Overhead Building
Vertical stacking and elevated structures that repurpose, transform, or hover above existing buildings and landscapes.
TEC Taller EC Stacks a Red Steel Office Inside a 23-Meter-Tall Andean Warehouse
In Tambillo, Ecuador, a sawtooth-roofed industrial building negotiates a high water table and Andean topography with structural clarity.
Sanjay Puri Architects Wraps a Jaipur Office Tower in Capsule-Shaped Green Terraces
Near Jaipur Airport, a nine-level commercial building uses stacked planter modules and aluminium screens to fight 40°C heat.
Sanjay Puri Architects Wraps a Jaipur Office Tower in Capsule-Shaped Green Buffers
A nine-level climate-responsive workplace near Jaipur Airport uses stacked planter terraces and aluminium screens to fight 40°C heat.
Simplex Architecture Steps a Seoul Mid-Rise Tower to Negotiate Between Low-Rise Commerce and High-Rise Housing
In Seocho-dong, a gridded stone tower of terraces and sunken courtyards mediates between two radically different urban scales.
Modulito Estudio and Atelier Industrial Perch a Glass Office on a Disused Wine Pool in Argentina
A 36-square-meter prefabricated pavilion in San Rafael transforms an old concrete wine pool into the foundation for a lightweight workspace.
DAAL Carves Open a Hillside Corner in Seoul with the Y2 Mixed Use Building
A compact brick building in Yeonhui-dong uses arched windows, a central tree, and a courtyard to crack open a closed residential slope.
Shay Cleary Architects Lifts Ireland's Tallest Office Building on a Blue Steel Exoskeleton in Dublin
The Exo Building hovers seven meters above the Docklands, channeling the industrial memory of port cranes into a 17-storey commercial tower.
skimA Slots a Vertical Metal Tower into a Yeonnam-dong Brick House to Make It Mixed Use
A 292-square-meter renovation in Seoul's cafe-lined Yeonnam-dong grafts a new circulation spine onto a low-rise residential shell.
People's Architecture Office Converts a Residential Tower into Offices for Beijing's Largest Sleeping City
In Tiantong Yuan, a neighborhood of 700,000 commuters, a vacant apartment building becomes a workplace you can walk to.
allmannwappner Strips a 1971 Munich Office Block Back to Its Bones and Gives It a Crisp Glass Skin
A Bogenhausen district renovation replaces closed parapets with storey-high glazing, turning a dated commercial building into a light-filled workplace.
Moon Hoon Carves a Diagonal Staircase Through a 1980s Seoul Building to Unlock City Views
A tiny commercial renovation in Haebangchon turns a forgotten brick residence into a wormhole of pinkish concrete and timber arches.
Sanjay Puri Architects Wraps a Nagpur Office Tower in Undulating Terracotta Ribs
On a compact urban plot in central India, the Stella Office Building uses sculptural brise-soleil fins to filter heat and light.
