SE House: Restraining Tropical Openness
Departure from the Open Tropical Model Most homes in tropical environments tend to rely on visual and spatial openness, such…
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Matanzas Beach House: Topography and Functional Flexibility
Response to Natural Topography The house is located on a slope descending toward Matanzas Beach, and its design is based…
Marknesse Housing: Low-Carbon Bio-Based Architecture
Carbon Footprint in the Construction Sector Architecture is considered one of the largest contributors to carbon emissions globally. Within this…
JR House: Material, Light & Time in Contemporary Architecture
Architectural Concept and General Approach JR House is presented as a primary residence defined through materiality, light, and time. Rather…
Trnava School Campus Renewal: Functional & Ecological Design
Urban Context and Site Condition The site is located within the cadastral zone of the city of Trnava on parcel…
Ocean Vortex marine waste floating architecture
Transforming Marine Waste into an Architectural Material The Ocean Vortex project proposes a different approach to addressing plastic pollution in…
The Hive, Vancouver: A Mass Timber System in a Seismic Zone
Engineered Timber Structural System The building is located in the False Creek Flats district in Vancouver and consists of ten…
O-day’min Park Edmonton: Urban Transformation and Public Space
Land Use Transformation in the Warehouse Campus District O-day’min Park is located in the Warehouse Campus district in downtown Edmonton,…
Reconfiguring Space and Structure in the “Jevio” Tree House
Site Referencing and Conceptual Composition The project originates from the presence of a large tree on the site known as…
Deja Vu Recycling Store: Urban Decay and Tech Reuse
Urban Context and Surrounding Fabric The Deja Vu Recycling Store is located within the Beijing Institute of Mechanical and Electrical…
Timber Temple: Reinterpreting Traditional Timber Architecture
Reinterpreting Traditional Timber Architecture The Timber Temple project is located on a sloped site in the Sennes area of Norway,…
Beech Cottage: Old vs Modern Extensions
Beech Cottage: Integrating Nature with Contemporary Architecture The “Beech Cottage” is located within a dense green environment in the Surrey…
Normandy Villa: From Investment Strategy to Personal Design
Investment Framework of the Project The Normandy Villa project began as an initiative with a clearly defined investment character. The…
Contoni Winery: Rethinking Mass and Site
Project Location and Functional Program The project is located within a commercial area in Contoni village, along the main road…
Hampstead House: House–Garden Redesign
Relationship Between the House and the Garden as a Design Concept Many houses treat the garden as a separate element…
Freiham Project: Urban Massing and Spatial Reconfiguration
Urban Expansion in Freiham within the Munich Context The Freiham district in the city of Munich is considered one of…
Minoodasht Play Space: Agriculture Reframed as Recreation
Spatial Context and the Relationship with the Agricultural Landscape The play area is located within a 40-hectare olive grove in…
Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center: Architecture and Landscape
The Shift from a Temporary Space to a Permanent Facility For decades, Hudson Valley Shakespeare presented its performances inside a…
Casa Escultura: Architecture and Site Context
Architectural Organization and the Building’s Relationship to the Site Casa Escultura is located in Bragança Paulista and was developed as…
Tour F: Urban Planning and Administration in Abidjan
Historical Context of the Project The history of “Tour F” dates back to the 1970s, when it was first proposed…
Block Kindergarten, Kunshan: Massing, Courtyard, Context
General Project Context and Overview The Block Kindergarten project is located in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province. It includes 21 classrooms within…
