Facade Design
The design and construction of building exteriors, including materials, systems, and aesthetic strategies.
Eller + Eller Wraps a Düsseldorf Office Campus for WPP in Germany's Largest Closed-Cavity Facade
At the gateway to Düsseldorf's Medienhafen, MIZAL stacks 2,500 workplaces behind a sealed glass skin, deep atria and stepped roof gardens.
Studio Font Builds a Hurricane-Ready Concrete House in Puerto Escondido from Five Planes and a Floating Pergola
On Oaxaca's Macahuite Beach, a 300 m² house of bare concrete walls and a 14-metre pergola frames the dune, the Pacific and the mountains behind it.
TEKI Design Wraps a Harajuku Blue Bottle Café in Curved Steel and Opens a Slice of Sky Between Buildings
In Shibuya's Harajuku, an 82 m² Blue Bottle café pairs a sweeping stainless steel wall with rammed earth, mirrored ceilings and a new passage.
DRM Arquitectura Extends a Suburban Buenos Aires Building in Timber to Create a Drive-Thru Ice Cream Shop
In Remedios de Escalada, Argentina, a timber frame and sloping roof extend an existing building so cars and pedestrians share one ice cream stop.
FAKT Wraps a Brandenburg Sports Clubhouse in a Japanese Engawa Raised Above the Flood Line
In Ketzin/Havel, a 432 m² timber changing pavilion sits on a flood-proof concrete plinth, ringed by a covered veranda that doubles as the grandstand.
say architects Builds a 140 m² Shenzhen Footwear Flagship Around Louvered Timber Cabinets and a Lounge
In Shenzhen Bay Phase II, PANE's new flagship trades the sneaker wall for timber shutters, stone columns and a generous rest area built for lingering.
efcarquitetura Bends a Single Line of Fins into Structure and Sun Shade for a House in Rural São Paulo
In Taquaritinga, Brazil, a 214 m² house curves a row of fins around its garden so that the structure itself does the shading in a warming climate.
FCC Arquitectura Cuts a Three-Car Garage Extension into a Portuguese Hillside
In Portugal, a 101 m² addition of board-marked concrete and weathering steel turns a garage brief into a terraced sequence of stairs, decks and views.
Estudio Feller Herc Sets a Board-Formed Concrete Family House into the Dunes Outside Colonia del Sacramento
Near Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay, a 360 m² concrete house uses perforated mass, pergolas and a planted roof to pull dune and river into family life.
Waterfrom Design Turns Its Own Taipei Studio into a Manifesto of Material Intuition
A 218-square-meter office in Taipei pairs green marble floors with plywood joinery to argue that design starts with the hands, not the screen.
Metro Wind Pavilion: Transforming Urban Infrastructure Through Color and Connection
Colorful aluminum facades transform Shenzhen metro ventilation pavilions into vibrant urban landmarks connected by grille corridors, celebrating infrastructure as public art.
