Archinect

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

The latest project by Polish firm Mobius Architekci is a contemporary farmhouse-style home , designed to have a harmonious relationship with its natural surroundings. Image: Paweł Ulatowski Taking the shape of a loop, in which the structure is seemingly both closed yet fluid, the home is aptly named the Loop House.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Notable examples include Gehl , SOM , and Bionic's ambitious redevelopment of San Francisco's India Basin waterfront, which reimagines urban living in harmony with nature, and VOID Studios' collaboration on Kenya's Masai Mara Conservation Centre, a project deeply rooted in ecological and cultural sensitivity. Read more

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ArchDaily

JUNE 24, 2023

The art of landscaping is the arrangement of nature’s raw material elements, like vegetation and planting, combined with nonliving elements, such as exterior structures, paving, and decking, in order to create site-specific solutions that enhance the exterior spaces of a project. Read more »

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Archinect

JANUARY 5, 2024

Tokyo -based Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture has completed a residential scheme in the western part of the Japanese capital defined by an exposed concrete structure on a constrained site. According to the designers, the three-unit scheme “emphasizes maximal utilization of natural energy and pursues comfortable livability.”

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Archinect

JANUARY 16, 2025

The north wall of the building is skewed to create a space that connects to an adjacent vacant site. On the internal side of the wall, the heights and depth of each floor change throughout the building, while openings in the structure allow natural light and ventilation through th.

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Archinect

APRIL 16, 2025

has gotten our attention for its highly selective materials palette and unique response to site challenges that would imperil similar designs. A BLDUS -designed residential project in Washington, D.C.

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Architizer

JANUARY 8, 2025

The Clay Pot Bio-Acoustic Plant Wall emphasizes a blend of natural aesthetics and acoustic performance. The design seamlessly integrates natural visual elements with high-performance acoustic design, which absorbs and reflects sound. How does it balance visual appeal with technical innovation?

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JANUARY 12, 2025

Noteworthy structures under immediate threat include the Getty Center, the Hollywood Bowl, and the Eames House (among other important Case Study House Program examples). Culturally significant sites destroyed by the fires include the Bunny Museum in Altadena and the Reel Inn in Malibu, beloved by locals and visitors alike.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 24, 2024

It is most widely known as land-sculpting and is an increasingly alluring practice, since it creates environments that blend harmoniously with nature while maximizing space and avoiding urban sprawl. In fact, apart from its spatial benefits, landscape structures also offer thermal insulation and reduce the urban heat island effect.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 25, 2024

What are going to be the two tallest structures in the neighborhood (at 32 and 26 stories apiece) will be joined by a new two-story conference center located on the site’s northern side adjacent to the new Wilshire Building. That joins another 8-acre botanical garden included as part of the plan’s 10-acre open space design.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Chinese studio Atelier Xi has completed a visitor centre for Qiaochengbei Park in Shenzhen , using weathering steel and grass roofs to blend two pavilion-like structures into the landscape. The two structures were organised around the park's trees The two buildings sit at either end of the park.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Architects and urban designers are increasingly challenged to address these risks, creating resilient structures and landscapes that not only withstand but thrive. From resilient structures to adaptive landscapes, these projects provide a blueprint for how the built environment can harmonize with water rather than succumb to it.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Local studio 5468796 Architecture has renovated an early 20th-century utilities building in Winnipeg , Canada, showcasing the industrial equipment while updating the structure for contemporary usage. 5468796 Architecture has added residential buildings to the site The station closed in 1986 and was slated for demolition.

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Architizer

JANUARY 22, 2025

Earthquakes are among the most unpredictable and devastating natural phenomena, testing the resilience of the built environment and the ingenuity of architects and engineers. As urban populations grow and climate change exacerbates natural disasters, the need for buildings that prioritize safety and durability has never been more urgent.

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ArchDaily

MAY 14, 2024

“Valckensteyn” is a circular design featuring a 12-story timber structure and 82 homes. Situated within Pendrecht, a post-war neighborhood in Rotterdam , it sits on the site of a residential flat bearing the same name, demolished a decade ago.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Urko Snchez Architects has added a series of classrooms to a school in Nairobi "The main concept was to create a village for children hidden in the forest, fostering a strong connection with nature," the studio told Dezeen. Classrooms were dispersed in forest clearings to preserve native trees and avoid disruption."

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The former owner of the land was a gardener and the site was also used as livestock farming. After the sale of the land, the new owner changed the building to a temporary residence, but due to poor initial structure it was no longer used. The building was built on pillars of 9x9 cans with single Foundation on the ground. We were loo.

