architecture

When walking into KOPI boutique in Warsaw, one can immediately feel like in a luxurious Moroccan tent in the middle of a desert. Natalia Kopiszka, the designer and founder of the brand, found the inspiration to create this unique interior during her...

Budget Direct and NeoMam Studios, a creative studio based in the UK, have created a series of animated gifs restoring 6 UNESCO cultural sites and showcasing how these ruins would have looked like if they had been preserved. Bringing to life...

Architects and designers of the built environment are often conceptualized in popular culture as progressive change agents whose canvas of steel and glass brings light to the public realm. At least one global survey of the public?s trust in various...

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Paradigm: a small space in big city. Occupying 9 square meters, JOYS is a new space paradigm in the city. It\'s small but doesn\'t lack depth, since it\'s the integration of ideas, thoughts, cultures, and neighborhood. 9 square-meters is a...

Youth Centers are facilities designed to provide a safe, informal and supervised environment for young people. They accommodate unstructured social interaction among different age groups and provide the space to offer more structured activities. By...

This interesting location is situated at the very center of Moscow. Our idea was the place needed something special. The -1st floor of the Neglinnaya Gallery shopping mall is a complex and ambiguous space with chaotic structure; it lacks daylight,...

Following an international competition, the latex glove manufacturer Supermax selected Szczepaniak Astridge, to design its new headquarters, in Malysia. The world\'s largest supplier of medical gloves and PPE had seen an increase this year in...

Guallart Architects has won the international competition for the design of a mixed-use community in Xiong\'an, China, defining an urban model that merges the traditional European urban blocks, the Chinese modern towers, and the productive farming...

Penthouses embody how form is following finance. As their own sector of the luxury real estate market, these spaces are often reserved for the richest clients and investors. From heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post\'s iconic 54-room mansion in the...

Facades are the first barrier outside a building. They weather rain, snow, winds, sun, and temperature changes. Their primary function is to keep interiors free of water, thermal bridges intact, and internal atmospheres as comfortable as possible....

Recently designed by Hush Architects, this inspiring single family house is located in Sofia, Bulgaria. Photography courtesy of Hush Architects

This single-family residence was designed to meld together indoor and outdoor programs through tethered courtyards and gardens. The airy Venice Beach home was designed with the intent of blurring the lines between indoor and outdoor spaces to...

The house, with a total area of 740 m², is located in the Serra da Mantiqueira, a highland region in São Paulo countryside. The actual plot is the result of the union of three individual plots and presents an irregular shape and rugged...

SouSmile, a Brazilian dental health treatment startup that develops dental aligners and tooth whitening products at affordable prices, has been granted a project by Superlimão for the São Paulo headquarters. In a warehouse on the west side of the...

The old college of Foix is a building listed in the supplementary inventory and classified as a Historic Monument with its keep dating from 1457.

The house is designed in the historic center of Tondela and is a record of different time periods. A small warehouse is converted into a house, marking the moment of the contemporary intervention, while simultaneously perpetuating the scale and idea...

LTL Architects have released the latest version of the Manual of Physical Distancing exploring the spatial impact of COVID-19. The 211 page document visualizes scientific studies and design practices addressing the viral spread, and includes new...

The Row’s first flagship store embodies the essence of California Modernism by blending interior and exterior spaces. The gallery-like interior is retail-focused with a residential-infused spirit and includes sitting areas with fireplaces, foyer,...

Kamimachi SIZEN-NO-KUNI Day Care Center ?small pond? is an affiliate of Day Care Center ?small village? completed in 2014 by the same client. ?small village? was designed to serve as a future small village where people of various generation and...

Interiors are taking center stage in 2020, as more people are spending more time at home. Architects and designers are increasingly aware of their responsibility in improving their clients? well-being and even helping them in the prevention of...

SPEECH has designed a proposal for the World Trade Centre (WTC), in Moscow, Russia, one of the largest and oldest mixed-use business complexes built initially in 1980. The suggested project introduces two glass blocks to the city?s skyline,...

Located in Niro, Japan, this modern single family house has been designed in 2020 by Yoshihiro Yamamoto. Description It is a house built on the hillside on the south side of the Yamato River. The house consists of a base with...

