Archidiaries is excited to share the Project of the Week – Cai Yuanpei Square and Jiemin Library | UAD. 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.
Origami Bar by Tens Atelier features a unique interior design with geometric triangular elements, inspired by origami shapes. The space’s overall shape and materials are centered around origami, ensuring unity and coordination. The design incorporates triangles in every piece of furniture, enhancing visual coherence and creating a rich spatial hierarchy. It integrates the building system functionally, ensuring the space’s integrity and aesthetics.
Indústria | A10 by BOX Arquitectos is an interior design project aimed at transforming an industrial warehouse into social spaces for factories. Designed to resemble transportation containers, the architecture embraces the entire hangar volume. The concept reinforces the idea of piled containers at the pier, preserving the original structural elements while solidifying the memory of an industry.
Girikunj by Harmony Planning Services Pvt. Ltd. is a contemporary farmhouse that stands as a testament to the blend of tradition and innovation. The farmhouse reinterprets Indian vernacular architecture and blends traditional construction methods with aesthetics, promoting sustainable practices. It celebrates natural and traditional relationships, embracing local wisdom and modern innovations, transforming into an ecological beacon.
Harmony Planning Services Pvt. Ltd. is an architecture practice that takes pride in providing innovative, eco-friendly solutions. The practice is renowned for their environment-friendly, climate-responsive designs, which blend nature, tradition, and innovation. Their vernacular elements, contextual output, and sustainable approach have established a niche in sustainable design.
1604, A Tropical Paradise by unTAG Architecture & Interiors, is a home interior project inspired by the vibrant hues of a tropical rainforest. Drawing from nature, the design features a rich palette of greens and warm wood tones to create a biophilic indoor environment. Vintage furniture and neutral shades are thoughtfully integrated, resulting in a space that is both minimalistic and nostalgically inviting.
The Arc’teryx Portland Creation Center, an interior design project by Skylab, provides an immersive brand experience that fosters creativity and a welcoming atmosphere. This 6,493-square-foot studio is versatile, accommodating both presentations and small group work simultaneously. It supports a wide range of activities, from detailed, small-scale tasks to extensive planning, and from rough mockups and ideation to refined line presentations.
Casa Luis, a residence by Messner Architects, emphasizes privacy and open spaces, with key design factors including the terrain composition, sunlight exposure, and building regulations. The house is designed with a garden and living areas on different levels linked by stairs and ramps. Various parts of the structure and retaining walls transform the property’s topography, seamlessly blending the building with its surroundings.
Meland Children’s Playground, an interior design project by SLT Design, challenges traditional norms by avoiding a literal representation of nature. Instead, it draws on the essence and distinctive features of nature through artistic abstraction, creating a space that captivates children’s interest. This approach fosters their imagination of the natural world, nurturing their inherent creativity and imaginative potential.
LT House by Tropical Space is a compact, thoughtfully designed residence located in Long Thanh District. Despite the limited area, the architects prioritized shared spaces, creating a multi-functional ground floor with cost-effective furniture. The design features front and back yards with brick screens that serve as buffer zones, providing a tranquil environment and enhancing the home’s comfort and livability.
Luxe Lakes CPI Island, a project by Vari Architects, is focused on urban renewal and commercial iteration to revitalise abandoned properties, enhance waterfront connectivity, human habitation, and commerce. Vari Architects systematically renovated and expanded ten existing buildings and designed ten new ones, restoring the original site’s axis system and spatial relationships and paying tribute to the past with a new life.
Vari Architects is an international and innovative design practice based in China that specializes in comprehensive urban design. Founded in 2014 by architects Qi Fan and Yang Dingliang, the practice is committed to innovative design and critical research across multiple scales and fields, including regional, architectural, landscape, and interior design, in the process of urban development and renewal.
Bequeenstory Flagship Store, a retail interior by Say Architects, features a lively party ambience that reflects the brand’s delicacy and vibrant flow. Red walls, pink bricks, and metallic fringes were used in varying degrees of saturation to create a romantic atmosphere. It exudes a luxurious, comforting vibe, blending both maximalism and minimalism and showcasing the beauty of both styles.
Casa Mortuária de Oliveirinha by Sónia Lopes da Cruz – Arquitectura responds to the need for a wake space, aiming to provide an opportunity to harmonize and unify the surrounding area and access. The approach not only seeks to create an independent building with the necessary features to house the planned program but also to create a silent piece of architecture capable of reorganizing and requalifying the existing space.
The Native Inc. by Studio Figment is an interior design project that transcends fleeting trends, creating a cafe with a timeless atmosphere. The cafe’s design features a neutral, putty colour palette, allowing personalisation and adaptation of the space to meet evolving needs. The minimalist, warm, and simple design creates a cozy and inviting environment for patrons to escape the urban hustle and bustle.
Studio Figment is an architecture practice that seeks to create immersive experiences that push the boundaries of traditional architecture. The studio is committed to excellence in every aspect of their work, from concept to construction, ensuring their designs resonate with their clients. They view each project as a canvas for transformation, embarking on a journey of discovery to turn ideas into tangible, awe-inspiring spaces.
‘Dionysus’ Yard’ is an architecture thesis by Tonia Constantinou from the ‘School of Architecture and Cities – University of Westminster’ that seeks to address the growing impact of climate change on the wine industry, particularly in the Provence region of France. By integrating traditional Greek cultivation methods with modern research and innovation, the project seeks to create a pioneering winery and research center and establish a comprehensive strategy that ensures the resilience and sustainability of wine production in an era of global warming.
Kupla, an architecture project by Avanto Architects, is a ten-metre-high view tower featuring a structural and material exploration of timber. Designed like an eggshell, the structure consists of 72 bent timber battens shaped on-site and treated with a UV-protective wood balm. Echoing the organic, curvilinear forms found in nature, Kupla’s design connects with the human experience, embodying the durability and elegance of vault structures.
Solarium House, designed by Futurground, embraces the principles of adaptive reuse, revealing the inherent beauty of the existing structure. The new design focuses on reduction rather than addition by eliminating the layers of the old office, including the wall plaster, breaking through walls, and puncturing floors. With a commitment to sustainability, this process minimizes waste and enhances the natural qualities of the space.
HISPA, an interior design project by c.dd, features the concept of forking paths and time travel, creating a “gateway to time and space” in the bustling city. The design aims to create a spiritual sanctuary for city dwellers, balancing the brand’s tangible and perceptible identity of trendy coolness and gentleness based on local context and global commercial trends, providing a unique spatial experience for escaping daily life.
c.dd is an architecture and design practice based in China, founded by designers He Xiaoping and Li Xinglin.
The Regional Science Centre at Rajkot by INI Design Studio is an architectural project that blends regional influences with innovative design. Inspired by local cultural tapestries, it draws parallels to an annual religious fair. The building’s form symbolizes the continuum of life, with a central sacred space representing the potential from which all creation arises. The segmented structure metaphorically embraces infinity, reflecting endless possibilities.
Cai Yuanpei Square and Jiemin Library by UAD is a refurbishment project that aims to revive buildings under Cai Yuanpei’s philosophy of pure aesthetic education, combining modernity with inclusivity. The project empowers buildings with social functions and fulfills architects’ objectives in terms of ‘genius loci’, modernity expression, and the continuation and regeneration of history in coexistence with modernity.
The Red Fort, a residence by Onebulb Architecture Studio, embraces the visionary principles of Laurie Baker to create a harmonious atmosphere amidst urban constraints. The residence showcases a seamless connection between architecture and nature, using sustainable materials to promote environmental mindfulness. The design seamlessly integrates natural light, ventilation, and sustainability, creating an organic ambiance.
