Month: February 2023

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Atelier l’Abri creates A-frame micro-cabins in Quebec forest

February 10, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Canadian architecture studio Atelier l’Abri has built a series of A-Frame buildings for the Farouche Tremblant agrotourism site in Québec’s Mon-Tremblant National Park, which were designed to “recede in the landscape”. Intending to celebrate and showcase the surrounding untamed woodlands, Atelier l’Abri created a cafe, farm and four rental micro-cabins that act as a basecamp for

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Operations Within Apartments / Natura Futura Arquitectura

February 10, 2023 Clara Ott 0

In the last 40 years, the city of Babahoyo, Ecuador, with a population of approximately 150,000 inhabitants, has suffered a significant decrease in the construction of government-supported collective housing in favor of the development of speculative urban models with an economic focus on the outskirts of the city. This and other urban processes have resulted in the continuous deterioration of multi-family blocks, social segregation, the privatization of public space, abandonment of housing units, and an increase in the perception of insecurity.

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Black House / AR Arquitectos

February 10, 2023 Andreas Luco 0

A House designed on a typical small mountain terrain of Córdoba. Located in La Pankana, in the town of Calera, we project a single-family home where the principal idea was to break with the traditional premises. The point of attention was placed on the choice of concrete as the protagonist material in all its senses.

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Mountainside Home That Honors The Picturesque Terrain

February 10, 2023 HD Staff 0

Bedded into the grassy mountainside, this unique dwelling is designed to honor its picturesque terrain. Huge walls of glass break open the home interior to the mountainous panorama. Bodies of water define the house, creating a reflection pool in the main living space, a water-filled rooftop terrace, and an outdoor swimming pool that flows toward […]

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Karlsauge Pavilion / Christoph Hesse Architects

February 10, 2023 Andreas Luco 0

This reflecting point is called Karlsauge. It is located at Karlsaue, the state park of Kassel. The installation was planned and collectively built for documenta fifteen, the world art exhibition that takes place every five years in Kassel. It is an introverted place of contemplation and communication where people can meet and exchange thoughts and ideas.

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Atelier Deshaus completes Buddhist temple alongside Great Wall of China

February 10, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Chinese architecture studio Atelier Deshaus has completed the Upper-Cloister Buddhist temple and meditation complex, in the Jinshan Mountains near Beijing. Situated in a valley next to the ruins of the Great Wall of China, the temple complex consists of series of spaces arranged on stepped platforms against the 1.6-metre drop sloping mountain terrain. Shanghai-based Atelier Deshaus aimed to

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Ten buildings that became embroiled in legal battles

February 10, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Following the news that Tate Modern has lost its lengthy court battle against Neo Bankside residents over privacy, we look back on other buildings that became the subject of legal disputes. Legal showdowns and court cases over accessibility, injuries, building damage, planning and project management feature in this roundup – from the shocking to the

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