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 upon…
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Palace of Fine Arts: Technology and Space Reframed
Architectural Space as a Temporary Exhibition PlatformSan Francisco witnessed an unconventional use of the Palace of Fine Arts space, where…
Novum Chair: Rethinking Plastic in Furniture Design
The reliance on plastic in furniture manufacturing and the problem of recyclingFurniture manufacturing relies heavily on plastic in injection-molded structures…
PhytoSymbiosis Seat: Interactive Public Seating
The Seat as a Design Case within the Public RealmAt first glance, the PhytoSymbiosis Seat can be read as an…
Craft House Lux: Redefining Stability in Small Homes
The Shift from Mobility to Architectural StabilityThis model represents a shift in the direction of small houses, moving away from…
Urban Gable Park: Redefining Compact Living
Redefining the Concept of Living in Small UnitsSome models of compact housing are based on reducing spaces to the absolute…
Gardiner Ground Floor: Cultural Reconfiguration
Principles of Ground Floor RehabilitationThe renovation works of the ground floor in the Gardiner Museum were based on three main…
Casa Refugio: Enclosed Mass and Interior Openness
Mass and Envelope as a Tool for PrivacyThe project is presented from the street side as a compact and closed…
East River Residence: Suspended Coastal Architecture
Suspended Architecture as a Design ConceptIn this project, the building appears as if it is suspended above the ground rather…
The Knoll: Compact Living and Spatial Efficiency
The Concept of Living in Small SpacesLiving in small homes is based on reducing the living area and the associated…
Compartment S4 Champawat: Craft as Civic Infrastructure
Transformation of Crafts from Product to Architectural StructureThe text raises the question of whether local crafts can shift from being…
Hadaway House: Contemporary Mountain Architecture
Site and Mountain ContextThe house is located on a northwest-facing slope in the Sunridge neighborhood of Whistler, within a mountainous…
Epiq Vehicle: Reinterpreting the Car as Spatial Composition
Reinterpreting the vehicle as a compositional spaceThe vision stems from the contrast between rigid industrial design methodologies and the experimental…
Volo-X-Pro eVTOL: Shared-Component Urban Air Mobility Design
Advancements in Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) AircraftThe Volo-X-Pro design of multi-rotor electric aircraft represents an evolutionary step within…
Altus Transformable Rooftop Cabin Redefines Tent Design
Transformations in Roof Tent DesignThe camping experience has long been negatively affected by factors such as weak materials, complex installation,…
The Portuguese Facade: Urban Isolation and Interior Space
The Social Threshold in Everyday SpaceThe text refers to a daily practice in a rural context where chairs are placed…
MP House: Topography and Spatial Design
General Context and Material SelectionThe residence is located within a residential compound and is designed as a holiday home with…
Repurposing Xiaomi Mi 8 as a Smart Speaker | Handmax Project
Stabilizing the Aesthetics of Smart Audio DevicesThe home smart speaker market has shown a clear trend toward repetitive designs based…
Green Anarchy: Urban Decay as Ecological Interface
Cities Between Human-Centered Design and the Potential of DecayCities are primarily designed to meet human needs, where surfaces, façades, and…
Vihara House: Water, Light, and Spatial Design
Relationship Between Architecture and the Ecological SystemThe text reflects a vision of environments in which life is organized around water,…
Scandi Inn Project: Redefining Design in Tiny House Architecture
Aesthetic Transformations in the Tiny House MovementOver the years, the tiny house movement has experienced clear fluctuations in aesthetic direction….
