A coach house survived the demolition of the ‘fin-de-siècle’ villa that it served, and after fulfilling different purposes in the course of the 20th century, it has become home to a family. That there could only be windows on two sides was solved by
Boxed into the space between a narrow street and the old tracks of the Cuernavaca Railway, this office building stands as a direct architectural response to the limitations of a triangular plot in Mexico City. With an area exceeding 9,000 square mete
Three turrets built with reinforced concrete rise as sculptural skylights on top of the roof of an old merchandise warehouse transformed into a hall for showcasing art. The base of the lanterns is used as a way to separate the spaces of the exhibitio
Settling on a sloping tract of land, two rows of dwellings integrate numerous spots for neighbors to socialize in, from loggias and roof decks to a central plaza and a small orchard. The eleven units varying in size feature spiral staircases rising t
A block which contains open-plan levels for offices and retail premises simultaneously provides a covered nexus between a railway platform and a bus shelter. With one of its bays jutting out in a cantilever, the monolithic ensemble of supports and sl
Part of a development on the grounds of a loading terminal, a block maintains a certain industrial look but gives it nuance through exterior galleries conducive to community living. The mixed structure of steel and concrete accommodates apartments th
In response to the growth of the Escandón neighborhood in Mexico City, this building at Antonio Maceo 8 spans 2,000 square meters. Behind a heritage-listed facade rise four concrete volumes containing thirteen dwellings on five stories, and they make
The Melbourne-based firm Kerstin Thompson Architects has made additions to the landscape of Bundanon, a 1,000-hectare property gifted to the Australian people by the artists Arthur and Yvonne Boyd in 1993, overlooking the Shoalhaven River, near Nowra
The Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram in Dharampur, in the Indian state of Gujarat, is a complex devoted to the teachings of the Jainist philosopher and spiritual leader Shrimad Rajchandra (1867-1901), based on non-violence and ascetissm. The building compl
Two parallel walls of rammed earth form a linear succession that forms a rural house in Al Haouz, Morocco. Redefining the traditional house-courtyard typology, Dar El Farina breaks up its sequenced domestic spaces by means of pivot doors. The sun shi
This design was based on a respectful grasp of the nature that inhabits the city of Valle de Bravo. The open upper floor engages directly with the surrounding treetops, giving the project its essence. The dwelling adapts to the natural topography, ab
A small lot in Punchbowl, a residential neighborhood in Sydney, is the site of the new home of the Australian Islamic Mission, a complex of buildings whose purpose is to facilitate learning and religious worship for local Muslims. The completed first
The Portuguese firm fala – founded in 2013 by Filipe Magalhães, Ana Luisa Soares, and Ahmed Belkhodja— has turned a warehouse and offices into a house of many faces. On a long narrow plot located in a largely abandoned industrial zone, it arises from
A building formed by 36 concrete columns set against the sky and a circular ramp that leads up to a viewing point help to give character to what is otherwise a dull suburban commercial area.
In West London, close to South Park in Fulham, the English firm Mae has completed a building with timber and bricks where 35% of the construction is composed of recycled materials, prioritizing the use of bolts as structural fixing in order to simpli
In contrast to the materiality of the Edwardian constructions in the neighborhood, the house is embedded in nature thanks to the use of Siberian larch and Douglas fir both indoors and outdoors.
In the historic center of Mérida, capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán, stands this house which is a modern take on elements of vernacular architecture. The proportions of the plot – a rectangle 80 meters long and 8 wide –generate a longitudinal p
¡ San José del Cabo belongs to the municipality of Los Cabos, in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It has a desert landscape, with a large variety of cacti, that strikes a contrast with the sea close by. Taking advantage of the topography of
Located atop a hill and facing a beach, Playa Zicatela, the design of Casa Zicatela arose from the idea of fleeing Mexico City and quitting the habits and routines of big cities for a place of peace and quiet, to rest and enjoy proximity to the Pacif
Due to its prominent street corner location, the new TAZ building must mediate between the urban fabric of a traditional Berlin block and solitary buildings from the IBA era. The design combines the urban block and the corner, adopting the height of
Drawing inspiration from the dunes of the surrounding desert and the tents of the Bedouins, this sinuous concrete construction is the Ayla Golf Clubhouse, a work of the firm of Chad Oppenheim. It is the heart of Ayla Oasis, a 44-square-kilometer deve
