Academic Project1 year ago
‘Innovation in Tradition – Rural Livelihood Creation in Handicraft Sector of Thar’ is an architecture thesis by Darshan Sukhadiya from the Faculty of Architecture – Sarvajanik College of Engineering and Technology (SCET), that seeks to create a dialogue between craft, craftsmanship, climate, culture, community, and context. The primary goal is to improve the quality of life of the native handicraft communities by implementing local and self-sustaining practices.
Project1 year ago
AT House by HoangGk Architecture utilizes local materials effectively to enhance the quality of life for its owners. The open spaces, arranged with many trees, utilize natural wind and light, reducing the need for artificial lighting or air conditioning. The peaceful, green spaces provide a respite for clients who need to unwind after a long workday. The house enhances human-nature connections through functional and aesthetic design.
Project1 year ago
Casa Quinchuyaku by Emilio López Herrera Arquitecto is an architecture project conceived as part of the landscape and its geography. A double opening envelope, with two funnels converging on one side, acts as a landscape mediator by opening towards the forest from east-west directions. This east-west orientation allows cross ventilation and creates a significant connection with the place.
Project1 year ago
Casa la Fortuna, a residence by Apaloosa Estudio de Arquitectura y Diseño, utilises local materials and labour, adapting to its natural environment with bioclimatic strategies. The design creates a play of volumes, with rooms and terraces combining to diffuse a sense of hermeticism and large windows pointing to a central patio connected to the garden, allowing natural light inside the house.
Project1 year ago
‘The mill at the edge of the forest’ by Lechner & Lechner Architects is a project that integrates living and workspace through the adaptive reuse of an old mill. The roof was restored and windows were replaced, while the ground floor was transformed into a workspace and a gallery. The upper floors feature a floor-to-ceiling window front and a generous ceiling opening, allowing nature to be palpable from the living area.
Compilation1 year ago
Archidiaries is excited to share the Project of the Week – Moon Light | Architect Mahesh Naik. 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.
Project1 year ago
VILVIF – Senior residence Riviera by Tchoban Voss Architekten is an architecture project featuring four buildings with distinct façades to consciously preserve the neighborhood’s design and typological diversity. These buildings, accessed via Regattastrasse, are designed to be barrier-free. The urban development concept aims for public accessibility, with visual axes and passageways to the Dahme River on both sides and a public pathway along the waterfront.
Project1 year ago
Greenlab Diamond Factory by Design Work Group is an architecture project exemplifying a harmonious coexistence of functionality and elegance. The design deviates from the traditional industrial aesthetic with its captivating facade of exposed RCC slabs, brick cladding, and a harmonious blend of vegetation. The project incorporates extensive greenery for sustainability and aesthetics, creating a visually pleasing environment.
Project1 year ago
Casa Singer by Atelier Sergio Rebelo is a home interior project that reinterprets original details and material palette for a more open, flexible layout. The new layout of the building features a second circulation axis, allowing for increased light and privacy. The bedrooms are placed in open social spaces, while the spacious living room is located at the building’s elbow, divided by a symmetry axis that coincides with the street angle.
Practice1 year ago
Atelier Sergio Rebelo is an architecture firm that focuses on creating user-centric solutions and implementing sustainable construction and production models. The practice aims to enhance place-making by incorporating heritage and craftsmanship, experimenting with materials in architecture, and integrating trading with innovation to create environments where daily routines become sensorial adventures.
Academic Project1 year ago
‘MEXICO CITY OF NO ONE – Research and Proposal for the Occupation of Public Space’ is a masters design thesis by Filippo Vajra and Giovanni Ratto from Dipartimento Architettura e Design – Università degli Studi di Genova that aims to strike a balance between the informal sector’s occupants of public spaces and their design through urban insert. The project seeks to enhance flexibility by offering a variety of scenarios at various scales, including architecture, small design, and infrastructure, for sporadic, informal activities.
Project1 year ago
Ye Xiao Xiao, an interior design project by Aurora Design, utilizes “emotional design” to depict various types of emotions in a tangible way. The designer creates a tranquil space by capturing emotions from tea horse road culture. Customers can enjoy peace while leisurely strolling along winding paths, allowing them to glimpse fragments of history. The space is divided into varying-sized circles, guiding people through different emotional experiences.
Selected Academic Projects
Project1 year ago
Green Field of Karupannya Rangpur Ltd. by Nakshabid Architects is a project that rethinks industrial architecture with climate responsive design. The project combines workplace and recreation space for the mass workers. The design emphasizes rural architecture, using courtyards, gardens, and traditional solutions. Exterior facades are cast concrete with lush green finish, while interior walls are locally produced brick and concrete.
Project1 year ago
Trupti by Archipoint is a residence that seamlessly weaves together traditional aesthetics with contemporary comforts. Its facade showcases structural innovation with 10 ft cantilevers using PT beam and slab technology. The design embraces the inherent beauty of every space, with industrial elegance through raw concrete stairs. The slender row house balances air, ventilation, and opulence, showing an example of creating new structures while preserving old ones.
Practice1 year ago
Archipoint is an architectural firm that combines design-centricity, a quality-driven approach, and constructability in its services. The firm strives to provide value-added services and enrich communities with timeless, contemporary designs. The firm is committed to environmental sustainability and builds to meet the highest standards, as reflected in its portfolio of inspiring sculptures of sustainable architecture.
Academic Project1 year 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.
Project1 year 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.
Project1 year 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.
Project1 year 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 Project1 year 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.
Project1 year 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.
Project1 year 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.
Project1 year 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.
Practice1 year 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.
