Parasitic Architecture
Architecture that attaches to or inhabits existing urban structures, creating new functions within established environments.
PULIYA: Urban Design Reimagining Transit Infrastructure as Public Space in Chandrapur
PULIYA turns Chandrapur’s bridge into flexible public space through urban design, supporting movement, markets, culture, work and city life.
Shanghai Street Imagined: Adaptive Reuse Architecture Reconnecting Hong Kong’s Urban Heritage
Adaptive reuse architecture reimagines Shanghai Street with modular parasitic spaces that preserve heritage, support city life and reconnect
Bamboo Children’s Pavilion: Sustainable Architecture for Play Above Paris
A bamboo pavilion transforms an overlooked Parisian slab into a warm, sustainable landscape where children climb, gather, play, and explore.
THE CAPSULE: Modular Architecture Reimagining Urban Blood Donation
THE CAPSULE reimagines modular architecture as a compact blood donation hub, combining comfort, visibility, greenery, and urban adaptability
paraVIEW: Parasitic Architecture for Community-Led Urban Change
paraVIEW transforms a Medellín cultural centre into a vertical civic lens inspiring residents to rethink rooftops, streets, and shared life.
Despacio: Architectural Design That Slows Down Medellín’s Urban Rhythm
Despacio transforms Medellín’s metro infrastructure into a slow-moving urban refuge for reflection, pause, and psychological renewal.
P-A-R-A-S-I-T-E: Sustainable Architecture Above Hong Kong’s Night Market
P-A-R-A-S-I-T-E reimagines Hong Kong’s Ning Po Street using bamboo, shade, circulation, and a lively elevated market experience in the city.
FreshMart: Parasitic Architecture Reimagining Food, Community, and Urban Life in Tokyo
FreshMart transforms a Tokyo convenience store into a communal kitchen and rooftop garden, cultivating healthier meals and human connection.
Urban Creeper: Sustainable Architecture That Reclaims São Paulo's Blank Urban Facades
Urban Creeper transforms a blank São Paulo façade into modular green public space reconnecting residents with nature and community each day.
Box Seat to the City: Adaptive Reuse Architecture Reclaims the New York Façade
Box Seat to the City reimagines New York fire escapes as compact light-filled homes that reconnect residents with urban life and the street.
Parasite in the Urban Void: Urban Design Reclaims Neglected Infrastructure in Dhaka
Below Dhaka’s Moghbazar flyover, a noise-responsive public toilet converts an urban void into safer, healthier and more humane public space.
Urban Filter Manila: Sustainable Architecture for Cleaner Transit Hubs
Urban Filter Manila turns transit infrastructure into moss-powered air filters creating cleaner, healthier and safer public spaces citywide.
