Materials Assembly
How materials and components combine to form buildings, products, and systems through intentional assembly strategies.
amass Renovates Its Own 118 m² Chengdu Studio with Nothing Fixed and Everything Movable
A Chengdu architecture office rebuilds its workspace around sliding partitions, rope pulleys, and plywood furniture that can shift with every new project.
WOVEN Architecture Layers a Waterfront Home into a Forested Hillside on Saanich Inlet
A 6,500-square-foot residence in Willis Point, BC nestles into steep terrain, trading spectacle for a quiet calibration of wood, earth, and water.
Atelier Lopes da Costa Stacks Concrete Shelves Along the Portuguese Coast at Scala-Mare
A 12-unit residential building in Vila Nova de Gaia pairs geothermal systems and ventilated ceramic facades with Atlantic panoramas.
ALAS Alarcon Linde Architects Builds a Paint Factory from Timber in Rural Germany
A modular CLT headquarters for Hemmelrath Technologies in Erlenbach am Main treats industrial architecture as a design-to-disassemble proposition.
DUB Arquitectura Builds a 30 m² Off-Grid Painting Studio in Argentina's Pampean Plains
Reclaimed wood and translucent fabric shelter a visual artist's retreat among acacia trees near Veinticinco de Mayo, Buenos Aires province.
Lousinha Arquitectos Resurrects a Storied 19th-Century Beach Club as Housing in Praia da Granja
A building that once hosted Portuguese royalty and literary giants returns to life through anastylosis and a bold diagrid steel veil.
