Pantanal Biopark: Science Meets Architecture
Architecture as a Means of Presenting Specialized Technologies The Pantanal Biopark project demonstrates how public buildings can reflect research and…
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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…
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…
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…
Rausing Science Centre: Education in Historic Contexts
Integrating Educational Buildings within Historic Contexts The integration of new educational buildings within historic environments represents a challenge tied to…
4×4 House, Kobe: Spatial Intensification and Coastal Dwelling
Site Location and Context Conditions The 4×4 House is located on the coastline overlooking the Seto Inland Sea in the…
Hainan Science Museum: Conception vs Execution
From Conception to Execution: Reading the Architectural Transformation From Design to execution, the architectural transformation of the Hainan Science Museum…
Pina House Redefines Mass and Nature in Florianópolis
Context and Botanical Memory of the Site The Architecture project is grounded in the relationship between dwelling and the pre-existing…
Southern Lookout: Quarry to Viewing Platform
A Platform Suspended Above the Topography of a Former Quarry “Southern Lookout” introduces a 42-metre-long platform, made of weathered steel,…
P81 House: Reworking History through Contemporary Industry
Preserving the Historical Character and Reintegrating Original Elements The P81 House is located in the historic district of Poznań and…
La Cañada House: Spatial Design and Nature
General Context and Relationship with Nature The house is located in the La Cañada area near Valencia, within a residential…
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…
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…
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…
Urban Gable Park: Redefining Compact Living
Redefining the Concept of Living in Small Units Some models of compact housing are based on reducing spaces to the…
Gardiner Ground Floor: Cultural Reconfiguration
Principles of Ground Floor Rehabilitation The renovation works of the ground floor in the Gardiner Museum were based on three…
Hadaway House: Contemporary Mountain Architecture
Site and Mountain Context The house is located on a northwest-facing slope in the Sunridge neighborhood of Whistler, within a…
Audrey by CozyCo Tiny Homes: Compact Living Redefined
General Concept and Dealing with Space Constraints The Audrey house by CozyCo Tiny Homes presents a case study of an…
Shoji House: Rethinking Compact Mobile Living
Philosophy of Use in Small Spaces The Architecture of the Shoji home reflects a concept that goes beyond architectural form…
Mozart House: Adaptive Reuse in a Georgian Heritage Building
Historical and Urban Context Mozart House is located within a row of historic Georgian buildings in the Belgravia district and…
