Why the Gandarillas House Raises Its Mass: Freeing the Ground and Letting Water Pass Beneath It
The Open Ground as a Living SpaceUpon entering the site, the visitor does not encounter a mass occupying the ground,…
Building Performance
Otway Beach House: Bushfire Protection and Coastal Views
Topographic Integration and Scenographic FramingOtway Beach House takes shape as a monolithic concrete volume that uses the regulatory requirements associated…
The Building’s Other Footprint
Buildings possess both a physical ground footprint and a dynamic annual shadow footprint created as the sun moves throughout the…
Old Trafford Before the Whistle
An architectural perspective on Old Trafford highlights how the stadium balances operational demands with its historical legacy. Key features include…
The Performance Gap: The Lie Every Green Building Lives
The Building That Betrays Itself: How a Green Certificate Becomes an Unkept PromiseImagine a building that wins the highest green…
What Collapsed Rock Already Knows And Architecture Has Yet to Learn
When Geological Thermal Mass Becomes a Lesson in Building Envelope PhysicsThere is a striking paradox unfolding between one hundred and…
