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Faculty of Psychology of the University of Warsaw / Projekt Praga

Hadir Al Koshta — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Projekt Praga's New Faculty of Psychology Creates an Open, Social Academic Landscape in Warsaw - Projekt Praga has completed the new Faculty of Psychology at the University of Warsaw—a building conceived not merely as an educational facility but as a social framework that strengthens relationships between students, staff and the wider community. Located on the university's Ochota campus, the project was selected in a 2017 competition and reflects a broader ambition to reconnect academic spaces with urban life.

Designing for Horses: 8 Projects Shaping Space for Equine Life

Moises Carrasco — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Few commissions allow architects to focus on non-human users, and fewer still involve horses. While domestic pets like cats and dogs are common muses, the particular needs of horses present a unique challenge when designing stables. Since the horses, who are the stable's primary inhabitants, cannot articulate their needs, design relies on the rigorous requirements dictated by human caretakers, requiring a balance between streamlined human operations and maximized horse comfort and safety. Architects often seem to address this through three core principles: Equine Comfort & Well-being, Contextual Materiality, and Operational Efficiency. Thus, the resulting layouts are characterized by rigorous zoning that clearly separates the programs into residential (stalls), service (tack, storage, wash, feed), and training spaces (arenas, walkers). The designs also address visual well-being: Horses are social animals, so they strategically position stables to promote sightlines between animals and to the exterior, often employing louvered or open-frame systems. Furthermore, lighting is kept diffuse using materials such as translucent panels to prevent sharp, stress-inducing shadows in arenas. Similarly, circulation paths are designed for the safe, efficient movement of both people and animals.

Luxury Apartament in Poznań / Studio GAB

Hadir Al Koshta — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000

This apartment in Poznań is a refined example of contemporary urban living, designed with clarity, elegance, and a subtle sense of intimacy. The layout embraces both openness and privacy, creating a home that feels spacious yet thoughtfully zoned.

18-07 Holiday Home / OFFICE INAINN

Hadir Al Koshta — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Built without leveling the land, this hillside residence redefines what it means to build with, rather than on, the landscape.

Student Housing no. 7 / Projekt Praga

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Redefining student living: Projekt Praga sets a new architectural standard for academic housing in Poland.
For the first time in nearly 60 years, the University of Warsaw has introduced a new public dormitory, setting a fresh benchmark for student living in Poland. Functionality, accessibility, and community are the pillars of this project. "We designed a space where architecture is not just about form but, above all, about enhancing the quality of life for its residents," say the architects from Projekt Praga.

Milla Nova Boutique Store / balbek bureau

Andreas Luco — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Milla Nova is a boutique of the Ukrainian wedding and evening dresses brand in Warsaw, Poland. The brand has been successfully representing Ukrainian design in more than 50 countries for 20 years. The founders of Milla Nova, Zoryana and Iryna Senyshyn, entrusted the bureau with the work on their first foreign mono-boutique. The clients wanted to move away from the standard aesthetics of bridal salons and gave the project team complete creative freedom.

House near Konin / Studio GAB

Hadir Al Koshta — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000

The house design is an attempt to answer what a modern house located in the middle of the forest should be like. We decided to use wood as a construction and finishing material, both from the outside and inside. The house was designed using frame technology, while a large element of the interior finish is deciduous plywood, which is a decorative element and is also used to implement some of the furniture.

Horse House Stable / wiercinski-studio

Pilar Caballero — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0000

The raw, honest, and cozy stable is set in a rural landscape surrounded by dense buildings and picturesque fields. The Horse House is a new facility for the breeding and training infrastructure of the Ludwiczak Stables.

Boutique Warszauer Hotel / INDO Architekci

Valeria Silva — Mon, 09 May 2022 12:00:00 +0000

The boutique Warszauer Hotel has been opened at 10 Warszauera Street in Krakow's Kazimierz, the former Jewish district and one of Krakow’s most attractive tourist districts. The hotel building is located on a narrow frontage plot between an old 4-story tenement house and the 17th-century Kupa Synagogue, but complementing the existing downtown development.

House in Poznań / Studio GAB

Valeria Silva — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Designing a house in a unique natural environment, the vicinity of the lake, that will be visible from the windows, gives a lot of design comfort but it is also a huge challenge. The house designed for a young family should be the frame for family life. Its living spaces are to gather its inhabitants, and give the opportunity to stay together and at the same time ensure privacy in the sleeping area.

Portable Cabin / wiercinski-studio

Valeria Silva — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Portable cabin is a year-round living space made of two adapted shipping containers. Investors are a couple of brave people who have contact with temporary architecture and are interested in searching for interesting and difficult to adapt spaces. The implementation of a portable cabin and remote workplace turned out to be a great response to the present times. The facility is currently located at the community garden next to the Szelagowski Park in Poznan, and in the future, it is to go to the forest and ultimately stand on the water. Containers were fully prepared in the production hall, while its transport and assembly on the plot took one day, and only the last internal finishing works remained on site.

Apartments in Wolf Clearing / studio de.materia

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 28 May 2021 22:00:00 +0000

Two guesthouses in Karpacz, in Wolf Clearing district, located near Śnieżka – the highest peak of Karkonosze and the most popular tourist destination in the area. Buildings are situated in the direct neighbourhood of Karkonosze National Park. Twin structures are located on a 3670 square meter plot. The first one, 446 square meter building, houses eight independent apartments. The second one, 565 square meter building, contains seven apartments and an additional underground garage. Each apartment consists of a kitchen and dining space, a living room, and a separate bedroom.

House M7 / MFRMGR Architekci

Pilar Caballero — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 15:00:00 +0000

During the pandemic and restrictions associated with it, there was a renewed appreciation for lots and houses away from the city center. Many satellite settlements with their advantages such as cleaner air, less crowded streets, greenery, have become an alternative to cramped apartments in central districts.

The State of Architecture: ArchDaily 2021 Trend Forecasting & Analytics

María Francisca González — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000

With the major happenings of the past year, our built environment and people’s needs within it seemed to change. Different ways of Architectural thinking and design solutions were put forth, showing how global events are capable of pushing the limits of the profession, increasing our responsibility, and also our opportunities to contribute to a better quality of life in every possible way. At ArchDaily, we have continued to connect with architects and designers from all over the globe and have shared diverse works, all displaying relevant implementations and architectural solutions that have an impact on our community.

Materials that Shaped the Most Iconic Homes, Interiors and Public Buildings of 2020

Materials — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 07:30:00 +0000

It is difficult to start any retrospective text on 2020 without sounding too cliché. While facing an invisible enemy that changed everyone’s lives, this past year has taught us that humanity is more fragile than we ever imagined. At Archdaily, it’s our job to synthesize how the buildings and the world we live in will be impacted by COVID-19 not only in the short term but in the distant future as well. Has our perception of the built environment changed this year? And has our relationship with the tectonics of buildings changed with all of the obstacles we’ve faced along the way?

Best Architectural Projects of 2020

María Francisca González — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 07:30:00 +0000

On behalf of the entire ArchDaily team, we would like to thank you for your continued support and for making 2020 our best year so far! We are now reaching more architects around the world and inspiring them in the creation of better built environments. With more than 5500 different projects published during the year, our curators are excited to share this collection of the 100 most visited projects of 2020. This selection represents the best content created and shared by the ArchDaily community over the past 11 months.