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…
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Architectural Projects
Project documentation and analysis across building types, scales and locations. Coverage examines the brief, spatial organisation, material choices and relationship to place, distinguishing design proposals from work under construction and completed buildings.
Compare projects through building typologies, examine their materials and construction methods, and place individual works within the wider discussion of architecture.
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…
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…
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….
Trim House: Architecture Shaped by Planning Constraints
Changing Planning RegulationsThe project reflects a common condition in architectural practice when planning requirements change during the design phase. Work…
F-House: Glass Between Transparency and Reflection
Glass as a Perceptual Condition in ArchitectureGlass is one of the most perceptually charged materials in Architecture. On one hand,…
NestOff Micro Cabin: Redefining Minimal Living in Nature
The Micro Cabin and the Context of Limited DwellingThis cabin is located in the forested hills of northern Hungary and…
Two-Fold Studio: Multi-Functionality in a Limited Space
Multi-Functionality within a Limited SpaceThe Two-Fold Studio project reflects a functional paradox; while the name suggests duality, the building actually…
Yongping Warehouse Renovation: Huadi Adaptive Reuse
Repurposing Grain Warehouses on the Huadi RiverOn a site stretching along the Huadi River in Foshan, China, a group of…
Orchestra Park Kunshan: Music-Inspired Urban Design
Public Parks as a Standardized Design TypologyMost public parks follow a repetitive design pattern based on fundamental elements such as…
Batumi Chess Palace: Chessboard Architecture
Context of Chess Culture in GeorgiaGeorgia has a strong presence in chess culture that goes beyond its demographic size, having…
Santa Margalida Social Housing: Materials, Efficiency & Flexibility
General Context and Architectural ConceptThe project is located in Santa Margalida, a small town in northern Mallorca. It proposes a…
Vermont Villa Reassesses Container Housing
Revisiting the Concept of Container HomesThe Vermont Villa project by Backcountry Containers is presented as a case study within the…
House of Time: Time, River, and Craft Reimagined
Urban and Temporal ContextThe project is located in Babahoyo, Ecuador, a city historically connected to the river. The design stems…
Abbie Abbotsford Terrace: Mass and Rear Extension Strategy
Urban Context of AbbotsfordAbbotsford, located in inner Melbourne, is one of the areas that clearly reflects a layered historical accumulation…
Quintas do Lago: Architecture and Nature
Relationship between Architecture, Nature, and Urban PlanningThe Quintas do Lago Praia dos Coqueiros project is based on the study of…
Taliru House: Multi-Generational & Climate-Responsive Housing
Conceptual Composition of the DwellingThe project is presented as a multi-generational residence accommodating five family members, and it is based…
Scotch Chalet: Architecture and Forest Relationship
Natural Site and ContextThe cabin is located on a plateau in the middle of a dense forest in the Grenville-sur-la-Rouge…
Klafar Housing Project: Urban Gradient from Street to Gardens
Clear Gradient from Public to PrivateThe project is located in the Klafar area and is based on the principle of…
