Public Space
Design and architecture projects that shape shared environments and foster community interaction in urban settings.
Shell+Core Carve a Brutalist Coffee House and Concept Store from Raw Concrete in Dubai
Koncrete Space on Jumeirah's Dar Al Wasl road merges specialty coffee, curated retail, and a sunken majlis into 215 square meters of raw finishes.
Actual Office Turns South London Shell Spaces into a Warm, Steel-Accented Shared Living Scheme
At Cherry Orchard, a restrained palette of pale timber, white brick, and polished steel gives communal living a sense of quiet permanence.
GRAFT Reassembles 35 Shipping Containers into a Temporary Cultural Hub on Kurfürstendamm
POP Kudamm turns a vacant Berlin lot into a Place of Participation, built from the recycled bones of an earlier cultural venue.
Cloud: Triangulated Urban Furniture That Invites Spontaneous Gathering
Steel pipes and woven nylon wires form floating modular canopies that activate forgotten pockets of public space across the city.
Communicate
A space for open dialogue between politics and the public.
Sky Light Public Restroom by People's Architecture Office: A Sculptural Sanctuary of Light and Dignity
Light-filled, curvilinear public restroom in Beijing designed for women and mothers, blending inclusivity, privacy, and sculptural architecture.
Our Infinite Consequence: Mirrored Voids That Force a City to Look at Itself
A vertical installation of reflective surfaces and helicoidal stairs reframes urban disconnection as a spatial problem with an architectural answer.
The Gap: Reclaiming Public Space from the Digital Landscape
A network of modular urban stations transforms overlooked city gaps into interactive hubs for community, commerce, and culture.
NODE Architecture Pairs a Circular Loft and a Concrete Pavilion in a Shenzhen Park
Two contrasting public buildings in Hongqiao Park channel Lingnan garden traditions through steel, glass, and fair-faced concrete.
Bubble Hub: Co-Living Under a Single Dome
A translucent dome containing an entire co-living village with no corridors and no walls between shared spaces, only private sleeping pods.
