Articles by Semi Han

Curved roof transforms Free Balcony An into an elevated tearoom

July 3, 2019 Semi Han 0
Free Balcony An by Drawing Architecture Studio DAS

Drawing Architecture Studio has enclosed the balcony of a two-bedroom apartment in Beijing to make it resemble the front facade of a typical detached house. The balcony stands out against the neighbouring balconies in the residential development, with its curved roof and rectangular dormer window. Named Free Balcony An – as balcony spaces are not

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Seven key projects by Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal winning KoningEizenberg

June 26, 2019 Semi Han 0
Hank Koning and Julie Eizenberg of KoningEizenberg

KoningEizenberg founders, Hank Koning and Julie Eizenberg, have been awarded the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal for 2019. We’ve rounded up seven of their key projects. Australian architects Koning and Eizenberg were recognised for their various civic, educational and affordable housing projects including the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and the Pico Branch Library in Santa Monica.

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Seven key projects by Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal winning KoningEizenberg

June 26, 2019 Semi Han 0
Hank Koning and Julie Eizenberg of KoningEizenberg

KoningEizenberg founders, Hank Koning and Julie Eizenberg, have been awarded the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal for 2019. We’ve rounded up seven of their key projects. Australian architects Koning and Eizenberg were recognised for their various civic, educational and affordable housing projects including the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and the Pico Branch Library in Santa Monica.

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Traditional Islamic architecture informs ornamental concrete vaulting in Punchbowl Mosque

June 26, 2019 Semi Han 0
Punchbowl Mosque by Candalepas Associates

Local architecture studio Candalepas Associates has completed a mosque with a decorative concrete-vaulted roof in Sydney, Australia. Located in the suburb of Punchbowl, the religious building provides space for 300 men and women worshippers to congregate. It distinguishes a central worship space with a concrete honeycomb structure, which takes visual cues from the aesthetics of

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Retractable desks turn tiny office into presentation space in seconds

May 31, 2019 Semi Han 0
9.639 Inserted Variable Micro Office by LUO Studio

LUO Studio has designed a tiny 9.6-square-metre office in Beijing, with seven movable desks so that it can be transformed from an office into an amphitheatre-style presentation room. Named 9.639 after its compact square area, the small office offers an adaptable space for a graphics printing company. The moveable surfaces can be extended to be used as

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Kouichi Kimura creates fortress-like Tranquil House in Japan

May 28, 2019 Semi Han 0
Tranquil House by FORM Kouichi Kimura Architects

FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects has designed a concrete house in Shiga, Japan, to be a self-contained space that promotes serenity and silence away from its loud environment. The three-bedroom house, which is located between a concrete factory and a highway, has been designed to with minimal views out to reduce noise level inside. The desire to oppose its

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Nine South Korean houses that stand out in their crowded neighbourhoods

May 18, 2019 Semi Han 0
Five-storey house by STPMJ

Tall, skinny houses designed to fit on small, restrictive plots, can be found all over south-east Asia. Here are nine of the best examples from the densely populated neighbourhoods of Seoul and Busan – South Korea’s two largest cities. Five-storey House, Seoul, by STPMJ Five-storey House by STPMJ is topped with a seamlessly swooping roof terrace, giving

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Con Form Architects completes London house extension with steel frame at its centre

May 3, 2019 Semi Han 0
Repoussoir by Con Form Architects

Steel beams crisscross through the centre of Repoussoir, a house extension that Con Form Architects has completed in London. The London studio was tasked with bringing more light into the Victorian family house. To do this, the architects renovated and extended the ground floor, creating a large open-plan space opening out to the garden. The project sees some

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Scullion Architects builds Blackrock House in meadow on the Irish seaside

April 17, 2019 Semi Han 0

Scullion Architects has built an L-shaped brick house with sloping roofs on the outskirts of a seaside village near Dundalk, Ireland. Embedded in a meadow, Blackrock House is home to a retired couple who wanted a low-energy home with plenty of natural sunlight through the day. Scullion Architects designed the house as a series of volumetric forms that refer to

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New Office Works unveils Growing Up pavilion on West Kowloon waterfront

March 29, 2019 Semi Han 0
Growing Up by New Office Works

New Office Works has completed a pavilion with a sloped roof and slender columns, alongside the M+ Pavilion within Hong Kong’s West Kowloon cultural district. Named Growing Up, the pavilion offers a covered seating area in the rapidly developing area. The project’s name derives from the idea that the city is cultivating its culture, and is also

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