Casa Galería: Integrating Slope, Massing, and Spatial Hierarchy
Topographic Formation and Spatial Sequence of AccessCasa Galería is based on the site’s slope as a fundamental element in shaping…
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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.
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Kaira Looro Community Center in Senegal
From Clay Stillness to Social DynamismThe project’s spatial experience begins from the first moment of approach through the rural fabric…
Skybox Uses Vertical Design to Connect with the Landscape
Detachment from the Ground and Reframing the HorizonThe design is based on lifting the residential volume above the ground on…
Casa El Trébol: Architecture, Topography, and Landscape
Scenographic Experience and the AscentThe Casa El Trébol project emerges from its direct relationship with the site’s topography, located at…
Japú House: Spatial Movement and Landscape Integration
Longitudinal Form and Harmony with the TopographyThe architectural composition of the Japú House adapts to the mountainous site in Rio…
Battersea: When the Machine Becomes the City
Battersea Power Station in London has undergone a major urban transformation, converting a long-disused industrial landmark into a mixed-use neighborhood….
Chenhu Bird Tower: Structure and Viewing Experience
Reframing the Functional Philosophy of ObservationMany environmental observation towers follow a design approach in which the presence of architecture recedes…
Casa da Mata: Massing and Connection to the Natural Landscape
Massing Adaptation to the Natural TopographyThe architectural concept is based on a direct response to the site’s topography, with the…
Bidi Bidi Performing Arts Centre: Spatial Openness
Spatial Configuration and the Dissolution of Architectural BoundariesThe architectural configuration of the building is based on a semi-open arrangement that…
Casa de Vidro: Solid Volumes and Garden Views
Contrast of Volumes and the Dialogue Between Anchoring and FloatingThe architectural concept of the project is based on a clear…
Montemar Residential and the Coastal Landscape
Breaking with the Orthogonal Grid in Waterfront ArchitectureWaterfront residential developments often favor rectilinear geometries for their structural simplicity and construction…
Thuraiyur Farmhouse: Rural Architecture and Local Resources
Mass Enclosure and Boundary ControlThe architectural composition of the project responds to the limitations of space and resources through a…
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…
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…
