Vertical Space
How designers use height, depth, and layering to create spatial experiences and organize complex programs.
The Power of Negative Space: What Screen Margins Teach Us About Light, Void, and Breathing Room in Buildings
How negative space, from screen margins to architectural voids, creates room for light, clarity, movement, and reflection.
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.
ADINJU Muhhe Studio Carves a Sunlit Gallery from a 1980s Nanjing Factory Shell
East Gallery's new 680-square-meter space in Nanjing preserves industrial scale while channeling afternoon light onto white exhibition walls.
The Empty Space: Modular Units That Turn Plazas, Parks and Streets into Open Stages
Lianping Xia's runner-up Opera Truck entry reads Peter Brook's empty space as a modular framework that performers, audiences and cities keep redefining.
Vertical University in an Urban Scenario: Stacking Campus Life in Mumbai's BKC District
A vertical campus model that consolidates academic, residential, and social programs into a single tower complex on one of Mumbai's densest urban sites.
Om-1: A Wall-Hung System That Moves Your Workspace Off the Desk
Modular plywood boards, magnetic pegs, and utility elements migrate clutter from the horizontal surface to the vertical plane.
Parallax of Time & Space: Skyscrapers as Living Vertical Ecosystems
A biomorphic tower system in Bangkok lifts urban programs into the sky, freeing the ground for forests, flood resilience, and renewable energy.
The Vigorous Thick Wall by XFRAME – Innovative Office Design in Shanghai
The Vigorous Thick Wall by XFRAME transforms Shanghai offices with flexible workspaces, innovative design, and collaborative, multifunctional environments for modern tech teams.
Theatre Lane: Vertical Dwelling Carved from Sydney's Forgotten Alleyways
A multi-generational micro dwelling reclaims a narrow service lane in inner-city Sydney by building upward between existing party walls.
Living Space: Vertical Housing That Breathes in Tropical Density
A compact four-story dwelling in Vietnam turns staircases into gardens, voids into cinemas, and walls into frames for family life.
Hanging Spaces: Suspended Residential Pods Float Inside a Shared Vertical Volume
A modular housing prototype in Williamsburg, Brooklyn stacks organic dwelling units within a light-filled communal frame.
