In Guimarães, Portugal, Artequitectos have completed Habitação CL, a private residence that balances contemporary expression with sensitivity to its site. Designed by architects Nuno Filipe Azevedo and Vítor Manuel Oliveira, the project arises from a dialogue between topography, materiality, and the rhythms of daily life. Rather than serving only a functional brief, the house was […] More
Beneath the White Carpathians, in a place where the forest meets the meadow, the new headquarters and showroom of Janošík redefines how architecture can engage with both craft and nature. The family-run company, known for producing windows and doors for contemporary architecture, entrusted the project to architect Jakub Janošík, who transformed a 1950s cooperative grain […] More
When a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar in March 2025, the devastation left Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city, in ruins. Just 15 kilometers from the epicenter, however, 26 bamboo houses built by Housing NOW, a humanitarian initiative by Yangon-based architecture studio Blue Temple, remained intact. Originally designed for families displaced by conflict, these low-cost […] More
Located in the old town of Guangling Road in Yangzhou, Jiangnan House Yangzhou Guangling transforms a site layered with history into a modern hospitality destination. Once home to the Subei Cinema, the project is part of the first phase of Guangling Ancient City’s urban renewal program, spearheaded by Architecture and Engineering Co., Ltd. of Southeast […] More
In a eucalyptus clearing forty kilometers from Rosario, Argentina, Brigati Polak Architects have realized La Ballena, a house that seeks not to dominate its environment but to coexist with it. Surrounded by mature trees, the project anchors itself in the atmosphere of the forest, allowing nature and time to remain central protagonists. RESIDENTIAL For Brigati […] More
On the edge of the Krkonoše National Park, in the village of Horní Malá Úpa, OK Plan Architects have completed a new mountain chalet that balances contemporary comfort with regional tradition. The project was commissioned by a private client who sought a place for family recreation that offers convenience without compromise, while also respecting the […] More
Kengo Kuma & Associates have completed the UCCA Clay Museum in Yixing, Jiangsu Province, opening in October 2024. Known as China’s “ceramic capital,” Yixing has been renowned for over a thousand years for its purple clay pottery. The new museum, which spans 3,437 square meters across two floors and one basement level, is dedicated to […] More
Henning Larsen has won the competition to design Gothenburg’s new Centralbadet, a major public swimming and sports center that will stand as a landmark for Sweden’s second-largest city. Developed in collaboration with Winell & Jern Architects, Ramboll, and John Dohlsten of the University of Gothenburg, the project emerged as the winning proposal against strong competition […] More
Set against the lush scenery of Langford, British Columbia, One Bear Mountain stands as a landmark residential project rooted in reinvention rather than demolition. Developed by 360 Pacifica and Terracap, the tower was designed by ACDF Architecture in collaboration with Zeidler Architecture, who faced the challenge of building on a podium left abandoned years earlier […] More
The Diorit Residence, designed by Architekti DRNH, rises from the site of a former quarry on the border of Brno’s Komín and Bystrc districts. Once an abandoned industrial plot along the Svratka River, the area had slowly transformed into a rich natural ecosystem with rare species finding refuge in the reclaimed landscape. The architects identified […] More
In Burlington, Alva Roy Architects have unveiled Nexus House, a project that redefines what a cultural institution can be. Conceived as both landmark and innovation hub, it fuses education, creativity, and civic life under a single roof. Neither purely a convention centre nor exclusively a cultural venue, Nexus House positions itself at the crossroads of […] More
In Ningbo, Vermilion Zhou Design Group has completed the latest Hi Inn Self-Service, a project that redefines the economy hotel through systemic reconstruction. A continuation of the budget hospitality model, the design reframes the guest experience by aligning spatial logic, operational systems, and material strategies into a cohesive, design-driven approach. HOTELS The concept reflects a […] More