Sundbyberg Cemetery Pavilion // Wingårdh Arkitektkontor
Location: Sundbyberg, Sweden. Architect: Wingårdh Arkitektkontor. The Sundbyberg Cemetery Administration needed more space for their offices, meeting rooms, staff locker rooms, and contemplation areas. They wanted a building that would blend in with the garden-like cemetery and chose wood as the primary construction material. The building is made from cross-laminated timber (CLT), a stable sheet […]
Student Housing Grünewaldstraße // Architekten Wannenmacher + Möller
Location: Bielefeld, Germany. Architect: Architekten Wannenmacher + Möller. The city of Bielefeld is creating a new residential area near the university campus to meet the demand for housing, particularly for students. The area is divided by a green corridor, with semi-detached houses proposed to the west and a student-focused housing concept to the east. The […]
St Mary’s Calne School Library // Woods Bagot
Location: Calne, United Kingdom. Architect: Woods Bagot. St Mary’s Calne, an independent boarding and day school in Wiltshire, has unveiled its new library, designed to provide an inspiring academic environment that fosters a love of learning, creativity, debate and scholarship. The library is a stand-alone pavilion at the heart of the school, designed to encourage […]
Song Art Museum // Vermilion Zhou Design Group
Location: Beijing, China. Architect: Vermilion Zhou Design Group. The Song Art Museum is an art container that emphasizes the connection between the subject and object. The original Victorian-style architecture with Western-style gardens was stripped of all decorations to show its pure look. The museum’s aim was to make disharmony from disharmony, returning the building to […]
Smart Plaza // archimatika
Location: Kyiv, Ukraine. Architect: archimatika. The Smart Plaza complex in Kyiv is a mix-used development consisting of three towers connected by a two-story stylobate. The towers are encircled by a white line that hides the condition system and creates a unified form. The complex is located near Goloseivsky park and the Goloseivska metro station, with […]
SkyPod // PLP
Location: Shenzhen, China. Architect: PLP. SkyPod is a research project that aims to revolutionize urban mobility by creating a three-dimensional transportation system that is on-demand, ultra-responsive, and point-to-point. Unlike traditional elevators, SkyPod uses a track that can tip, turn, and twist to climb on the outer surface of buildings, allowing for unprecedented architectural forms. The […]
SKY Exhibition Hall // DOMANI
Location: Dongguan City, China. Architect: DOMANI. The design approach for creating a space experience is based on careful consideration of time and the physical origin of the space. The architectural space is like a chessboard, with rules and organization that must be obeyed. The focus is on material design and development of construction, rather than […]
SKF Test Centre // TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany. Architect: TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten. The new Sven Wingquist Test Centre in Schweinfurt, Germany, is an industrial test facility for large-scale bearings, completing the SKF large size bearing competence centre. The building has an aerodynamic appearance and interprets the SKF logotype with flowing, rounded forms and high technological standards. The two volumes of […]
Shui Cultural Center // West-line Studio
Location: Sandu County, China. Architect: West-line Studio. The Shui Cultural Center, located in Guizhou Province, is a gateway to Sandu County, the land of the Shui people. The Shui are an ethnic minority group in China, and the cultural center pays homage to their language and traditions. The iconic shape of the building follows the […]
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab // HDR + Gensler + Clive Wilkinson
Location: Chicago, United States. Architect: HDR + Gensler + Clive Wilkinson. The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is a unique hospital that combines clinical care and research in a shared space to advance human ability. It is the first-ever translational research hospital where clinicians, innovators, scientists, and technologists work together in shared spaces, surrounding patients, while discovering […]
Sedhiou Cultural Center // Amkna Design Studio
Location: Sedhiou, Senegal. Architect: Amkna Design Studio. Cultures that have existed for centuries have given rise to communities that pass on their traditions through storytelling and interpretation of the past. These traditions are expressed through various forms such as dance, music, history, colors, flavors, materials, and landscapes. The rituals and metamorphosis associated with these traditions […]
Schiphol New Pier // AECOM + CEPEZED
Location: Schiphol, Netherlands. Architect: AECOM + CEPEZED. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is developing a new pier to accommodate rising passenger numbers. The pier is designed by AECOM and lead architect cepezed, and is set to be completed by the end of 2019. The design emphasizes transparency, modularity, and rhythm, and incorporates sustainable materials. The pier will […]
SBGlow Hotel // Batlle i Roig Arquitectura
Location: Barcelona, Spain. Architect: Batlle i Roig Arquitectura. The SB Hotel in Barcelona’s Poblenou neighbourhood was designed by architects Enric Batlle and Joan Roig for SB Hotels Spain. The 4-star superior hotel occupies a chamfered corner site and an entire edge of a street block, with three basement floors for parking, machine rooms and storage, […]
Santa Elena Nature Condos // blocher partners
Location: Laguna, Philippines. Architect: blocher partners. Four high-rise towers with spacious apartments have been designed in Manila, Philippines, with a vertical concept for urban living. The towers are situated in front of a scenic backdrop of forests, lakes, lagoons, and the Mount Makiling mountain range. The buildings appear to grow out of the landscape, with […]
Sakura // Jestico + Whiles
Location: Prague, Czech Republic. Architect: Jestico + Whiles. Sakura is a new residential building in Prague that offers stunning views of the city from its 64 units and three rooftop villas. The apartments range in size from 37m² to 260m² and are designed to give residents the sense of living in a family house complete […]
Rumblefish – a.k.a. The Taylor Yard Bike & Pedestrian Bridge // SPF:architects
Location: Los Angeles, United States. Architect: SPF:architects. The LA River has a long history that dates back to a time when Los Angeles was a quiet region where the landscape was shaped by natural forces. The Native Americans who lived in the area experienced floods, which were a common occurrence.
Royal Academy of Music Theatre and new Recital Hall // Ian Ritchie
Location: London, United Kingdom. Architect: Ian Ritchie. The Royal Academy of Music in London has created two new performance spaces, a theatre and a recital hall, designed by Ian Ritchie Architects. The theatre, designed for both opera and musical theatre, was created within the shell of a 1970s fan-shaped auditorium and stage, and incorporates 40% […]
Restaurant Gütsch // Studio Seilern
Location: Andermatt, Switzerland. Architect: Studio Seilern. Restaurant Gütsch is a new first-class gourmet restaurant located in the Swiss Alps, at an altitude of 2362m above sea level. The restaurant will cater to both daytime skiers and dinner guests from the valley based Grand Hotels. The challenge of the project was to create a design that […]
Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Fund Town // Leigh & Orange Limited
Location: Hong Kong, China. Architect: Leigh & Orange Limited. The Qianhai Metro Depot in Shenzhen, which has been in service since 2007, has been redesigned to accommodate recent changes in the government’s vision and strategic positioning of the future Qianhai district. The project brief was to re-design the depot development within the existing structural constraints […]
Ponsonby Park + // LandLAB
Location: Auckland, New Zealand. Architect: LandLAB. The PARK+ project aims to repurpose existing structures and features at 254 Ponsonby Road in Auckland to create a unique open space that combines urban and green elements. The project seeks to reflect contemporary values of democracy, inclusiveness, and sustainability through a sequence of interwoven public spaces. The project […]