Raw & Warm: Concrete, Wood, and Art in a Home
Materiality and the Spatial Narrative of the MassThe project is grounded in a redefinition of the residential space as an…
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Breeze House: Topographic Design and Openness to Nature
Topographic Gradient and Mass NegotiationThe spatial experience of Breeze House is grounded in a responsive approach to the site’s topography,…
Guohua Heyuejia: Integrating Senior Living and Care in Shanghai
Urban Integration and Liberation from Peripheral IsolationThe project takes a critical position toward the prevailing model of senior housing in…
MFA House: Vertical Design and Local Materials
Open Spatial Dynamics and Visual ConnectivityThe architectural configuration of the residence is based on reducing the boundaries between interior and…
Pura Vida: Balancing Urban Enclosure and Natural Openness
Dual Orientation: From Urban Enclosure to Natural OpennessThe spatial experience of this residence is founded on the contrast between two…
Serpentine Pavilion: Crinkle-Crankle Wall and Spatial Experience
Spatial Configuration and the Dynamics of the Crinkle-Crankle LineThe architectural composition relies on crinkle-crankle geometry as a tool for organizing…
Hideout Leaf: Bamboo and Glass Open to Nature
Access Experience and Circulation PathThe project experience begins along a raised circulation path, where the floating walkway acts as a…
Studzienno 27: Timber Architecture and Natural Site
Site Belonging and Architectural CompositionThe Studzienno 27 project begins with a direct relationship to the surrounding nature, as the four…
X1 Tests Electric Propulsion for Regional Aviation
Architectural Formulation of Massing and FunctionThe X1 experimental aircraft represents a transition from testing electric propulsion on small-scale aircraft to…
Central Courtyard and Spatial Experience in House Design
Spatial Scenography and the Decomposition of VolumesThe project’s organization is based on positioning the building along the adjacent property boundary,…
Sunrise Tiny House: Mobility and Function in a Compact Space
Mass Dynamics and Spatial CirculationSunrise Tiny House is formed as a compact 20-foot-long volume designed to maximize limited space while…
Align Studio: Material, Movement, and Light in Interior Design
The Scenography of Containment: From Urban Noise to Spatial StillnessAlign Studio’s interior design approaches space as an integrated sensory environment,…
DSK Bank Sofia: A Continuous Architectural Ribbon
The Green Ribbon’s Kinetic Movement and the Shaping of Spatial ExperienceThe interior architecture of the DSK Bank branch in Sofia…
Bihailou Art Village: Reimagining Urban Experience
Deconstructing the Mass and the Scenography of MovementThe moment of entering and moving through Bihailou Art Village transforms from a…
LJ House: Balancing Collective Living and Privacy
Spatial Interaction and Circulation OrganizationThe spatial experience of LJ House is founded on a reinterpretation of the concept of collective…
Rågeleje House: Site-Driven Massing and Interior Circulation
Massing Integration and Dialogue with Site and CirculationThe building’s presence begins with its direct relationship to the site. The house…
Inner Court House: Enclosure, Openness, and Climate Response
Architectural Envelope and Climate AdaptationThe house’s external envelope responds to the harsh climatic conditions of Phan Rang, Vietnam, through a…
Refugio House: Massing, Climate, and Environmental Design
Spatial Scenography and Environmental IntegrationThe spatial experience of Refugio House is grounded in a direct relationship between architecture and the…
House in Ebeltoft: Redefining Mass, Roof, and Space
Dynamic Shadows and the Articulation of the Spatial MassThe roof forms the most prominent element in the reading of the…
Village School: Office-to-Learning Transformation
The Transition and Spatial Formation: Repurposing an Office as a Learning EnvironmentThe experience of the new campus begins with redefining…
Rêve en suspens: Balconies Shaping the Façade and Mass
The Dialogue of Layered Petals and the Formation of the MassThe balconies in the Rêve en suspens project evolve from…
