Like a Jeju oreum looking out at the sea
orrrn ATMOROUND There is a line of emotion that only Jeju Island can give. The low blue sea, the harsh but not bitter winds, the fields of canola flower fields with their...
Architecture
A functional yet lyrical hybrid approach with local timber
Secondary School in Herrischried, Germany Spiecker Sautter Lauer Architekten In the Black Forest region of southern Germany, Rickenbach and Herrischried are two small neighboring towns with 6,600 inhabitants. They come together to...
As if quarried out of a block of red sandstone
Germersheim Fire Station STEIMLE ARCHITEKTEN This is the Fire Station building in Germersheim, a city in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The monolithic structure, which looks like it was quarried and carved...
Road extends into the house and up the stairs
House in Koshien Fujiwaramuro Architects Nestled among typical homes in the Koshien area of Nishinomiya, Japan, a subtle grey minimalist house sits with a neat facade. The narrow 2-meter-wide road that runs...
Distinctive presence creating dialogue with its surroundings
Office Building in Ipae-dong GAGAHOHO Architects The site is zoned as a Class 1 general residential area (Namyangju City Planning Ordinance), with a building height of 4 stories or less, a building...
Rainbow completed by adding the green from landscape
C. Agostini SETTANTA7 Cardinale Agostinelli Middle School in Italy has been clad in colorful panels. The existing school building was undersized and out of step with modern teaching methods, leading to the...
Tectonic draw on safety, transparency, order, and efficiency
C.A.E.T Taller de Arquitectura Miguel Montor In recent years, the Trooper Tools company has experienced significant growth. With a larger number of employees than ever before, the company needed to increase the...
Space open towards the ‘sacred green’
Casa Bobbanarring Branch Studio Architects Casa Bobbanarring is nestled amongst beachfront greenery, 7km away from Melbourne, Australia. This sanctuary, with its gently curved flat concrete roof and a small courtyard, embodies the...
‘ㅅ (Siot)’ village from brand logo
Samsong bakery Unsangdong Architects The undulating roof of the building brings to mind surging waves, or a mountain ridge. Culminating in a street corner, the gabled roofline pushes out to either side...
An ambiguous space where the gaze shifts
NANA Coffee Roasters Bangna IDIN Architects Bangna district of Bangkok, Thailand’s capital city, is an urban center situated along the Chao Phraya River. Anchored by the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Center...
