Author Archives: Özge Durmaz

Harmonious Coexistence of Humanity and Nature: Indoor Sports Field of Shaoxing University by UAD

The sports field project at Shaoxing University is designed to encourage people and students to lead an active life and participate in various team sports and competitions, and to increase social interaction in urban areas.

Foundation Stone Opticum Research Building

The foundation stone for the Opticum Research Building, an interdisciplinary research center for Leibniz University Hannover, was laid on 15 April at the Science Park site located in the urban district of Marienwerder. HENN’s design emerged as the winner of a tender procedure (VgV) in 2020 and the completion is planned for 2026.

Water Batteries: Turning an Old Refinery Into a Clean Energy Park

CRA turns a former petroleum refinery plant in Trieste, Italy, into a waterfront park where to test innovative green energy solutions. The project connects former oil tanks to the Adriatic Sea to convert them into clean water batteries.

Arena For a Tree

Opening April 2024, Arena for a Tree by Klaus Littmann will be presented in Venice for the very first time. Coinciding with the launch of the 60th International Art Exhibition, Arena for a Tree is poised to deliver a poignant message on global warming and sustainability.

Inauguration Venue Building Silt Middelkerke

Designed with a great love for the sea and the dunes, this spectacular new building is a significant asset for the Belgian coast, combining coastal reinforcement, liveability and sustainability.

Creators Explore New Ways to Strengthen Social Bonds in Umeå’s New Urban District

How can a neighborhood be socially sustainable over time? That’s the challenge facing a team comprising architects, designers, conservators, and artists tasked with proposing ideas for the new district of Tomtebo strand in Umeå, Sweden.

Swimming Pool Complex in Fondettes

Fondettes’ new swimming pool complex seamlessly integrates into its flat, residential backdrop with long, curved white walls that create a dreamlike landscape, housing a circuit of staggered pools within an orthogonal layout, all designed to blend playfulness, comfort, and natural elements harmoniously.

sunRICE IN MILAN

How many things can be done with the world’s most abundant foodstuff: rice? While three-Michelin-star chef Niko Romito bakes “cookies,” CRA and Italo Rota unveil an experimental installation that starts from the byproduct of rice farming, to create a spatial architecture interacting with the trees at Milan’s Orto Botanico.

The Aviator

The Rennes-based ALTA agency (Maxime Le Trionnaire and Gwenaël Le Chapelain) has delivered the Aviator, a 52-home (3,462 m2 GFA) program in Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande (Ille-et-Vilaine), between 2022 and 2024, for Espacil Accession + Espacil Habitat, the contracting authorities. The project is composed of two buildings linked by a planted slab.

Transparent Building that Connects People to the Bus Network: Interface de Transportes Lourosa

Fiães transport interface is situated on an 11,500 m² plot between two parishes, featuring extensive parking, a 500 m² support building perpendicular to the access road.

Inauguration Venue Building Silt Middelkerke

Designed with a great love for the sea and the dunes, this spectacular new building is a significant asset for the Belgian coast, combining coastal reinforcement, liveability and sustainability.

BIG and A+ ARCHITECT’s New Transport Hub Expands City Centre of Toulouse

BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group and A+ Architects unveil design for the 12,000 m² Marengo Multimodal Transport Hub in France’s fourth largest city, Toulouse.

New Model Makes It Easier to Build Sustainable Structures of Textile-reinforced Concrete

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, are now presenting a method that makes it easier to scale up analyses and thus facilitate the construction of more environmentally friendly bridges, tunnels and buildings.

A New Community for Berlin: Construction Begins on the MVRDV-designed LXK Office and Residential Campus

Construction has commenced on the LXK Office and Residential Campus in Berlin, the MVRDV-designed mixed-use complex that will add much-needed office and residential space to a rapidly developing part of the city.

Bourgeois House Renovation Project: Casa Cedofeita

An old bourgeois building in Porto has been transformed into a five-bedroom house, combining traditional and contemporary elements. In the rehabilitation of this old bourgeois building, triangular volumes were used to house infrastructure and service areas.

Alvisi Kirimoto Complete Villa S in Sardinia: A Winding Residence, Suspended Between Land and Sea

In Porto Rotondo, in one of the most exclusive areas of Sardinia, Alvisi Kirimoto presents Villa S, a residential project with sea views, preserving the spirit of nature and traditional architecture.

