ArchDaily Global ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 <![CDATA[Grandparents' House / Stanaćev Granados]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1040681/casa-abuelos-stanacev-granados Thu, 14 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Valentina Díaz https://www.archdaily.com/1040681/casa-abuelos-stanacev-granados A retired German couple commissioned us to design a house where they could spend several months each year, close to their grandchildren and able to enjoy family life at a slower pace. They wanted the house to be economical to build, comfortable, and full of light, while also functioning well as a vacation rental during the periods when they would not be in residence.

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  • architects: Stanaćev Granados
  • Location: Matanzas, Chile
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Marcos Zegers
  • Area: 105.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[Spore Initiative / AFF architekten]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041436/spore-initiative-aff-architekten Thu, 14 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Pilar Caballero https://www.archdaily.com/1041436/spore-initiative-aff-architekten The "Spore Initiative" is a non-profit foundation that promotes cultural and educational programmes for biocultural diversity. The focus of its work is on communities whose way of life is rooted in a respectful relationship with nature. "Spore" supports these groups in developing cultural tools to preserve, make accessible, and share their specific knowledge.

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]]> <![CDATA[Pyramid House / Khan Bonshek]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041439/pyramid-house-khan-bonshek Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Pilar Caballero https://www.archdaily.com/1041439/pyramid-house-khan-bonshek Khan Bonshek has completed the retrofit and refurbishment of the Pyramid House, a postmodern exhibition home originally designed for the 1981 Homeworld Expo in Milton Keynes. One of 36 architectural landmark homes originally built by Milton Keynes Development Corporation to exhibit future trends in technology and housing, Pyramid House required a thoughtful and strategic update over 40 years on to create a modern, energy-efficient home for contemporary owners. The clients, a young couple, had lived in a traditional townhouse in Islington for many years and wanted a distinct change, seeking an architecturally interesting property in a quiet yet commutable location to the city.

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  • architects: Khan Bonshek
  • Location: Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
  • Project Year: 2024
  • Photographs: James Retief
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]]> <![CDATA[Belfountain House / UUfie]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041553/belfountain-house-uufie Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Susanna Moreira https://www.archdaily.com/1041553/belfountain-house-uufie Set within the steep, wooded terrain of the Niagara Escarpment in Belfountain, Ontario, Belfountain House unfolds as a continuous architectural promenade shaped by topography, movement, and family life.

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  • architects: UUfie
  • Location: Belfountain, Canada
  • Project Year: 2025
  • Photographs: Ema Peter Photography
  • Area: 240.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[A Project in Motion: The Story Behind Realengo Park Market Square in Rio de Janeiro]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041147/a-project-in-motion-the-story-behind-realengo-park-market-square-in-rio-de-janeiro Thu, 14 May 2026 07:30:00 +0000 Camilla Ghisleni https://www.archdaily.com/1041147/a-project-in-motion-the-story-behind-realengo-park-market-square-in-rio-de-janeiro Even before any drawing or formal decision, the place now occupied by Praça do Mercado in Parque Realengo, Rio de Janeiro, already pulsed with movement. Improvised stalls, informal gatherings, music, children running, and adults gathered beneath temporary shelters composed a vibrant landscape, sketching an ephemeral architecture.

]]> Praça do Mercado - Realengo Park / Ayako Arquitetura + Helena Meirelles arquitetura + Larissa Monteiro + messina | rivas + Zebulun Arquitetura © Federico Cairoli Praça do Mercado - Realengo Park / Ayako Arquitetura + Helena Meirelles arquitetura + Larissa Monteiro + messina | rivas + Zebulun Arquitetura © Federico Cairoli

Even before any drawing or formal decision, the place now occupied by Praça do Mercado in Parque Realengo, Rio de Janeiro, already pulsed with movement. Improvised stalls, informal gatherings, music, children running, and adults gathered beneath temporary shelters composed a vibrant landscape, sketching an ephemeral architecture.

It is within this context that the work developed by Juliana Ayako—one of the winners of the ArchDaily 2025 Next Practices Awards—together with Carlos Zebulun, Helena Meirelles, Larissa Monteiro, Rodrigo Messina, Francisco Rivas, emerged. The project management, urban planning, and landscape design were carried out by Ecomimesis Soluções Ecológicas, winner of the public competition organized by the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro in 2023.

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]]> <![CDATA[Laiva Plaza Hotel / RA!]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1040729/laiva-plaza-hotel-ra Thu, 14 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Valentina Díaz https://www.archdaily.com/1040729/laiva-plaza-hotel-ra Laiva Plaza reinterprets the boutique hotel as an extension of the street, embedding hospitality within the pedestrian life of San José del Cabo's historic center.

