Architecture

A hanok refurbished into a Scandinavian restaurant Mångata NOMAL Mångata, a Scandinavian restaurant, has recently opened within a renovated hanok (a traditional Korean House) in Bukchon village, Seoul. The owner-chef has a...

A sensitive crematorium giving form to ritual AEXN architects Designing a crematorium will always be a sensitive matter. Here, in Klaipėda, Lithuania, AEXN architects were tasked with providing such a building in...

A tower-like house intelligentially inserted into a tight urban plot HARQUITECTES This single-family house is squeezed between two party walls in the Catalonian town of Granollers. The client requested a house that...

A vaulted brick canopy celebrates geometry in nature Play Architecture In Sakleshpur, Karnataka, India, a serene lake which is fed by constant rain, transforms into a shimmering stream within a deep valley....

Community experience between old and new, rural and urban Describing Architecture Studio In Longba Town, Zhuxi County, China, the new ‘Changlong Avenue’ road cuts across the town’s original main entrance route at...

Break away from typology DA architects Looking to break with typology so as to create a different perception of what constitutes a bank branch, DA architects’ studio developed a detailed concept for...

A convent founded on Brazil's particular climate and social context Mixtura The new convent is situated in São Cristóvão, one of the most dangerous and fragile places in Salvador, Brazil. Its design...

Novelty from familiarity, perfection by contradiction NOMAL It's neither too new nor too cliche. It is a red brick house newly built after demolishing an existing old house, walled with bricks that...

Double-opening between the ocean and the forest Emilio López Arquitecto Don Juan House is located near the top of a hill along the coast line. Oriented from east to west, the house...

A boutique hotel inspired by ancient reservoirs and temples Ludwig Godefroy Located in Punta Zicatela, Mexico’s national surf capital, Casa TO was founded as the first design hospitality experience in the area....