Red brick lattice wall screens privacy open to historic Jaffa
Terracotta TownHouse Pitsou Kedem The city of Jaffa in Tel Aviv, Israel, is built on a hill overlooking a harbor that has existed since the 15th century. The old town,…
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Towards the horizon with the sails up
Sailing House IROJE KHM Architects Nestled on the beach next to the Incheon Bridge, facing the vast expanse of the sea, stands the Sailing House—an idyllic final settlement for a…
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Freely arranged spaces in the undulating volumes
House in a Park Think Architecture This park-like plot features a collection of single-story, freely arranged spaces. These individual structures are unified by a continuous roof edge, which transitions from…
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A patchwork of ceramic, wood, concrete, and brick
House in Three Springtimes David Sebastian Arquitectes A four-hour drive from Barcelona, Spain, leads to the small town of Jarque de la Val in Teruel, where a unique summerhouse stands…
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Portuguese carpentry unfolded in Jeju landscape
Jeju Island Tea House Álvaro Siza + Carlos Castanheira + M.A.R.U. Having already designed the Jeju House, Álvaro Siza and Carlos Castanheira were asked to create a tea house for the same…
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A chronology of structures and materials
House ME Wespi de Meuron Romeo Architects Set against an idyllic backdrop of lakes and vineyards, Brissago Piodina in Switzerland is a scenic hilltop village featuring old plastered house. One…
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A small urban fortress with enigmatic space
Habitat Calisese Laprimastanza A space encircled by concrete walls like a small fortress has risen where a bar, club, and restaurant stood abandoned for 20 years. In the heart of…
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A borderless box soft-landed from above
The Skyscape Rooftop House WARchitect The owner of a five-story apartment block wished to create a home for himself on the rooftop, which previously housed only water tanks. This unique…
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A dynamic multi-purpose space reconfigured from a Siheyuan residence
Folding Courtyard ARCHISTUDIO The project is located in Qianliang Hutong, Dongcheng District, Beijing, with a site area of about 410 square meters. The original architecture was composed of several disconnected…
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Utilize the inadequate land condition for neighbourhood relationship
House KJ 1-1 Architects In a rural village in Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan, a house is squeezed into a gap between a cluster of houses. Like the winding, narrow streets…
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