Assembly Building
Buildings designed to house legislative bodies, parliaments, and assembly halls.
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.
Sabella Arquitetura Sculpts a 1,200 m² Weekend House Around a Tomie Ohtake Sculpture in São Paulo
Two perpendicular volumes form an L-shaped residence in Quinta da Baroneza where art, landscape, and steel structure merge on a single level.
Pineda Monedero Hollows Out a 1900 Sabadell Row House and Lets the Courtyard Back In
A party wall dwelling in Barcelona's industrial hinterland trades its overbuilt footprint for height, light, and a recovered garden.
Martin Neruda Revives a Fire-Damaged Czech Village House with Concrete Ribs and Recycled Timber
In the settlement of Baně near Zbraslav, a modest stucco exterior conceals an inventive interior of folded concrete ceilings and open attic galleries.
Organic Design Inc Shapes a Suburban Commercial Building as a Community Perch in Saitama
A three-story mixed-use building with organic timber eaves and wrapped balconies draws pedestrians off a quiet Saitama side street.
Lousinha Arquitectos Resurrects a Storied 19th-Century Beach Club as Housing in Praia da Granja
A building that once hosted Portuguese royalty and literary giants returns to life through anastylosis and a bold diagrid steel veil.
Amunt Martenson and heramarte Replace Four Garages with Five Apartments in a Karlsruhe Courtyard
A concrete infill building brings five compact dwellings to a landlocked inner courtyard in Karlsruhe, Germany, proving density can be intimate.
fala 171 Threads a Bold New Structure Through a Porto Rowhouse in the House of Remarks
A 380-square-meter renovation in Porto layers color-coded steel, glass block, and timber into a five-level vertical home.
