Architecture
Hierarchy Towers: Sustainable Architecture for Vertical Co-Living in Singapore
Hierarchy Towers reimagines sustainable architecture through co-living, shared workplaces, green terraces, and new public life in Singapore.
Three Studios Turn a Former Heliport in Kochi into a Botanical Roadside Station
Makino's Roadside Station in Sakawa, Japan, channels 5,000 cypress pieces and curved timber trusses to honor the father of Japanese botany.
Carlos Alberto Arquitetura Floats a Timber and Concrete Suite Above a Tropical Lagoon Landscape
A 265-square-meter retreat in Tupaciguara, Brazil, where cantilevered volumes and vertical timber screens dissolve into lush vegetation.
Miller Hull Lifts a Metabolist-Inspired Cabin Above a Remote Island Forest on Steel Stilts
On Decatur Island in Washington's Salish Sea, a 868-square-foot prototype cabin levitates above native terrain to leave no trace.
Fragmentos Scatters a 43-Villa Hotel Beneath the Cork Oaks and Pines of Comporta
Sublime Comporta Sand builds a low-density retreat across a 51-hectare Portuguese estate without cutting a single tree.
ASA Studio Stacks Offices and Apartments in a Naturally Ventilated Brick Tower Above Kigali's Rooftops
A five-storey mixed-use building in Kacyiru proves that local materials and passive cooling can replace air conditioning in dense urban Africa.
Simplex Architecture Steps a Seoul Mid-Rise Tower to Negotiate Between Low-Rise Commerce and High-Rise Housing
In Seocho-dong, a gridded stone tower of terraces and sunken courtyards mediates between two radically different urban scales.
UP Architecture Wraps a Ferry Terminal in Red Brick and White Plaster on Liangzi Lake
A lakeside transit hub in Ezhou, China, splits into three volumes that draw on local village vernacular and frame internal courtyards.
Plan 21 Splits a Toyama Two-Family House into Linked Volumes Around a Shared Courtyard Garden
Two generations live side by side in charred timber pavilions connected by planted courtyards and covered terraces in Toyama City.
Atelier130 Builds a Villa in Abidjan with a Skate Bowl, Infinity Pool, and a Double-Height Void at Its Core
A 600 square meter family residence on a sloped site in Côte d'Ivoire treats outdoor living and passive cooling as inseparable design moves.