Academic Project2 years ago
‘Historic Cities: Imagining The Past As The Future, A Case of Ahmednagar’ is an architectural and urban conservation thesis by Manasi Umesh Jadhav from the Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture and Environmental Studies (KRVIA), that explores the relationship between historic buildings and monuments, their environment, and urban form, analyzing heritage status. It aims to establish Ahmednagar as a Historic Urban Landscape, highlighting its significance and addressing vulnerabilities and opportunities for a heritage-sensitive future.
Project2 years ago
Forest House by Besonias Almeida arquitectos is a staggered, three-volume structure featuring small courtyards that integrate with the surrounding landscape, allowing it to naturally adapt to the land’s slope. The floor plan aligns with the slope and orients the main axis in the north-south direction. The house features well-differentiated façades, with controlled openings on the east side and large openings on the west side protected by vegetation.
Project2 years ago
Moon Light by Architect Mahesh Naik is a residence that combines the natural beauty of the site with a unique design without defined lines. The site and structure merge seamlessly, with the main axis of Moonlight aligned east-west, providing panoramic views of sunrise and sunset. The open, symmetrical planning, combining square and circular grids, ensures functional efficiency.
Project2 years ago
Quincho Para Facundo by Primer Piso Arquitectos is a residential project for an autonomous multi-use space designed for various activities such as sleeping, cooking, meeting, storing and washing clothes. The project utilizes noble simple materials that offer warmth and durability. The interior opens up to the garden and pool by a large side-to-side window, which gives the space a sense of expansion.
Academic Project2 years ago
‘Metaneum – A platform for Architects, by Architects in the Metaverse’ is a thesis on digital architecture by Aadya Garg from the School of Art and Architecture – Sushant University that seeks to create a virtual platform in the metaverse that has the potential to revolutionize the way architects design and visualize their projects. The goal is to enhance the essence of architectural exploration by opening up numerous doors to new possibilities.
Project2 years ago
Paya Lebar Methodist Chinese Church by ONG&ONG is an architectural renovation project focused on retaining existing spaces and tastefully redesigning them with contemporary sensibilities. The project also includes landscaping with biblical references to gardens, featuring a welcoming frontage, sky terraces, and attic roof terraces for socialising and engaging with visitors and worshippers.
Project2 years ago
Veiled House by Gaurav Roy Choudhury Architects is composed of shifting white walls (veils) that both conceal and, in a subtle way, open up the house. The house’s language and experience are characterized by a duality between nature and built form, allowing open areas to remain inaccessible and wild. This wildness enters the house through gaps in the veils, transforming its architecture into an evocative symphony.
Project2 years ago
Dream Festiva by Avasiti Design Consultancy PVT. LTD. creates a unique event space environment achieved through sensitive and measured articulations of form, circulation, and architectural elements. The program is centered around a central kitchen, service facilities, and parking, ensuring independent and collective circulation between banquets, party lawns, and restaurants.
Practice2 years ago
Avasiti Design Consultancy PVT. LTD. is an architectural practice whose works exemplify postmodern architecture with a minimalist touch. The practice believes in experimenting with new design ideas and concepts while providing a strong services and infrastructure foundation.
News2 years ago
The Pritzker Architecture Prize announces Riken Yamamoto, of Yokohama, Japan, as the 2024 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the award that is regarded internationally as architecture’s highest honor. Yamamoto, architect and social advocate, establishes kinship between public and private realms, inspiring harmonious societies despite a diversity of identities, economies, politics, infrastructures, and housing systems.
Project2 years ago
Aegean Business Lounge – AIA by K-Studio conveys the aesthetics and dynamic of technology, borrowed from the culture of air travel, with its curved, soft edges and shapes interpreted in the deep Aegean sea blue. Anodized inox combines fluid-form architecture with aeronautical design to create a unified lounge area. A complex geometry is created by curved panel segments and an aluminium louvre ceiling, blending modern technology with the symbolism of deep Aegean blue.
Project2 years ago
Casa Zicatela by Ludwig Godefroy is a unique house that responds to its surroundings, serving as a protective fortress and a large open space that blurs the line between inside and outside. Using a defensive architecture typology and a wall enclosing the site, the house creates an entirely controlled interior. It transforms into an open-sky fortress with a single main view towards the sky.