Méjanes Municipal Library, Aix-en-Provence

Panorama Architecture has undertaken the transformation of Méjanes Municipal Library since its creation in 1989, focusing on contemporary needs as a “Third Place” in the heart of the arts district.

PhotoSynthetica Collection by ecoLogicStudio: Biophilic Design Products for Collective Cyber-gardening

London-based architecture and design firm ecoLogicStudio, led by Claudia Pasquero and Marco Poletto, presents its first collection of biophilic design products that includes a desktop biotechnological air purifier, a compostable stool and a 3D printed jewel made of re-metabolised pollution.

Fuorisalone 2024: Kengo Kuma Presents “Kodama, The Spirit of the Forest” at the Albed Showroom

An exhibition open to the public showcases the concept and construction stages of a monumental sculpture conceived by the Japanese archistar, and its subsequent variations resulting from continuous research.

Waste To Energy Campus

Designed by INI Design Studio in Jamnagar, Gujarat, the WTE Campus is designed to convert waste energy into a clean energy source and reduce environmental impact, with the aim of solving India’s waste management problems and promoting a sustainable approach.

Changsha International Conference Center by SCAD

Changsha International Conference Center is situated in the High-speed Railway New Town of Changsha City, overlooking Changshanan Railway Station across a river, and adjacent to Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center to its south.

Huawei Flagship Store Beijing

Superimpose took the challenge to design the first Beijing Flagship Store for the Chinese multinational technology corporation Huawei right in the city’s historic center.

School and Central Kitchen in Bruyères-sur-Oise

Located at the entrance of Bruyères-sur-Oise, this new school reimagines the traditional “brioline architecture” by incorporating the design elements of a longhouse.

Residence Chez Léon

Located on a sloping, wooded plot of land in Charlevoix, Quebec, the Chez Léon residence, designed by Quinzhee Architecture, rises on stilts to reach the tops of the trees, thus enjoying views of the St. Lawrence River.

UNStudio Completes New Flagship Store for Huawei in Shanghai

UNStudio has partnered with Huawei, a leading Chinese pioneer in information and communications technology and smart products, to design their new flagship store in Shanghai. The aim is to create a distinct and user-driven customer experience.

SanYuanLi Food Market Store: Grid Coffee

The café situated within the SanYuanLi Food Market in Beijing was designed by B.L.U.E. Architecture, aiming to blend traditional market culture with contemporary urban sensibilities, fostering community revitalization and urban connections.

Apartment Building at the Foot of the Hill

Karnet Architekti designed the residential project to transform three original buildings in a small village at the foot of the Brdy hills in the Czech Republic into a unified, compact whole, utilizing wood as a unifying element and integrating modern design solutions for energy efficiency and functional living spaces.

KCAP Receive Green Light for the ​Construction of Rinkkaai, in Ghent, Belgium

Rinkkaai is a urban housing development next to Ghent’s central train station, set within a kilometre long park-like setting created from a former industrial site which is also connected to nearby recreation area by a playful new bridge, which spans the river Leie.

Taipei International Book Exhibition: Netherlands Pavilion

Marking 400 years since the first encounter between the Dutch and the native people of the island of Taiwan, the Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE) declared the Netherlands as the “Guest of Honour” for the 2024 edition of Asia’s largest book fair. MVRDV was selected to both design and curate the Netherlands pavilion.

Minimalist Luxury Home: L House by AD ARCHITECTURE

The project is an exploration of the bottom line of the contemporary living context for urban citizens. Creating such a natural, harmonious, and relaxed state in the heart of the city, AD ARCHITECTURE rethinks luxury villas in this project.

US’ PRIME 1885 by AD Architecture

US’ PRIME 1885, designed by Sansheng Future Group, represents a seamless fusion of oriental and contemporary influences, offering a unique dining experience that harmoniously blends Western cuisine with Chinese cultural elements.

UNStudio Calculates the Lowest Carbon Tootprint for the New Kyklos Building in Luxembourg

UNStudio, with local partner HYP Architects, were recently announced by the Atenor, Arhs Group and Agora Luxembourg as the winners in the competition for the design of the Kyklos building in Belval.

The Vibes Co-Space

Infinitive Architecture introduces The Vibes, a lowrise multi-functional building designed to create a multi-functional hub for F&B, meetings, workshops, galleries, and events in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

CAW Architects’ Newest Educational Design for West Oakland

CAW Architects, a firm widely-regarded for its enduring commitment to architecture for social change, and for being at the forefront of reshaping California education through design, is pleased to announce its latest educational project, The Center.