Located in one of the city?s iconic urban centers, the new store establishes a quiet sculptural presence at the heart of the bustling Central World Square on the intersection of Rama I and Ratchadamri roads. It forms a new social focus for the city...

The ICONIC AWARDS 2020: Innovative Architecture, organized by the German Design Council, honor the best architecture and design solutions internationally. This year?s winners have now been announced and can set themselves clearly apart from their...

Simon Allford has been elected for the highest position in UK architecture, as the next President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Taking over the two-year presidential starting 1 September 2021, Allford, founding director of...

Selling a house is a daunting task. Several homes are up for sale today, so most homebuyers are spoilt for choice. To successfully sell your house, you need more than good luck. Selling a house is a daunting task. Several homes are up for sale...

This article is part of "Eastern Bloc Architecture: 50 Buildings that Defined an Era", a collaborative series by The Calvert Journal and ArchDaily highlighting iconic architecture that had shaped the Eastern world. Every week both...

The Gallia beer factory is located in former industrial premises, built around a paved courtyard. The project consists of the transformation of 2 buildings into a Tap Room and an entertainment place for the client Gallia Paris. The bar is supplied...

Density has long been an essential consideration for architects and urban planners, yet its importance has only increased as the world?s urban population skyrockets and cities become denser and denser. For much of the history of urban planning, this...

This amazing concrete house located in Nicosia, Cyprus, has been designed in 2019 by Christos Pavlou Architecture. Description Bringing nature back to the city although is not a new idea it is a growing imperative...

Saxony is the cradle of industrialization in Germany. With the decision to present the leading exhibition on 500 years of industrial culture history as part of the 4th Saxon State Exhibition in the Audi Hall in Zwickau, a concept was sought that not...

This week?s curated selection of Best Unbuilt Architecture encompasses conceptual proposals submitted by our readers. It features diverse functions and tackles different scales, from a spiraling bridge in China to a transportation hub dedicated...

A business story of the client made the project. Before this, the office was located in an old house with a yard in front of the site. Employees had a constant connection with high tension arising from the nature of the office caused by online...

This new state of the art retail & office headquarters is surrounded on all sides by residential blocks, between road and park. The intention was to create a pure elegant ?pavilion in the park? that is both autonomous and contextual. Strong...

The private house is built for one person in Thusis in the canton of Grisons. It is located on a plateau bounded by an upper and a lower embankment. Seen from below, the building is 24 meters long and single-floored in the garden; in contrast, a...

Armadas Lodge is a historic estate surrounded by splendid nature of Northern Portugal. Recently renovated by architect Mariana Campos, the property now offers full service luxury rental. Photography by Alexander Bogorodskiy

The project was conceived within the parameters of the caravan act, meaning in most contexts it does not require planning permission. Designed by students from Diploma Unit 7 at the CASS and built by them in just 12 days it is an exemplar of not...

Combining the architecture of the 1950s with the comfort, spaciousness, and luminosity of contemporary spaces, this three-storey house in Restelo neighbourhood, Lisbon, has undergone a profound transformation. Space, light, functionality, and...

Exhibit Columbus has announced the new 2020-21 theme, as well as the J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize recipients. As an exploration of architecture, art, design, and community, the programming is meant to activate the design legacy of Columbus,...

Situated at the northern tip of mainland Mauritius, this inspiring two-story house has been designed in 2018 by Studio Lotus. Description Situated at the northern tip of mainland Mauritius, Goodlands is one of the most densely...

One of the typical challenges of any architectural project is dealing with a constraining site. When confronted to a particular space, difficult to deal with, one has to ring not one but a few bells to make it happen. Some of these are rational and...

Recently designed by Gruppo Lithos Architettura, this lovely two-story house is located in Cervia, Italy. Photography courtesy of Gruppo Lithos Architettura Visit Gruppo Lithos Architettura

The modernized flat with the area of 55 square meters located in the low-rise buildings from the ?50s is a result of joining together two premises. As a result of this action, the new space of the flat is both quite long and shallow, accompanied by...

This project is organized on three city scales. First, at the grand scale of public domain, of encounter and discovery, of shared programs organized around an outdoor amphitheater, symbol of the sharing of knowledge in the student world. Dialoguing...