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Introduction to The House for Five Women On the outskirts of Gradačac, a town in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, The House for Five Women, a vibrant residence by architecture studio TEN, rises from the countryside to defy conventional housing models through an architecture of care, resilience, and collective authorship. Designed in collaboration with local activist…

A Home Unfolds in Northern Portugal Helder da Rocha Arquitectos presents its newly completed Casa em Pedrantil, sited within the undulating terrain of northern Portugal. The home waits behind a hill on Rua de São João, its silhouette withheld from view at first. When the team first arrived on site, the only clear vantage point…

Clap Studio Revamps the Oven Club in Valencia, Spain Five years after their first spatial intervention, Clap Studio returns to Valencia, Spain, for the redesign of OVEN Club, which transforms the beloved nightlife venue into an immersive furnace of sound and sensation. Tapping into the visceral imagery of the club’s name, the new interior concept…

Introduction to the Jihlava Multipurpose Arena There is a clarity to CHYBIK + KRISTOF‘s decision to build the Jihlava Multipurpose Arena in the center of the city. It defies the pull toward peripheral land, choosing instead to deepen the relationship between civic life and sports infrastructure. As construction advances, the team’s vision for a permanent,…

Introduction to Panov — Scott’s Window Window Window House A quiet spatial pressure defines the first encounter of Panov — Scott’s Window Window Window House. It begins subtly with a lowered ceiling, a downward step, a line of shadow cast across the floor. The proportions are just enough to evoke a slight shift in perception,…

Introduction to OPAL Architecture’s Little House on the Ferry Tucked within the weathered coastline of rural Maine, OPAL Architecture’s Little House on the Ferry sidesteps the typical image of a single homestead set against a picturesque view. The project takes shape with three modest, prefabricated structures, nearly matching, positioned just so among the remnants of…

Introduction to the Lycabettus Apartment Enveloped between the buzzing Exarcheia and Kolonaki neighborhoods, the Lycabettus apartment by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis Architects is a reinterpretation of a 1970s Athenian flat into a contemporary, light-filled living space for two young professionals. At just 85 square meters, the once-partitioned space now unfolds into a unified open-plan, art-filled interior where…

Introduction to Designboom’s Unique Content There’s one thing that makes designboom’s content so unique, and that’s our editorial team. Made up of more than 200,000 active contributors from around the world, our designboom guest reader submissions invite creatives and makers — regardless of place, position, prestige, religion, nationality, or gender — to communicate their work…

Introduction to Yayoi House In Bunkyo, Tokyo, architect Takeshi Hosaka designs Yayoi House for a family of four, rooting domestic life in an ecosystem of plants, water, and light. The reinforced concrete residence spans two stories and prioritizes cyclical living. From rooftop rainwater runoff to edible wall-climbing vines, the home integrates natural processes within the…