HP’s Vancouver Research Building: A Folded Roof for Light and Services
A research building in a former quarry connects its folded timber roof to daylight, service coordination and a carefully qualified record of wood sourcing.
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Laois House: Deep Brick Edges Between Family Life and the Trees
A family house in County Laois uses recessed glazing, a service core and projecting garden walls to balance shared life, privacy and the wooded landscape.
Humm New York: Small Dining Territories Beneath a Painted Ceiling
Red partitions, layered lighting and a painted ceiling organize Humm’s tall dining rooms into smaller places to sit.
Lion Green Road: Housing Shaped Around Shared Ground
Five brick-clad blocks accommodate 157 homes at Lion Green Road. A reading of the paths, planted edges and shared ground that connect the development.
CCLM 280: A Weekend House with Two Rhythms of Use
A weekend house separates everyday occupation from guest stays while its stair and covered edges keep the garden in view.
The Lens: Daylight Without an Open View from the Street
The Lens in Montreal separates daylight, outlook and access through curved glass bricks, an open garden elevation and a separate approach to a flexible workspace.
A Clinton Hill Brownstone Reorganized Around Gathering and Retreat
A Clinton Hill brownstone uses a central kitchen table, contrasting shared rooms and retained plasterwork to balance gathering, art and privacy.
Concrete Flakes: A Lasting Frame for a Changing Workplace
Concrete Flakes in Hanoi separates a lasting concrete structure, a patterned metal screen and shared workplace facilities to accommodate everyday use and later change.
Linden House: A Corridor Becomes a Gathering Room
Schemata Architects turns the connection between two existing buildings into a shared room at Linden House, within an Irish forest regeneration project.
Hostafrancs House: When Interior Renovation Begins with the Roof
A Barcelona apartment renovation connects roof repair, spatial continuity and privacy through exposed timber, openings and fitted joinery.
East County Library: Public Space Beyond Borrowing Books
East County Library in Gresham connects public transport, community participation and exposed timber with a wider range of everyday public uses.
Nakamura Civic Complex: Keeping the Schoolyard Public
Four public services share a former school site in Nagoya. ArchUp examines the square, sheltered circulation and the difference between shared space and shared access.
House of Cards: Four Timber Volumes on an Inherited Foundation
In Koksijde, an existing foundation and height limit shape four prefabricated timber volumes. Construction photographs reveal the decisions behind the form.
Sable House: When the Garden Becomes a Route
A reading of Sable House through sheltered garden routes, everyday routines and the difference between recovered bricks and retaining a building.
Tree Snake Houses: Living Above the Forest Floor
At Pedras Salgadas in Portugal, compact raised dwellings turn the access path, forest floor and framed views into a larger architectural experience.
Gateway Public Library: A Canopy for Civic Life in the Desert
Gateway Public Library in Mesa brings reading, shared activity and shaded outdoor space beneath one canopy, with adaptability built into its service layout.
Stevens Ranch Library: Making Room for Reading, Work and Play
A person arriving to read quietly and a family arriving to explore need different things from the same public building….
Casa Vereda: How Brick Vaults Shape the Interior
An interior reading of Casa Vereda in Murcia, with an original ArchUp axonometric connecting photographs to the plan, organised galleries and a drawing file.
The Burrows: Joining a House and Former Clinic into One Home
A Seattle renovation joins a former clinic and family home through new internal connections, an open kitchen and retained mid-century materials.
Monastic Field: A Concrete House That Turns Inward Beside a Busy Temple
Roomoor’s Monastic Field uses a low concrete cluster, a pyramidal skylit hall and controlled openings to protect family life beside a busy Jain temple.
Prukpirom House Renovation: Privacy Around a Shared Void
A 29-year-old Bangkok home is reorganized around a double-height void, mature gardens and private rooms that keep a family connected without forcing constant togetherness.
