Thomas Lussi Lola Domènech   Spain   The idea of raising this apartment block came after four friends, with ages between 55 and 65 and living in Lucerne, decided to build a second residence in which to spend periods of time and also with sights set on retiring in Barcelona, a city they

AFGH/Andreas Fuhrimann y Gabrielle Hächler   Switzerland   Located on the shore of Lake Lucerne, this small tower serves two purposes: one is to house a rowing center, and the other is to be a sculptural marker in the landscape. The building relates with the surrounding nature through its materials: it is bu

E2A   Switzerland   This complex of apartment blocks in the heart of Zurich replaces a settlement from the 1940s and is presented as an alternative to the conventional typology of isolated buildings that do little to generate an urban scheme, in contrast with their imme

Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes   France   Located in the 15th district of Paris, this building containing ten social housing units fills the gap left by a previous construction, and thanks to this, the old image of the street has been preserved. Respect for the urban volumetry of the French

Chartier-Corbasson architects   France   The building stands on Rue Championnet, a traditional street in Paris’s 18th District, characterized by its continuity of facades typical of Haussmann’s urban enlargement grid. In volume terms, the building follows the street alignments strictly, fr

Jorge Vidal Víctor Rahola   Spain   The construction of a winery and the winemaking process are closely attached to an experience with the land. Wine is the aroma, color, taste, body, and essence of the grape. This combination of senses and perceptions needs to be accompanied by a plac

MUKA arquitectura   Spain   On a plot with a 2.2-meter facade, the use of a paving of pressed clay taken from the edges of the slabs generates a latticework in which the alternating arrangement of the ceramic module with rope and sardinel filters incoming light. 

Cristián Izquierdo   Chile   The floor plan of this house designed by Cristián Izquierdo, sitting on a dune facing the sea in Morrillos (Chile), adopts a cross-shaped arrangement that allows using it in different ways during the year. Sometimes it is a large vacation residence f

MCEA | Manuel Costoya Estudio de Arquitectura Naos 04   Spain   The earthquake that struck the city of Lorca in the year 2011 affected a very high percentage of the buildings in the city, many of which had to be demolished, especially those located in La Viña neighborhood. The San Mateo Residential Development, o

dataAE Harquitectes   Spain   Located in the UAB campus in Cerdanyola del Vallès, the ICTA-ICP building is a research center in environmental science and paleontology. In tune with its function, from the beginning the building was designed according to sustainability criteria. Th

Herzog & de Meuron   France   Two distinct urban situations characterize the housing project in 14th arrondissement of Paris; on the one hand, the blocks facing the Rue de Suisses and the Rue Jonquoy and on the other, the courtyard with high fire walls at the back. Two apartment

Eduardo Souto de Moura   Portugal   Maia has experienced an extraordinary development over the past years. It is still a large town, but its growth has been orchestrated following the objective of becoming a city: it has big avenues, a large civic center and an office tower next to the