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Archinect

MARCH 5, 2025

The building’s subtle curvature and natural material composition help minimize its intrusiveness in the park. Over time the trellis will become covered with flowering vines. Over time the trellis will become covered with flowering vines.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 5, 2024

When we think of architecture, the mind often conjures images of towering structures, intricate façades and innovative forms. But beyond the physical structure lies an often-overlooked element that profoundly shapes the experience of these buildings: the landscape.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Its design is informed by mountains and valleys Inserted on a small street named Passage Crimée, the five-storey structure aims to provide housing with a "village-like" feel that is in keeping with the surrounding low-rise buildings. Kengo Kuma & Associates was founded by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma in 1990.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The building site, situated on a sloping hillside in Salzburg, is accessed via a narrow road. This elevated position provides an exceptional opportunity to craft a structure that harmoniously engages with the varying levels of the terrain, establishes a seamless connection to the surrounding landscape, and frames expansive, distant views.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Topped with a stack of eight chimney-style lightwells, the spa is located on a river valley site surrounded by cliffs and forest in Wuling Mountain's Yanshi Village, which means Eye Stone and gives the project its name. A transparent dark-toned coating was the used to give the concrete a more "subdued and grounded" appearance.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 15, 2024

MAD Architects wanted the reference to natural rock formations to appear to be imposing itself on an otherwise typical residential facade. We wanted to bring all that to the site" The rooftop has pine trees and a pool. MAD Architects created the structure for developer The Max Collaborative.

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Deezen

JANUARY 23, 2025

BarlisWedlick took on the challenge of updating the structure, preserving the materials for carbon sequestration, and reconnecting the spaces with the site. "We As the site had stringent zoning and environmental regulations, the team utilized some of the existing footprint to ensure the best connection and views of the water.

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Archinect

MAY 27, 2022

Frank Lloyd Wright ’s iconic 87-year-old Fallingwater historic site is getting a very necessary modern upgrade according to a press release issued last month by Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, the organization responsible for its stewardship. Image courtesy Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC).

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Archinect

MARCH 4, 2025

The project site is located in the Ganges Delta off the Bay of Bengal in the Bhola District of Bangladesh. Due to the hot and humid climate, the form of the structure is calibrated to maximize the potential for natural ventilation through a series of perforations.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The academic structure in Paris's 13th arrondissement was designed by Studio Gang with a hybrid-timber-and-steel structure and a facade covered with over 900 cylindrical limestone-covered fibreglass "batons" that function as brise soleil. It has a hybrid mass-timber-and-steel structure.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library ( TRPL ) comprises a long narrow structure built into the rolling Badlands of North Dakota, with a central passageway that runs through the centre of the structure. It will have exhibition areas as well as a large theatre.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 23, 2024

A tall plane tree forms a focal point for Tree Courtyard House, a home with a cross-laminated timber structure on a backland site in east London by local studio Ao-ft. The CLT structure is exposed inside This seamless look is achieved by the supporting glulam beam being cut diagonally, inverted and embedded into the roof construction.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Located on a densely vegetated and sloped site, the tower-like structure comprises an art studio and bedroom, which connects to the main house via a polycarbonate corridor. The extension is intended to evoke a "childhood treehouse" "The biggest driver for our design solution was the site," studio founder Sam Brown told Dezeen.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

A landmark era of high-profile additions and architectural changes to the historic Brooklyn waterfront has ushered in a new chapter with today’s official public unveiling of the PAU -designed The Refinery at Domino office component at the 11-acre former Domino Sugar Factory site in Williamsburg. Photo: Max Touhey A vaulted 27,000-s.

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Archinect

MAY 11, 2023

Ando says the pavilion will be "eternal, not in material or structure, but in the memory of a landscape that will continue to live in people’s hearts." "To To reflect the lively nature of the site, like a blank canvas, I imagined an architecture of emptiness," his statement to the press continues.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Mexico City architecture studio HEMAA utilised a steel structure and green-coloured eaves for Pabellón de la Reserva, a meeting place sited on the marshy shores of a lake in the mountains of central Mexico. This design choice blurs the structure's boundaries, framing the natural landscape with subtlety," he continued.

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Deezen

APRIL 6, 2025

The studio decided to incorporate habitats for tree-dwelling bats into the structure, which is located on a flight path for the winged mammals. Timber was used for the structure. Photo by Karl Banski The structure is made of laminated Douglas fir columns and clad in thermally modified pine that protects the lookout from the weather.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 27, 2024

An exposed grid of structural steel was used to bring a feeling of "industrial elegance" to House XO in Kerala , India, which has been designed by local architecture studio 3dor Concepts. The durable deck-sheet roof offers thermal insulation, completing the modern industrial aesthetic while ensuring energy efficiency."

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The 40-acre site provides a picturesque setting, with a gently sloping landscape, meadows, pocket parks, and scenic trails. Inspired by a nearby oak tree reserve, the design called for connection and inspiration from its natural surroundings.

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Archinect

JUNE 21, 2022

” Image © ArchExist Image © Zhu Yumeng Two of the structures were constructed using the international passive house standard as well. In a press statement, MAD also said space.

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