Camouflaged Home in Morelia, Mexico by HW Studio.Deep in the forests of Morelia, central Mexico, rests a home that seems like it could have been magicked to life by a hobbit. Designed by HW Studio, it has all the trappings of a hobbit house, camouflaging into the hillside, mirroring the...
Architecture Meets Nature: The Hometown Moon Chapel by Syn Architects.Did you know that the saying âThe Moon Is Beautiful Tonightâ is a romantic confession in Chinese and Japanese literature? Syn Architectâs Hometown Moon Chapel in Taiâan, China, recreates the serene moment of moon viewing from afar...
Plutarco’s Own Office and HECHO Store in Madrid.In a characteristic explosion of colours, Plutarco have designed their own headquarters in the centre of Madrid. Sharing with architecture studio Estudio Reciente and a new conscious homeware shop HECHO, the design revolved around the idea...
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...
Jean Nouvel’s Sharaan Resort Concept at AlUlĂĄ, Saudi Arabia Celebrates the Beauty of Past Civilisations.Jean Nouvel unveils the concept for Sharaan Resort at AlUla â a scheme that celebrates the extraordinary beauty of past civilisations, drawing on the nearby Nabataean wonders of Hegra, Saudi Arabia's first UNESCO World Heritage Site....
Holy Fire Lit Place in China by URBANUS Architecture.Beijing & Shenzhen-based Architecture Practice URBANUS redesigned the former Xihoudu holy fire plaza for the 2019 Second China National Youth Games at the junction of Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Henan provinces. Considered one of the most...
Ivo Bisignanoâs Solo Exhibition ‘Human Forms’ set in an Ancient Israel Cave.Ivo Bisignano's solo exhibition has found a temporary home within an ancient cave in Israel's Beit Guvrin National Park, which has reopened to the public for the first time in 25 years. This has to be one most gobsmackingly beautiful...
The Waterline Museum in Utrecht, The Netherlands by Studio Anne Holtrop.Studio Anne Holtropâs Waterline Museum is a former military defence base, which flooded large parts of the Netherlands intentionally. Spanning 85km along the ânew Dutch waterlineâ with multiple fortresses, the site is UNESCO World...
Extraordinary Underwater Restaurant in Lindesnes, Norway by Snøhetta.Oslo-based firm Snøhetta have completed Europeâs first ever underwater restaurant in Norway. Appropriately named âUnderâ, the 495sqm monolith is submerged 5-and-a-half metres below the oceanâs surface. Inspired by a sunken...
