Sports Architecture
GAM Arquitetos Builds a Coastal House in Brazil That Doubles as a Living Archive
In Praia do Forte, a timber-wrapped beach house organizes domestic life around memory, collection, and the Atlantic horizon.
GAM Arquitetos Wraps a Brazilian Beach House in Timber to Hold a Family's Collected Life
Acervo House in Praia do Forte layers wood, stone, and memory into a coastal retreat built for gathering and display.
Vasco Burnay Wraps a Pink L-Shaped House in a Deep South-Facing Porch in Vila Franca de Xira
Casa do Alpendre revives the centuries-old Portuguese porch typology as a climatic and spatial device on a suburban plot near Lisbon.
rhb architectes Grafts a Timber-Clad Gymnastics Hall onto a 1981 Sports Complex in Alsace
In Eckbolsheim, France, raw concrete and Douglas fir extend a municipal sports campus while keeping its horizontal calm intact.
Miguel Montor Builds a Concrete and Timber Sports Center for One of Mexico City's Most Vulnerable Districts
El Mayab Sports and Cultural Center channels public investment into a 12,500 m² facility that doubles as neighborhood infrastructure.
Lins Arquitetos Plants a Forest of Solar Trees Over a University Sports Center in Brazil's Arid Northeast
In Juazeiro do Norte, a 25,000 square meter campus turns energy infrastructure into architecture that shelters courts, pools, and public life.
Pablo Patriota Builds a Courtyard House in Brazil's Nordeste Guided by Armando de Holanda's Manifesto
Casa Chamego in Caruaru wraps brick screens, timber pergolas, and zigzagging tile roofs around a central pool courtyard.
studiokian Carves a Private Courtyard World from a Dense Suburban Block in Indonesia
The O4 House in Alam Sutera, Tangerang channels light, water, and concrete into a sequence of compressed and released spaces.
Pablo Patriota Builds a Courtyard House in Northeast Brazil Guided by Armando de Holanda's Principles
Casa Chamego in Caruaru, Pernambuco deploys brick screens, timber pavilions, and passive ventilation rooted in regional building wisdom.
Next Office Folds a Concrete Gable into a Caspian Sea Villa That Doubles as Structure and Shelter
In Royan, Iran, Alireza Taghaboni hybridizes vernacular pitched roofs with orthogonal frameworks to build a house from the climate up.
BIG Stacks a Vertical Neighborhood of Pixelated Terraces above Quito's Largest Park
At 130 meters, IQON becomes Quito's tallest building and a climate-responsive experiment in concrete, greenery, and cross ventilation.
NØRA Studio Builds a Wind-Catching Cruciform House from Earth Blocks on Rural Mallorca
Vents House in Sa Pobla orients two crossed volumes at 45 degrees to channel the island's daytime and nighttime breezes through every room.