The project divides a house in two. Each one has a distinctive atmosphere: one surrounding a garden, filtering the sunlight and protected from the outside; the other developing in height, designed from the sunlight that permeates it.
Raised mesh gables top Shaded Rooftop House in Seoul by BCHO Architects, so the occupants can enjoy a sheltered outdoor living space. The three-storey house is topped with gables made of white perforated metal and topped by clear PVC panels. The transparent plastic lets in the sunlight, which is filtered through the mesh of metal. This space
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Daily coronavirus briefing: today’s architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes a design for safe flying, an opinion piece from Reinier de Graaf and the Coughvid app. “A non-healthcare building converted to a patient care space is not quite a hospital” While converting existing buildings into fully functioning hospitals is unfeasible, high schools and large hotels can be used as care
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The Architects Climate Action Network’s Save Safe Structural Timber campaign urges the UK government not to ban the use of cross-laminated timber and glulam as it could have a serious environmental impacts. Environment awareness group Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN) has launched a campaign to encourage architects to respond to the UK government’s current review of the
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It’s no secret that adobe is one of the most widely utilized materials in construction. For centuries, it has been the go-to material for civilizations worldwide thanks to its aesthetic qualities and durability. Today, we continue using earthen materials like adobe for a wide array of building projects; however, to obtain optimal results, one cannot ignore the art and skill required in brickmaking. For many in the trade, it’s a craft that has been passed down generation after generation.
Vietnam has an abundance of nature and townscapes that are registered as World Heritage Sites. Economic growth due to the increase in tourism has raised the standard of living but has also given way to reckless development by clearing away nature. To tackle this situation, we want to create a house that will connect people and nature. Ha Long, home to Ha Long Villa, is a beautiful coastal city in northern Vietnam, 160 km northeast of Hanoi. It is also home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ha Long Bay. In particular, it is a city abundant with local industries such as fisheries and coal mining, and it is a region that is rapidly developing alongside its tourism industry.
the housing prototype by R/UDO + studio cikini aims to improve living standards through simple yet effective design strategies.
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constructed as oversized inhabitable furniture, the new internal additions can be removed to restore the building’s historical appearance.
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Our clients envisioned the project as a generational home, for their own children, grandparents, and greater family in general. It was important to incorporate and interpret aspects of Chilean and Japanese design philosophies into the project. After much collaboration and iteration, the home was resolved as a series of pavilions, interlocking with the landscape, allowing the site to flow through the built forms. Increasing the length of the building envelope and threshold the floor plan remains simple programmatically while creating many experientially unique and flexible spaces.
contaminar calls the project ‘shy and bucolic’, with its clean design maintaining the balance between built and natural environment.
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