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

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

Lina Building / IDEIA1

Nana Dokua — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 06:30:24 +0000

Lina is a refuge amidst the bustle of the city. Located in a residential neighborhood in Porto Alegre, the building is surrounded by excellent urban infrastructure and quality of life. The significant presence of vegetation on Marcelo Gama Street, the proximity to leisure spaces, and the quiet neighborhood transform Lina into a place to pause.

Boavista Housing / A43 Lda

Susanna Moreira — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 06:30:24 +0000

There is a particular quality to the light that arrives from the Atlantic at this edge of Porto: unhurried, generous, carrying the weight of open water. Boavista Housing was designed to receive it.

MOT-L Residence Building / Mário Martins Atelier

Andreas Luco — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:58:00 +0000

The Mot-L Residence is located in the upper part of the city of Lagos, within a recently developed urban area. The development spans three plots that interconnect to form a housing complex. The central area is the courtyard or plaza, a privileged outdoor living space toward which most of the apartments face. Here, one finds the leisure area, swimming pool, outdoor terraces, surrounding landscaped spaces, and a small support building.

Ernesto do Canto Building / BOX arquitectos

Pilar Caballero — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:57:00 +0000

Within a consolidated urban context, the building occupies two opposing plots that border distinct marginal planes. By taking advantage of the significant difference in elevation between these planes, part of the building is elevated, creating a qualified void beneath it. This space allows for visual and physical continuity—an urban permeability that enables a clear understanding of the built fabric within this section of the city. Consequently, the design invites the possibility of crossing the block, offering an expanded perception of urban space—now fluid, and deliberately mediating between the human and urban scales—thus contributing to a logical comprehension of the city.

Moiré Apartment / CODA Arquitetura

Pilar Caballero — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:53:00 +0000

Located in one of the first duplex blocks of Brasília's superquadras, this 294-square-meter (approx. 3,165-square-foot) apartment underwent a renovation that completely transformed its layout and atmosphere. The design sought to celebrate the building's essence by leaving the concrete beams and columns exposed, highlighting the structural materiality. At the same time, it integrated spaces to provide a fluid living experience tailored to contemporary daily life. While the original structure of the staircase was preserved, it received a new metal handrail and guardrail, turning it into a central element that defines the project's identity. The overlapping of the metal meshes that form the staircase guardrail creates a moiré effect, which gives the project its name.

Puerto Rey Houses / tresunouno

Valentina Díaz — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:52:00 +0000

This project consists of three single-family row houses, semi-detached below grade and independent above grade, located in Puerto Rey, in the municipality of Vera (Almería). The three homes share a communal garden and pool area while also featuring private outdoor spaces. With the dual objective of preventing the flooding common to the area and facilitating cross ventilation, the ground floor of the houses was raised to the maximum allowed by regulations, and the plot was designed across three levels: an entry-level at street height; an intermediate level where the pool is located to preserve privacy; and an upper level that provides access to the ground floor of the homes.

PH Loreto / OADD Architects

Valentina Díaz — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:20:00 +0000

PH Loreto is the comprehensive renovation of a single-family home, the fourth of five functional units that make up a typical PH (horizontal property) complex in the Colegiales neighborhood of Buenos Aires. The original mid-20th-century construction had undergone successive interventions aimed at increasing indoor square footage, at the expense of spatial quality, natural light, and cross ventilation. The intervention arose from the need to reorganize the home to respond to contemporary living dynamics, integrating spaces for living and working, and restoring the connection with light, air, and outdoor space.

Bilbao Building / OSPA architecture

Susanna Moreira — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:37:00 +0000

In the Rio Branco neighborhood of Porto Alegre, the proximity to Farroupilha Park and the presence of tree-lined streets define an urban landscape marked by a pedestrian scale, shaded canopies, and active public spaces. This context served as the starting point for the project. Instead of treating the building as an isolated volume, the design strategy sought to connect the development with the dynamics of the street, incorporating permeability, openness, and activation into the ground floor. The design recognizes that, in a neighborhood with a strong affinity for walkability and the qualified use of outdoor spaces, the project's value lies not only in the housing unit itself but also in how it participates in urban life and contributes to the continuity of the built fabric.

(not ready) Chongqing Eternal Land / Zen Architects

韩爽 - HAN Shuang — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:03:00 +0000

The continued renewal of Chongqing's Dian Ce Cun district is organically layering urban vibrancy, neighborhood vitality, and high-quality living into a denser, more dynamic model of contemporary life. In 2021, China Resources Land and Hongkong Land jointly entered Chongqing's Guanyinqiao area, making Guanchen a key urban renewal project in the city's core. As the final chapter of the Guanchen series, Wangyunchao spans over 60 mu and serves not only as a major residential development in the city center, but also as an exploration of new urban living models in the context of "second urbanization."

SUP Boulevard / FACT Fábrica de Arquitectura Contemporánea

Valentina Díaz — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:47:00 +0000

In the interior of the Buenos Aires province, where multi-family housing remains the exception, stands SUP Boulevard: a four-story, exposed reinforced concrete building designed for a more open, flexible way of living, in deep dialogue with its surroundings.

Quadra Buarque Building / Felipe SS Rodrigues

Susanna Moreira — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:42:00 +0000

The Quadra Buarque building, located at 410 General Jardim Street, consists of a single tower with units distributed from the 1st to the 15th floor, plus a ground-floor retail space with an active facade, totaling 163 housing units. From an urban perspective, it is another addition to the ongoing transformation of downtown São Paulo—providing affordable housing through the MCMV (Minha Casa Minha Vida) program in an area with a high concentration of culture, leisure, education, healthcare, and public transit.

