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Wood and Concrete

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Wood and concrete offer contrasting properties: concrete provides mass, thermal stability and structural span, while timber contributes warmth, tactility and a lighter carbon footprint. Designers combine the two to balance durability with human scale and material character.

Member work under this topic includes residential houses in Brazil and Mexico, a campus concept, a coffee shop and resort projects, many of which place built forms within natural settings. The entries show how these materials are used to frame landscape, light and circulation.

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The sense of coherence

The major principle of our design strategy is that school's building and space (including its 'hidden curriculum') produce the sense of coherence - by using diverse modes of learning that would provide integrity and comprehensibility of the surrounding world, manageability and meaningfulness of its elements for personal development of each pupil.

jorge

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Volcano Music Resort

This project, located in the Woodland area on the island of Montserrat, search to provide the community and artists with a musical experience and comfort. Each sector is associated with the nature of the island. The main building reflects the landscape of the mountains, the room area the tropical forest and the concert area the union between land and sea.

kripa and Ritika

Trail Of Empathy

The rehabilitation center for koala is designed as a trail of empathy towards koala, trying to create a mini-reserve with an idea of slow architecture. The architecture is low lying and a gentle gesture towards the site where the roof emerges from the ground, thereby accessed as a part of the landscape.

Sumeyye Atasayar and 2 others

THE OASIS OF GARDENS

THE AIM OF THIS PROJECT IS TO FEEL GREEN IN EVERY AREA AND TO REVEAL THE EXISTING POTENTIAL OF WOMEN.

Aybuke and 2 others

ILLUMINATE

The complex library is called “Illuminate”, which means to be enlightened in both physical and mental terms. The main objective of the project is to make the most efficient use of the sun. It is aimed to feel the sun indoors and distribute it in a homogeneous way. A protective behavior has been demonstrated against the cold wind.

Filipp

Expanding nature

Designing safe interfaces between humans and nature

UNI Editorial

publishedBlog5 days ago

David Ortega Stacks a Two-Story Mexico City Penthouse Around a Steel Stair and a Pergola-Shaded Roof Terrace

In Colonia Roma, a 300 m² penthouse uses oak joinery, a planted steel stair and a slatted roof pergola to make a new-build apartment feel like a house.

Latin American Houses

Penthouse

UNI Editorial

publishedNews7 months ago

Macieiras House by Mateus Castilho and Patricia Bueno: Nature-Integrated Residential Design in Nova Lima

Casa Macieiras integrates wood and concrete, blending intimate and social spaces with nature, preserving privacy, light, and thermal comfort.

Housing

Architecture

UNI Editorial

publishedBlog7 months ago

Castanheiras House: A Contemporary Residence Integrating Nature and Architecture in Nova Lima, Brazil

Castanheiras House in Brazil integrates wood and concrete architecture, single-level living, sloped roofs, and preserved forest views for comfortable nature-connected living.

Civic Architecture

City Square

UNI Editorial

publishedResults1 week ago