Introduction to Franck Bohbot’s Le Louvre Photo Series A series of photographs by Franck Bohbot presents an unusually quiet and architecturally focused portrait of Paris‘s Musée du Louvre. Granted rare carte blanche access by the museum, the French-born, New York–based photographer turns his lens on the interiors of the world’s most visited museum, revealing its…
Introduction to Wendelstrand Lakehouse In the Swedish town of Mölnlycke, outside Gothenburg, Snøhetta‘s Wendelstrand Lakehouse stands as the central gathering space within a visionary development. Wendelstrand is at once a residential development and a community designed for interaction and leisure. The Lakehouse is the heart of this vision, offering spaces for work, dining, fitness, and…
Introduction to Patio House Located on a coastal stretch in Sicily, the Patio House by SOLUM Studio is set within a narrow, elongated plot that extends toward the sea and ends on a rocky cliff. The house fully occupies the buildable area of the site, responding with a compact yet layered architecture that privileges privacy…
Introduction to Casa da Baro Casa da Baro is a residential project designed by Brazilian studio Passarelli Arquitetos in the interior of São Paulo, located within a community known for weekend retreats. Built along the natural contours of the site, the house spreads horizontally across the plot, its plan gently fanning out like a set…
Introduction to Hee House Hee House, designed by Studio Ellsinger, stands on a flat plot just south of Hamburgsund on Sweden’s West Coast. Framed by pines, weathered rocks, and meadow grass, the vacation home balances a modest footprint with a sense of generous interior scale. The design responds directly to the site’s prevailing coastal climate,…
Compact Living in Ho Chi Minh City TiTi’s House is a newly completed residence by NAQI & Partners in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City, situated in the dense fabric of District 10. Designed for a young couple and their three children, the project transforms a narrow fifty-square-meter site into a calm, cohesive living space that…
Casa Símera: A Garden Retreat in Mexico City Casa Símera is a multifunctional project by architecture studio WORC, located in Mexico City. Combining a café, wellness studio, and communal gathering spaces, the architecture guides visitors through a gradual sequence of thresholds and atmospheres, each tuned to different rhythms of activity and rest. Set back from…
Introduction to Kaixuanfang Studio Renovation In Shanghai’s Changning District, Atelier Siyu breathes new life into a former industrial shell with the renovation of Kaixuanfang Studio, a 760-square-meter workspace that has served as the client’s headquarters for nearly a decade. Without altering the basic layout, the design team undertakes a strategic reprogramming of the two-level interior….
Urban Transformation in Bremen’s Harbor District In Bremen, Germany, a cluster of 1970s grain silos once used by Kellogg’s has been transformed into the John & Will Silo Hotel by Delugan Meissl Associated Architects (DMAA). The site, located on the Überseeinsel peninsula within the larger redevelopment of Überseestadt, forms part of one of Europe’s most…
Introduction to the Holiday Home A Holiday Home Embedded in the Slope A new holiday home designed by Office Inainn occupies a steep fjord landscape of Valldal, Norway. The 127-square-meter house is situated high above the waterline and built without leveling the terrain, allowing its form to emerge through close observation of the site. The…
