Jurckova by Enota is an architecture project featuring residential units with a prefabricated concrete frame for window openings, aimed at enhancing privacy and unifying separated units. The use of loggias and window frames narrows the space between buildings, preventing side views and providing greater privacy despite the smaller distance between the buildings. This design element unifies separated units and enhances their overall aesthetic appeal.
Hausscape by Hitzig Militello Arquitectos is an architecture project featuring a dynamic façade with a sequence of folds at various rhythms. The façade was covered with a skin that emphasized the original structure, with folds and perforations to preserve the openings behind the intervention. The designers created a modular system using cost-effective materials for an individualized and environmentally friendly design.
‘Re-incarnation of ruins, Mukesh Mills, Mumbai’ is an architecture thesis by Jahanvi Thapar from the Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture and Environmental Studies (KRVIA) that explores the adaptive reuse of a dilapidated mill into a fashion institute while responding to the present and preserving its aesthetic, historical, and social values. The project seeks to provide an architectural and experiential understanding of ruins and to create a sense of local identity that both responds to and echoes the past.
Hitachi Vantara by SCA Design is an interior design project that draws inspiration from the infinity symbol to create a looping flow, focusing on people’s movement and fostering connections. The team created a timeless mood by using a clean, bright palette and boldly painting a section of the ceiling in black. The design not only reflects the company’s vision and aspirations but also serves to inspire and motivate the staff.
Cang 41 by Jumgo Creative is an interior design project that features a visually striking storefront in the snowy context. The “inside” and “outside” relationship is established through an “indifferent” door, revealing a warm scene contrasted with a cold snowy world. The spatial planning effectively divides daylight and darkness, forming a daytime café and nighttime bar, allowing visitors to experience a gradual transition of spatial functions within the limited space.
Jumgo Creative is a design practice based in China that combines commercial value and visual communication as their core design concepts. They created a comprehensive service concept with business strategy as the first, brand construction as the core, and visual space as the expression. They offer brand space-full services, focusing on user-centric operations and management to empower brands effectively.
‘Architecture with Uncertainty and Certainty: Change in Wetness’ is an architecture thesis by Jacob Alappatt from the Avani Institute of Design that explores floating architecture and seeks to reimagine the architecture of wetlands by giving the community the infrastructure it needs and encouraging dialogue between land and water to help people better adapt to change. Architecture is used as a tool to enhance people’s ability to adapt to the ambiguous and uncertain conditions caused by a shift in wetness.
Restaurant Fiz by ONG&ONG is an interior design project that seeks to amplify the connection between culture, history, and dining experience. The design harmonizes iconic temple motifs, monastic simplicity, and elements of earth architecture, all punctuated with retro-futuristic nuances. The design elements form a part of Fiz’s narrative, offering an immersive dining journey that intertwines tradition and modernity.
Sa Finca, an interior design project by Atzur Arquitectura, seeks to bring in a certain amount of freshness to the home through the arrangement of elements, the proposed volume, and the combination of colours and textures. The outcome is two spaces that could have been there from the start but that subtly introduce the logics that underlie contemporary living.
Common Pantry by Wheeler Kearns Architects is a testament to compassion, empathy, and resourcefulness. From the bright, welcoming entry to the unexpected delight of the rear courtyard, the project creates an environment where clients experience a profound sense of dignity, comfort, and belonging. The design is pivotal in elevating an individual’s well-being and fostering a brighter outlook on their journey to overcoming life challenges.
Box of Light by Cun Design is an interior design project that strategically incorporates various actions to enhance the natural light in the space. The primary element of the design concept is “light,” which has been extensively incorporated into the existing space. The designer masterfully manipulates light by using space as a medium and utilizing various light sources to reshape different spaces.
Casa Mérida by Ludwig Godefroy is a residential project that explores the connection between contemporary and traditional architecture through vernacular references. The house’s layout follows a regular pattern of positive built area and negative empty area, ensuring empty spaces on both sides. Gardens are integrated into the inner space, reducing the classical border between in and out, enhancing visual depth and amplitude sensation of volumes.
Civic Architects’ LocHal Library is an adaptive reuse project that turns an industrial building into a unique public space with a railway theme. Its rugged steel structure provides the perfect backdrop for all manner of events and exhibitions. Much of the elegant industrial building has been conserved. With the addition of robust new architecture and huge textile screens, it has redefined the function of a library in today’s digital era.
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‘Project Noah-The Floating Village at Majuli, Assam, India’ is an architecture thesis by Biplob Saikia from the Department of Planning and Architecture – Mizoram University, that explores the concept of floating architecture, which is uncommon in India, and encourages the construction of buildings that can both withstand natural disasters and offer a better quality of life. With locally sourced, sustainable materials and innovative technological methods, the proposal serves as a model for disaster resilient housing to keep the village from flooding.
BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group’s VLTAVA_Philharmonic is an architectural project that aims to establish urban connections and establish a recognizable landmark for surrounding communities. The proposal is a visually stunning structure that connects the city’s public life to music. Its halls are designed for sight, sound, and functionality, with colonnades and balconies serving as platforms for public life.
Singapore O’s Villa by Wen Design is an interior design project that blends artistic color and furnishings to create a unique, modern aesthetic. The open layout in interior spaces incorporates nature, promoting vitality and energy, creating a comfortable atmosphere that explores the relationship between man and living environments, fostering a natural flow of true emotion.
Wen Design is an interior design practice specializing in decor and advocates the design philosophy of “Humanistic Art Aesthetics.” With a unique design perspective, care for humanity, immersive multi-dimensional sensory experiences, and international creativity, WEN condenses these elements into each display, infusing spaces with a deeper emotional resonance through empathic design.
The Tiny House by Neogenesis+Studi0261 is an architecture project that deals with the challenge of designing in a narrow plot with minimal area. The spaces are designed with each function on a separate floor plate, with parking on the ground floor and the living on the first floor. A green spill-out space is designed on the balcony, and vertical perforated screens are used to allow natural light while maintaining privacy.
Nairy Residence by Funktion Design is a project that embraces an exposed concrete and brick palette, accentuating an aura of robustness. A central axis, comprising a triple-height entrance lobby, a suspended staircase crafted from verdant steel and wood, and a prayer alcove with double-height proportions, serves as the organizational pivot around which the rest of the dwelling revolves.
Prestige Group Office by Lyth Design is an interior design project that skillfully blends the formality of space with the informality of materials. The office space combines formal and intimate spaces with timeless elegance. The design showcases the essence of building through the use of informal materials like cement finishes, exposed bricks, and reinforcement bars to create a distinct, formal, and elegant identity.
Archidiaries is excited to share the Project of the Week – Masjid E Zubaida | Neogenesis+Studi0261. 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.
‘Renovation of Shanghai Book City’ by Wutopia Lab is an architecture project that aims to enhance operational efficiency and maintain its cultural significance, reviving Fuzhou Road as a cultural street. The bookstore features three atriums, serving as the square, auditorium, and theater, and a vertical urban space from the 2nd to 7th floor. The escalators, arranged staggered every two floors, allow tendrils of the streets to penetrate the building’s interior.
The New Brand Space of JASON WU by SLT Design is an interior design project that features an open and expansive store layout created by fluidity of curved walls. The gentle curves extend and flow, evoking an inherent rhythm in the undulating space. The brand design emphasizes simplicity, avoiding excessive ornamentation, and allowing clothing to dominate, embodying the essence of minimalism in the brand space.
