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Architecture often arrives with certainty. It defines edges, fixes boundaries, and imposes permanence on places that rarely remain still. Studio 10 takes a different approach with the Wetland Caves Pavilion in Longyou County, Zhejiang. Instead of resisting the wetland’s annual transformation, the project accepts change as its defining condition, creating a pavilion that participates in […] More
Rhoēs by Sinas Architects begins with a question that continues to shape contemporary building across the Cyclades: how can a new house belong to the islands without copying the forms of traditional architecture? The project answers through climate, terrain, and spatial organization. It studies the forces that produced Cycladic building traditions, then uses those forces […] More
Rhyme Design Group’s Botanica Sales Gallery in Phuket examines how a commercial building can support several identities without losing architectural discipline. Completed in 2025 for Botanica Grand Avenue, the 1,118.87-square-metre project combines a private headquarters, residential show units, and a public exhibition setting within one compact structure. COMMERCIAL The architects draw on Zen philosophy to […] More
Hospitality architecture often borrows from local identity through decorative gestures. Athita Pool Villa and Spa takes a more structural approach. Designed by Studio Miti as an extension of Athita Hidden Court Chiang Saen, the project draws directly from the city’s urban fabric, construction traditions, and environmental conditions, allowing architecture itself to carry the cultural narrative. […] More
Every coastline demands its own architecture. The most successful houses acknowledge that wind, rain, salt, and topography shape a building long after construction ends. Porthmadog House, designed by Ström Architects on the North Wales coast, understands this condition from the outset. Set above an estuary overlooking the Irish Sea, the residence avoids picturesque gestures in […] More
The Production and Office Building by MVA (Mikelić Vreš Arhitekti) begins with an act of regeneration. Before architecture entered the site, the plot in Dubrovčan, northwest of Zagreb, served as a construction-waste landfill. Rather than treating this history as something to erase, the architects transformed it into the project’s defining condition. The remediation of the […] More
MZ Arquitectos developed Casa LC from the difficulties of its site rather than from a predetermined formal idea. Located in the Jardín Inglés neighborhood of Valle Escondido, Córdoba, the 360-square-meter residence occupies an irregular corner plot with a level change of more than 1.80 meters. One edge faces the neighborhood’s main avenue, exposing the property […] More
Greek villages have never functioned as collections of isolated buildings. They evolved through time, adapting to terrain, climate, and the changing needs of the communities that inhabited them. Streets followed the contours of the land, homes gathered around shared spaces, and architecture developed through gradual additions instead of predetermined masterplans. Shared Ground – A Contemporary […] More
Pine Island Cottage begins with a simple premise: architecture should deepen an experience of place rather than compete with it. Designed by Thom Fougere Studio and Bureau Tempo, the family retreat sits on a secluded island in Ontario’s Georgian Bay, where exposed granite, pine trees, and changing weather define daily life. Instead of creating distance […] More
IDEE Architects approaches Hidden Spa – Water Hope with remarkable restraint. Located among the coastal sand dunes of Bãi Dài in Cam Ranh, Vietnam, the 3,000-square-meter wellness complex avoids the visual language commonly associated with luxury hospitality. Instead of creating a landmark, the practice conceals much of the building beneath the existing terrain, allowing the […] More
Located beside Prague’s Masaryk Railway Station, The Kimchi transforms a former pastry shop into a restaurant that reflects the pace, character, and visual language of contemporary Korean street food. Designed by SOA Architekti, the project balances efficient operation with a highly recognizable identity, creating an interior where architecture supports both the preparation of food and […] More
Atelier Stéphane Fernandez approaches Domaine Bel Air as an act of extension instead of insertion. Located near Aix-en-Provence, the project introduces four single-storey villas into a protected estate shaped by an 18th-century bastide, a formal French garden, an olive grove and distant views towards Montagne Sainte-Victoire. The architects use the existing topography, vegetation and historic […] More