Solar Tiles
MATArchitectural integration of solar technology into building surfaces and design systems.
Topos Atelier Builds a Vineyard Gateway That Replaces Fences with Architecture in Northern Portugal
At Solar das Bouças in Amares, a 252 square meter entrance complex sets the formal vocabulary for an entire viticultural estate.
A.H Architects Wraps a Near-Perfect Circle Around Ocean Views and Mount Fuji in Yokosuka
Perched on a hilltop in Kanagawa, the 365° House reimagines domestic life through a pandemic-era lens of circular, panoramic living.
Arenas Basabe Palacios and Buschina + Partner Turn a Vienna Hillside into 82 Sun-Chasing Homes
A car-free neighborhood in Vienna's Meidling district orients every room and garden toward the south like a field of sunflowers.
Gets Architects Wraps a Multi-Generational Jakarta Home in a Honey-Colored Breeze-Block Grid
A renovated corner-lot residence in South Jakarta's Tebet district uses lattice screens and courtyard planning to serve three generations.
XAUAT Wraps a Rural Chinese Dwelling in Glass Bricks and Passive Climate Strategy
A renovated village house in Weinan, Shaanxi Province, fuses Guanzhong vernacular traditions with zero-carbon heating and rainwater systems.
V8 Architects Builds a Giant Solar-Powered Beach Chair for Dutch Design Week
A 10-by-10-meter demountable pavilion in Eindhoven harvests sunlight through 376 colored panels and gives it back after dark.
amass Threads a Yunnan Restaurant Through the Bones of a Chengdu Commercial Complex
Spring Patio pairs raw concrete and copper cladding with pink globe lights inside a repurposed Temple Lane building in Chengdu, China.
DADA Partners Wraps a New Delhi Residence Around a Ficus Tree in a Prairie-Inspired Plan
An E-shaped house on a one-acre plot in New Delhi reinterprets the Prairie typology through deep overhangs, twin courtyards, and tropical materiality.
Bon Studio Wraps a Colombian Hillside Home in Timber, Stone, and Tropical Courtyards
Sunset Shelter in Rionegro, Colombia uses courtyards as sensory ventilators between day and night, solid and void.
Solar House by Pablo Senmartin: Sustainable Architecture in Villa Parque SÃquiman
Solar House by Pablo Senmartin is a sustainable, steel-structured residence in Villa Parque SÃquiman, integrating voids, sunlight, water, and nature harmoniously.
Solar Springs: A Vision of Sustainable Urban Architecture for Masdar City
A climate-responsive public landscape merging solar infrastructure, fluid form, and community life in the heart of Masdar City.
