Spanish architects build compact home with ventilated facade

Spanish architectural firm Slow Studio has recently completed a compact sustainable family home in Madrid that boasts a ventilated facade. Dubbed Casa en Cerros de Madrid, which translates to House in the Hills of Madrid, the residence is built on a sl… Continue reading Spanish architects build compact home with ventilated facade

Cascading solar panel canopies define scientific research center

High-profile firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has revealed plans for an ambitiously sustainable new scientific research center in Seville, Spain. Drawing inspiration from the city’s shaded plazas, the building will provide respite from the Spanish heat w… Continue reading Cascading solar panel canopies define scientific research center

Sustainable Lego Campus makes space for work and play

C.F. Møller Architects recently completed work on a new Lego Campus office in Billund, Denmark, that boasts impressive sustainability features. Though understandably not as whimsical as BIG’s tourist-friendly Lego House nearby, the building’s design al… Continue reading Sustainable Lego Campus makes space for work and play

Peruvian architects salvage abandoned building with a garden facade

Peruvian architectural firm Angas Kipa has recently salvaged an abandoned building by using innovative design to preserve the integrity and function of the dwelling. Squeezed between two existing structures, Cabrera Building measures just four meters (… Continue reading Peruvian architects salvage abandoned building with a garden facade

Treehouse-inspired home boasts outdoor floating yoga studio

Argentinian architectural firm Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos has created a captivating treehouse-inspired home, featuring an outdoor floating yoga studio. Dubbed Siquiman Lodge, the 180-sq-m (1,937-sq-ft) single-family home is perched on a picturesque mo… Continue reading Treehouse-inspired home boasts outdoor floating yoga studio

2022 Pritzker Prize winner pioneers art of low-tech sustainability

Diébédo Francis Kéré has been declared the 2022 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the most prestigious award in architecture. The judges highlighted his ingenious approach to sustainability, which embraces passive techniques like natural ven… Continue reading 2022 Pritzker Prize winner pioneers art of low-tech sustainability

Stacked hotel will rise to create “vertical jungle” in China

Commissioned to design a pair of hotels on a choice beachfront spot in a Chinese tourist resort, Büro Ole Scheeren has taken on the challenge with typical ambition. Instead of creating two separate towers as one might expect, the firm will stack six la… Continue reading Stacked hotel will rise to create “vertical jungle” in China

Sustainable Brompton HQ invites visitors to get on their bikes

British folding bicycle manufacturer Brompton has commissioned a new office headquarters and factory complex in Kent, England. Described as the “factory of the future,” the focus will be on reducing its grid-based energy use with impressive sustainable… Continue reading Sustainable Brompton HQ invites visitors to get on their bikes

Shopping center ruins being transformed into greenery filled space

As retail habits have changed over time, many shopping centers and malls have fallen into disrepair, and it can be difficult to know what to do with the hulking structures. As part of a wider redevelopment project in Nottingham, England, Heatherwick St… Continue reading Shopping center ruins being transformed into greenery filled space

Singapore skyscraper creates lush green oasis in the sky

Rising to a height of 280 m (918 ft) over Singapore, CapitaSpring is an eye-catching new skyscraper designed by high-profile firms Bjarke Ingels Group and Carlo Ratti Associati. The tower is defined by an aluminum facade that has several openings which… Continue reading Singapore skyscraper creates lush green oasis in the sky