Villa Tapi / Tadu Arquitetura

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Hospitality Architecture, Cabins & Lodges
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  • Architects: Tadu Arquitetura
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  1367 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2025

Apartment on Barão Sabrosa / Aurora Arquitectos

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Residential Architecture, Apartment Interiors
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Lisboa, Portugal
  • Architects: Aurora Arquitectos
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  80 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2025

Valley House / SOHO Architects

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Houses
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Sultan Bathery, India
  • Architects: SOHO Architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  5000 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2025

PAN-ORAMA Pavilion / Associates Architecture

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Installations & Structures, Pavilion, Other Structures
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Rome, Italy

Machinery Hall Renovation into Workshop and Office Space / KO/OK Architektur

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Workshop, Offices, Renovation
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Leipzig, Germany
  • Architects: KO/OK Architektur
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  390 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2023

Vertical Tube House - Kam and Ly House / HGAA + Jieun Jun + naïve practice + Taewon Park

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Residential Architecture, Houses
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Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Architects: HGAA, Jieun Jun, Taewon Park, naïve practice
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  320 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2025
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Artsteel, GiaLong

Wuhan LuxeIsland Pavilion / ZHIFEI ARCHITECTURE DESIGN

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Infrastructure
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Wuhan, China

NIVRITI 2.O House / i2a Architects Studio

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Houses
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Thrissur, India
  • Architects: i2a Architects Studio
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  2900 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2025
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Asian Paints, Greenlam, Hafele, Jaquar

Steeplechase House / Brooks + Scarpa

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Houses
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Hillsborough, United States
  • Architects: Brooks + Scarpa
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  2573 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2024
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Laufen, Lutron, Western Window Systems, Sherwin-Williams, APOC, +33
  • Professionals: Tonic Design and Construction, Kaydos-Daniels Engineers, ​PLAN(t), Brooks + Scarpa

Water Pantanal Fire Exhibition Design / gru.a

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Cultural Architecture, Installation
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Architects: gru.a
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  500 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2025

Buenos Aires House / estúdio mariane rios

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Houses
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Bonfim Paulista, Brazil
  • Architects: estúdio mariane rios
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  535 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2025

Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Expansion / The Marc Boutin Architectural Collaborative

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Cultural Architecture, Extension
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Calgary, Canada

Casa Condriada / LA^arc Architecture

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Houses
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Lefkada, Greece

House in Los Llanos / Pepa Diaz Arquitecta

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Houses, Restoration
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Lorca, Spain
  • Architects: Pepa Diaz Arquitecta
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  97 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2024
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Metra Building

Viking Fortress Borgring Experience Center / LOOP Architects

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Cultural Architecture, Museums & Exhibit
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Køge, Denmark
  • Architects: LOOP Architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  2000 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2025
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  DAMPA, Troldtekt, Areco, Burntwood, DS Stålprofil, +2
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Rethinking the Flat Datum: Designing Space with Incline and Intent

Historically, architecture and the built environment have insisted on creating flat, hard surfaces. In earlier eras, walking without paved ground meant mud-caked shoes, uneven footing, tripping hazards, standing water after rain, and high maintenance. Hence, as we shaped cities, we prioritized a smooth, continuous, solid horizontal datum. The benefits are real: easier walking, simpler cleaning, and straightforward programming—furniture, equipment, and partitions all prefer a level base. This universal preference for building on flat ground remains the norm and, for many practical reasons, will likely continue to be.

What's less recognized is that making a truly flat surface is surprisingly difficult—and many well-executed "flat" floors aren't perfectly flat at all. They are often gently sloped, calibrated to precise gradients for drainage. While interior spaces do not always require this, many ground floors and wet areas do incorporate subtle inclines as a safeguard—whether for minor flooding or to manage water that overflows from the street or plumbing when one of the discharge systems is malfunctioning.

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Shueisha TOON FACTORY Office – Phase 2 / GAMMA Architects

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Offices
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Japan
  • Architects: GAMMA Architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  135 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2025

Mahogany House / R ARCHITECTURE

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Houses
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Victoria, Australia
  • Architects: R ARCHITECTURE
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  380 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2023

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