LUO studio’s intention with the Shell Book Pavilion in Beijing, was not simply to insert a small structure into the plaza, but to connect daily life in a community-oriented commercial setting with reading, lingering, and encounters. The book pavilion gradually took shape—not as a fixed, static presence, but as a space meant to shift and evolve
SpActrum has kept a minimal footprint preserving the original building’s position, and leaving the native forest largely intact. The elevated walkway system of Tonglu Senbo Resort buildings, Hangzhou, China, consciously limit human intervention. Leading guests through the trees in search of the black cabin hidden among them
The Portside Christian College Senior School is a future-focused, three-storey vertical learning environment in South Australia. Designed by DesignInc, as the first stage of a broader campus masterplan, the building establishes a strong foundation for progressive, flexible, and student-centred learning
Restaurant building design by Splintr Joinery, Mensa Kitchen is a low-intervention project. Existing warehouse and attached house maintained and refreshed. An added lightweight structure creates two separate but connected hospitality spaces in Kent Town, South Australia
Morocco architectural news – Young Moroccan Architecture Awards call for entries. Key Northwest Africa property developments and architects. Find new buildings – built environment updates, construction design, property images
Singapore architecture news – The Clifford residential tower ; new Changi Airport Terminal 2 building design, plus amazing Apple Marina Bay Sands store by Foster + Partners, and sensitive Raffles Hotel restoration by architects Aedas
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C. F. Møller architects news – WoodHub Building, Odense, Denmark; B-One Office, Berlin, Germany; The Heart in Ikast, Jutland. Danish architecture practice with offices in Aarhus, Copenhagen, Aalborg, Oslo, Stockholm, London
Dynamic Pinheiros building in São Paulo design by Königsberger Vannucchi Arquitetos. Corporate property rethinks office architecture through a healthcare-oriented brief. It accommodates clinics, diagnostic centres and medical education spaces, incorporating hospital-grade parameters
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The approach to Home in Duke Forest, Durham, North Carolina, USA, is a long undulating driveway, passing through a tall forest canopy and over a meandering creek. The home by Szostak Design, Inc. sits at the top of the hill and because of the careful placement and siting, each of the many views out of the house is magical
The Scala-Mare Building is located on the seafront in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. The Atelier d’Arquitectura Lopes da Costa designed project enjoys a privileged location, distinguished by its excellent sun, sea and access to Porto. Land allotment and regulations constraints directed the architectural approach, with a predominantly horizontal building
Located in Outremont borough, Montreal, the Vivre 2 Homes, project occupies a site within a district that had long been enclosed and dedicated to industrial use. Far from reproducing a standard residential model, ACDF Architecture draws inspiration from the district’s character
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