Project2 months ago
TERAKOYA School by Terrain Architects is a project where the designers sought to create a space that would encourage open and spontaneous use. A bigger whole was created with the surrounding environment by designing a series of small roofs that resonate with the scale of the surrounding neighbourhood. Incomplete small units, too small to fulfill functions independently, complement each other, and create spaces that connect and separate.
Project2 months ago
Bosques Golf Club Apartment by Taller David Dana is an interior design project where shapes and materials engage in a free and timeless dance, crafting an environment that embodies the convergence of tradition and modernity. Taking contemporary architecture as its starting point, the project draws inspiration from elements that bestow its own identity and distinctive character.
Project2 months ago
‘The Old Block in Metabolism: WHOOSIS Changsha Store’ by Fon Studio is an interior design project that revitalizes an existing site to form a new quality of harmony and difference. Fon Studio balanced Changsha culture’s wild nature with white marble Mosaic and warm-gray wood wool acoustic board, incorporating glass tiles for natural lighting, bringing a comfortable, clean experience.
Compilation2 months ago
Archidiaries is excited to share the Project of the Week – Lanna Rice Research Center, Chiang Mai University | Hanabitate Architect. Along with this, the weekly highlight contains a few of the best projects, published throughout the week. These selected projects represent the best content curated and shared by the team at ArchiDiaries.
Project2 months ago
LUMO-7 by Studio Toggle is a residence with simple aesthetics, organized around a luminous atrium and a planted courtyard. The courtyard and semi-shaded basement atrium create a curated hierarchy of open-to-sky, semi-shaded, and interior spaces, maintaining privacy without compromising any of these areas. A holistic living environment is created through compact and efficient space planning and enhancing the exterior spaces.
Project2 months ago
‘Casa en los Cocos’ by Ludwig Godefroy is a project that consists of a series of fragmented pavilions inspired by pre-Hispanic architecture and organised around a water mirror and a swimming pool. The residence is a socially focused project with a negative void space defining the border between public and private areas. An open central agora connects private spaces, creating a convergent hub for social life.
Practice2 months ago
Ludwig Godefroy is an architectural practice based in Mexico City, Mexico.
Project3 months ago
Jinghope · Life Aesthetics Community at The Sanya EDITION by Various Associates is an architecture project that was designed in a way that balances commerce and fashion while catering to the needs of the hotel, the client, and retail brands. In this project, the designers capture the hotel’s essence and seamlessly integrate the design from the exterior to the interior, realizing a harmonious blend of art, nature, and the vibrant urban resort lifestyle.
Project3 months ago
Cabin 192 by Daniel Canda & Asociados is a residential project in a low-density suburban area, featuring uniform architecture and lush vegetation. Readapting to the existing construction, a wall box was defined as a container for the space, and all the interior walls of the ground floor were replaced by a single central support materialised in a concrete volume. This freed up the floor plan and allowed a spatial flow that was the premise of the project.
Project3 months ago
Greentown Sanjiangkou City Exhibition Hall by WJ Studio is an interior design project that combines modern design style with humanistic urban atmosphere, to construct a space with urban cultural attributes. The architectural style of the entire exhibition hall continues the style of surrounding cultural and historical architecture, using many traditional architectural elements.
Academic Project3 months ago
‘Celebrating The Formal-Informal Interface’ is an architecture thesis based on community development by Yashasvi Admane from Rachana Sansad’s Academy of Architecture, University of Mumbai, that seeks to create a link between the formal and informal realms in the urban fabric. The thesis focuses on identifying the public sector’s development and redevelopment projects in the city and how they can support and contribute to the surrounding area’s development. To foster community participation and a more cohesive society, the project seeks to create areas where individuals from all walks of life can come together and build.
Project3 months ago
‘A+A’ designed by Primer Piso Arquitectos is a residence that seamlessly blends contemporary living into its environment, offering privacy, natural light and contact with nature. The architecture of the house features a stripped-down aesthetic with heavy concrete beams, brick walls, and light metallic structures, enhancing durability and preserving a modern, unpretentious style.
