House Between Trees, Quito, Ecuador
The House Between Trees in Quito, Ecuador, was conceived with the idea of being situated among various endemic trees on the site. One of the fundamental strategies applied by A1 Arquitectura Avanzada is to position itself “among the trees” and to respect the existing nature
LUST House, Ghent, Belgium
ZOOM architecten were looking for the right implantation on the plot and playing with the facade line. The existing 18th-century farmhouse is demolished in its entirety. The architects partially rebuild LUST House in Ghent, Belgium, with a nod to authentic farmhouse elements
The Hütt 01 PassivHaus, Coburg, Melbourne
Hütt 01 Passivhaus is a piece of inspiring contemporary architecture with timeless, modernist & nordic touches by Melbourne Design Studios. It sets a positive example for small-scale urban densification, reconnecting a forgotten piece of land with its environment, providing a super-sustainable oasis
Syggrou Office Complex, Athens, Greece
This Bennetts Associates designed new Syggrou Office Complex landmark commercial scheme in the centre of Athens is now fully occupied. Comprising two eight-storey buildings, the first achieved LEED Platinum, through close collaboration between the developer, new owner, and professional team
Banksia Bayside Townhouses, Beaumaris, Melbourne
Robert Harwood Architects’ Banksia Bayside Townhouses in Beaumaris, Melbourne, are townhouses but not as you know them. One of the principle aims of this design was to raise people’s expectations and broaden the possibilities of what townhouse living can be
WAF 2023 Day Two Winners, Architectural Awards
The second round of award winners of the 2023 World Architecture Festival have been announced. Amongst today’s category award winners of the world’s largest international live-judged architectural event there were six projects from Australia and four projects each from Iran and the United Kingdom
Ponte House, Amarante, Portugal property
The Casa Ponte project in Amarante, Portugal, was developed by stu.dere – Oficina de Arquitetura e Design, Lda with the aim of integrating the house into the morphology of the land, with its narrow and extended configuration and ended up dictating the volumetric of the house in the same way
Sugi House, Otago, South Island NZ
Located in Wanaka, New Zealand, Sugi House was designed by Condon Scott Architects. Based in Singapore, the family of five took annual trips to Wanaka, usually staying with extended family in an existing four bedroom house on this lakeside site. The idea for Sugi House was conceived to allow for a degree of separation on their trips
St Giles Square, Centre Point, London building
MICA’s refurbishment of the St Giles Square, Centre Point ground floor for retail uses, has opened up dual aspect views through the building, and visual links from the square to New Oxford Street and Earnshaw Street, London, through carefully detailed glazing
Réseau Express Métropolitain Stations, Montreal, Quebec
The consortium of Lemay, Bisson Fortin, and Perkins&Will collectively introduce their design of 4 stations of the inaugural Rive-Sud line of the Réseau express métropolitain, a project that is transforming the Montreal cityscape. With a scale not seen since the city’s first Metro line began operations in 1966
Rikas House, Swieqi, Malta property
Designed by 3DM ARCHITECTURE, Rikas is home to a lively young couple and two children. From the very initial stages, the concept revolved around purity and boldness in design. The form of the building is essentially a reaction to the site in Swieqi, Malta
HAUS 1, Atelier Gardens, Berlin building
Together with co-architects HS-Architekten, MVRDV has turned a dated office building into HAUS 1, an eye-catching entrance marker for Atelier Gardens in Berlin. Now bright yellow, the building is completed with a new living roof, and a sustainable timber rooftop pavilion and terrace, accessible via a grand external staircase
Hawkins\Brown Architects London
Hawkins\Brown architects, UK – refurbishment of Edinburgh College of Art buildings, Scotland: works to increase the university’s capacity through rationalising and consolidating key facilities, allowing for more flexible studio spaces and workshops.
Casa De Bouro, Terras De Bouro, North Portugal
Mutant Arquitectura & Design’s program for Casa De Bouro, Terras De Bouro, North Portugal, is organized in two floors, where the lower floor, in the basement, absorbs the spaces intended for the garage and technical areas and the upper floor intended for social and private spaces
Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota, USA
A large part of Foster + Partners, CannonDesign and Gilbane’s Mayo Clinic project encompasses two new clinical buildings at the center of the downtown campus in Rochester, USA. Located by the current Ozmun complex and Damon Ramp, the design creates a new central point of arrival, with the north and south drop-offs converging at a unified main entrance
Polwarth Terrace House, Edinburgh, Scotland
Designed by DS Architecture, Polwarth Terrace House is located at the heart of the Merchiston & Greenhill conservation area in Edinburgh’s west end, the house sits parallel to the Union Canal with each property facing the street and sitting across the natural slope that leads down towards the water
MH House, Saint Peters, South Australia
Designed by Architects Ink the MH House, Saint Peters, South Australia, consists of a pavilion-style addition and the refurbishment of a dilapidated Victorian bluestone villa. The clients wished for a simple open-plan design, yet intimate in scale, for a new family living space with plenty of natural light and a strong connection to the outdoors
