•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 20, 2023
The proposal conceived by MAD Architects for the Anji county is inspired by the diverse natural landscape in the region, attempting to assimilate the built and natural in its design.
by Jerry Elengical Sep 13, 2023
House with a Garden in Greece's Cyclades islands employs a courtyard layout inspired by local sheepfolds, with walls of locally excavated stone to deal with prevailing winds.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Sep 05, 2023
The Winnipeg-based firm creates a home that treads the fine balance between privacy, connection, playfulness, and mystique.
by Zohra Khan Aug 18, 2023
The Canada Pavilion conceived by the Architects Against Housing Alienation (AAHA) highlights the ongoing housing crisis in Canada and its capitalist and colonialist roots.
by Pallavi Mehra Aug 07, 2023
Nestled on a narrow plot, Casa Ederlezi is an inward looking home animated by interconnected gardens and crisscrossing steps that make the most of the available space.
by Aarthi Mohan Jul 19, 2023
Exploring the design morphologies of the traditional otla and aangan, the Otla House by We Design Studio blurs boundaries between the indoors and outdoors.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Jul 08, 2023
NKS2 Architects uses sculptural design, curving tile roof, and harmonious integration of nature, to create an open and inviting sanctuary for its residents.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Apr 24, 2023
Taiwan-based architecture firm atelier GRATIA pays homage to Taiwanese row and courtyard houses, through a concrete shell surrounded by terraced gardens.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Apr 14, 2023
The spatial organisation of the residence, on the outskirts of Maharashtra, typifies the Manduva Logili courtyard house—assembled around a central open space.
by Jerry Elengical Mar 15, 2023
De La Sól / Shadow is a mixed-used concept venue in Ho Chi Minh City, which integrates offices, recreational, commercial, and cultural spaces through adaptive reuse.
by Amarjeet Singh Tomar Feb 17, 2023
Designed by architect Manuel Aires Mateus in Melides, Portugal, Pa.te.os is a set of four independent houses in concrete that explore the legacy of courtyard houses and the concept of the patio.
by Nitija Immanuel Feb 11, 2023
A pictorial reconstruction of the Chinese character 舍, the contemporary temple italicises angular visages, topographical landscape and a carbon fibre roof.
by STIRworld Feb 07, 2023
OMA / David Gianotten, and Andreas Karavanas win the competition to modify Museo Egizio in Turin, Italy, imagining a new composition with an immersive fabric.
by Jerry Elengical Feb 04, 2023
The firm’s own headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, is an unassuming concrete structure that employs innumerable planter boxes on its façade to help improve air quality.
by Sunena V Maju Feb 02, 2023
In a span of four years, Anne Feenstra and his team have given a new life to the Jat havelis of Nalwa in Haryana, India, with the project, the BC Jindal Community Centre.
by Jerry Elengical Jan 31, 2023
Near Córdoba, Mexico, CR Offices has given new meaning to the former shell of a private residence featuring overgrown courtyards coupled with a refined industrial-style interior.
by Jerry Elengical Jan 23, 2023
As the entrance to a resort on the island of Phú Quốc, the structure is an austere cuboidal brick volume, hosting a tiered courtyard draped with lush green curtains.
by STIRworld Jan 21, 2023
The architecture of Slow Courtyard in the Hills in Yaoziyu, China provides a unique example of referencing history and memory through the typological exploration of courtyard design.
by Jincy Iype Jan 18, 2023
This conceptual restoration project by JSPA Design in Beijing stands for second chances, merging the old and new and borrowing elements from traditional Chinese architecture.
by Jerry Elengical Jan 09, 2023
A new branch for one of the most visited Thai restaurants in the town of Kanchanaburi Thailand, features tropical modernist aesthetics crowned by an evocative gable roof.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Dec 05, 2022
Dance House Helsinki, by Finnish practices JKMM Architects and ILO architects, is a remodelling and extension project that aims to seamlessly merge the old and the new.
