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Villa Omah Prana Payangan by Alexis Dornier sits in the highlands of Payangan as a study of circular form and controlled structure. The project follows one clear idea: a ring-shaped plan that arranges every room along the perimeter. This configuration directs the entire home toward the surrounding area and establishes a consistent orientation. The living […] More
Lagoon View marks a significant project for Swatt + Partners, arriving as a full reworking of an existing 4,753 square foot home in the hills above Tiburon. The clients, long based in the Midwest, planned for many years to relocate to the Bay Area to stay closer to their adult children and maintain access to […] More
SENAA architekti designed Kohútka Cottage as contemporary mountain housing shaped by the traditions of Wallachia and the terrain of the Javorníky range. The cottage was originally planned for the owner of the Kohútka mountain complex and draws from the proportions, materials, and spatial logic of the region’s rural buildings. The site gives the house […] More
Espace Gabrielle Chanel, a new public library devoted to contemporary art, opens on the third floor of Shanghai’s Power Station of Art (PSA). Created with support from Chanel, the 18,000 square foot space offers a major resource for reading, research, and study, with more than 50,000 books and audio editions forming one of the largest […] More
Seoul continues to push its urban fabric forward, and the new SeoulOne masterplan marks one of the city’s most ambitious attempts to rethink how different generations share space. Designed by UNS for Hyundai Development Company, the project occupies a former industrial and railway site in the northeast and reshapes 405,000 square meters into a fully […] More
Designed by EM architecture, Chalet du ruisseau sits within the wooded landscape of Potton in Quebec’s Eastern Townships. Completed in 2023, the residence revisits vernacular forms through a contemporary lens, balancing gabled silhouettes, natural materials, and a site strategy that gives the landscape an active presence. Positioned along the edge of a stream, the home […] More
Located in the El Bajo neighborhood of Buenos Aires (Argentina), near the San Isidro ravines, Casa Los Cardos is conceived as a single, continuous spatial experience rather than a collection of isolated rooms. For this young family with two small children, Melazza Mobili translates an architectural base of exposed concrete into a tactile, luminous interior […] More
Studio Schicketanz completes a distinctive multi-family compound, The Preserve, designed for founder Mary Ann Schicketanz and her son’s young family. Set within a planned community bordering the Los Padres National Forest, the project brings together two households on a single five-acre parcel while maintaining a light presence on the land. The compound includes a […] More
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art continues to advance on its Los Angeles site, bringing MAD’s fluid, future-facing architectural vision into physical form. Originally conceived for Chicago, the museum’s relocation emerged in 2015 after disagreements over the intended Lakefront site. When the project shifted west, both Los Angeles and San Francisco were assessed for alignment […] More
Located above the folds of Beverly Hills, the Briarcrest Residence brings together the architectural clarity and measured restraint that define Heusch Architecture. Led by Gerhard Heusch, the Los Angeles studio continues its exploration of contemporary design shaped by environment, light, and material. This hillside home reflects that philosophy with a spatial language that’s calm, deliberate, […] More
Superimpose Architecture has unveiled The Culture Shift, a striking new civic landmark in Dongguan, China. Located at the core of the rapidly evolving Greater Bay Area, the project embodies the city’s dynamic urban transformation while offering a progressive vision for contemporary civic architecture. MIXED USE Conceived as a “terraced landscape for culture, work, and community,” […] More
Stella at Star Metals, the third building in Atlanta’s Star Metals District designed by Oppenheim Architecture, now stands complete in West Midtown. Rising 22 stories, the project extends a decade of work that has transformed a former industrial area into a growing residential and cultural district. When finished, the neighborhood will contain six buildings designed […] More