12Nano Nest I Vast EgoThis is a house located in TABAS, IRAN. The concept is how tiny spaces were managed for living in old style houses and how they used natural elements for making better life style. In addition, how to respond modern life style needs such as privacy and family connections.
5Varanasi Bamboo House The house is designed for 6 people: Grandparents, parents and 2 children, each group has their own private space and there is additional spaces to socialize or work e.g. study.
12Editor's ChoiceREWA - THE MANIFESTATIONS IN TIMEA design proposed in the dispute zone of Nisarpur, Dhar dsitrict, Madhya Pradesh, India. For the villages battling against the construction of dams along the Narmada River. Evolved from the villagers of Nisarpur, are interventions that would uplift the village and sustain its old qualities in a new location.
5The village Library The project is defined by its initial structure and the extention proposed which make the transition from exterior to interior with a delicate play of light. The "facade book" inspired by the local ways, stand up as a landmark for the village.
67Eco Chapel - LeafThe “Leaf” expresses a renewed conception of space, an incursion of nature into a strongly urbanized territory connected in actions and thoughts to nature. The design of a chapel and a forest in an eco perspective. A green avenue around which germinate buildings, evoking the forms of seeds and giving space to contemplation, prayer, leisure and laboratory.
36Editor's ChoiceAn Urban ForestCities need to re-born and be alive, to make the world better again. Forest in town means that other forests can grow in town and each can make the place all living creatures can find a relationship. From Tewahedo tradition of the chapel in the forest we found the inspiration and a proof that this relationship is still possible and we should never forget.
19The Eco-ChapelThe design of the Chapel in Ethiopia results of a study between space and light. The main idea is to create a passive experience with the landscape to the Chapel.
36Editor's ChoiceBubble MarketsThe Bubble Markets is a re-envisioning of the local street market of Ho Chi Minh wherein it provides an urban porous bubble-like space to be a platform for the busy market culture of Vietnam which can accomodate all forms of social life.
14AFLOAT | A WATER RESILIENT NEIGHBORHOODTo design a neighborhood that responds to climatic variations and offers resilience to the inhabitants of Jakarta, Indonesia due to rising sea levels caused by global climate change. Jakarta is one of the fastest sinking city in the world and this project aims at creating a water resilient neighborhood that takes inspiration from amphibious architecture.
4The Colombo Institute of TechnologyTropical Modernism and building as machine in the age of climate change
8Panju Island: Community towards better FutureEco-tourism model for an estuarine island in Vasai Creek, Mumbai. The project is intended to create harmony between the existing ecology and the community living on the island.