El Molino Residential Development / FAMM Arquitectura

Cristina Popescu — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000

El Molino is a residential development located in Playa Pelada, Nosara, Costa Rica. Designed by FAMM Arquitectura, the project was conceived as a compact coastal community organized around climate, vegetation, and outdoor living.

The Apartment That Began with a Tile / Atelier Glushkó

Susanna Moreira — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Some projects begin with a floor plan. This one began with a wall of Portuguese tiles. Located in a 36-square-metre apartment in Rio de Janeiro, this project began with a simple ambition: to transform a compact home into an open and fluid loft. Yet, as the demolition progressed, two unexpected structural columns emerged, making the original concept impossible. Rather than hiding these constraints, the project embraced them, allowing the architecture to redefine the design.

Brick Tower Mixed Use Building / ASA Studio

Miwa Negoro — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000

A locally built brick tower rises from a sea of corrugated-iron roofs in an upgrading Kigali neighborhood, proving that a comfortable, naturally ventilated high-rise can be built with local materials, without air conditioning or high technology.

Estero Residences + Gamba café / Barde + vanVoltt

Cristina Popescu — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Located in the historic center of San José del Cabo, Estero Residences and Gamba Café is a boutique mixed-use development that combines six residences, a café, retail spaces, and shared amenities within a compact urban footprint. Developed by Oeste Works and designed by Barde vanVoltt in collaboration with local architect Arquipartners, the project explores how contemporary architecture can foster community while responding to the climate, culture, and evolving character of Baja California Sur.

Shand Road Townhouse / Ys Housing

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000

Ys Housing's pilot project, Shand Road, refines medium-density infill housing in Melbourne's middle suburbs. Four two- and three-bedroom townhouses occupy a typical suburban block, testing a repeatable model for the 15-metre frontage lot type common in residential suburbs. The project prioritises design quality, environmental performance, and affordability. As both architect and developer, Ys Housing works across design, cost, and delivery. This integrated model allows housing to be more considered than volume-built products, while remaining more accessible than bespoke architecture.

Nakano House / KUMA & ELSA

Miwa Negoro — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000

The client's childhood home, a traditional Japanese house, has an engawa - a gallery open to the garden. There, she was immersed in the scent of fresh grass, the fragrances of the seasons, and even the smells drifting from his neighbors' kitchens. The wish was to recreate that memory, this time in an apartment fifteen meters above the ground. We therefore imagined a house open to the sky.

Macedonia House / bardo

Valentina Díaz — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000

This renovation project in Madrid was born from a simple idea: to surprise. The client was clear about only one thing: they wanted the apartment to have a fragmented layout, with independent spaces that would provide privacy to the different areas of the home.

Apartment of Distorted Relations / fala

Andreas Luco — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000

A large apartment in the city center. The original layout, highly inefficient and deeply segregated, was quickly erased, leaving behind only a few columns, plumbing shafts, and the peculiar outline of the perimeter. Within such an irregular boundary, any conventional orthogonal organization would be inadequate and a missed opportunity. The project therefore adopts a different strategy: a fluid, deliberately fragmented space whose boundaries are often ambiguous.

Bahār Residential Building / DIM Architecture Studio

Miwa Negoro — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Bahār is a mid-rise infill project built on a 550-sqm site within one of Mashhad's dense urban fabrics. The project challenges the generic organization of contemporary apartment living by reintroducing the spatial hierarchy and openness found in historical Iranian residences—particularly the role of the courtyard and the "Hashti" transitional space—as active architectural drivers in contemporary residential architecture.

Nieuw Bergen / MVRDV

Miwa Negoro — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Nieuw Bergen, a residential project comprising seven buildings designed by MVRDV, has been completed in the heart of Eindhoven. The development combines five new buildings with two transformed historic structures, introducing 237 diverse homes to the city that range from apartments for singles to family residences, and from social housing to luxury penthouses. Characterised by jagged sloping roofs that maximise sunlight access while giving the development a dramatic, mountainous silhouette, the project demonstrates how careful design can add density while retaining a sense of openness, character, and urban identity.

Telekom Tower, Konstanz / Sauerbruch Hutton

Valeria Silva — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000

The Telekom Tower, southeast of Konstanz's historic city centre, quite literally stands out from its surroundings. For a long time, this 1970s building stood in stark contrast to its urban fabric, not only for its height but also for its architectural language; it was perceived as an almost alien presence within the city. Converting the vacant office tower into a residential building offered the opportunity for a retrospective integration, and, in a sense, for urban healing. In this context, adaptive reuse has an impact that extends far beyond the immediate construction task. The conversion not only preserves the embodied energy in the existing structure but also avoids the CO₂ emissions that a new building would have generated. The typology of the high-rise itself represents a forward-looking solution for a dense city with a high proportion of green space. The decision to retain the building's substance and bring it to life with apartments gives it a new face. Its original DNA remains legible, yet its impact has been fundamentally reinterpreted.

Vicco Building / sauermartins

Valeria Silva — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Located in a residential area of Porto Alegre, near major public parks, the building represents a combination of small efforts and subtle gestures that emphasize a meaningful dialogue between interior and exterior, public and private, enhancing its relationship with the street.