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  • architects: RA!
  • Location: San José del Cabo, Mexico
  • Project Year: 2026
  • Photographs: Oscar Hernández
  • Area: 1557.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[Appartamento Spagnolo Opens a Window to Spanish Interior Design at Milan Design Week 2026]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041154/appartamento-spagnolo-opens-a-window-to-spanish-interior-design-at-milan-design-week-2026 Thu, 14 May 2026 06:45:00 +0000 Agustina Iñiguez https://www.archdaily.com/1041154/appartamento-spagnolo-opens-a-window-to-spanish-interior-design-at-milan-design-week-2026 Interpreting the contemporary habitat is a priority for architects and designers worldwide. Amid shifting trends, stylistic blends, and the revival of different techniques, contemporary interior design brings together materials, textures, and colors to transform the user experience. Within the domestic realm, a series of realities, tensions, and activities unfold, with design serving as a strong foundation and support system to meet the needs of its inhabitants. During Milan Design Week 2026, ICEX and Elle Decor Italia presented the fourth edition of Appartamento Spagnolo—a spatial framework created to showcase contemporary Spanish interior design within a historic context.

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Interpreting the contemporary habitat is a priority for architects and designers worldwide. Amid shifting trends, stylistic blends, and the revival of different techniques, contemporary interior design brings together materials, textures, and colors to transform the user experience. Within the domestic realm, a series of realities, tensions, and activities unfold, with design serving as a strong foundation and support system to meet the needs of its inhabitants. During Milan Design Week 2026, ICEX and Elle Decor Italia presented the fourth edition of Appartamento Spagnolo—a spatial framework created to showcase contemporary Spanish interior design within a historic context.

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]]> <![CDATA[WUF13 in Baku and Stefano Boeri’s Ambrosian Monastery in Milan: This Week’s Review]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041545/wuf13-in-baku-and-stefano-boeris-ambrosian-monastery-in-milan-this-weeks-review Thu, 14 May 2026 06:30:00 +0000 Reyyan Dogan https://www.archdaily.com/1041545/wuf13-in-baku-and-stefano-boeris-ambrosian-monastery-in-milan-this-weeks-review As global urban challenges intensify alongside growing environmental, social, and cultural pressures, this week's news reflects how institutions, exhibitions, and restoration projects are highlighting the relationship between the built environment and collective experience. From international forums addressing housing insecurity and urban resilience to cultural events examining memory, identity, and spatial perception, positioning architecture as both a framework for policy and a medium for critical reflection. At the same time, major restoration and redevelopment initiatives highlight a renewed focus on preserving historical continuity while adapting heritage sites and cultural institutions to contemporary forms of use, accessibility, and public engagement.

]]> Ambrosian Monastery, Milan. Image Courtesy of Stefano Boeri Architetti Ambrosian Monastery, Milan. Image Courtesy of Stefano Boeri Architetti

As global urban challenges intensify alongside growing environmental, social, and cultural pressures, this week's news reflects how institutions, exhibitions, and restoration projects are highlighting the relationship between the built environment and collective experience. From international forums addressing housing insecurity and urban resilience to cultural events examining memory, identity, and spatial perception, positioning architecture as both a framework for policy and a medium for critical reflection. At the same time, major restoration and redevelopment initiatives highlight a renewed focus on preserving historical continuity while adapting heritage sites and cultural institutions to contemporary forms of use, accessibility, and public engagement.

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]]> <![CDATA[Euthea Residence / Ateno Architecture Studio]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041526/euthea-residence-ateno-architecture-studio Thu, 14 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Hadir Al Koshta https://www.archdaily.com/1041526/euthea-residence-ateno-architecture-studio Located on a yet uninhabited peninsula of Lefkas' Meganisi, with the sea, sun, and native flora forming the only surrounding elements, this project takes on the task of installing the first inhabitant, and by extension, the responsibility of setting an example for future developments.

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  • architects: Ateno Architecture Studio
  • Location: Lefkada, Greece
  • Project Year: 2024
  • Photographs: Triantafyllos Xanthopoulos
  • Area: 400.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[MVRDV and OODA Reveal Landscape-Led Masterplan for Lisbon’s Marvila Riverfront Regeneration]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041548/mvrdv-and-ooda-reveal-landscape-led-masterplan-for-lisbons-marvila-riverfront-regeneration Thu, 14 May 2026 05:30:00 +0000 Antonia Piñeiro https://www.archdaily.com/1041548/mvrdv-and-ooda-reveal-landscape-led-masterplan-for-lisbons-marvila-riverfront-regeneration MVRDV and OODA have revealed a new masterplan for the regeneration of a vacant 28-hectare site between Marvila and Beato on Lisbon's riverfront. Recently approved by the Lisbon City Council, the project was developed in collaboration with LOLA Landscape Architects and Thornton Tomasetti to transform the area into a landscape-led urban district. Titled The Marvila Masterplan, the proposal establishes a framework for introducing 1,400 homes alongside public facilities, commercial spaces, and services within a fragmented and largely abandoned territory. The project is a private initiative led by the principal landowner and developed in coordination with the Lisbon City Council and Infraestruturas de Portugal.

