Living Building
Residential and mixed-use projects designed with sustainable materials, energy efficiency, and integrated living spaces.
OHLAB Cuts a Sun-Tracking Óculo into a Flat Roof for a Lime-Walled House in Palma
A single-storey house on the outskirts of Palma uses lime walls, deep porches and an oblique roof opening to tune Mallorcan sun across the seasons.
House of EM Debuts with a Stepped Danish Brick House on a Plateau Above the River Teme near Ludlow
Near Ludlow in Shropshire, a four-bedroom house in long Danish brick, chestnut and concrete borrows mid-century calm and a castellated detail.
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.
Daniel Fromer Threads a Timber House Through the Almond, Palm and Coconut Trees of Southern Bahia
In Santo André, Bahia, Nana House splits a retreat into raised timber pavilions placed wherever the existing almond, palm and coconut trees allowed.
BodinChapa Architects Wraps a Bangkok Family House Around a Courtyard Lawn and a Gnarled, Propped Tree
In Bangkok, JNG House pairs curved white volumes with a private lawn, a timber stair and soft light: a 446 m² home shaped by long dialogue with its owner.
PENZISBETTINI Extends Limmattal Cantonal School in Urdorf with Concrete Wings Built to Outlast Their Floor Plans
In Urdorf, Switzerland, prefabricated concrete ribs, a steel spiral stair and a timber auditorium open a 1980s school campus toward a new tram line.
YUMI Architekci Sets a Pale Brick Gable on a Timber Base to Turn the Holiday Cabin into a Year-Round Home
In Izbica, Poland, a 134 m² year-round home borrows the holiday cabin's steep roof and round window, then tunes it for daily life among mature trees.
Ábode arq Stacks a Charred-Timber Family House in San Isidro Beneath Two Tiered Roof Gardens
On a narrow shared lot near the Río de la Plata, a 235 m² house rises four levels and gives its rooftops back to grasses and gravel gardens.
Marcio Kogan and studio mk27 Tuck a Lattice-Screened Timber Box Between Stone Walls Near Punta del Este
Near Punta del Este, Uruguay, a single-level house uses local stone walls, a rustic concrete slab and mashrabiya shutters to find privacy on open ground.
Ariel André-GOLEM Turns the Diriyah Biennale Foundation's Public Programs Building into a Pastel Civic Living Room
In Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, a 960 m² public programs building trades gallery austerity for looping sofas, velvet play walls and reconfigurable tables.
Nommo Arquitetos and Coti Arquitetura Float a White Box over a Timber Base on a Wedge-Shaped Curitiba Lot
In Curitiba, Casa Luna stacks a white volume over a timber base and turns a tight triangular lot toward a pool, a garden and the araucarias.
Felipe Hess Arquitetos Pushes a São Paulo House to the Edge of Its Corner Lot to Free a 600 m² Garden
On a 1,000 m² corner lot in São Paulo, a brick, timber and concrete house claims only 40% of the ground and turns every room toward one continuous garden.
