Belalu Dome Villa: Organic architecture in the Jungle Pablo Luna Studio‘s newly completed Belalu Dome Villa rises among the lush landscape of Bali with a dramatically curving roof structure. Conceived as part of Belalu Bali Boutique & Spa Experience, the villa reflects the retreat’s vision of combining ecological awareness with contemporary comfort. Its dome…
Participatory Design revives Community Park in Neiva Community Park Veinte de Mayo, designed by Taller Ciudad Portátil, is located in the Veinte de Mayo neighborhood in Neiva, Colombia. The project occupies a 94 sqm triangular plot that had previously been abandoned and associated with insecurity and neglect. Through a process of participatory design and…
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…
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…
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…
clustered monoliths take shape in shenzhen The Shenzhen Bay Cultural Plaza, designed by MAD, is approaching completion in the city’s Houhai district. First unveiled in June 2020, the project has been documented through several phases of construction, with images released in February 2025 marking significant progress. MAD has now shared one final set of…
KIAS designs a residence within Zenpukuji Park’s greenery KIAS‘ House in Zenpukuji Park is located within the rich natural surroundings of the historical temple area in Suginami Ward, Tokyo. This residence began with the careful designing of living spaces opening towards the verdant landscape of the park. The ground floor houses a small art…
a residential extension for gathering in Pāvilosta The Pāvilosta House in Latvia, designed by MADE Arhitekti, serves as a large guest space that extends the client’s main residence located next door. Built as a place for family and guests, the house is sited along the coastline with the water’s edge and horizon beyond visible…
Arquitectura-G embeds blue concrete core in Portuguese house In Sintra, Portugal, Arquitectura-G completes House II, the latest intervention within a long-abandoned quinta de recreio, a rural estate historically devoted to agriculture and leisure. The project forms part of an ongoing sequence of works by the studio’s team, which seeks to conserve and rehabilitate the…
BURR Transforms Former Shop into Compact Home Benito is a residential renovation by Madrid-based architecture studio BURR, reworking a disused furrier’s shop into a compact dwelling. The project is located in the city’s southern districts, where the architects adapted the limitations of a split-level floor plan into the defining character of the home. …