Selected Academic Projects
Project2 years ago
‘Among the Vineyards’ is a residential project by Stempel & Tesar architekti featuring two visually distinct forms that complement one another to create one compositional whole. The inclined property allowed the architects to set the house into the slope, design it with a flat roof, and connect all the living spaces with the garden. Black sheet metal is used on the façade and roof of the upper floor, displaying an abstract design of an archetypal form.
Academic Project2 years ago
“অন্তর্যাত্রা” (Antarjatra) -Tareque Masud Memorial and Cultural Center is an architecture thesis by Nafia Binte Kibria from the Department of Architecture – BRACU, that seeks to design a memorial that meets the needs of the general public, researchers, cultural activists, and tourists while preserving Tareque Masud’s history and philosophy and adding a touch of neo-contextuality. The design aims to create a subtle environment that merges with the surroundings in a harmonious manner while embracing Tareque Masud’s philosophy.
Project2 years ago
Impala House by Estudio Galera, resembling a large container, features a plinth nestling services and a spacious public plan that takes advantage of the terrain, with a solarium/swimming pool enhancing the view. The access was achieved by transforming it into a sensory path with water and various materials. The program is organized into services, public areas, and private areas, providing flexibility and ensuring privacy in each space.
Project2 years ago
St. Olavsvei 18 by Oslotre AS is an example of how economical, competitive timber buildings can be built without losing architectural quality. The project prioritizes material efficiency and rationality, utilizing shorter spans for an efficient CLT structure with wall elements and floor slabs, allowing for flexibility and alternative arrangements within a tight structural system.
Project2 years ago
Oropol Industrial Unit by Em Paralelo aims to create a bold, distinct architectural approach between two buildings by utilizing blades for aesthetics, incorporating moments of shadow and controlled light, and also considering thermal concerns. Despite its wood-dominated veneers, the building seeks a symbiosis with the existing structure, transforming into a more neutral interior with a white-painted concrete structure.
Practice2 years ago
Em Paralelo is an architecture practice based in Portugal, founded in 2014 by architects Cristina Vaz Santos and Paulo Rodrigues. At Em Paralelo, all projects are developed and matured based on the experiences acquired, valuing creativity, rigour, and technological advancement, which highlights redefining boundaries and differentiating themselves from others. By helping clients realise their dreams, the firm aims to forge a strong bond based on loyalty, respect, and commitment.
Project2 years ago
Better Together, an architectural project by VIVE Design Studio and Nirostina Nisani, features an exposed facade that functions as a window display, revealing interior building activities. Different functions are stacked vertically, creating an internally connected space. Using plants and natural materials, the design aims to create a clearer, airier space, reducing maintenance costs and enhancing its aesthetic appeal.
Project2 years ago
Casa Coronado by Apaloosa Estudio de Arquitectura y Diseño and Simetría Estudio de Arquitectura is a residence composed of simple cubes connected by vaults as transition spaces. The design focuses on ventilation, lighting, and natural perspectives, by separating elements into parts, each with perceptual and bioclimatic reasons. This resulted in a more streamlined housing and losing the plasticity of conventional houses.
Practice2 years ago
Simetría Estudio de Arquitectura is an architectural practice based in Spain, founded by architects Djene Albrecht and Katarine Schmitt.
Project2 years ago
MB 110 – Bierbrunnen by Lechner & Lechner Architects is a project that tackles communal space deficits in a milieu dominated by commercial edifices and single-family dwellings. The building transforms into a three-dimensional urban beacon, featuring avant-garde cantilevers and a sheltered pedestrian and cycle path, promoting eco-conscious mobility and enhancing street allure.
Compilation2 years ago
Archidiaries is excited to share the Project of the Week – The Lea Shell | UA Lab (Urban Architectural Collaborative). Along with this, the weekly highlight contains a few of the best projects, published throughout the week. These selected projects represent the best content curated and shared by the team at ArchiDiaries.
Project2 years ago
The Cold War Museum by Tchoban Voss Architekten is an interior design project that makes history accessible to visitors through interactive and virtual applications and selected exhibits. The design incorporates installations and graffiti by various artists to portray the Cold War throughout the museum. The exhibit features contemporary documentary film material, photos, animations, and videos on interactive monitors, with selected exhibits alternately displayed in display cases.
