An emblematic building in Lille, the Palais Rameau was built in 1878 thanks to the legacy of Charles Rameau, President of the Lille Horticultural Society. The project was entrusted to Lille architects Auguste Mourcou and Henri Contamine. Its architecture,

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

01_EL ENCUENTRO. En octubre del año 2021 encontramos un trozo de monte impenetrable en el interior de la casa más vieja de Panchés. Un lugar junto al mar, a las faldas del Monte Pindo, al final de la infinita playa de Carnota. Venía de rodar 26 programas

The owners of this nineties 'turnkey' fermette approached hé! architecten with the request to renovate their house in a sustainable way. Both the house and the location have a strong emotional value for the couple. They would like to spend their old age

On Bastekullen, just outside central Varberg, stands the water tower Våga. This striking new landmark acts as a symbol of Varberg’s deep connection to the sea and of the vital role of drinking water. With its distinctive silhouette and bold design, Våga i

The volume forms the north-west corner of an urban block, taking advantage of multiple orientations. On the ground floor level, the building provides a passageway linking the street and the courtyard. This covered space forms a threshold between the publi

Surman Weston has completed its first self-build project, Peckham House, in south London. The new house, monolithic in its form and veiled in a distinctive hit and miss brickwork, is delicate and crafted, referencing and playfully subverting the motifs in

The residential project Huebergass und Stadtteilpark Holligen (Hueber Lane and district park Holligen) in the Swiss capital of Bern was developed in a collaborative process. Due to its many sustainable aspects, it has recently been showcased at the UIA Co

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

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

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

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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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

Festival des Cabanes at Villa Medici in Rome

Taisugar Circular Village (TCV) is the first residential project in Taiwan to be fully integrated to the circular economy ideology. TCV comprises three housing blocks, a Circular Demo House (C-House), and an Eco-House (E-House); it accommodates 351 rental

The project responds to a hybrid program format that mixes retail with cultural space on the first level and residential units connected by an interior courtyard on three levels. It promotes the idea of re-inhabiting a neighborhood that during the last de

リノベーションのことならROOVICEへ。設計施工を東京、横浜で行っています。近年においては建物のリノベーションだけではなく、建物再生を軸としたコミュニティ再生や、既存事業の再生など、領域を横断したご相談をいただくことが増えています。

The new school is located in the internal area of an oversized and green block of housing area in Melle (Ghent area). The ambition was to create a park school where the relationship between children and the surrounding nature is stimulated. The positionin

Nestled in the arctic circle, on the otherworldly island of Henningsvær in Norway’s Lofoten archipelago is Trevarefabrikken. Originally opened in the 1940s as a factory (fabrikk in Norwegian) to produce cod liver oil and house a carpentry workshop, the on

Social housing

The bay at the northern end of the brackish lake of Sundshopen has been a popular bathing spot for the local population for generations. The shallow , sheltered water, provides temperatures in which it is possible to enjoy a swim. Recently, the area has b

Immersed in the park of an aristocratic villa in the hills, the project fulfils the need for additional space by the foundation dedicated to the treatment of eating disorders. The building sits on the slope straddling the path between the trees so that th

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This house attests to the idea that architecture is a long, arduous and patient process. From the outset, it redefined for us the sense that architecture is expected to cross various scales, spanning from the design of a door handle to the modeling of its

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to stay in our homes for weeks, perhaps months, venturing out only for essential needs. For many of us, this situation has put our quality of life in crisis, realizing that the dimensions, uses, and characteristics of o

L’inauguration en avril 2023 du umbrella pavilion marque le lancement d’un nouveau secteur au Jardin botanique de l’Université de Fribourg. En effet, ce pavilion incarne la thématique ‘‘Arbres du passé – Arbres d’avenir’’ et recevra différents événe