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The Gentle House / the Stylesmiths

Miwa Negoro — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 02:00:00 +0000

It begins with a quiet misdirection. From the outside, this Brunswick home reads as a dark, composed silhouette, black timber cladding and crisp geometry holding their ground against the suburb's easy grit and creative pulse. But step through the front door and the house shifts register entirely: a warm timber "box" gathers you in, the air softens, and a long, gentle reveal begins, light, water, greenery, then brick, timber and stone unfolding like a sequence of rooms in a Kyoto ryokan. "The idea was always to create a Japanese-inspired jewel," says Patricia Davila, lead interior designer at The Stylesmiths. "Not in a literal way, no clichés, but in the sense of calm, proportion and material honesty. A home that doesn't perform. It just is."

House Awasi / Caceres + Tous

Pratik Mour — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

House Awasi is located on the picturesque island of Lombok, Indonesia, where the island's rich cultural heritage adds depth to its natural beauty. As the home of the Sasak people, Lombok showcases a unique blend of traditions, customs, and arts. From intricate weaving and woodcarving to traditional dances and music, the island's cultural tapestry is as vibrant as its breathtaking landscapes.

Casa TG / LOTE STUDIO

Valentina Díaz — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Located on the coastal edge of Punta Hueso in Chile's Coquimbo Region, Casa TG was designed with a premise of minimal intervention on the territory. Set on a plot featuring native vegetation and strong exposure to the elements, the house proposes an occupancy that preserves the existing flora, actively incorporating it into the domestic experience and transforming it into an integral part of the architectural program.

Alva House / Felipe Caboclo Arquitetura

Nana Dokua — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Alva House was conceived based on a careful reading of the natural characteristics of the site, located on the shores of the Marimbondo Reservoir in Minas Gerais, Brazil. From the very first design decisions, the landscape became the primary guiding element of the architecture. Situated along a frontage of approximately 75 meters (246 feet), the residence organizes its spaces to prioritize views of the water, establishing a constant relationship between interior and exterior.

Anduhyaun Emergency Shelter / LGA Architectural Partners

Nana Dokua — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Anduhyaun, owner and operator of Toronto's only Indigenous Violence Against Women shelter, partnered with LGA to design a new 18-room shelter that supports women and their children on their healing journeys. Our collaboration has created a one-of-a-kind space that honors Indigenous traditions, with a focus on themes of revitalization and transformation. These themes are brought to life through formal and material choices that reference elements strongly associated with healing and nourishment: water, earth, and sky. The result is a set of flowing spaces that feel organic and stand in contrast to the rectilinear shapes and spatial hierarchies of conventional buildings.

KOSMALT Housing Renovation / Atrium Architekti

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000

KOSMALT is originally the largest workers' dormitory of the Košice steelworks VSŽ, built in the 1960s according to the design of architects Ladislav Greč and Róbert Kandrík. The name of the building refers to a type of enameled steel, the production of which was specific to the local steelworks. The building is located in the Terasa housing estate in Košice and, thanks to its distinctive silhouette and characteristic façade, forms a dominant feature of the urban structure.

Gulzar’s Residence / Field Architects

Pratik Mour — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Design for human habitation and practices of the vernacular have evolved together over time. Field Architects focuses on these built-forms and their informative layers, such as local climate, food-habits, culture and tradition, community and family structure, interdependency of human and environment, politics of material and economy, occupation, craft and trade, societal and individual aspirations, standard of comfort, ideation of a shelter and transformation of the layout; and study its observable patterns and adaptive geometry within the context. Ladakh is a high-altitude cold desert in the Trans-Himalayan region. With its rich history in anthropology and trade, the vernacular of Ladakh has evolved over millennia.

Timber Studio / Koichi Takada Architects

Miwa Negoro — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 03:01:00 +0000

Located less than one kilometre from Shibuya Crossing, Timber Studio is a five-storey commercial building conceived as a creative oasis within one of Tokyo's most energetic urban neighbourhoods. Designed for an international technology client, the studio provides emerging creatives with a place to learn, collaborate and bring ideas to life through access to advanced technology and shared spaces.

