Photographer: Simone Bossi

HASA Architects has completed works to transform a derelict horticultural glasshouse at Highgate Bowl in North London into a new event space. The project, inspired by the frame and construction of the original building, explores the possibilities of this forgotten piece of the city by bringing it back into use through a series of small-scale interventions. These sensitive interventions take the form of new external and internal pathways, as well as rooms and furniture pieces that guide visitors through the large open bays of the glasshouse while framing views of the surrounding landscape and Bowl beyond. (more…)

Photographer: CURIOSITY

Ginza Six with main space designed by Gwenael Nicolas, opened this April. It is located in the area of concentrated commercial activity that incorporates cutting-edge innovation while also continuing Japan’s great tradition and history, the Ginza area is a symbol of Japan. It is approximately 47,000 m² boasts the largest area for a retail facility in the Ginza area and become a world-class commercial space that brings together a wide range of 241 brands. (more…)

Photographer: Joe Fletcher

Comprised of two perpendicular bars atop a hill overlooking the village of Healdsburg, this home offers both ample social space ideal for entertaining and the privacy of a rural retreat. The taller section runs along the ridge of the hill and houses the home’s great room. (more…)

Photographer: Zhou Yue Dong ©LOOK Architects Pte Ltd.

Commissioned as Design Architect and Urban Design Consultant for Fuzhou Forest Walkway, Singapore-based LOOK Architects has had the honor to share experience gained from local projects such as Alexandra Arch and Forest Walk with China, and in doing so extend the reach of our designers to the broader Asian region. (more…)

Photographer: Dimitris Kleanthis

The steep ground and the plot’s narrow dimensions along with the very strict building regulations determine the pronounced and gradient form of the building which rises from the mountain and over the valley of Poisses, to finally balance itself with the surrounding traditional dwellings and the natural context. (more…)

Photographer: Bruce Damonte

This project is a rebuild of an existing post 1991 Fire-storm house. Situated high on top of the Eastbay mountain range overlooking the city of Oakland, the site has unobstructed view’s toward the southwest Bay and Golden Gate. It was designed for a young family, who desired an open plan home that embraced the views of the bay and a connection to the existing garden. (more…)

Photographer: Tara Wujick

Skid Row Housing Trust’s The Six, permanent supportive housing designed by Brooks + Scarpa for formerly homeless individuals and veterans in MacArthur Park, received the 2017 Institute Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) at the AIA Conference on Architecture in Orlando, FL today. (more…)

Photographer: © Didier Boy de la Tour

Shigeru Ban Architects is the winner of an international design competition, a new mixed-use cultural center slated for Seguin Island in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. (more…)