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The heart of the Guggach Primary School in Zurich is the atrium, designed as an unheated intermediate zone. Open in summer and closed in winter: With manually operated sliding doors, the atrium adapts to the changing conditions of the seasons. This is whe

How to balance work and life is a question we have been thinking about for a long time over the years. In 2022, we have re-planned our careers and lives, hoping to step into a cycle of working and living at our own pace while we are young. After careful c

Social housing

The project site is in the center of a natural stone amphitheater, a former mining area, situated on the top of the mountains surrounding the municipality of Dossena. The earliest settlements in the area date back to the Bronze Age when iron, calamine, an

In a one hour drive from Munich, a new one-family house with an integrated workshop has been constructed on an existing plot, situated next to family members and to the lake Wörthsee.
The building's design is based on traditional boat houses, using a big

This new facility is built above Plaça Kennedy in the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district of Barcelona, on the same plot where the original refuge was located. It includes a day centre and a night centre with the capacity to accommodate 100 homeless women. Unti

A city is alive, constantly evolving and establishing a dynamic balance through the interactions and events between people and places. Non-organic structures preserve their form by resisting external influences, whereas organic structures gain vitality by

Deeply rooted to the site, like a sailor, learning to navigate their farmhouse through the seasons. Their clients desire and commitment to be at one with the landscape is inspirational. The client purchased a 55-acre dairy farm property with a low yield,

The House in the Trees is located in Teresópolis, 100 km from Rio de Janeiro. The narrow plot has a 10-meter elevation difference, with access from the highest point. To the right of the entrance, there is a natural reserve with trees reaching up to 30 me

All the different pipes and networks have been left visible to be easily and rapidly changeable in the future. This project showcases the agency’s approach. It is the result of thoughtful mechanisms and parameters, chosen and negotiated by and with a proj

In the heart of Tokyo, Minato Ward, a traditional wooden apartment building, originally comprising six separate units, has been reimagined into a single cohesive commercial space. This architectural transformation involved a complete internal renovation,

China's rural revitalization initiative emphasizes leveraging urban resources to support rural development. A key strategy involves developing tourism to attract capital and industries, foster cultural engagement, promote population retention, and facilit

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Next to Lundbybadet on Hisingen, in a relatively scattered and informal urban context, Olsson Lyckefors has designed three housing blocks within a new development that through its structure and density becomes a new element in the area. A new start, of so

The project foresees the construction of 34 dwellings in an open building promoted by a group of owners constituted as a cooperative, enabling their active participation in formal and programmatic decision-making. This way of associating reduces construct

Located in Quiberon, in the south of Brittany, the project is the transformation of a holiday home into a main residence. The old construction, a typical downtown house of Quiberon, developed few relationships with the outside. Like most of the domestic i

The restoration of Villa Ceragioli in Ronchi (Massa) engages with the original project made by the architects Aldo Rossi and Leonardo Ferrari, aiming to bring to light the distinctive features of this iconic building. The focus of the intervention lies in

The Chapel of Sound, designed by OPEN Architecture, is located in Chengde, Hebei Province. The building resembles a monolithic prehistorical boulder, situated in a remote valley traversed by the Great Wall since ancient times. It houses a semi-outdoor mus

Ginkgo Gallery by MORE Architecture is an innovative new museum on a ginkgo tree-covered island, in Jiaxing, China. Inspired by the DNA of local villages, the museum invites visitors to wander through and discover the different sections as if they were ex

Award-winning architecture and design studio EBBA is pleased to announce the completion of a unique renovation of a traditional terraced house in London’s Camden, combining contemporary innovation and the storied charm of London’s architectural vernacular

Located on a property owned by a young couple and their father / father-in-law, this project set out to create a modest secondary dwelling that would become a home for the father. Almost the entire site is densely vegetated with established native tree a

Festival des Cabanes at Villa Medici in Rome

This slender plot of land seemed destined to languish as an overlooked space within the city's fabric. Trapped between a narrow street and the remnants of the Ferrocarril de Cuernavaca Railroad, it required an act of imagination to envision the emergence

Studio McW’s latest project, Hideaway House, demonstrates how small interventions can unlock the true potential and value of a modern London home. The four bedroom semi-detached Victorian property is located in West London, and has been extended and ren

Transformation et extension d’une bâtisse annexe en logement. Projet réalisé avec un budget minimal. Le projet compose avec une ancienne construction implantée sur un terrain en pente. Cette structure est composée de dalles, linteaux et poteaux en béton,

The school complex in Davos Platz is converting its operations to a day structure and requires additional space for the assembly hall, cafeteria, administration and additional classrooms. The existing building from the 1960s was therefore to be demolished

Set in the mountains of Guatapé, Colombia, this house is defined by a poured-in-place concrete plinth and roof, establishing three unique interactions with the landscape: a secluded excavated volume, an upper social space framing the views, and a rooftop

One house, two flats, three generations and a mighty shady tree in the garden. Surrounded by an old printing works and an office building, the house from the 1960s stands somewhat hidden in the centre of Schaan. Over the course of its history, it has been

PROGRAM AND PROJECT This project aims to transform a former office building, constructed in 1987 in La Celle-Saint-Cloud by architect Jacques Grellier, into a social residential complex of 69 apartments along with 1,400 m² of activity spaces. Facing the C

Horizontal HQ is an office building in Dubrovčan, a village northwest of Zagreb, characterized by a rural and natural landscape. Situated in an environment that is rapidly transforming into a small business and industrial complex, the plot has a gentle na