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The Mountain Shelters by Filipe Pina Arquitectura exemplify a sensitive approach to rural hospitality, merging contemporary design with vernacular wisdom and ecological responsibility. Through careful siting, material honesty, and a commitment to sustainability, the project offers a compelling vision for architecture’s ongoing dialogue with nature – one that is as respectful as it is innovative. […] More
For the debut of NAUTICA BLACK LABEL flagship, SLT Design distills the essence of yachting into a modular, architectural system that transcends surface-level maritime motifs. Rather than relying on overt nautical iconography, the design team translates the structural logic of a yacht, its sails, rigging, decks, and cleats, into an immersive, contemporary retail environment. The […] More
Located in Prague’s Žižkov district, the historic Palác Akropolis has long served as a center for the city’s cultural and artistic life. The latest transformation of its 470 m² floor, led by Marco Maio Architects, reimagines a previously enclosed and fragmented space as a contemporary shared workspace. The project responds to the building’s layered history, […] More
Disbrow Iannuzzi designs Baw Beese House in Hillsdale, Michigan as a lakeside retreat built to support several generations of one family. The project responds to social, familial, community, economic, and health needs through a structure that allows relatives to gather or separate as required. This approach gives each family member the ability to visit for […] More
White Arkitekter presents Lumi, a 22,000 sqm life sciences building that sets a new benchmark for circular design in Sweden. The project transforms the former headquarters of the Swedish Food Agency in Uppsala into a contemporary workplace with offices, laboratories, and restaurants. Designed for Vasakronan, Lumi stands as the world’s highest-rated LEED office building, achieving […] More
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