Installations
Kengo Kuma Stacks 1,500 Plywood Sheets into a Shell-Shaped Sauna on Naoshima
An 8-square-meter biomimetic sauna on Japan's art island channels the geometry of a turban shell through CNC-cut timber layers.
KPF Builds a 267-Acre University Campus in Guangzhou Designed Around Wind and Water
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's new Guangzhou campus trades academic silos for climate-responsive urbanism in the Pearl River Delta.
Pedro Moncayo Torres Builds a Primitive Hut from Stone and Reed Cane in Ecuador's Southern Highlands
A 175-square-meter farmstead retreat in Tarqui channels vernacular construction to sit quietly inside an endemic forest.
all(zone) Grows a Tropical Pavilion Market from a Vacant Bangkok Lot
A 550 m² steel-framed commercial center in Khlong Toei wraps walkways, cafés, and urban farming around preserved trees.
BETA Office Reveals a 1970s Doctor's House as a Light-Filled Pavilion on a Frisian Canal
In the village of Workum, a pyramidal slate roof floats on concrete columns and glass, turning a scruffy renovation into an energy-positive home.
Replus Design Bureau Wraps a Forest Retreat Near Lviv in Charred Larch and Recycled Austrian Tile
OSLW House nestles into a pine forest outside Lviv, built almost entirely from Ukrainian materials and reclaimed heritage fragments.
Bloom Architecture Scatters a Timber Resort Through Cambodian Mangrove Like a Fisherman's Village
Amber Kampot Resort sits between river and mountain in southern Cambodia, arranging dark timber villas along meandering paths inspired by local settlement
Christian Tonko Designs a 20 Square Meter Alpine Cabin That Can Vanish Without a Trace
A shipping container-scaled weekend retreat in Carinthia, Austria, sits lightly on screw foundations and leaves no permanent mark on the land.
Aulets and Aixopluc Build a Timber School in Mallorca Modeled on Mediterranean Monasteries
A progressive school in Marratxinet channels monastic courtyard typologies and offsite CLT construction to create a climatic oasis.
Pardo Converts a Portuguese Quinta Outbuilding into a Stone and Timber Family Home
In rural Viana do Castelo, a former school, winery, and storage barn becomes a 360 m² house rooted in its own landscape.
Tina Bergman Tucks a Timber Cabin Shaped Like a Fairytale Hat into a Swedish Birch Forest
A 95-square-metre family retreat near Tänndalen borrows its silhouette from a Swedish children's story and its materials from the mountain landscape.
Tadu Arquitetura Transforms a Jericoacoara Nightlife Landmark into a 33-Room Coastal Hotel
Café Jeri Hotel channels the rustic construction traditions of Brazil's northeastern coast into a layered retreat between dunes and sea.