Exposed concrete

Town halls or community halls are pivotal spaces within a community, serving as the heart of social and cultural activities, and bring people together for a myriad of events. As architectural symbols of community identity, town halls often embody the values and aspirations of the residents they serve, fostering a sense of belonging and connection among community members, enriching the social fabric and promoting civic engagement. Aakash Patel Aakash Patel Aakash Patel Dahegam Town Hall, conceived by the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA), with an aim to serving the outlying areas of the city, is designed to host a spectrum of communal activities – from social gatherings, performances, and training sessions to... More

Located on a double lot in a gated community, on the outskirts of the City of Buenos Aires, GJ House was designed with a minimalist approach. The clients, a young family, were clear about their preferences for their future home; modern architecture, simple lines, connection with nature, natural light and large spaces. Alejandro Peral Alejandro Peral Alejandro Peral Alejandro Peral The design of the house is characterized by a large white rectangular prism on the upper floor that rests on an exposed concrete base on the ground floor. On this base, various design operations were carried out to accommodate the different parts of the program. The front façade has very few openings towards the street to guarantee pr... More

Primeriza House is located on a small clearing of an otherwise heavily sloped terrain with stunning views of the Pacific Ocean to the front and a strong backdrop of almost vertical slope densely populated by cypress trees. Marcos Zegers Marcos Zegers Our clients wanted to make the most of outdoor living, and one of their key requirements was to create many opportunities to inhabit the exterior. Another was to create various different environments, nooks and crannies, and moods inside the house. These two, combined with the plot and weather conditions, shaped the volume of the house and its many transitional spaces.  Marcos Zegers Marcos Zegers The house conquers the slope and inserts firmly into the terrain by mea... More

Project Team:  Vrushali Patil, Mayank Jain, Vrinda Jain, Shipra Dawar The brief for the Ahmedabad University Centre was created organically with the University Board as a hub for the in-between hours of formal teaching.  The aim was to create a centre that would become an incubator for academic life and a place for generating new ideas by creating interactive spaces besides formal educational functions. Being located at the vehicular entrance with underground parking, it also acts as a gateway between the city and the pedestrian university campus. Amit Pasricha The culture of street food being crucial to the fabric of Ahmedabad and student life, it was essential to design the food court as an extension of the street, leadin... More

Simple lines that hide a complex architecture and a luminous spatiality.The FRN House is located in front of the golf course of the Club Universidad de Buenos Aires in the gated community CUBA. The requirements for the project were very ambitious. The clients wanted a house with a tight surface area of no more than 350 sqmt, but they wanted a wide variety of spaces, all of which should be spacious and generously sized. Finally we agreed on the architectural program: a master suite with dressing room, three bedrooms en suite for the children, living room, dining room, kitchen, quincho, playroom, laundry room, a storage room and a maid’s room. @NOA, cgi: Pix Visuals However, this was not all. In addition to the multiplicity of de... More

            Casa Una is a multipurpose building that serves as a focal point for a new open mixed use neighborhood in the city of Pelotas, Brazil. Located in the public park that is the heart of the new neighborhood, the building houses a café, multipurpose hall, commercial showroom and office space. It also houses a social program for high school students of the city’s public education system. The building’s main attractor is its public and accessible roof; it functions as an extension to the park and offers an elevated lookout to the neighborhood under construction.   Cristiano Bauce Cristiano Bauce Cristiano Bauce             The desi... More

Previously an existing storage space for a tailor, an open office plan on the third floor of a historical building along Newbury Street in Boston was designed for a real estate development company. The inspiration for this renovated office suite was discovered when the existing ceiling was removed and a panel formed vaulted concrete structure was revealed. This moment of realization focused the ceiling as a main design feature and evoked an architecture of connectivity between spaces. Anton Grassl Anton Grassl Anton Grassl At any point within the office suite, one remains visually connected to the design feature as well as the individuals utilizing the space. Both clerestory glass partitions and select glass openings between... More

Crystal clear waters, white sandy beaches and the tropical sting of heat and sweat on your skin. It’s Lizard Island – 240 kilometres north of Cairns on the fringes of the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef. Home to unparalleled natural beauty and now ‘The House’ – new architecturally designed accommodation deeply inspired by its place. Peter Bennetts Peter Bennetts The House, designed by architects JDA Co., is a true passion project of owners Steve and Jane Wilson, borne from years of planning and a desire to create the greatest ‘reef house’ in the world, on a site Steve refers to as the “Bennelong Point of the Great Barrier Reef”.  Peter Bennetts Peter Benn... More

In the heritage-protected core of the municipality of Wald ZH, between the village centre, the railway station and the parish church, a building was constructed, the Rosenthal Health Centre, which unites the facilities of the Drei Tannen Foundation under one roof and anchors them in the village. Ruedi Walti In terms of size, the new building is oriented towards the existing manufactories from the textile heyday. The three staggered building sections respond to the varying scales and orientations of the context and create varied outdoor spaces. The pigmented, blasted concrete element façade borrows its colour from the neighbouring buildings. Like a fabric, it covers the compact body and creates a nuanced play of shadows. In dial... More

The "House above the Lake" is situated on the northern slope of Lake Zurich. The sculptural building is enclosed by its rough surface facing the slope-side street, while it opens up towards the lake through its generous windows. Ruedi Walti Considering the topographical conditions and the positioning of surrounding buildings and trees, the private areas have been concentrated on the middle floor. This arrangement allows the attic and garden floors to be utilized as living spaces, with one offering an almost uninterrupted view of the lake, and the other providing direct access to the garden. The centerpiece of the house is the two-story entrance, which serves as a walk-in sculpture, incorporating exposed concrete and walnut wood to har... More

Casa Azul is a case study on how to build amidst lush and protected nature, without damaging it. The land is in Serra do Guararu, a coastal region of Atlantic Forest in the state of São Paulo, just 500 meters away from Iporanga Beach.  André Scarpa André Scarpa The project should be implemented within an area previously delimited by environmental agencies, keeping the rest of the land untouched. Architecture had to work within strict parameters to fully preserve the existing landscape and from the start, a two meters setback perimeter was defined around the projection of the house to protect the forest from construction activities.  André Scarpa André Scarpa André S... More