Aqua Energy
Architecture and design projects that integrate water systems, aquatic environments, and waterfront development into built spaces.
Atelier OO Weaves a Rattan-Ceilinged Pavilion into the Wetlands of Wanning
A trio of corrugated-roof pavilions frames migratory bird habitat along a tropical reservoir in southern Hainan, China.
STARH Wraps 420 Rooms in Flattened Arches to Preserve a Century-Old Pine Forest on the Black Sea
A 39,000-square-meter resort in Bulgaria's oldest seaside retreat defers to its inherited landscape of black pines and mineral springs.
AT Interiors Revives a 1960s Almaty Landmark as the Swan-Themed Aqqu Central Café
A 1,150-square-meter café in Almaty, Kazakhstan resurrects a Soviet-era pavilion with mosaic murals, coffered ceilings, and layered timber craft.
KCAP and DCA Architects Build a Stepped Urban Village on Singapore's King's Dock Waterfront
A 26,000 square meter residential development in Singapore trades tower isolation for terraced courtyards and a planted promenade along the harbor.
ANMA Converts the Site of a Former Orléans Jail into a Timber-Framed Aquatic Center
A low-slung aqualudic complex wrapped in timber and wild grasses replaces a decommissioned prison near the heart of Orléans, France.
Aqua Play: A Portable Bathroom That Fits Inside a Cabinet
A freestanding modular washroom stacks toilet, basin, and shower into one relocatable unit for space-starved urban apartments.
SALT Architects Turns Cape Town's Water Crisis into Architecture at the Cape Flats Aquifer Recharge Plant
A gravity-fed filtration facility in the False Bay Nature Reserve gives dignified form to the infrastructure of water resilience.
