Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Architecture in Lousada, Portugal by Spaceworkers.Spaceworkersâ Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Architecture in Lousada, Portugal becomes a bridge linking the Romanesque era with the contemporary world. This cultural building is as a collection of different sized volumes, each...
Hamra Studio Residence on Gotland Island, Sweden by Collectif Encore.Collectif Encore's award-winning Hamra Studio Residence on Gotland Island, Sweden is home to Stockholm-based artist Birgitta Burling and her partner. During the colder months, the house is restricted to a cosy nook hidden within a timber...
Community Empowerment via Urban Development: Presence in Hormuz 02, Iran by ZAV Architects.Tehran-based ZAV Architectsâ multipurpose cultural residence comprises vibrant rammed earth domes that form part of a broader social and cultural initiative on Hormuz Island in Iran. Dubbed âPresence on Hormuzâ, the series of...
A Mid-Century Wonder Transformed by BarlisWedlick into a High-Performance Retreat.Located on 27 lakefront acres in Armonk, NY, Beckoning Path is a stunning mid-century 750-square-metre residence carefully transformed by BarlisWedlick Architects into a high-performance building housing a wellness retreat. Passive...
Sanno Office in Okazaki by Studio Velocity.Studio Velocity has achieved a delicate balance of gravity and tension in their design for Sannounoâs office in Okazaki city, Japan. The studio has topped the open plan, timber structure with an impossibly thin, gravity-defying...
Maggieâs Centre in Leeds by Heatherwick Studio.Maggieâs, a charity that provides support for people affected by cancer, commissioned Heatherwick Studio to create its new centre in Leeds, located on the campus of St Jamesâs University Hospital. The building was conceived as an...
Maya Somaiya School Library in Kopargaon, India by Sameep Padora & Associates.Part sculpture, part architecture, Mumbai-based Sameep Padora & Associates have designed a library for a small rural school in India. Imagined as an extension of the ground plane, Sameep Padora were captivated by the material efficiencies...
Omoken Park Event Space on Kyushu Island, Japan by Yabashi Architects.Yabashi Architects constructed a community-driven multi-purpose public space as a symbolic replacement for a building that was lost during severe earthquakes on the island of Kyushu, Japan in 2016. Sandwiched between two tall,...
Library House (Casa Biblioteca) in Vinhedo, Brazil by Atelier Branco.Casa Biblioteca or âLibrary Houseâ by Sao Paolo-based architects Atelier Branco Arquitetura is set in the small forest town of Vinhedo. A private commission for a Brazilian philosopher, the design revolved around fulfilling a brief for...
