Plaza
Public and semi-public spaces designed for gathering, commerce, and community interaction.
PPAA Extends Rafael Moneo's Logroño City Hall into Its Plaza with a Lattice of Metal Frames
A temporary grid of slender poles and frames in Logroño's Plaza del Ayuntamiento borrows Moneo's rhythms and lets pedestrians complete the architecture.
Jaramillo Van Sluys Arquitectura and Urbanismo Turn a Demolished Registry Lot in Quito into an Orchard Plaza
In Quito's Centro Histórico, a 2,800 m² plaza exposes the San Agustín convent wall and redraws its lost Augustinian orchard in volcanic stone.
Olik Studio Stacks a Guatemala City Shopping Center Around a Triple-Height Void and a Rooftop Garden Terrace
In Guatemala City's Zone 14, Etú Plaza fits 28 shops, a 12-meter cable-hung glass wall and a garden terrace onto an 1,816 m² corner lot.
Tarq Studio Rejects Air Conditioning and Builds Valledupar a Market That Breathes
On the periphery of a Colombian city where public space is scarce, a timber-trussed market plaza channels mountain air through its roof.
Edgar Mazo and CONNATURAL Build a Park in Medellín from the Ruins of the Houses It Replaced
In the Aranjuez district of Medellín, 80 percent of the materials for a new 5,500 square meter park came from the homes that once stood on the site.
MZ Studio Architecture Gives a Serbian City Park Its Own Sun, Built from Steel, Water, and Pebbles
A 1,235-square-meter circular plaza in Šabac reimagines a 1970s park extension as the radiant center of an astronomical landscape narrative.
Simplex Architecture Turns a 1970s Church in Chuncheon into an Intimate Black Box Theater
A corrugated metal skin and structural reinforcement give new life to a decommissioned church on a prominent civic axis in South Korea.
RA! Weaves a Boutique Hotel into the Pedestrian Streets of San José del Cabo
Laiva Plaza Hotel uses interwoven walls, Conkal red stucco, and a vertical courtyard to dissolve the threshold between town and hospitality.
Atelier XÜK Wraps a Rural Chinese Village Center in Mint Green Corrugated Metal
A plaza renovation in Huizhou, Guangdong, weaves heritage pavilions, a library, and communal terraces around an ancient banyan tree.
El fabricante de espheras Weaves a Market Pavilion from Tote Bags and Fruit Crates in València
A cylindrical textile installation on Plaza del Ayuntamiento recovers the shade, scent, and spirit of a 16th-century market tradition.
María Hervás Plaza: A Climate-Responsive Urban Oasis in the Historic Center of Dénia
María Hervás Plaza in Dénia is a climate-responsive, flexible urban space combining greenery, terracotta pergolas, cultural activity, and sustainable Mediterranean design.
About the Fences – Clara Campoamor Square in San Silvestre de Guzmán by estudio veintidós
A contemporary public square blending vernacular stone fences, native vegetation, and water elements, reconnecting San Silvestre’s heritage with sustainable urban design.
