Cooking Laboratory
Architectural and design projects that integrate food preparation, dining, and culinary innovation into distinctive spatial experiences.
EktraArhitectura and Fain Design Studio Turn a 19th-Century Pharmacy into a Coffee Shop in Cluj-Napoca
Inside the vaulted ground floor of Palatul Széki, brushed steel counters meet restored Gothic joinery from 1893.
Davood Boroojeni Office Nests a Laboratory Atop a Public Gathering Space in Rural Iran
In the stork city of Qarah Ziya od Din, a pathobiology lab doubles as a rare civic hangout for 27,000 residents.
JC Architecture Transforms 70-Year-Old Taiwanese Railcars into a Moving Fine-Dining Restaurant
Three retired train carriages circle Taiwan's coastline as a 54-seat restaurant celebrating rattan, timber, and the island's dual landscapes.
Enrique Mora Builds a Culinary Ecosystem on Ecuador's Coast to Rebuild After an Earthquake
A hybrid school, restaurant, and innovation lab rises from the dunes of San Vicente, turning local food culture into a recovery engine.
MTA Architects Build Their Own Satellite Office as a Garden Pavilion in Chennai
A working studio and client lounge rooted in regional materials, passive strategies, and a landscape that refuses to be an afterthought.
NMDM.ARQ Converts a São Paulo House into a Chef's Hybrid Kitchen and Creative Atelier
In the Pinheiros neighborhood, a 300-square-meter residential conversion merges industrial kitchen, studio, and event space behind a circular portal.
VAK Architecten Builds a Porous Research Hangar for Marine Biology at the University of Antwerp
A lockable yet open pavilion on Campus Drie Eiken filters sunlight and collects rainwater for aquatic experiments in 450 square meters.
Francisca Sottomayor and Fahrenheit.Works Build a Living Kitchen Where Plants Cook Alongside People
A multispecies dining installation in Porto transforms a communal table into a working ecosystem of herbs, fire, and shared meals.
FREAKS Architecture Converts a Montreuil Taxi Garage into a Cooking School for Migrant Chefs
A former industrial hangar in Montreuil, France becomes a 700-square-meter culinary training center built around warmth, timber, and community.
