Housing
sauermartins Squeezes a Corrugated Tower Between Porto Alegre's Parks and Its Neighbors
On a narrow plot near three major parks, a 2,750 m² residential building trades spectacle for a quiet dialogue with the street.
SELF SAFE MODULAR HOUSE
A self-safe modular house is a compact, disaster-resilient housing unit made from prefabricated modules that are easy to assemble, repair, and expand. It is designed to provide safe shelter during floods, cyclones, and earthquakes using local, sustainable materials. The house is affordable, adaptable, and suitable for vulnerable communities in disaster-prone areas.
Various Associates Builds a 30-Person Family Home from Herbal Bricks in a Chinese Mountain Village
Gong's House gathers three generations under one roof in Yongjia, Zhejiang, using recycled plant-fiber masonry and carefully framed mountain views.
De la Villa Studio Lines a Barcelona Apartment with Timber, Steel, and Stone on Avinguda Diagonal
A 133 square meter flat on one of Barcelona's most iconic boulevards becomes a study in material contrast and spatial compression.
Régis Roudil Wraps 46 Timber-Framed Social Housing Units into a Curved Courtyard Near Toulouse
A circular residence built from unfired earth brick and wood wool insulation anchors a new ecodistrict in Cornebarrieu, France.
Projekt V Arhitektura Crafts a 50 m² Sarajevo Apartment from Earth, Clay, and Post-War Resilience
In the Grbavica neighbourhood of Sarajevo, a retrofit apartment rewires Bosnia-Herzegovina's relationship with natural materials and self-building.
Sabiá Arquitetos and Trema Arquitetura Merge Two Units Inside Niemeyer's Copan Building
A 340-square-meter apartment carved from two mirrored flats opens a 24-meter curved facade onto São Paulo's skyline.
Sabiá Arquitetos and Trema Arquitetura Merge Two Units Inside Niemeyer's Copan into a 340 m² Apartment
A sweeping renovation along Block D's curved facade reclaims 24 meters of São Paulo skyline inside one of Latin America's most iconic buildings.
Clément Lesnoff-Rocard Turns a Parisian 80s Penthouse into a Study in Edges
A 105-square-metre duplex atop a 1980s building in Paris explores how material transitions and angled geometries can redefine domestic space.
Qukan Dissolves the Wall Between a Hokkaido House and Its Neighboring Park
A tent-fabric curtain wall replaces rigid boundaries, turning a small residential park into an extension of domestic life in Japan.
Edouard Brunet Turns Forgotten Brussels Attics into a Light-Filled Duplex Built from Salvaged Materials
Reclaimed bricks, salvaged marble, and a neighbor's floorboards give new life to a rooftop apartment in Brussels' urban core.
Gardiner Architects Stacks Thirteen Unique CLT Apartments on a Melbourne High Street
In Thornbury, a cross-laminated timber apartment building treats every unit as an individual home with its own identity and orientation.