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(S) Squares Al Sahil Mall
The design for (S) Squares Al Sahil Mall received third place in a global competition hosted by Al Salimi Real Estate Development in Saudi Arabia, bringing recognition to Cambodian architecture on the international stage. Developed by The Room Architecture and Design, the proposal reinterprets traditional Saudi architectural references for a contemporary retail destination. Its concept centers on a deliberate duality: an outward-facing commercial frontage along the main road and a sheltered central plaza that forms a more inward-looking public space. The building envelope draws from Najdi architectural archetypes, specifically rectilinear earthen massing, enclosed courtyards, and geometric mashrabiya screen walls, translating historic envir... More
News • News • 10 Apr 2024
Knox Bhavan reimagines challenging London brownfield site as contemporary low-carbon home
London-based architectural practice Knox Bhavan designed Threefold House, a new residential property in Teddington, south-west London. The low-carbon house is constructed on a brownfield site in a built-up area that was previously occupied by a disused warehouse. The contemporary home includes three courtyards and sits on a challenging 450-square-meter (4,844-square-feet) triangular plot, surrounded by other properties and a small car park.
Edmund Sumner
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The name Threefold House is a reference to the building’s “origami-inspired assemblage of geometrical planes,” explains Knox Bhavan. The site is bounded by a new 2.5-meter-high (8-feet-high) perimeter wall that recalls the former warehouse wall.... More
News • News • 20 Sep 2023
Montgomery Sisam Architects complete a compelling new addition to Innis College at The University of Toronto
Designed by Montgomery Sisam Architects, a new addition at The University of Toronto Innis College transforms and modernizes an existing building while preserving its unique identity and sense of place in continuity with a tradition of learning, connection, and exchange of ideas.
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The University initially engaged the architects to develop a concept remedying the lack of space within the existing building while also investigating new paths forward that respect the College's architectural fabric while reflecting contemporary and anticipated uses. The existing building, which combines a heritage-listed Victorian home and a mid-70s brick structure by Diamond Meyers, was carefully considered througho... More
News • News • 28 Feb 2023
HAS spatially translates the legends of Hakka village into a gleaming pavilion
Set within the historic walled village of Hakka in the Pingshan district of Shenzhen, the Freeing FrameYard is a modern pavilion designed by HAS Design and Research, paying homage to an old legend which regards the native Banyan tree as a sacred entity symbolising longevity and prosperity of the villagers. The tree not only holds significance as a shelter against sun and mild rain, but also serves as a place for the daily activities of the villagers.
Yu Bai
HAS design and research
The project is situated in a courtyard along the primary axis of Shenzhen's Dawanshiju Hakka Village. In addition to providing a backdrop for enjoying the breeze and the sky, the courtyard space is where Hakka people drape silk and carry o... More
News • News • 12 Jun 2022
Niceto project sees the expansion and restoration of an old warehouse in Buenos Aires
On a site in the Palermo neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Niceto by architect Ana Smud comprises the expansion and restoration of a former warehouse, abandoned house, and a courtyard in between.
Javier Agustín Rojas
Now accommodating offices, warehouses and exhibition spaces for a clothing company, the architect sought to preserve the existing courtyard as a central project core. The brand’s production and warehouse functions are located at the front of the site, a move that sustains the heterogeneity of the company’s activities.
Javier Agustín Rojas
It was also central to the project design that all spaces and environments receive natural light and coexist with the outside space in some way. As such, a n... More
News • News • 24 Nov 2021
Lightfooted Villa BONH shows the beauty of simplicity
This ‘lightfooted’ villa by CAS Architecten shows how simple architecture, without embellishment, can nevertheless be beautiful. On a large parcel in Bonheiden, Belgium, the site fronts a busy road but becomes more tranquil towards the rear with views over grazing sheep and meadows.
Tim Van de Velde
In response to the site conditions, the façade is largely closed towards the busy road but towards the rear is organized in a u-shaped formation around a central courtyard. Walls are strategically placed in the courtyard area so that sleeping areas are not visible from living areas.
Tim Van de Velde
The ground base of the villa is accentuated by a flat plaster that appears like concrete. The volu... More
News • News • 19 Jun 2021
Vindmøllebakken model of co-housing proposes an alternative way of procuring and creating housing communities
Located in Stavanger, Norway, Vindmøllebakken is a collaboration between Helen & Hard Architects and Kruse Smith Real Estate. It is also a pilot project based around the Gaining by Sharing model which demonstrates a new model of co-housing, as well as an alternative way of procuring and creating housing communities within the context of today’s housing market.
Jiri Havran
The project comprises 40 co-living units, 4 houses and 10 apartments within a low-rise 3-5 storey typology that fulfills human, social and environmental needs in a sustainable way.
Sindre Ellingsen
The 40 apartment units are organized around 500m2 of shared space, of which everyone owns an equal part. Located at the heart of the building, the s... More
News • News • 22 Jan 2021
Mira a showcase of traditional townhouse renovation
Casa Mira is a modern home in Valencia upgraded and adapted to the needs of a bustling family of five.
Mariela Apollonio
The architect, Arturo Sanz, sought to keep the traditional feel of the home intact whilst dramatically upgrading its functionality. The home is located in Benimaclet, once a rural village but via decades of increasing urban density now totally absorbed into the city of Valencia. Despite its unity with the city, the area still holds a strong traditional identity and it was important to the client to keep that older feel and incorporate the historical memory into the design whilst updating the flow of the interior spaces to better accommodate its inhabitants as a cohesive family unit.
Mariel... More
News • News • 31 Oct 2020
Minimalist architecture of BOPORO House treads lightly on the land
Situated in a Belgian landscape of open fields and acres with some scattered barns, BOPORO House is pronounced in its architecture yet treads lightly on the land with its minimalist expression. Designed by TOOP architectuur, the house feels closed and subdued from the street. On the inside, however, the house opens up towards the surrounding fields, drawing nature into the house.
Credit: tim van de velde | architectural & interior photography
Inside, living spaces are organized around a covered terrace. Window frames are minimal to invisible, thus reducing the delineation between indoors and outdoors. A continuous concrete ceiling/soffit further connects and unites outside and inside spaces.
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News • News • 5 Sep 2020
V60: A spacious house concept designed for two airline pilots
On a large site hidden off the main streets of Bangkok, WARrchitect designed a house for two pilots. Spending their working days in a confined cockpit and frequently having different travel schedules, the house is designed as a space where the two can spend time together without any tight spatial confines.
Credit: RungkitCharoenwat
With plenty of trees on the site, the house is divided into 3 zones: a living area, bedroom zone, and guest area. Green courtyard areas are inserted between these zones.
Credit: RungkitCharoenwat
To create a fluid sense of space, the three zones are not divided by interior partition walls. Instead, you walk from the interior of one zone to the exterior first and are then lead through the green of the... More