Yamazaki Bakery, Jiuguang Center, an interior design project by Tens Atelier, features a hill-themed space with geometric blocks like triangles and trapezoids, inspired by Mount Fuji, a symbol of Japanese spiritual culture. The space follows the red of the logo as the main colour, supplemented by the use of exaggerated pine grains as the material for display cabinets, tables, and chairs.
Our Lady of Victoria Monastery by Localworks is a religious architectural project built with a focus on the local context, including material, climate, and culture. The design proposed by Localworks doubles the monastery’s size to accommodate a growing monk community. Four new structures are included in the design: a gatehouse, a guesthouse, a church, and a Novitiate. All buildings are intricately detailed in clay brick and arranged around three courtyards.
Localworks is an award-winning multi-disciplinary design and build collaborative, based in Uganda, that specialises in the design and realisation of ecological architecture in East Africa. Their approach is rooted in the principles of sustainable architecture, with a focus on site-sensitive, contextual design and socioeconomic, environmental, and technological appropriateness.
Miner Road House by Faulkner Architects is a refurbishment project featuring landscape-driven materials that presents a relaxed and quiet built environment. With corten steel rain screen for the exterior skin and interior wood, the construction materials and techniques were selected to balance lifecycle costs first. The interior features unfinished oak walls and ceilings with intricate acoustic detailing.
Al-Muttaqin Grand Mosque by Andyrahman Architect is a project that blends religion and tradition in a contemporary, responsive approach, both to nature, users and space requirements. The mosque serves as a social bond with its open appearance and spatial openness. In contrast to other mosques where domes are predominant, it forms a public space that unites the community and fosters a sense of unity.
Ameya Yoga Studio by Saransh is an interior design project that utilizes layers of curtains to create a tranquil ambience. The studio features carefully selected curtains that create a visual flow resembling Bharatnatyam dance and yoga movements. They provide a soothing rhythm and seclusion, while a curved layer adds drama during performances, enhancing the studio’s ambience.
The Edge – Convention Centre by Attiks Architecture is a project that was conceptualized on capturing and framing the view from the busy road. The design responds primarily to the context by retaining existing landscape terrain with minimum footprint on it. The featured architectural element of this building is the dominant red brick arranged in jali patterns and the concrete structure that links the visitors from the street level.
Attiks Architecture is an architectural practice formed with a vision of spreading innovative and sustainable architecture among the people. They focus on maximizing buildings’ potential in relation to their surroundings, recognizing that architecture, like humans, is social and must relate to its environment. They aim to create adaptable, character-driven architecture that blends in with its surroundings, ensuring its longevity and success.
Visual representation has become an indispensable tool driving innovation, communication, and decision-making in modern industries. This article by Aimee S. Marshall highlights the importance of 3D rendering and how it affects virtual realities, product designs, and architectural visions. In addition, the article also explores the factors influencing 3D rendering pricing.
‘The Tea Factory: Into The Spout’ is an interior design thesis by Jessie Chen from the School of Architecture, Building and Design – Taylor’s University that seeks to create an immersive space where guests can escape from daily life and enjoy the simple pleasure of tea. The project explores the tea world in a historic shophouse in Penang, Malaysia, blending cultural tapestry with an enchanted world. The design conveys a narrative through every angle, revealing different aspects of tea through each perspective.
Cream Affair Dessert Studio, an interior design project by Architecture_Interspace, aims to recreate the informal dessert-loving experience at the beach. The design features a galleria leading up to the mezzanine cube seating area. The galleria, along with the contemporary industrial finish for the interiors, creates an ideal space for interaction. The design includes a pastel palette of blue, yellow, and pink, replicating ice cream’s bright colours.
Auric Hall, designed by IMK Architects, is a landmark in Aurangabad, offering a timeless, inspirational office space that promotes innovation and social engagement. It fosters the interaction of ideas, enabling effective solutions and fostering a sense of community. The building also honors the city’s historical heritage by incorporating traditional features and elements, aiming to revive them through modern interpretation, repetition, and symmetry.
‘Houses for elderly people in Alcácer do Sal’ by Aires Mateus is an architectural project that features an expressive and clear design, with independent units aggregated into a unique form. The designed path, like a wall emerging organically from the terrain, defines and demarcates the open space while organizing the entire plot. The project aims to understand and interpret the balance between social and private aspects.
Libre House by Mário Martins Atelier features a contemporary design with clean, square lines revolving around a sheltered patio, open to the horizon. The house is a one-story concrete structure with clear, empty spaces, including shadowy or penumbra-like voids. The design utilizes natural and recyclable materials, with high standards of comfort and minimal use of energy resources.
Mário Martins Atelier is a practice based in Lagos and Lisbon that works in the fields of architecture and urban planning. Their work from the past decades consists of a considerable volume and diversity of built projects: single-family houses, collective housing, residential condominiums, touristic developments, private and public facilities, urban renewal, and urban planning.
Annar Ali Chowdhury Mosque designed by Vastushilpa is a project that blends traditional architectural elements with contemporary design. The mosque’s design aims to create a serene atmosphere and enhance spiritual elevation. It uses three light wheels to create a soft, ethereal light, enhancing the overall tranquility and inviting worshippers into a space of spiritual solace.
The Grand Théâtre de Québec underwent a creative and sustainable renovation by Lemay and Atelier 21, which included the integration of a glass curtain wall into the concrete structure. The glass casing acts as an extension of the original building, using the same structural logic and composition. It creates a secondary, tempered envelope housing a low-flow heat recovery and thermal mass system, which is energy-efficient and economical.
Atelier 21 is an architecture firm that provides high-quality conceptual design for large institutional, commercial, and urban buildings, ensuring their designs will endure through time. They promote harmonious, functional architecture, respect the environment and heritage, and prioritise user-centred design, ensuring functionality and comfort while maintaining a healthy environment.
SENAC Salvador by Obra Arquitetos and NNarq incorporates historic urban elements for contemporary construction. The blade building, with its staggered slabs, provides shaded garden areas. The facade panels, covered in CRF, offer thermal insulation, ensuring good thermal, acoustic, and lighting performance for internal spaces. These panels also create unity for the building’s facades and volumes.
Casa Coral by Alta Arquitectura is a unique house that combines elements of protection, privacy, and warmth. Its exterior features a solid shape, a large porch, and a reflecting pool, while the ground floor houses social areas connected to the garden. The interior façade uses transparency for ventilation and natural lighting, while vegetation surrounds and embraces the house’s perimeter spaces.
Alta Arquitectura is an architecture practice founded by architect Enrique Carlin.
Urban Infill Lofts by CHYBIK + KRISTOF is an architectural project that blends the industrial heritage of the area with modern design elements. The five-story building, featuring 14 modern residential and commercial spaces, offers panoramic city views. The architect’s urban design maximizes the limited area with an irregular polygon floor plan and geometric staircase. A site-specific light installation by artist Petr Dub adds to its appeal.
The Distillery – Social Reactor by KOGAA is an interior design project with multiple functions spread across different spaces, creating a dynamic and challenging working environment. The Distillery is an organic body with potential for expansion in different directions. The typology of the Social Reactors is designed as a hybrid, which is able to adapt in time to the needs of the entities using it.
Grid Coffee by B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio is a project that seeks to explore innovative approaches to communal public life. The project draws inspiration from the distinctive characteristics of the site and it seamlessly extends the spatial sequences and behavioral patterns inherent in the market, emphasizing functional operations by integrating the display, storage, and sale of goods within limited stalls.