Sasaki Selected to Lead Re-Envisioning of the Santa Monica Airport into a “Great Park”

The City of Santa Monica awarded an RFP to Sasaki to assess existing site conditions at Santa Monica Airport, gather public input, and propose options for turning the airport into a park.

Sabater House

The project arises from its implementation in the environment. The building unfolds through a very clear geometry, deviating from the concept of compact architecture. This strategy, combined with the slim proportion of the construction, allows for an increased perimeter of the dwelling’s contact with the exterior, creating a system of courtyards that seems limitless.

A Building That Breaks With the Architecture of Housing Estates: Pôle Associatif du Blosne

Antonio virga architecte has completed the new Pôle Associatif du Blosne in Rennes, a unique, multifunctional gathering place surrounded by large housing estates.

3D Printed Nanocellulose Upscaled for Green Architectural Applications

Chalmers University of Technology and the Wallenberg Wood Science Center spearheaded the use of 3D printed nanocellulose and algae hydrogel in architectural applications for resource-efficient building solutions, leveraging sustainable biomaterials and digital technologies.

Bestseller and Henning Larsen on a Journey to Redefine Logistics

Mass timber hub in Netherlands will be Europe’s largest timber logistics center. The design is driven by a commitment to reduce emissions, create a fair working environment and be circular by design to minimize waste and keep resources in use. Biogenic materials and significantly increasing biodiversity are prioritized – over 40% of the site is dedicated to its landscape, inspired by the surrounding island habitat.

The Dome: A New University Pavilion

Alvisi Kirimoto introduces a new hub surrounded by greenery for the LUISS Guido Carli University campus, designed in collaboration with Studio Gemma, near Villa Ada, in the heart of the Parioli district of Rome.

Echoes from 2071: Journey of the Pioneers at the Museum of the Future in Dubai

ATELIER BRÜCKNER is proud to introduce its design of “Journey of the Pioneers”, an exhibition stretching over three floors and 3,000 square meters of The Museum of the Future, one of Dubai’s main attractions and an iconic building (architecture by Killa Design) inviting visitors to embark upon a futuristic expedition.

Carré des Arts: Melding Heritage and Modernity to Create Unique Living Spaces

Sid Lee Architecture signs a new residential project integrated into a former Ville Marie church.

Deep Sea Museum and Sports Center in Sanya

AOE proudly presents its proposed Deep Sea Museum and Sports Center in Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City. The competition entry is a cutting-edge project that combines sustainable design, immersive experiences, and public access.

Piuarch Presents the Project for the New Culture Hub of Venaria Real

Piuarch presents the project for the new Culture Hub of Venaria Reale, a coordinated initiative of urban regeneration and social innovation.

Phoenix: The New 3D-printed Concrete Bridge

The new Phoenix bridge represents the evolution of the Striatus, the first-of-its-kind 3D-printed concrete bridge presented during the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale.

Stereotomic Traces: Walk With Me Store

“Walk With Me,” a shoe store designed by REM’A Studio, explores the fundamental concept of “walking” through the intricate compositions of pavements and their stereotomy. The aesthetic-spatial concept is captured by transposing the floor’s stereotomy into a unique light installation at the center of the space, creating a distinctive atmosphere.

Morphological Integration: Casa Ponte

Designed by Stu.dere Studio in Amarante, Portugal, the house is characterized by its concrete roof resting on polycarbonate and glass. Taking advantage of the elevation of the site, the house functions as a bridge, providing a special intimacy and connection between the inhabitants and the landscape.

The Old Block in Metabolism: WHOOSIS Changsha Store

Designed by Fon Studio, the WHOOSIS Changsha Store is located on Chaozong Street, a historic district. The project emphasizes a simple and spacious interior in harmony with modern buildings, while blurring the boundaries between the exterior and interior, enhancing community interaction.

Adana Seyhan Sucuzade Urban Square

PLUG Office won the 1st prize in the Urban Design and Architectural Project Competition for the Urban Square and its Surroundings in Adana – Seyhan Sucuzade Neighborhood Urban Transformation Area in 2016. Five of the seven phases of the Adana Sucuzade City Square project have been completed.

Bodrum Loft

Designed by Tabanlıoğlu Architecture, the residential/summer estate was built in Bodrum, Muğla in 2021.

IzQ Innovation Center

The project, which won the 1st prize in the Izmir Chamber of Commerce Building Renovation Idea Project Competition, was completed by Ofis Vesaire.