Public architecture

The Gosford Regional Library has been designed to generate a civic presence within the Civic Heart of Gosford, directly addressing the public space of Kibble Park. Kibble Park itself serves the symbolic role of ‘Town Square’, and the new Library will in turn symbolically act as a ‘Town Hall’. Brett Boardman Brett Boardman As a public building, Lahznimmo Architects believed it was important to create a link between the new Library and Kibble Park by drawing the public domain of the park into the building and creating a semi-outdoors landscaped forecourt within the site. This space is named the ‘Neighbourhood Room’, a covered space that connects three levels of the building and provides a weather... More

The Park The project redefines the role of contemporary public space by creating a new destination that combines landscape, water, sport, and collective experience within a single, coherent environment. Located in the southern part of Kraków, the proposal transforms a fragmented and underutilized area into a large-scale district sports and recreation center with a strong public character and regional reach. Rather than designing a traditional park or a standalone sports complex, the project establishes a layered spatial system that integrates everyday use with event-driven intensity. Eklekt Atelier Water forms the central element of the composition. Outdoor swimming pools, a large retention pond with an island, and the potentia... More

Fire Station 21 of the Intermunicipal Fire Safety Authority of the Vallée-du-Richelieu is located in Beloeil, on boulevard Yvon-L’Heureux Nord, at a strategic site that allows it to serve more than six municipalities in the Montérégie region. The new facility strengthens the Authority’s operational network and asserts the presence of contemporary civic infrastructure within a landscape in transformation. Charles Lanteigne Charles Lanteigne Inspired by the lowlands of the Saint Lawrence River and the nearby Monteregian hills, the building appears to rise from the plain as a calm, mineral volume. Its massing draws on the broad, open terrain and surrounding hillsides, giving the station a solid, grou... More

Located on a sloping site between an industrial district and a residential neighborhood, the new Sûreté du Québec police station in Waterloo is conceived as a compact, specialized civic building whose roof functions as a fifth elevation. The program brings together administrative areas, officer services, investigation spaces, and a detention sector, each requiring strict security, confidentiality, and acoustic separation. The building settles into the topography with a restrained street facade while opening toward the landscape. Developed by Cimaise Architecture and STGM in consortium, the design introduces an inclined roof with a folded geometry inspired by the mountain chains of Québec’s Eastern Townships... More

“Architecture as a connective medium, translating and reconfiguring between the artificial and the natural, between imagined perception and public participation.” — Peidong Zhu 00 Context & Site: Mending the Public Between Mountain and Sea Lingshui Bay in Dalian is both a strategic node in the city’s “westward and southward” expansion and a critical urban arm that extends public life toward the shoreline. In planning terms, the area continues Dalian’s coastal tradition of prioritizing public access and cultural expression, with a comprehensive public network of seaside promenades, sculpture clusters and thematic plazas. Chen Xi Studio Chen Xi Studio Designed by Peidong Zhu, Co-Foun... More

ContextThe pavilion is located on the southern shore of Lake Llanquihue, on former grazing land with open views toward the Osorno and Calbuco volcanoes. The site retains traces of rural use—clearings, pathways, fences—intertwined with regenerating vegetation. This overlap of natural landscape and productive memory forms the project’s foundation. Surca BriefThe commission called for a communal structure incorporating children's play areas, a barbecue zone, and rest spaces, with a restrained architectural language and low environmental impact. Surca Design StrategyThe proposal operates across three complementary scales: At the territorial scale, two red beams frame the volcanoes and define the primary axis. S... More

 Jagüey is the generic term used to refer to depressions in the ground or small artificial dams that store water from rainfall, intended for livestock purposes or to meet human needs. The objective of these constructions is to use the water as a watering place for at least four months of the year. Ana Paula Álvarez With the arrival of modern hydraulic infrastructure, jagüeyes ceased to be used. Currently, there is only one jagüey remaining within the municipal head of Atlatlahucan, in the state of Morelos. As part of the Urban Improvement Program (PMU) promoted by the Secretariat of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development (SEDATU), the project aims to rescue this typology to prevent its disappearance. As... More

In January 2024, the DREAM AGENCY inaugurated the Lozaits-Seguin Work Assistance Establishment and Services (ESAT) in Villejuif (Grand Paris - France). A social and solidarity-based project, the 3,570 m² facility welcomes over 150 people with disabilities in a comfortable, bright, and adapted environment. © Cyrille Weiner © Cyrille Weiner URBAN CONTEXT This project is part of a New Urban Renewal Program (NPNRU) sector led by the Grand Orly Seine Bièvre territorial public establishment (EPT) and the city of Villejuif. Located in a priority urban policy district, it contributes to the urban redevelopmentof the northern part of the Lozaits area. DREAM DREAM The ESAT Lozaits-Seguin is set in a park o... More

BRANDVRIES | architectuur collectief designed a small cafe and shop to enhance and enliven the entrance square of Kampeerterrein Stortemelk  (Camping Site Stortemelk). Together with De Bolder (a multifunctional building for guests), the new intervention becomes the heart of the site, connecting the forest and the dune area of the campsite.   MXM Studio A large canopy covers the entrance to the cafe and shop. The large canopy is a well-known historic feature of Stortemelk. De Bolder originally had a large canopy, which disappeared over the years due to numerous renovations.  MXM Studio The canopy is an essential feature of the design. The canopy enhances the public function of the building and invites visitors to s... More

The design and construction of public buildings in Greece is problematic, as the architect is not in charge of the construction. One of the biggest challenges of this project was to reintroduce the role of the architect as the essential contributor. Mariana Bisti Mariana Bisti Additionally, we intended to give prominence to the construction method of prefabrication. Prefabrication, one of the conditions of the competition also defined the final form of the building as the basic module would have to be transported on a truck. Mariana Bisti Mariana Bisti The concept of the project was to design a building that would relate to the scale of its users while also introducing a new typology, that of the urban village. The mai... More

New Delhi Railway Station is a major transportation node with approximate average foot fall of 450,000 people daily. The Airport Express line and the Yellow line of the Delhi Metro also have a subterranean underground station at the Ajmeri Gate side in-between the railway station and the Parking building . On the surface there is the Bhav Bhuti Marg and the drop off Zone of the Railway station. ISA Project consulting Pvt LTD ( STUDIO ISA) won the competition for the design of the Bridge addressing all the requirements in a creative, unique and modular way. The highly creative architecture design firm used cutting edge technology using Grasshopper , Rhino , Unreal engine to provide a unique structure with a Zinc Fish skin roof and cover ove... More