of this building also will be constructed building. So this building surrounding environment

Australia, like most of the world, is in the midst of housing and environmental crises. The Tasmanian House is an attempt address the contemporary problems with a combination of traditional and innovative approaches. The core of the building’s design is t