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Architecture for Neurodiversity: Designing for Control, Choice, and the Senses

Ankitha Gattupalli — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Publicly occupied spaces can be overwhelming. Airports, schools, stadiums, and workplaces all feature environments with visual chaos that can be disorienting and stressful for individuals, especially those who are neurodiverse. The bombardment of stimuli, unpredictable movements, and competing visual information can create barriers to occupant comfort. Architects are regularly encouraged to create spaces that recognize and honor individual differences. Designing for neurodiversity is one way of championing inclusivity and extending principles of universal design.

What is Salutogenic Architecture?

Ankitha Gattupalli — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 04:00:00 +0000

At a hospital, patients are always one conversation away from good or bad news. When not being rushed into treatment rooms, the sick are often left to feel stressed about their health. Healthcare workers have one of the most stressful jobs, with sudden changes in patient conditions. The general atmosphere in traditional hospitals seems tense and worrisome, and this has an adverse effect on patients’ well-being.

5 Design Elements to Enhance Your Bookshelf

Claire Brodka — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:30:00 +0000

In times of an ongoing global pandemic and constant video meetings, more and more people are leveraging their bookshelves at home to not only create appropriately stylish screen backdrops but also communicate credibility. There’s even a Twitter account on the subject. That being said, not everyone has a library-worthy collection to display or the space to store heavy art volumes. But whatever your personal shelf dream – even if it involves cats – here are five design elements that will help you make the most out of a tool you didn’t know you had, plus real examples of how they are being used to enhance bookshelves in projects around the globe. Head to the bookshelf section on Architonic for further inspiration and concrete product examples.

The Future of Sustainability in Japan: Paving the Way to Net Zero Energy Housing

Jullia Joson — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 07:30:00 +0000

The tech industry in Japan has continued to serve as a pivotal driving force in Japan, with the whole country being well known for its technological innovations in various industries. As of late, most industries and companies have begun to shift their focus to the topic of sustainable development, with the inclusion of using these very technologies to work towards zero energy goals.

Bali Esperanza Villa Uluwatu / Jun Mitsui & Associates Architects

Pilar Caballero — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 20:00:00 +0000

The villas are located on the cliff edge of Uluwatu, Bali. The tropical weather and bountiful nature in Bali create this relaxed and laid-back atmosphere, and multiple faiths reside on this island in harmony with the existing local culture. In general, the island is populated with low-rise buildings mostly in Balinese style architecture which adds to the resort atmosphere.

Otemon Gakuin University Academic-Ark / Mitsubishi Jisho Design

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 21:00:00 +0000

A learning space for the Internet age - Located in the leafy city of Ibaraki in northern Osaka Prefecture, this project forms the core of the Ibaraki Smart Community, which occupies the 185,000 m² site of a former Toshiba factory. The 40,000 m² facility will serve as a new campus for about 3,600 students at Otemon Gakuin University, or about half the student population. As Internet technology, artificial intelligence, and mobility improve and students no longer need to be on campus to attend school, what form will universities take?

Waiting Rooms, Reception Areas, & Courtyards: 43 Notable Examples of Hospital Architecture

María Francisca González — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 11:00:00 +0000

Hospitals and projects related to healthcare must follow specific guidelines based on the rules and regulations of their country. These standards help us to design complex spaces, such as those located in areas of surgery, hospitalization, diagnostics, laboratories, and including areas and circulations that are clean, dirty, restricted or public, which create a properly functioning building.

There are a few spaces that we, as architects, can develop with great ease and freedom of design: waiting rooms, reception areas, and outdoor spaces. These are spaces where architects can express the character of the hospital. To jump-start you into this process, we have selected 43 projects that show us how creativity and quality of a space go hand-in-hand with functionality.

Asagaya Light Eco House / KH Architects

Hana Abdel — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 21:00:00 +0000

This house is a three-story wooden house located in a residential area near the center part of Tokyo. The client is a couple working together, and they requested a space where they could spend a relaxing in holiday. In addition, high air tightness and high heat insulation specifications were required so that the entire three-story space could be used without the stress of temperature differences.

Terrace in the Town / Yamazaki Kentaro Design Workshop

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 03:00:00 +0000

The site is located on the mountain side of Hayama where we can enjoy the lush nature and the warmth of the calm local community. In order to make use of the rich environment, intermediate areas such as Doma (earthen floor) and terraces were arranged to connect the space between the ambient environment and the house.

Sayanomoto Clinic / Yamazaki Kentaro Design Workshop

Florencia Mena — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 19:00:00 +0000

We were approached to design a mental health clinic in Saga City specializing in the treatment of patients with dementia. As in other towns and regions, Saga's aging population has created a greater need for healthcare for the elderly. Ordinarily, healthcare facilities are planned and constructed on the advice of medical professionals with the sole consideration of creating a space for efficient and safe treatment of patients.

T.S.R.Building / Jun’ichi Ito Architect & Associates

Javier Gaete — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The clients are a family (a father and a son) who are psychiatrists and have been running a mental health clinic in Minato ward in central Tokyo for fifty years. Although the clinic has a long history housed in its current old wooden building, it became necessary for it to relocate due to a road schedule based on an urban plan formulated immediately after the Japanese defeat in World War II. In accordance with the relocation, the family decided to purchase an old building a five-minute walk from the clinic and build a new building on the site in order to reopen the clinic there. The beginning of this project was to the dismantling of the old building.

Rest Villa Funabori / Jun’ichi Ito Architect & Associates

Javier Gaete — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000

This project is located near an elementary school and park in a residential area of a Tokyo suburb. The site has an 8m road on the north side, a 12m road on the east side, a 6m road on the south side, and a factory and a two-story old house on the west side. Five crossroads are on the northeast corner. The building is a five-story nursing home with 100 rooms.

Grove House / Jun’ichi Ito Architect & Associates

Javier Gaete — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The site is a residential area near a station in Asaka City of Saitama Prefecture. It is elongated to the east and the west directions and has 4m roads on the west and east sides, a 2.5m road on the north side, and two-story wooden apartment on the south side. Many two-story wooden buildings surround the site across the road. The site is the typical dense residential area.

De Beers Ginza Building / Jun Mitsui & Associates Architects

Andrew Rosenberg — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 01:00:00 +0000

Ginza is one of the most famous commercial districts even in the world. Marronnier Street is a gracious, active street lined with creatively designed buildings. The DE BEERS Ginza Building design is intended to reflect the sophisticated Ginza streetscape and fit appropriately into this dynamic context.