perforated brickwork forms pixelated pattern upon restored seoul building by NOMAL

NOMAL reconstructs a 1960s structure in Seoul’s Sinchon district   Originally constructed in 1966, the Cracker building, restored by NOMAL, reflects a period of rapid urban growth in Seoul. Beginning as a two-story structure, it was gradually expanded with additional masonry and lightweight steel floors. These extensions, added without coherent planning, created structural instability, with…

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brick and turquoise tiles clad vaulted aghajoon communal kitchen in iran

Aghajoon Kitchen Reinterprets Vernacular Yazd Architecture   Aghajoon Kitchen is a permanent public facility designed to replace an informal, roofless village kitchen that had long functioned as the social hub of Khalilabad, Yazd, Iran. Serving both practical and cultural purposes, the new structure, developed by Seyed Amirhossein Sahiholnasab, accommodates communal cooking while continuing its role…

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manuel cervantes draws on hacienda traditions to shape regenerative coastal living in mexico

Rancho Sereno integrates wooden volumes with coastal setting   Rancho Sereno, designed by Manuel Cervantes Estudio, is a 22,000-sqft residence within the 3,000-acre regenerative development of Xala on Mexico’s Pacific Costalegre coast. Set 120 meters inland from the shoreline, the house is positioned to protect native dunes and vegetation, integrating architecture with the surrounding coastal…

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