Archidiaries is excited to share the Project of the Week – Madhura | Design Kacheri. 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.
HUBO, an underground commercial street design by Sò Studio, features a refurbishment focused on a human experience-centered scale and approach. The design reorganizes the space by narrowing the overly wide corridors, adding reminder bars, and enhancing the space’s visual appeal. This transformation not only improves the space’s visibility but also adds a new dimension through light and layout.
Sporting Overview, a housing project by TAA (Taillandier Architectes Associés), is a multi-purpose building in Blagnac’s eco-neighbourhood, featuring an assertive angle and tapered geometry. The building’s façades adapt to various urban contexts, rising eight floors and offering views of open spaces. The building features a varying scale that changes to match the predominant typology of the inner residential streets on subsequent blocks.
Little Kids Playhouse and Preschool by The School Designs Studio showcases a harmonious blend of architecture and early childhood education. The three-level structure is thoughtfully designed to optimize space and enhance educational experiences. The building features eight unique play zones, each tailored to provide varied stimulation and developmental benefits, keeping children actively engaged and well-occupied.
The School Designs Studio is an architecture practice committed to creating innovative and sustainable educational environments that not only meet the functional needs of students and teachers but also inspire creativity, collaboration, and personal growth. Their approach integrates the latest in architectural thinking with a deep understanding of how space influences learning and development.
‘INDIACCELERON- A Particle Accelerator Facility & Research center’ is an architecture thesis by Harsh M Sheladiya from the ‘Department of Architecture – Maharaja Sayajirao University’ that integrates scientific research with public education to create an innovative particle accelerator facility. It uses advanced technology and immersive exhibits to explore the universe’s origins and forces, inviting visitors to engage with the mysteries of cosmos and particle physics.
Quadrangle Garden Villa by Atelier LI seamlessly blends the built environment with the beauty of nature. The residence is divided into four two-story volumes, creating a central courtyard. Corridors and pavilions placed at intersecting points create a main garden in the southeast. The villa offers an interesting promenade experience with a strong layering feeling, blurring the boundaries between inner and outer spaces.
Aadhi Residence, designed by RP Architects, aims to limit heat gain and prevent hot air entry while ensuring ample natural ventilation and diffused light. This is accomplished with a jaali made of Compressed Stabilized Earth Blocks (CSEB) on the building’s south façade. The residence features a double-height, semi-covered courtyard that creates a stack effect, allowing hot air to escape and cool air to flow in.
Puinn Hotel, a hospitality architecture project designed by Funs Creative Design Consultant, is situated on Weizhou Island in Guangxi. The hotel’s distinctive design draws inspiration from the island’s volcanic geology, creating a tranquil retreat for relaxation. The building’s exterior, crafted from red natural marble, stands in contrast to its natural surroundings, sparking curiosity and enhancing the guests’ experience.
Funs Creative Design Consultants, founded by Mr. Luo Bin in 2014, is a design practice that specializes in commercial space design. The firm has been actively involved in exploring future living ecosystems, combining innovative commercial space design with practical implementation. The firm offers comprehensive design solutions, integrating brand positioning, interior design, and graphic visuals, focusing on architecture and spatial design.
The Amber Encase by Collage Architecture Studio features the interior design of a clubhouse catering to diverse age groups, offering tailored amenities. The design balances energy and tranquility, maintaining a lively yet calm environment. Extensive glazing invites natural light, creating a bright and airy atmosphere. The use of yellow across both levels enhances vertical connection, adding vibrancy and unity despite the compact layout.
W‐Mission HQ, an architecture project by Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten and BCHO Partners, is based on three core concepts: sacredness, sanctuary, and community. Inspired by the ocean waves of the client’s birthplace and the qualities of textiles like lightness, weaving, and undulating forms, the design emphasizes spirituality. A key feature is the inversion of a traditional Gothic high-arched facade from the interior to the exterior urban street.
BCHO Partners is an architecture firm specializing and collaborating in various disciplines, including stone masons, product designers, wood workers, potters, and engineers. They believe that buildings, furniture, and art are made, not created. Their projects explore light and space, fabrication methods, recycling, reusing, and sustainability, using collective creative energy to reduce grid energy demand.
‘8th of May Square Mansards’ by Tisem is a refurbishment project focused on preserving and enhancing the space, improving its safety, performance, and comfort. The interior design is characterized by a harmonious roof structure, natural wood, and white interior finishes. The architecture is simple and unpretentious, ensures continuity, and establishes a harmonious dialogue between the new and the existing.
Tisem is a Portuguese company specializing in Civil Engineering projects, combining scientific knowledge with practical expertise for effective design, development, and management. Tisem prioritizes environmental and social responsibility, integrating technology and scientific knowledge. Its team focuses on innovation and sustainability, especially in the innovative use of wood as a building material and system.
‘Leith Central Arts & Masterplan’ is an architecture thesis by Struan Morrison from the ‘Department of Architecture – University of Strathclyde’ that seeks to revitalise Leith by integrating areas for living, working, and leisure and converting the anti-urban location into a thriving community centre. Through innovative urban design, this project aims to empower Leith and create a strong cultural identity by offering a variety of venues for art exhibitions, education, shopping, dining, and employment.
The Red House, designed by Objekt Architecten, is a multifamily residence located on a compact, vacant plot within a semi-open development. Its design achieves a striking and recognizable form through varying building levels and overhangs. The building’s façade is clad in ruby-red glazed tiles, giving it a monolithic appearance that contrasts with other buildings, resembling a jewel.
One Ground Home by Shanmugam Associates, as the name suggests, is a South-West corner one-ground plot designed for an enterprising doctor couple. The design prioritizes privacy, natural light, ventilation, greenery, openness, and Vaastu elements. The residence features double-height volumes stacked like Jenga blocks, leading to the terrace, with public areas planned on the ground floor and private spaces above.
Walnut White, a home interior project by PLUS ULTRA, showcases a luxurious atmosphere through a blend of materials, textures, and design elements. The design incorporates strategic spatial solutions to create a balanced environment, focusing on neutral tones and harmonious contrasts. Utilizing thoughtful materials and textures, the result is an elegant yet welcoming space with clear distinctions between sleeping and living areas.
PLUS ULTRA is an architecture and design practice that interprets the project as a creative process applicable to different areas of culture. They interpret the existing as a historical, economic or social resource to be enhanced through the project, regardless of the scale or type of intervention. Their goal is to reinterpret, renew, and regenerate the reality that surrounds us, giving it added value and making it more sustainable.
Tripolis Park, an architecture project by MVRDV, renovates and transforms one of the last projects completed by the celebrated Dutch modernist architect Aldo van Eyck. MVRDV restored two listed heritage buildings in line with the original designs and added a 12-storey “landscraper” to protect the complex from noise and dust. The new building maintains a respectful distance, creating an exciting in-between space with bridges crossing overhead that connect old and new.
Kentwood Showroom, an interior design project by MUKU design studio, not only serves as a display space but also offers various facilities. The showroom primarily features a display area for building material samples and additional amenities like a business meeting space, coffee counter, custom-built kitchen, walk-in closet, launderette, and spaces for local private owners and designers to explore and develop their design ideas.
LOESSSPA, an interior design project by DDDD Creative Company, draws inspiration from the red bricks of Chiang Mai’s historic city wall. The arrangement of water features complements the lush tropical foliage that emerges unexpectedly. The reflections of water and light on the city wall enhance this ambiance. Upon entering the space, visitors feel transported to the ancient capital of Lanna, momentarily escaping the noise and chaos of the outside world.
DDDD Creative Company is a design practice based in Shenzhen, China.
