Casa PS is a residential project designed by the architectural firm Inception Architects Studio. The house features are developed over three floors, facing North and descending the land, following and ‘traversing’ the unevenness that it offers, in a coherent functional hierarchy in height. Whose spatial progression is made in a descending direction: functional Area, social Area and private Area.
Inception Architects Studio is an architectural firm established in Braga, Portugal. The firm believes that people’s architecture should be perceptible, sensitive, free, dynamic, independent, different and avant-garde, capable of provoking emotions and sensations, reflecting the wants, desires, experiences and ideals of the human being. A practice-based on sharing information and experiences, crossing ideas and sharing enthusiasm.
El Chajá, designed by the architectural firm TATŪ Arquitectura, is a residence that intended to preserve the rural identity of Uruguay. The commission consisted of converting the space into a house refuge without increasing its volume or modifying the main structure. At the same time, it had to allow it to be used during short or long stays indistinctly, which implied a programmatic expansion that could guarantee the habitability that the owners wanted.
GRiD is a mall and an education hub designed by the architectural firm SPARK. GRiD sits at the heart of Singapore’s Arts District, sandwiched between SOTA (School of the Arts) and 2 of Singapore’s older generation of shopping malls, Park Lane and Peace Centre. GRiD is an excellent example of a positive transformation of a failing building into a socially-focused youth retail and education hub for the community. The upgrading work is centred on increasing asset value through social interaction, improved accessibility and the celebration of self and society.
SPARK is a multidisciplinary architectural firm established in Singapore, Shanghai and London. Using the evocation of the studio’s name “SPARK”; we produce stimulating, innovative, award-winning buildings and urban environments that generate significant added value for our clients.SPARK’s studios have built many award-winning projects throughout Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Our work is influenced by the constant evolution of contemporary life and the influences upon it that require a fresh approach to urban thinking.
Archidiaries is excited to share the ‘Project of the Week’ – Terracotta House by MODO Designs. 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.
G-loop is an office interior project designed by the architectural firm Say Architects. After being invited by WARM STUDIO, say architects is dedicated to constructing an office headquarters located on top of Infinitus Plaza in Guangzhou. The project has helped the six departments affiliated with WARM STUDIO to create brand-new office space. At the same time, it is also a new exploration of the edge of urban working. The Infinitus Plaza in Guangzhou is the posthumous work of Zaha Hadid, the famous Architect in Britain.
Real de Los Reyes is a housing project designed by the architectural firm Miguel de la Torre mta+v. The spaces of the houses are designed to be versatile for daily life, meetings or rest. It offers the possibility of customizing the finishes according to the preferences and needs of its inhabitants. It has 13 houses, from 320 m2, distributed on three levels, with ample parking, a roof garden and a patio.
Miguel de la Torre mta+v is an architectural firm based in Mexico City led by Miguel de la Torre. The professionalism and quality of our team’s work have allowed MT Arquitectos to grow solidly and steadily, diversifying its offer and specializing in different services and products.
The Book Room is a library designed by the architectural firm Studio Infinity. The firm aimed to address the spatial attributes and create a multi-functional reading space. The concept was to create an equally exciting space for adults and kids. Promoting reading and sharing knowledge was an integral aspect of their design thinking. Efforts were taken to optimize expenses and create a multi-utility learning space for adults and kids.
Apartment BE is a residence designed by the architectural firm Pedro Lime da Costa, Arquitectura. The remodelling project of the BE apartment from the 90s located in Porto was based on a complete remodelling of the space, the most significant transformation being the relocation of the kitchen to accommodate three suites.
Satispay is an office interior project designed by the architectural firm Balance Architettura. 2500 square meters of office space, originally designed to accommodate 80 employees but can expand to 200 in a short period. The innovation concerns the layout of spaces, management of paths and social-oriented approach. The offices have been planned already with post-COVID principles.
