ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Thu, 9 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/1038994/calibrated-rawness-studio-1-1-and-the-discipline-of-making-in-hong-kong-and-beyond Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000 Jonathan Yeung https://www.archdaily.com/1038994/calibrated-rawness-studio-1-1-and-the-discipline-of-making-in-hong-kong-and-beyond In Hong Kong, where interiors and small buildings are routinely caught between two extremes—high-gloss "luxury" finishes on one end, and budget-cautious industrial roughness on the other—a third attitude has emerged through the calibration of both: a uniquely precise, relevant, and materially honest execution that is not dependent on price point. This is calibrated rawness. Calibrated rawness describes an architecture that retains the directness of matter and materiality—concrete, metal, blockwork, exposed structure, visible services—while subjecting it to rigorous control.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/867235/the-humble-vernacular-of-the-undecorated-shed-john-redington Wed, 15 Mar 2017 13:30:00 +0000 John Redington https://www.archdaily.com/867235/the-humble-vernacular-of-the-undecorated-shed-john-redington John Redington, a Texas-based illustrator, documents abandoned rural sheds and their modest architectural impact. In this visual essay he reveals this unseen, underrepresented vernacular arguing that the "shaky charm of the abandoned shed could offer a look into a more humble form of inspiration for architects."

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