Reframing a Fire-Damaged Site Between Rock and River
Reframing the Relationship with the Site Most architects tend to level the entire site and start anew, but in this…
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Rasa Tiny Home: Efficient Small Space Design
Rethinking the Efficiency of Small Spaces Some mobile tiny homes are based on a concept that goes beyond simply reducing…
Oratory Chapel in Santiago Reuses Existing Structure
Reuse of the Previous Building as a Constructive Context The Oratory Chapel in Santiago, Nuevo León is based on the…
The Mantra Project: Tiny Cabin Redefining Minimal Living
Concept of Minimalism in Tiny Housing This housing model is based on the idea of reducing elements to the absolute…
Kownatki Lake House Project Reinterprets Rural Lakeside Living
Context and Site The Kownatki Lake House project is located beside Lake Kownatki in the Masurian region of Poland, within…
Minas Gerais House Redefining Architecture and Nature
Relationship to the Site and Openness to the Natural Landscape The house is located on the edge of a reservoir…
Camarati Primary School & Kindergarten No. 5: Urban Courtyard
Educational Context and Urban Role The project is located in the heart of the San Francisco district in the city…
Casa Cosmos: Topography, Space and Light
Site and Natural Context The “Casa Cosmos” project is located on the slopes of the Bonia Valley in Capilla del…
House 17-JB: Forest and Topography Integration in Architecture
Architectural Concept Context In most cases, an architect is given a defined site to be developed within a construction project….
Playfair Project: Climate-Driven Design Under Constraints
Design Philosophy and Relationship Between Architecture and the User The project is based on the idea that Architecture should visually…
Drasat 46B: Rethinking Urban Density Through Adaptive Reuse
Reframing Urban Density Urban densification is commonly associated with vertical expansion and the increase in the number of floors. However,…
Fire Rise RTT: Rethinking Roof-Top Tents
The Market of Vehicle-Mounted Tents and the Context of Innovation The market for roof-mounted car tents is considered a highly…
Roam Rider SL Camper: Natural Lighting and Interior Design
Natural Lighting and Structural System The interior space of the camper is designed to maximize Lighting through mesh windows distributed…
Neighborhood School: Spatial Belonging and Architectural Form
Spatial Belonging as a Design Driver The educational proposal is grounded in the idea of belonging to place as a…
Shell Book Pavilion: Redefining the Kinetic Public Realm
Stability of Public Spaces and Rethinking Most Cities public spaces tend to maintain a fixed state throughout the day; they…
Trommel Project: Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Water Tanks
Adaptive Reuse and Spatial Context The Trommel project is located within an internal area of 60 square meters inside a…
Our Lady of Victory Monastery Expansion
Historical Context and Functional Expansion The Monastery of Our Lady of Victory was established in Kenya in 1952 as the…
Open Chapel: Rethinking Space and Openness
Context and General Concept The “Open Chapel” in Hellerhausen, Germany, stands as an architectural example grounded in the concept of…
Mirror Pavilion: Reinterpreting Ayineh-Kari in an Industrial Hall
The Visual Experience in Traditional Iranian Architecture (Ayineh-Kari) In some Iranian shrines or palaces, a different perception of space emerges…
Palace of Fine Arts: Technology and Space Reframed
Architectural Space as a Temporary Exhibition Platform San Francisco witnessed an unconventional use of the Palace of Fine Arts space,…
Novum Chair: Rethinking Plastic in Furniture Design
The reliance on plastic in furniture manufacturing and the problem of recycling Furniture manufacturing relies heavily on plastic in injection-molded…