Selected Academic Projects
Project3 months ago
Shelter Stay by TAA Design is an architecture project that creates a vibrant living space and provides ample opportunities to explore nature. The concept is derived from modular tree blocks, featuring a rhythmic layout of interior functions, allowing for varied form and functionality explorations on the vertical surface. This concept presents a solution for discovering and making the most of the living space within urban homes.
Project3 months ago
Manduca Market by Hitzig Militello Arquitectos is an architecture project that creates a careful integration between two environments and is translated into an element that the designers define with the name of “metal strip”, one which constitutes the very identity of the market. It is a communication platform in itself and it conveys a contemporary, dynamic and integrated language throughout the entire length of its development.
Project3 months ago
SOHO 3Q Chengdu by Superimpose Architecture interprets two distinct zones as separate worlds, incorporating the unique characteristics of Chengdu. The ‘Land of Abundance’ zone is a lush green space with natural materials like wooden furniture, stone flooring, and wall lattices, inspired by Sichuan plains. Meanwhile, the ‘Man Made City’ zone features large tower cores, orthogonal geometries, and industrial materials, with a grey, blue, and salmon pink color palette.
Project3 months ago
Vimal Laxmi Residence by Soumya & Jills Architect forms its canvas from the familiarity of context, shared memories, and a flowering tree. The core of the house developed on a transverse east west section, catching the breeze and the changing light, and a courtyard that connects the house together. The house is a socially inclusive space that accommodates all users’ activities, identities, and quirkiness, while maintaining context and climate.
Practice3 months ago
Soumya & Jills Architect is a Kochi-based practice that has been creating work characterized by a sensitivity to place, context, and user identities. Recipient of several awards, SJA aims to design architecture that is contextually appropriate and offers users pure spaces of well-being. Inspiring young architects with a passionate zeal to make meaningful changes in people’s lives through their architecture.
Academic Project3 months ago
‘Vertical Spa as a landmark’ is an architecture thesis by Ana Vojinović from University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture, that explores the design of a vertical spa in order to establish a prospective landmark in the urban core of Belgrade. The project aims to create a unique spa and introduce a new concept while drawing from previous research and experiences. A unique addition to the city’s future urban landscape, the vertical design of this standalone tower adheres to a simple functional logic and programme.
Project3 months ago
Infinity Housing by TAA (Taillandier Architectes Associés) is an architecture project that seeks to protect its natural surroundings and offer a calm and green living environment. The design aimed to achieve a balance of volumes by breaking up buildings through gaps that opened up to footpaths and woodland views. The design principle of the overall project is maintained by using the same materials and the sloped skyline of the roof.
Project3 months ago
Lead VIP Room by Teki Design is an interior design project that creates a place where only the products float and are displayed in a showcase. The aim was to create a space where people could enter the showcase and face the products. With this project, designers hope that clothing will be treated as a more sustainable entity by being passed on carefully, not just worn out.
Project3 months ago
Little People Preschool by Story Architecture features an inner courtyard combined with an outer yard that creates a safe and seamless play area for children. The project features a civilized iron color design and recycled items, aiming to educate children about environmental protection. The multi-colored diamond-shaped roof terrace is a highlight, with surrounding blocks representing teachers, promoting the child’s growth and shine.
Project3 months ago
Two Paper Houses, designed by LUO studio, is an installation design project that uses corrugated cardboard to reflect sustainable design and circular economy. A trapezoid platform features two circular “houses,” with a coffee house facing the narrow side for visitors. The complete circle is divided into two semicircles for stability, creating an open take-away area and an internal display and sales area, ensuring a comfortable space.
Project3 months ago
Ningbo Gulin Vocational High School by Archis Design Studio is an architecture project that challenges conventional Chinese construction methods. The project explores alternative spatial configurations using mat courtyard typology in a non-orthogonal grid system. This allows various programs to be interlinked in a more efficient and organic way and offers students and teachers a more convenient pedestrian experience.
Practice3 months ago
Archis Design Studio is an architecture firm that develops solutions based on specific contextual adjacencies and contingent relations of every project. ARCHIS has been working on creating unique, non-linear design techniques since 2018 to meet the growing complexity and dynamic demands of contemporary cities and buildings. The studio’s work encompasses a wide range of design fields, from large-scale urban planning and architecture to public art and exhibition design.