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  • LTR1: Vertical Housing Connected to Nature and Ground-Level Life

    Reframing the Vertical Block and Restoring the Neighborhood’s Horizontal Memory Many contemporary residential towers reduce the concept of housing to…

  • Erra Kota Residence: Space, Light, and Privacy

    Dialogue with Space and Urban Density The “Erra Kota” residence responds to the dense urban context of Warangal, where built…

  • Campus Deleers: Education, Production and Topography

    From Industrial Character to Interactive Space Along the Canal The project takes shape as a direct architectural response to its…

  • Luanda Library: Architecture, Trees, and Natural Light

    Scenographic Interaction and Framing the Natural Landscape The architecture here is based on adapting to the site rather than displacing…

  • Tychowo Public Library: Timber Architecture & Community

    From the Residential Fabric to the Cultural Extension The library offers an architectural solution aimed at providing a public space…

  • Ripples Become Everyday Ground: Reframing the Embankment

    Turning the Protective Wall into Undulating Terrain The architectural concept of the project is based on reframing the rigid concrete…

  • Etchegoyen House: Privacy, Openness, and Climate

    Mass Composition and Climatic Response The architectural composition begins with a reading of the natural conditions of the beaches of…

  • Etchegoyen House: Timber Framing and Dry Construction

    Spatial Experience and the Formulation of the Circulation Path The process of entering and moving through the project is not…

  • Scentra: Plant-Fiber Sensory Packaging

    From Inert Filler to Sensory Discovery Packaging offers an experience that extends beyond its traditional function of protecting the product,…

  • Casa ADS Balances Openness and Privacy

    Facade Transformation and Visual Connection with the Surroundings The renovation of the front facade of Casa ADS redefined the relationship…

  • Casa Loto Shapes Space Through Mass, Light, and Seascape

    Longitudinal Axis: Directing Movement Toward the Horizon The spatial experience of this residence is organized around a clear longitudinal axis…

  • Responsive Industrial Envelope Design

    Envelope Scenography and the Site’s Environmental Performance The architectural expression of this project begins with a precise reading of the…

  • Aspen Park Model: Vertical Expansion and Visual Openness

    Scenography of Passage and Shadows The entry experience begins from the covered front porch, which forms a transitional zone between…

  • Residence Open: Spatial Flexibility and Hanok

    Spatial Dialogue and Movement Flow Residence Open reinterprets the philosophy of the Korean “hanok” and translates it into a spatial…

  • Boladala House: Architecture, Terrain, and Views

    Integration with the Terrain and Visual Orientation The project is shaped through a massing distribution that responds to the site’s…

  • Courtyard School: Spatial Flexibility and Learning

    Spatial Realm as an Extended Learning Environment The project is based on the concept of a courtyard school, where architectural…

  • Manhattan Detention Facility and Its Role in the Urban Fabric

    Vertical Massing and the Spatial Threshold The facility’s test begins from the moment of urban confrontation at the street edge…

  • Cherokee House: Concrete, Glass, and Light in Spatial Design

    Massing Composition and Arrival Sequence Cherokee House consists of two primary cast-in-place concrete volumes, separated by a vertical circulation core…

  • Muda L13: Massing, Light, and Landscape

    Spatial Transition and Visual Connection with the Surroundings The spatial experience of Muda L13 benefits from its location within a…

  • Casa Galería: Integrating Slope, Massing, and Spatial Hierarchy

    Topographic Formation and Spatial Sequence of Access Casa Galería is based on the site’s slope as a fundamental element in…

  • Kaira Looro Community Center in Senegal

    From Clay Stillness to Social Dynamism The project’s spatial experience begins from the first moment of approach through the rural…