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Traditional Architecture

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124 projects

Mehedi

Hodi-Mandai Geram: A Culturally Sensitive Village for a Disappearing Ethnic Group

What if architecture reveals itself as the only vessel of memory and culture for a disappearing community? By combining Neuroscientific, Anthropological, Economic, and Psychological themes along with Participatory Community Design and Adaptive Architecture, the thesis imagines built environments that evolve with the Hodis' cultural essence.( B.Arch Thesis)

Jelena and Ivan

Spirit Ladder

As vernacular architecture is shaped by climatic conditions, the resulting forms often assume a mythical role. Exploring structures from houses to simple altars, the concept of a spirit ladder has been derived. Can the rules established for the movement of supernatural beings also be applied in a modern facility, and what role can they play?

Begum and 2 others

FLOW

"Flow" is a holistic wellness center that spatializes well-being through layered volumes and intersecting planes. Rejecting traditional closed rooms, it eliminates forced routes in favor of fluid, non-linear circulation. Strategic galleries dissolve boundaries, allowing users to experience the space freely at their own rhythm while staying connected.

marco

The Augmented Hearth

The Augmented Hearth reimagines the home as a tectonic, earth-built container with a digital core. A central void anchors social life and environmental performance, blending physical and virtual presence. Adaptable boundaries and modular systems create a flexible, climate-responsive architecture for evolving rituals.

ChiToan

"OC EO" ANCIENT CULTURE MUSEUM - MUSEUM OF STEPS

The Óc Eo Ancient Culture Museum is a cultural landmark honoring a brilliant Southern civilization, preserving invaluable archaeological artifacts while harmonizing with the Ba Thê – Óc Eo landscape, creating a vibrant bridge between past and present.

Anish

Pravah-Harmonizing Water, Culture, and Environment

Pravah explores regenerative architecture for water conservation in Poladpur, Maharashtra, integrating traditional rainwater systems with community infrastructure. It harmonizes water, culture, and environment to enhance resilience, livelihoods, and social cohesion in a high-rainfall yet water-scarce region

Upama

From Myth to Matter

This project seeks to evolve Panatirtha into a multi-functional social and spiritual complex that integrates the sacred identity with the existing natural and tourism pathways of the Tahirpur region. The aim was to design a fully operational, year-round facility to host spiritual and secular festivals, educational tourism, and cultural gatherings.

Zeynep

ABOVE

An elevated cabin for hikers with a wooden structure. Located in The Pyrenean Haute Route, each cabin varies with its reflecting materials.

Esma Nur and 3 others

INN

The building, which was designed to create a landmark in the middle of the vast desert and attracts the attention of people even from afar, consists of accommodation units and social areas. The name of the project is inn because it evokes the inn culture in the past. It is aimed to preserve the vitality by keeping the tradition alive.

Laura Isabella and 2 others

WOVEN WORK

Based on traditional patterns woven by Indian women, the project recalls a tradition based on manual labor as well as creative work. Because the patterns are made up of solids and voids, the project transfers them to a set of courtyards determined by the directional relationship of the weave formed by the modules and the courtyard.

Jainami