Play, Learn, Discover
Playgrounds, interiors and objects use movement, choice and hands-on interaction to give children room to explore rather than prescribe how play should happen. Design for children has to negotiate two requirements that
The Stitch Between Old and New
Existing walls, retained materials and contemporary additions meet in eight projects where the connection between different periods becomes part of the architecture. Working with an existing building requires more than deciding what
More Than a Place to Read
Libraries accommodate two apparently opposite conditions: sustained individual attention and the exchange of knowledge between people. Reading still requires quiet, light and a place to remain undisturbed, but contemporary libraries increasingly combine
The Architecture of Concentration and Exchange
University buildings can support both the concentration of individual study and the openness required for exchange, experimentation and shared work. Concentration can happen in open settings just as easily as behind closed doors,
Where Architecture Meets the Body in Motion
The quality of a sports facility depends on how clearly architecture supports action, orientation and shared use. Sports architecture begins with precise requirements. Clear dimensions, uninterrupted spans, durable surfaces, controlled daylight, safe circulation
Spaces That Hold a Community Together
Care, learning, work and everyday gathering shape eight projects designed around collective use. Community architecture begins with needs that private buildings do not have to address. It must be understandable to different
What Buildings Become Next
Warehouses, offices, shops and temporary housing are adapted to new programmes as cities, institutions and everyday needs change around them. A building’s original programme often expires before its structure does. Production moves
Making Room for Nature
Nature is not simply a backdrop to be admired from indoors. In these projects, it is the brief the architecture is built to answer. Across forests, mountains, wetlands and dry terrain, the
Colour with a Reason
In these ten interiors, colour is used to organise circulation, distinguish new insertions and alter the reading of existing space. Colour rarely enters an interior without context. It may respond to the history
Houses That Refuse the Obvious Form
Curved shells, bent plans, monumental walls and hovering planes turn domestic form into a test of how life might be organised differently. An unusual form is easy to notice, but much harder to
Places That Change the Pace
Landscape, privacy and carefully measured movement make the break from routine tangible. Leaving everyday life behind is not only a matter of distance. A convincing place to stay changes how the day
Architecture on Borrowed Time
Limited time sharpens the encounter: these cultural interventions turn parks, courtyards, forests and plazas into places to pause, enter and take part. Temporary architecture does not have time to become background. It
The Pieces That Soften a Room
Rugs and throws bring warmth, acoustic comfort and a clear visual centre while remaining independent of the architecture around them. Home textiles are often introduced after the main decisions about a room
The First Rooms We Remember
Primary schools shape how children first understand scale, light, independence and life with others. A school is one of the first public buildings a child learns to navigate. Its corridors, stairs,thresholds and
The Home, Rewritten
Walls are removed, rooms are reassigned and existing structures become the framework for new ways of living. Renovation begins with a judgement: what deserves to remain, what must be removed andwhat can
Shelves with a Presence
Open frames, curved profiles and interlocking joints turn storage into a spatial object with an identity of its own. A shelf is read twice: through what it holds and through the structure
Wood at Work
Visible timber surfaces organise circulation, frame collaboration and temper the technical character of contemporary offices. In workplace interiors, timber is rarely limited to furniture. It can form partitions, storage systems, meeting rooms,
Look Out, Look Up
Four structures turn looking into a two-way relationship: they open distant views while becoming points of orientation within the landscape. Observation architecture works in two directions. It raises the body, frames the
The Pull of a Glowing Circle
Round forms make artificial light feel familiar, calm and immediately recognisable. A luminous circle is one of the simplest images we recognise. Its associations arrive almost automatically: the moon at night, the
Coffee at the Centre
Light, material and visible preparation turn these cafés and bakeries into brief departures from the surrounding city. A café is a small interruption in the day. Most visits are short, which makes
Concrete, Cooled by Nature
Concrete rarely works alone. In these ten houses, it earns its effect only in relation to something that isn't concrete: a tree, a patch of shade, timber, or a garden. Concrete is
Ten Interiors, Many Materials
Material contrast becomes a tool for organising space, guiding movement and shaping everyday life. A convincing interior does not depend on a single perfect material. It emerges from relationships: the warmth of
Chairs Between Craft, Comfort and Experiment
Five chairs demonstrate how designers continue to reinvent one of the most familiar objects through material, construction, comfort and form. The chair is the most ordinary object design has to offer, which
What Brick Can Do
A selection of ten projects that explore brick and earth-based masonry as structure, skin, screen and memory. Brick begins with the ground. Its colour carries the tones of clay, soil, sand and
Close to the Ground
A selection of single-storey houses that show how life on one level can create spatial richness, closeness to landscape and new forms of everyday living. One storey can hold an entire world.
The Power of a Horizontal Line
Eight houses shaped by flat roofs, open horizons and carefully framed outdoor spaces. A horizontal roof begins with a line. It gives the house a clear upper edge, draws its proportions into
Domestic Life in a Dense City
A selection of single-family houses that turn dense urban conditions into spaces of light, privacy and belonging. A house is never built alone. In the city, it always enters into a relationship
The Most Sustainable House Is Already Standing
A selection of houses that show renovation as an architectural conversation between memory and change. Demolishing and building anew is often the simplest solution. Yet the most compelling contemporary houses increasingly begin
When Local Architecture Becomes an Act of Confidence
Rooted in local culture and designed with empathy, this project shows how architecture can become an instrument of social change. In many rapidly growing cities, educational buildings often adopt anonymous architectural languages
10 Innovative Water Fittings That Go Beyond Function
A selection of contemporary faucets, showers and water fittings where design turns daily routines into precise, tactile and spatial experiences. A faucet is one of the most used objects in any interior,