Month: February 2023

Located on the ground floor of Shanghai Changfeng Joy City, Ninth Coffee occupies one corner of the outdoor atrium of the shopping mall. The all-outdoor climate, the square scale of the hall, and the street neighborhood feel bring the project a special urban atmosphere. The café starts with an“anchor”: Kiosk. Like a small side pavilion in a public square of a city, it opens up in all directions. Its powerful presence catches the eyes of pedestrians coming from any direction – a center for trading and communication.

Snøhetta, the Norweigan-based architecture and landscape practice, has been chosen to re-imagine the French Asylum and Administrative Courts of Montreuil. The proposal puts together both institutions on one site, surrounded by luscious green areas and a biophilic landscape. Set to begin construction in 2024, and be completed by 2026, the project includes the design of the buildings, landscape, wayfinding, interior, and furniture.

Francisco Cadau received the highest award at the recent Buenos Aires 2022 International Architecture Biennial. A recognition of his genuine trajectory that, from technique and materiality, consistently manages to position his favorite location on the map: The city of Campana on the edge of the Parana River in Argentina. His works in this place, such as House of Sieves or Damero Building, are references when it comes to thinking about project models where “construction and technology constitute the ideas themselves”.

The philosopher and sociologist Henri Lefebvre coined the notion of “production of space” in 1974, breaking with the vision of space as a container or scenario of objects and social relations, to move towards space understood as a process. From this vision based on the Marxist tradition, space is a product and a producer of social relations and processes.

This article was originally published on Common Edge.

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On the serrated coastline of Fistral Bay, a new residence sits on top of a tiered terrace garden on the cliffs of Esplanade Road. As the clients’ home and workspace, the three-story building is a project in being inventive with a minimal palette.

Krtajna’s design is a blend of sustainable living and nature. The house takes inspiration from the natural fall of the land and the surrounding environment, and its sloping block gracefully descends to the river. The river’s rapids offer a calming and inspiring effect, with the sound of water running over the rocks varying depending on the rainfall. The open living space, high ceilings, and breathtaking views create a feeling of being immersed in nature.