Contemporary public space

The Japanese Park is a 2.34-hectare garden in the Al-Farabi district of Shymkent, created on the site of the former Ken Baba park and opened in June 2026. The design is a contemplative landscape built on the principles of harmony, stillness and changing moods, in which each part of the garden explores one motif of Japanese culture: sakura, bamboo, water, stone, the village, the tea tradition and the Zen garden. Caption Seven zones. Visitors move through a sequence of atmospheres, from bright and festive to quiet and meditative, and finally to water landscapes. The Sakura Garden brings together a sakura alley, a pink square and a "Red Thread" path of torii gates. The Forest of Shadows is a bamboo grove crossed by timber boardwalks with... More

 The development site is located on a planned street connecting Baitursynov Street and Honoré de Balzac Street through a residential district.Within a 15–20 minute walking radius are several of the city’s key landmarks: the Botanical Garden, the Yesentai River, Kazakh State Circus, Drama Theatre, Central Stadium, Satbayev Kazakh National Technical University, Republic Square, and the City Hall.The area is also surrounded by parks, green spaces, numerous educational institutions, and kindergartens. Caption  Composition. The site has a natural elevation difference of about 25 metres, and the district is built as a multi-level structure that follows it. Taller buildings face Bukhar Zhyrau Boulevard, and the d... More

The DAA — Design District of Art and Architecture — is one of Saint Petersburg's most significant creative venues: a large-scale building housing furniture and design stores, art galleries, architecture studios, and exhibition pavilions, with each floor dedicated to a different artistic discipline. The commission was simple in its problem statement: a 7,000 square meter interior courtyard, visible from virtually every unit in the building, had no identity and no activity. The directors wanted it transformed. venustas.es venustas.es Our immediate reading of the space was that filling it was not the answer. The courtyard was large enough that any programmatic intervention — terraces, markets, retail, vegetation &... More

Architecture in Yazd does not function based on standards but possibilities. This project explores the relationship between standardization and contextual possibilities in architectural design. Caption Basements and burial spaces have always played a significant role in Yazd's architecture. Our design transforms these traditionally undervalued spaces into functional office areas while relocating parking to the upper levels, creating a new spatial order. Caption By removing parking ramps and positioning them on the east side, we created vertical voids that serve as pre-entrance spaces while controlling solar radiation on the main building. The outer shell evolves from basement to facade, forming three walls and a roof that envelo... More

Situated in one of Taoyuan’s rapidly transforming districts, Bade Primary School responds to a recurring condition in Taiwanese school architecture: the tension between speed, simplicity, and identity. Many public schools delivered under such frameworks result in monochrome, highly utilitarian environments. By contrast, this project by BIAS Architects & Associates adopts a child-centred approach in which clarity, legibility, and sensory engagement inform the organisation of everyday learning spaces. OS Studio OS Studio   Colour as spatial infrastructure Colour is used as an organisational device integrated into the school’s architectural logic. Saturated blues, yellows, and defined accent tones form a visua... More

We find a privileged site in the highest part of the region, a large free area with surprising views and abundant nature. The program had under its premises the objective of unifying and generating pride, belonging and positively impacting the users of the municipality and adjacent areas.  Omar Luis Salvatierra The tools; education and culture through an agora, we generate urban and social connection and bond through a public square, promoting youth and family interaction in the children's play area and of course sports through a professional court football stadium with stands for up to five hundred people.  Omar Luis Salvatierra A very extensive space, with rugged and wasted shapes, led us to carry out specific analyz... More

Taller MRD and DFArquitectos collaborate to revitalize the Santa María Petapa market in Oaxaca, Mexico, offering it a new opportunity after the devastating earthquake of 2017. Established by the Urban Improvement Program (PMU) and headed by the Secretariat of Agrarian and Territorial Development and Urban (SEDATU), this project had as its main objective the unification and integration of a previously urban and socially fractured space. By preserving the site's distinctive cultural elements, such as ocher-toned brick and clay structures, the team not only managed to preserve its origin, but also forged a lasting legacy. Jesús Omar Luis Salvatierra Jesús Omar Luis Salvatierra What we found on the site was an ur... More