Clerestory Garden at Naka-Ikebukuro Park / KEY OPERATION INC. / ARCHITECTS

Miwa Negoro — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 02:01:00 +0000

A mixed-use building integrating commercial facilities and residences, planned adjacent to Naka-Ikebukuro Park and located a two-minute walk from Ikebukuro Station East Exit. This project aimed to harmonise with the mixed-use cultural and commercial facility 'Hareza Ikebukuro,' which opened in 2019, and the renovated Naka-Ikebukuro Park, seeking to create new appeal for the area. Naka-Ikebukuro Park underwent a transformation during its renewal, shifting from a sandy surface to a stone-paved plaza. Re-established as a space evoking the character of a European square, it now functions as a venue supporting cultural events and vibrant activity. Creating a sense of unity with this plaza became a key theme in the building's façade design.

Art Museum of AHUA / TJAD + DCA

Andreas Luco — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Campus Art settlements: Art Museum of AHUA — Nestled beside the central lake on the campus, the Art Museum of AHUA boasts superior natural scenery and serves as a key venue for exhibiting visual artworks and conducting external artistic exchanges. Its design inherits the master planning philosophy of the campus, embodying and promoting Huizhou artistic traditions and spatial characteristics.

Pukará House / El Sindicato Arquitectura

Valentina Díaz — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Located at the foothills of the Cayambe volcano, in the rural area of the eponymous city, the family land of almost four hectares has historically been dedicated to grazing, growing grasses and vegetables, and the artisanal production of cheeses. On it stand a country house, a barn, a cheese factory, warehouses, a water reservoir for irrigation, and the ruins of an old structure for storing animal feed.

MIDEA Science Center / Atelier Ma_BIAD

Pilar Caballero — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Dedicated to scientific innovation and the China Science Awards, the Midea Science Exhibition Center translates the essence of technology into architectural form. Through an extreme simplicity of form and a restrained palette of white engineered stone, ultra-clear glass, and black exposed ceilings, the project manifests a minimalist aesthetic rooted in precision. Located across from Tadao Ando's He Art Museum, the project responds to the museum's circular geometry with a square courtyard typology derived from Chinese tradition. While the neighboring museum pursues the quietude of light, the Science Exhibition Center explores the symbiosis between technology and nature through a rhythmic interplay of openness and enclosure.

Yano House / Peninsula Arquitetura

Valeria Silva — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Yano House was designed on a lot measuring 10 meters in width by 44 meters in length. The architectural approach is based on the arrangement of nine reinforced concrete porticoes, which span the shorter cross-section of the site. These porticoes have their columns embedded within the masonry of the side boundary walls, while the upper beams, which remain exposed, also serve as support for the roofing system. There are no exposed columns in either the interior or exterior spaces.

Villas de San Pablo Cultural Center, Barranquilla / ETHZ + Alejandro Restrepo Montoya

Valentina Díaz — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000

When Hubert Klumpner and Diego Ceresuela Wiesmann from ETH Zurich and Urbanthinktank_next, along with Alejandro Restrepo from UPB Medellín, became involved in the design of the Villas de San Pablo Cultural Center, the challenge was not simply to construct an urban facility in a new social housing neighborhood, but to formulate an infrastructure capable of supporting an urban process marked by displacement, migration, and the need to rebuild community.

Aunt Val’s House / Márcio Flávio Motta

Nana Dokua — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Located in a mountainous region with a highland tropical climate, this house sits at an elevation of 900 meters in the so-called "upper city" of Juiz de Fora.

ECC Creative / A Parallel Architecture

Nana Dokua — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000

In the heart of East Austin's Cesar Chavez neighborhood, an abandoned auto parts warehouse is reborn not as mere structure but as a story of resilience, culture and sustainability. This transformation honors the past while shaping a future where architecture becomes a vessel for memory, creativity and community.

Amonti Chalets / Architekt Andreas Gruber

Cristina Popescu — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Nestled in the breathtaking Ahrntal Valley of South Tyrol, the Amonti Chalets blend traditional alpine craftsmanship with modern, sustainable design. The project consists of 23 exclusive chalet apartments and a central main building, arranged like a historic mountain hamlet that follows the natural contours of the terrain.

TU Munich Kinderoase Daycare / Kéré Architecture + HK Architekten

Nina Vuga — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000

The Kinderoase an der TUM is a new daycare center on the campus of the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Conceived as a vertical kindergarten and built almost entirely in wood, the building offers space for 60 children across 1540 square meters. It is designed to support young professionals — particularly women — in balancing work and family life. The center will be operated by the Studierendenwerk München (Munich Student Union).