Black timber flexible pavilion in Rome can be used as an exhibition space or even a bar
Designed by the architecture studio Buero Wagner is a black-painted timber pavilion on the grounds of Villa Massimo. Villa Massimo is the home of the…
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A brick music school in Mexico features a cantilevered roof made from locally sourced coconut wood
Mexico-based studio Colectivo C733 has built a brick music school called the Casa de Música in Nacajuca, Mexico. The 1325-square-meter school includes two structures and a…
This timber net-zero home is giving low energy homes a new and deeper meaning
For the past 10 years, PAD Studio has been conducting a study on the true environmental impact of low-energy homes. The studio has been studying…
Portable sauna lets you have a great view while relaxing inside
If you’re a fan of saunas, it would probably be a nice thing to have a semi-portable one that you can take with you, disassemble…
Sculptural sloping roof was added to an art museum in China to help it merge into the mountainside
Chinese architectural practice Wang Chong Studio utilized rustic stone walls, and an enchanting sloping rofe to preserve the Taihang Xinyu Art Museum, which is located…
This Czech Winery has a Sloping Green Roof that let’s it merge with the landscape
The Gurdau Winery in the Czech Republic is tucked away in the lush rolling landscape of beautiful fields and vineyards located outside the village of…
NOA adds an Alps skyline-inspired extension to a spa hotel in the Dolomites
Italian architecture studio Network of Architecture creates a stunning hillside extension to the Olympic Spa Hotel, located in the Dolomites in Val di Fassa, Italy….
Meditative work space gives you a great view of the city landscape
Sometimes when I’m dreaming about my ideal work and relaxation space, I think of full glass windows that’s overlooking something scenic like a beach or…
This innovative emergency shelter prototype is sturdier, eco-friendly creation by designer Norman Foster
When you think of emergency shelters in times of natural calamities or refugee camps, often we think of flimsy tents that might actually get blown…
Rain Harvest Home in Mexico was designed to capture and reuse rainwater
Designed by Robert Hutchison Architecture and Javier Sanchez Arquitectos, the Rain Harvest Home, or Casa Cosecha de Lluvia is nestled in the rural town of Temascaltepec, which…
Floating Lakeside Pod Lets Visitors Meditate to the Sound of Water and Nature
You don’t need ASMR audio of waterfalls and babbling brooks when your yoga center is literally floating on a lake! Say hello to the Lakeside…
FLORA observatory suspends among a canopy of treetops to research the biodiversity of a natural park in Barcelona
Called the Forest Lab for Observational Research and Analysis (FLORA), this observatory is located at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC), suspended among…