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Red Dunes Playtopia features “cave-like” play spaces and undulating hills

July 15, 2023 Katie Last 0

Sloping red dunes and cavernous spaces feature in this playground, which local studio XISUI Design has created in a residential area in Guangzhou, China. Built above an underground parking unit, the play area takes cues from natural forms including mountains and caves and comprises a playful arrangement of hills and arches designed for climbing and discovery.

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Liander Westpoort office complex features “rhythmic” arrangement of timber buildings

July 14, 2023 Katie Last 0

Local studio De Zwarte Hond has completed a series of timber buildings for the regional headquarters of Dutch energy company Alliander in Amsterdam. Located in the city’s main harbour, the headquarters is spread across various buildings including an office block, workshop spaces, warehouses, product testing facilities and a building with space for education and parking.

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Atelier-r refreshes neo-gothic church with angular black extension

July 9, 2023 Katie Last 0

Czech studio Atelier-r has refreshed the Red Church in Olomouc, the Czech Republic, adding an angular matte-black extension and public spaces informed by neo-gothic design. The renovated church, along with the added black volume, holds an information centre and cafe as well as an events venue designed to host small concerts and exhibitions. Built in

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Wabi-sabi philosophy guides design of accessible coastal home in Australia

July 5, 2023 Katie Last 0

Australian studio Dane Taylor Design has completed Butterfly House, an accessible coastal home in New South Wales that is informed by Japanese aesthetics. Designed to support its owner who lives with multiple sclerosis, the house in Austinmer comprises a series of accessible and adaptable spaces. Each one is finished with a warm material palette and

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Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios wraps Dhaka school around courtyards

July 3, 2023 Katie Last 0

Decorative brick-clad buildings fold around courtyards at Aga Khan Academy Dhaka, a boarding school in Bangladesh designed by British practice Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. Located in the capital Dhaka, the academy was created for the Muslim spiritual leader Aga Khan by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios with local studio Shatotto Architecture. Aga Khan Academy Dhaka comprises a

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Balzar Arquitectos nestles copper-toned home into Valencian olive grove

July 2, 2023 Katie Last 0

Spanish studio Balzar Arquitectos has added a copper-toned family house named La Casa de los Olivos to an olive grove in Valencia, Spain. Aiming to blend into its site in the town of Quesa, the long and low-lying home has been finished with a red-hued lime mortar that mimics the surrounding soil. Balzar Arquitectos also

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Christ & Gantenbein adds concrete New Aare Bridge over Swiss river

June 28, 2023 Katie Last 0

Architecture studio Christ & Gantenbein has added a sculptural concrete bridge across the Aare River in Aarau, Switzerland, with five arches of varying widths. Designed in collaboration with local engineering studios WMM Ingenieure and Henauer Gugler, New Aare Bridge connects the city centre to a forested area on the other side and incorporates lanes for

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Unknown Works brightens Victorian townhouse with dusty pink extension

June 26, 2023 Katie Last 0

A terraced landscape and dusty pink surfaces help to brighten Pigment House, a north London residence that has been renovated by local studio Unknown Works. Located in Hampstead, the four-storey residence sits on a steep hillside with a garden that originally sloped up on all sides, which Unknown Works said left the interior dark and

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Intersecting coloured blocks “celebrate creativity” in Chinese school

June 24, 2023 Katie Last 0

Brightly coloured volumes and sweeping curves create a playful atmosphere in the Haikou Jiangdong Huandao Experimental School, which Trace Architecture Office has added to the Chinese island of Hainan. Designed as part of a wider development alongside a kindergarten and student accommodation, the secondary school was created to encourage a retreat from traditional forms of

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Sukchulmok draws on children’s toys for photography studio in South Korea

June 21, 2023 Katie Last 0

Toy bricks and childhood creativity informed Seoul studio Sukchulmok’s design of Curving Block, a tent-like photography studio in South Korea. Located in Daejeon, the studio also provides a relaxation space for the client, which is a baby product company with headquarters surrounding the site. Aiming to reflect the work of the client, Sukchulmok took cues

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