‘cube of change’ by OPEN architecture will stand as a flexible coastal arts center with a luminous, transforming facade.
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A bank is not a building: it is an agreement, an ecosystem of trust. The amoeba is born from this idea: roofs that float, made of thousands of bricks that, together, raise something much greater. An open architecture, without hierarchies, honest and accessible from all sides. A living surface that breathes with the climate, transforms the technical into poetic, and embraces instead of imposing. The amoeba is not just an aesthetic gesture. It is a statement of principles. A manifesto in brick.
As the days get warmer, many of us dream of heading off to visit distant shores. Whether your ideal getaway is a tropical island, a culinary hot spot or a breezy coastal town, the good news is it’s possible to bring some of that vacation magic into yo…
falling water shapes both the acoustics and spatial perception of the interior.
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West Canal Yards was formerly a vital hub in Seattle’s fishing industry, comprised of two buildings: a long-running fish processing facility including a 30,000-square-foot freezer. These hard-working structures now form the foundation of this adaptive reuse project along Seattle’s Ship Canal.
the main corridor is transformed into an active, inhabitable element.
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Bathrooms of 100 to 170 square feet offer room to think bigger without going overboard. With room for features like dual vanities, separate showers and tubs and generous storage, these spaces can balance daily function with a sense of comfort. See how…
Goldstein Heather has completed West London House, an ambitious four-storey lateral extension that extends a narrow end-of-terrace Victorian home in Stamford Brook over the site of a former, now demolished, Territorial Army building. Known for their preference for enduring forms, natural materials, and a resistance to short-lived architectural trends, Goldstein Heather was a natural fit for a project that demanded both contextual sensitivity and the creation of spaces that feel perennial.
andreas kostopoulos reactivates a historic masonry shell as an adaptable platform for exhibitions, performances, and public events.
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In Six Memos for the Next Millennium, Italo Calvino explores lightness from a literary perspective and argues, “Opposed to lightness is weight. Removing weight produces lightness; it is a value, not a defect.” Drawing on Greek mythology, he reflects on one of Perseus’s feats after severing the head of the terrible Gorgon Medusa without being turned to stone. Assisted by the gods Hades, Hermes, and Athena, Perseus flies with his winged sandals and uses a bronze shield as a mirror to reflect her image. Relying, like many architects, on what is lightest—the wind and the clouds—he also fixes his gaze on what is revealed through indirect vision: an image reflected in a mirror.
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