by Jerry Elengical Dec 03, 2022
On the fringes of Hangzhou, China, this centuries-old residence has been bestowed with a new purpose, merging its traditional architectural roots with neat contemporary flourishes.
by Jerry Elengical Nov 26, 2022
Comprising four stone masonry-clad volumes linked by swooping hyperboloid roofs, the cultural complex in Zibo, Shandong Province, China, blends traditional and modernist references.
by Jerry Elengical Nov 01, 2022
A former neoclassical chapel has been unified with an old street café in Thành Phố Ninh Bình, Vietnam, reflecting the country’s architectural diversity through adaptive reuse.
by Jerry Elengical Oct 22, 2022
KiKi ARCHi brings a contemporary outlook to traditional Chinese architecture in one of China’s most important Taoist temple complexes on Tiantai Mountain in Zhejiang Province.
by Jerry Elengical Oct 01, 2022
Designed to exude heaviness and resilience, this cave-like stereotomic structure Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, functions as a home and culinary space for Japanese chef Motonori Hirata.
by Jerry Elengical Sep 28, 2022
An adaptive reuse venture by DDB Architects Shanghai and BEING STUDIO in Zhejiang Province’s Yaoliang Village has repurposed an old primary school as a picturesque resort.
by Jerry Elengical Sep 21, 2022
This brick and concrete home by Santiago Viale and Associates, on a site formerly under the city’s green belt, circumvents existing trees to minimise its environmental impact.
by Jincy Iype Sep 13, 2022
Conceived by 5468796 Architecture and Kasian Architecture, Interior Design and Planning, the elliptical parking facility in Calgary, Canada, boasts a flexible, “future-proof” design.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Sep 08, 2022
Vladimir Belogolovsky talks to architect Steffen Lehmann about his new book Reimagining the Library of the Future, an in-depth anthology of the finest libraries.
by Jerry Elengical Sep 07, 2022
As the new headquarters for one of the country’s largest telecommunications providers, the structure, located in the city of Abidjan, blends green terraces and interactive zoning.
by Jerry Elengical Sep 06, 2022
Mix Architecture has completed this hostel in Anshi Village, within the Sichuan Province of China, using a blend of local materials and techniques that celebrate regional heritage.
by Jerry Elengical Aug 29, 2022
On a pentagonal corner plot in the Ōta Ward of Japan’s capital, this two-storey home maintains the privacy of its users while offering abundant natural light and insulation.
by Jerry Elengical Aug 19, 2022
Occupying a sloping plot in the city of Nagoya, Japan, the residence designed by Tomoaki Uno Architects uses age-old Japanese masonry to create a subdued sanctuary for its users.
by Jerry Elengical Aug 17, 2022
The Kaleidoscope Office and Residence, located on a remote factory site in Vietnam, features contrasting programs inside a dodecagonal structure with a perforated façade.
by STIRworld Aug 06, 2022
Spanning 75,000 sqm, the new headquarters in the city’s Xuhui District features a fragmented exterior concealing a courtyard layout that prioritises collaboration and wellness.
by ABB Aug 01, 2022
The project helmed by INNOCAD architecture features an asymmetrical facade, golden details and a striking rooftop overlooking the panoramic views of a canal.
by Jerry Elengical Jul 22, 2022
'Paradinha-11 Cabins in the Woods' explores the potential of the firm's prefabricated Gomos building system in a mixed-use housing and hospitality development on a sloping site.
by Jerry Elengical Jul 19, 2022
Boasting a jagged form that hovers over the IJmeer lake in Amsterdam, this 46,000 sqm housing development offers a contemporary take on classical courtyard buildings.
by Jerry Elengical Jul 12, 2022
In Singapore’s one-north district, this residential complex blends playful exposed concrete, vibrant murals, and greenery in two seven-storey wings linked by an inhabited bridge.
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