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A corner suburban plot for a one level suburban house. A misshapen parcel dictated a few offsets and alignments, a typical array of bedrooms suggested a grid of sorts, a split of private and public was to be ensured. Following that, the roof is tilted, th

The project is located on an atypical block within the urban fabric of Colegiales on a double frontage plot. The consolidation of the municipal line reveals the five structural modules in the form of a reticulated concrete grid that runs through and shape

With the aim of revitalizing the public life of Jalpa de Méndez, Tabasco, an urban master plan was designed for SEDATU, which renovated three of the city's most representative public spaces: the High-Performance Sports Center, the Community Development Ce

A Timber House for Berlin’s Holzmarkt 25 Until the early 19th century, the Holzmarkt area on the river Spree was a central lumber port for Berlin. It later became a border zone of the GDR, a vacant brownfield after reunification, and from 2003, home to th

At the break of dawn I wandered in the ruins of an ancient temple, On lofty trees of the woods the morning sun cast its rays. Following a path amongst bamboos I came to a secluded place, Hidden deep amidst lush flowery vegetation, it used to be a chamber

The online archive of the United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey is a valuable resource filled with detailed three-dimensional territorial maps employing various...

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The history of Luohu can be traced back to the removal of Luohu Mountain, undertaken to create a 1.3-square-kilometer golden area in Shenzhen. The buildings people now recognize, like the Shenzhen Development Center and Shenzhen Railway Station, stand on

The Le Vau Educational Pavilion crafter from wood and rammed earth stands as an exemplary project at the intersection of sustainable architecture and community engagement within a school complex in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. Conceived as a response

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

A new life for a forgotten building. A reuse and recycling project that revises the coastal tourism model by proposing a temporary reconnection with the history of the place. The natural harbour of Salauris has been a strategic place on the Mediterranean

This project entails the adaptation and extension of a heritage-listed flax threshing hut located in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps. The client brief required that the existing stone construction, dating back to the 18th century, be upgraded into a fu

Covered with thin tall pine trees, the plot of this house keeps track of the old forest road leading to the Marquises farm. The remaining void between the two existing tree bouquets in the North and South opens up privileged views towards the summits of S

The architecture of the salt sheds is not simple, but it aims to be elementary. In other words, it emanates from the composition of a few elements following intelligible rules. In these design missions, with no site supervision, the primary objective is c

Chata nedaleko Vysokého Mýta, na kterou nás pozvala paní Hana, má podstatně starší „datum narození“ než obvykle chaty mívají. Původně tu totiž stála zemědělská usedlost a kolem nebyl les, ale pastviny. Kdysi se tady, tak jako i na jiných samotách, žilo a hospodařilo. Poz

Cesta vedla volně vzhůru smíšeným lesem až k pruhované závoře a pak ještě zhruba tři sta metrů strmějším terénem. Za dřevěnou bránou skoro skrytou v zeleni se na nás usmála dřevěná chata s bílými okny a červenou střechou. Prý ji zhruba před osmdesáti lety nechal postavit Baťa pro hajného

Majitel je skalničkář, sběratel a znalec lomikamenů. Miluje však i borovice, javory a buky. Svůj pozemek, původně s pobořenou stodolou a dostatkem kamene, během let proměnil v působivou lesní zahradu. Do svého současného bydliště se MUDr. Oldřich Maixner přestěhoval z Moravy. Tam začínal se s

Mountain, Lake, and Ruins The ancient villages in Dali, located on the west coast of Erhai Lake under Cangshan Mountain, offer a nurturing and pleasant living environment. Cangshan Mountain's nineteen peaks align in a north-south direction, with eighteen

Pricegore has revived and extended a brutalist townhouse in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, taking a robust approach to the conservation of modernist architecture that draws upon the site’s Victorian history to maximise spatial potential. Th

In Ecuador, several centuries ago, the Babahoyo River and its floating houses became one of the main collection, storage and rest points on the commercial route of merchants and farmers between the cities of Guayaquil and Quito, using a construction syste

From the sketch, the choice focused on the conservation of the characteristic elements of the dryers: high height, dark cladding, vertical openings, ... while adding contemporary works. Previously, the wood was treated with used oil, which was replaced by

Summerhouse for 3 famílies in a small village in Teruel. A place to shelter from August heat, built with a very low budget and in different phases. With the architect always on site. A “slow cooked” project built over THREE SPRINGTIMES. Built on what was

With the completion of Mercado and the redevelopment of Rode Weeshuisstraat, Groningen city centre’s north side gets a new boost. The building, together with the new Stalplein next to it, embodies an urban transformation geared towards pedestrians and enc

Danish architecture studio Cobe announces the completion of The Opera Park in Copenhagen. In a time of intense construction activity throughout Copenhagen, green recreational spaces have become more and more scarce. Yet, in the heart of the dense and hist

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

This project was a challenge: building quality accommodation for one thousand residents at the heart of a limited site - in under a year. This meant solving a tricky puzzle: designing architecture that is both standardised and welcoming. The project is ne

Villa Koppar is situated in the stunning natural surroundings of Kopparnäs, Inkoo, approximately 45 km west of Helsinki. It comprises two buildings: the main house and a garage with a dependance. Nestled amidst rugged exposed rocks and bucolic landscapes,

The project unfolds in Córdoba, on a nearly 45-degree sloping terrain with the sound of the river and views of the mountains and treetops. A house for living, working, and writing in an environment of solitude and tranquility that allows philosophical wor

The requirements of this special location lead to a compact building form. The building is seen as a pivotal feature. The geometry of the building allows the outer corners to move slightly away from the property boundaries. This opens up two areas of the