Concrete architecture

The design of the Baghiatallah University Entrance is the result of merging two distinct spatial approaches. The first approach adopts a thoroughly modern interpretation of the entrance; a concrete shell that emerges from the ground, defines the entrance space beneath it, and then returns to the earth. One of its vertical planes is angled along the primary flow of pedestrians to enhance legibility and create a more inviting atmosphere. Caption Caption Caption Caption Caption The second approach takes a postmodern perspective, featuring a brick volume with proportions and openings reminiscent of traditional Iranian gateways. The integration of these two spatial volumes along their central axis has resulted in a wo... More

The Food and Agriculture Organization office in Phnom Penh is a contemporary extension to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries compound. Carefully planned to sit within its context rather than stand apart from it, the two-story concrete structure responds to the familiar gabled rooflines of the surrounding government buildings through a double-sided gabled roof and a continuous shaded walkway. Bruce Vincentiis The building is organized around a simple concrete volume where the shaded perimeter walkway forms a protective layer between the exterior compound and the interior workspaces. This walkway supports light, views, and cross-ventilation along the facades. Enclosed offices, meeting rooms, and support spaces are grou... More

Bashtani Residential is an affordable apartment building located in West Tehran, featuring two units per floor, each with an approximate area of 80 square meters. A primary challenge in economic residential developments is the scarcity of green spaces and a lack of attention to sustainability, often due to high land occupancy and the necessity of minimizing construction costs; the Bashtani project was no exception to these constraints. Caption Caption The design sought to address these challenges through the conceptual lens of " Spatial Authenticity, Spatial Autonomy." Consequently, more public zones were designed with a concrete exterior, while private areas featured brick cladding. In addition to the distinct materiality, the... More

 In the heart of the Venetian outskirts, an existing building has been transformed into a bright and refined residence that expresses a contemporary way of living. Designed by MIDE architetti, the project stems from an act of subtraction and reinterpretation: reclaiming an anonymous structure by simplifying its volumes and opening new perspectives onto the surrounding landscape. Giulia Maretti Giulia Maretti Giulia Maretti The intervention unfolds across three levels, revealing from the ground floor a careful balance between composition and the relationship with the outdoors. The spacious entrance overlooks a small inner courtyard, protected by an exposed concrete wall punctuated by geometric openings that filter views... More

Located in the mountains of Mar Vista, Guanacaste, Casa Vista Encantada is a residential project composed of a main house and a guest house, organized as a direct response to the site’s elongated topography. The project adopts a linear configuration that follows the natural contours of the terrain, allowing each space to establish a specific relationship with the surrounding landscape. This spatial strategy generates a sequence of views and transitions, reinforcing the connection between interior and exterior environments. Fernando Alda Fernando Alda A central component of the project is its roof system, designed as an integrated environmental strategy. The sloped roofs enable controlled rainwater collection, which is comb... More

Set on a corner lot within Nordelta’s nautical neighborhood, El Yacht, this house is anchored in the uniqueness of its location: a rectangular plot with the opportunity to open its longest side toward the water. Alejandro Peral The ground floor is programmatically resolved as a concrete box that houses the common areas, above which rests a pure white volume containing the private spaces. The upper floor, with a triangular geometry, extends its longest side to the east, capturing the best views and visually prolonging the horizon line. Alejandro Peral Private spaces are located on the upper level, while the common areas occupy the ground floor, where large glazed panels open toward the water, integrating the interior with t... More

Located on a neglected urban fragment, between a disused railway line and a roadway descending from the Marracq plateau toward the Nive alluvial plain, the building embraces the natural slope, following the elongated and graceful curve traced by both the road and the former rail infrastructure. Emmy Martens From bottom to top, the structure accommodates retail spaces, office premises, penthouse apartments, and a parking facility, positioned in superstructure and connected to the street network along the sloping access. Emmy Martens This stratification of programmes generates a curved horizontality that energises the perception of the building along the urban route. It is further accentuated by the setback of the top-floor apartm... More

Designed on a landlocked plot interwoven within an urban fabric composed of small houses, distinguished residences, and a few collective buildings, this single-family home proposes an approach to site occupation that departs from the usual concepts of either a mineral monolith set at the centre of the parcel or a frontage aligned directly with the street. Agnès Clotis The house occupies a complex layout core, creating four landscaped alcoves, elipse shaped. This layout generates an organic composition embracing the gardens made from unfolding concavities and branching extensions. Conceived as singular entities, each garden—positioned at the four cardinal points—form spatial continuities with the interior volume, rev... More

In the landscape of the Euganean Hills, in Abano Terme, the Ville Thalia project reorganizes a plot through the composition of two distinct building bodies: a single-family residence and a two-family building. The intervention chooses a contemporary architectural language, based on the clarity of volumes and the control of proportions, distancing itself from traditional forms to assert its own geometric identity. The genesis of the project starts from an essential and linear floor plan. To prevent this simplicity from translating into visual staticity, the design of the first-floor elevations introduces a decisive three-dimensional variation. The main envelope, characterized by sand-colored plaster, is interrupted and rhythmed by the inser... More

In the province of Padua, the Villa Victoria project stands out for a precise stylistic choice that moves away from conventional white standards to explore the richness of dark and enveloping tones. The intervention works on the density of the space, where light serves to enhance the tactile and chromatic quality of the surfaces. The generating element of the internal composition is the chestnut oak floor. This continuous, brown surface acts as a noble base upon which the living area volumes are set, through contrast or assonance. The kitchen is resolved architecturally through columns in liquid bronze metal, whose luminous vibration serves as a backdrop for the central island: a stone monolith with warm veins, a material that reappears pu... More

Villa on the Ridge: A Concrete and Glass Masterpiece Perched on the precipice of a dramatic hilltop, this villa project is a bold architectural statement carved into the raw, untamed landscape. It doesn't merely sit on the land; it emerges from it, a symphony of concrete and glass rising from ancient rock formations and a terrain of sweeping slopes. The design is a celebration of its breathtaking location, with every angle and every room meticulously oriented to drink in the spectacular, panoramic views of the valleys below and the hills that stretch to the horizon. Caption Caption This is not a home built for seclusion, but for immersion. The structure's powerful, geometric lines are softened by the fluidity of natural ligh... More

CR House welcomes us with a facade that clearly expresses the project's intention. The front is defined by volumes that intertwine through green spaces, bringing the exterior landscape into the interior. The main entrance is elevated above the ground, providing the social area, which includes the living room, kitchen, and dining room, with uninterrupted views of the golf course. Alejandro Peral Alejandro Peral Alejandro Peral Alejandro Peral The lower level is dedicated to the recreation area, with a barbecue area and a pool at ground level, allowing for more direct contact with the golf course. The private area of the bedrooms is divided into two levels above the social sector: on one side, the children's bedrooms and,... More