Langos Bar is a café designed by the architectural firm GRAU Architects. Although the space is only 12 sqm, it fits all the necessary equipment. Our approach was to create a visually simple but robust design concept based on a 10 x 10 square grid. We inserted an available box of white tiles, steel bars and stainless steel in the rough cement finished unit. The only colour we used is red, which creates an accent and is well connected with the visual identity.
Louny Municipal Swimming Hall is a public space designed by the architectural firm dkarchitekti. Placing the swimming pool scene in the city’s public space thus naturally encourages participation in sports and recreational activities inside the hall. The object’s openness enhances a positive perception of the swimming hall’s area as a space intended for anyone. This program breaks prejudices about the sporting environment, and locals are motivated to improve their fitness.
dkarchitekti is an architectural firm established by David Kudla in Brno. The team handles projects for the public and private sectors at different scales. They work with wood structures and environmental principles of sustainable architecture, contribute to improving the quality of urban development and cooperate closely with artists both in public space and in the interiors.
Chicken Itza is a barn designed by the architectural firm ArchiGuru. In a community garden in Mexico City, a chicken coop made from reclaimed construction waste draws inspiration from the Mayan pyramid culture. The design of the frame references the pyramid Chicken Itza in the Yukatan, geodesic domes, and sacred geometry.
Red Pif Restaurant and Wine Shop is a hospitality interiors project designed by the architectural firm Aulik Fiser Architekti. It would be best if you found your way with the wines the client sells, and only then may they be genuinely appreciated. The firm intentionally applied the same thinking to the interior of this wine-tasting-oriented restaurant. They devoted the most significant effort to making their work invisible.
The Patchwork Apartment is a residential project designed by the architectural firm A+Noima. The project’s main focus was refurbishing and finding practical and easy-to-implement solutions to create multifunctional and comfortable spaces. The clients hoped they could reuse most of the furniture they already had in another area to add an extra layer to the challenge.
A Home Leftover is a residence project designed by the architectural firm Ego Design Studio. Leftover materials and in-house labour hence created it. The project commenced as a low-income house economically supported by an organization on land the clients owned. The design was planned for a 1200 sqft two-floored residence. Once the foundation was completed, the support group withdrew, and the clients barely had the finances to finish 500sqft. Now the task was to keep the leftover foundation and develop a new design substantiating the need for a three-bedroom house.
Meama Collect Beach is a bar designed by the architectural firm Khmaladze Architects. The concept was informed by its location. Fixed in the middle of the coast, between the lively shore and very active Batumi boulevard, its round shape is welcoming visitors from around. The round bar, arranged around the structural core, accommodates all operations and essential storage facilities.
Khmaladze Architects is an architectural firm based in Tbilisi. At the studio, designers try to push the boundaries of design by challenging each project with the right questions and experiments. The firm’s ambition is to envision spaces that generate excitement, operate well on their locale, and contribute to the broader scale.
Hotel Milla Montis is a hospitality project designed by the architectural firm Peter Pichler Architecture. The composition is inspired by the region’s vernacular architecture and the classic wooden barn, reinventing a contemporary reinterpretation of this typology. The pitchfork used by local farmers inspires the curved shape of the exoskeleton façade. Maranza is a small village in South Tyrol with a significate agricultural background.
Narmada HQ is a commercial project designed by the architectural firm OPENIDEAS ARCHITECTS. The design intent was formalized by open planning and organizational simplicity — and the endeavour became an exercise in rational and optimum space planning to fulfil the requirements on a tight, 570-sq-mt plot. The architects revisited the modernist architectural syntax to articulate a clean built environment with good detailing.
Copper Cube Haus is a residential project designed by the architectural firm DIG Architects. A second home for a professional with an itinerant lifestyle, this apartment was designed to create a sense of stability and repose between trips. The crux of the spatial intervention was the opening up of the existing linear compartmentalised orchestration into an upbeat, almost studio apartment-like setting.
