Building Patterns
Architectural and urban design approaches that organize space, program, and community through repeatable structural and spatial systems.
The Layercake: An Amsterdam Building Stacked From the Habits of Plantage and Oost
A raised volume frees the ground for an urban cave, then stacks gallery, lecture hall, workspace and a green roof facing a canal and a windmill.
Moofer Architecture Stacks Terracotta Roofs and Brick Jali Screens into a Family Home in Rural Bangladesh
In Rangunia, near Chattogram, a 4,500 ft² brick and concrete house borrows the logic of the rural homestead: pond, screen, verandah and tile roof.
Step Town: Stacking 162 Cubes Around a Protected Courtyard to Merge Ziggurat and Caravanserai
A shortlisted Resile entry fuses the stepped ziggurat with the caravanserai courtyard to give an Afghan community both safety and shared life.
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.
WOVEN Architecture Layers a Waterfront Home into a Forested Hillside on Saanich Inlet
A 6,500-square-foot residence in Willis Point, BC nestles into steep terrain, trading spectacle for a quiet calibration of wood, earth, and water.
FHHH Friends Wraps a Seoul Music Academy in a Faceted White Shell That Echoes Its Interior Logic
A 1,270-square-meter preparatory academy in Seoul stacks soundproof practice rooms inside an angular volume that reshapes its block.
Francisco Cadau Weaves a Brick Curtain Across Four Row Houses in Campana, Argentina
A continuous facade of staggered brickwork unifies four compact dwellings on the suburban edge of Buenos Aires province.
Beatriz Henriques Weaves Climate and Craft into a Timber Vacation House in Trancoso
A 600-square-meter home in Bahia's coastal forest uses wind studies, woven screens, and passive cooling to live lightly in the tropics.
Realrich Architecture Workshop Stacks and Angles a Dense Jakarta Home Around Light and Air
Sarang Nest House uses protruding volumes and basketweave brick screens to create a micro-climate within a tight West Jakarta housing complex.
835 High Street Residential Building by Carr: A New Benchmark in Medium-Density Housing
835 High Street by Carr blends rhythmic façade grids, biophilic design, premium materials, and spacious interiors, creating iconic medium-density residential architecture.