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MVRDV and OODA have revealed a new masterplan for the regeneration of a vacant 28-hectare site between Marvila and Beato on Lisbon's riverfront. Recently approved by the Lisbon City Council, the project was developed in collaboration with LOLA Landscape Architects and Thornton Tomasetti to transform the area into a landscape-led urban district. Titled The Marvila Masterplan, the proposal establishes a framework for introducing 1,400 homes alongside public facilities, commercial spaces, and services within a fragmented and largely abandoned territory. The project is a private initiative led by the principal landowner and developed in coordination with the Lisbon City Council and Infraestruturas de Portugal.

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]]> <![CDATA[The Productive Clash: Heritage Interiors, Contemporary Projects, and the Value of Imperfection]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041461/the-productive-clash-heritage-interiors-contemporary-projects-and-the-value-of-imperfection Thu, 14 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Jonathan Yeung https://www.archdaily.com/1041461/the-productive-clash-heritage-interiors-contemporary-projects-and-the-value-of-imperfection Heritage, in interiors, is increasingly rarer to be only a matter of preservation alone. More often it arrives as friction: the encounter between what a building already is—its plan logic, its scars, its structural inconsistencies—and what contemporary life demands of it.

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Heritage, in interiors, is increasingly rarer to be only a matter of preservation alone. More often it arrives as friction: the encounter between what a building already is—its plan logic, its scars, its structural inconsistencies—and what contemporary life demands of it.

Some of the most convincing projects today are not those that "restore" an interior back to a single moment, nor those that erase the past under a seamless new skin. They are the ones that stage a relationship between old and new—allowing contrast to do more than tell a story, and letting the clash become a pragmatic tool for construction, budget, and speed.

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]]> <![CDATA[Flexible Dormitory / Atelier Kaiser Shen]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041521/flexible-dormitory-atelier-kaiser-shen Thu, 14 May 2026 03:00:00 +0000 Hadir Al Koshta https://www.archdaily.com/1041521/flexible-dormitory-atelier-kaiser-shen In the small municipality of Schönaich in Baden-Württemberg, a model building for affordable and refugee housing demonstrates how architecture can combine flexibility, sustainability, and social quality. Designed by Atelier Kaiser Shen, a clearly structured layout with load-bearing cross-laminated timber walls and an external steel frame enables flexible use, allowing long-term adaptability.

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]]> <![CDATA[SOHO - Work + Living / SOHO Architects]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041546/soho-work-plus-living-soho-architects Thu, 14 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Miwa Negoro https://www.archdaily.com/1041546/soho-work-plus-living-soho-architects SOHO Work and Living is a compact residential project that reinterprets urban living through spatial efficiency, climatic responsiveness, and layered privacy. Located on an 8.5-cent conserved site in Calicut, Kerala, the project forms one half of twin blocks designed for two friends, sharing a common architectural language while functioning independently. Though conceived within a mixed-use framework, the design places clear emphasis on the residential experience.

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  • architects: SOHO Architects
  • Location: Kozhikode, Kerala, India
  • Project Year: 2025
  • Photographs: Ar. Varun Gopal and Syam Sreesylam
  • Area: 2140.0 ft2
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]]> <![CDATA[Steel Architectural Awards ASEAN 2026: Open for Entries Across Southeast Asia]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041131/steel-architectural-awards-asean-2026-open-for-entries-across-southeast-asia Thu, 14 May 2026 01:30:00 +0000 Rene Submissions https://www.archdaily.com/1041131/steel-architectural-awards-asean-2026-open-for-entries-across-southeast-asia The Steel Architectural Awards ASEAN 2026 is a regional architectural awards program presented by NS BlueScope to recognize built projects that demonstrate architectural excellence through the use of coated steel solutions. Under the theme Shaping Resilient Futures: Timeless Design with Coated Steel, the program highlights projects across Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, progressing from the Country Awards to ASEAN-level recognition. This article explains how the two-stage pathway works, what categories are included, and how projects are assessed through Design Excellence, Innovation, and Sustainability.

]]> Vana Vasa Resort by MJ Kanny Architect, Steel Architectural Awards ASEAN 2024 Winner. Image Courtesy of NS BlueScope Vana Vasa Resort by MJ Kanny Architect, Steel Architectural Awards ASEAN 2024 Winner. Image Courtesy of NS BlueScope

The Steel Architectural Awards ASEAN 2026 is a regional architectural awards program presented by NS BlueScope to recognize built projects that demonstrate architectural excellence through the use of coated steel solutions. Under the theme Shaping Resilient Futures: Timeless Design with Coated Steel, the program highlights projects across Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, progressing from the Country Awards to ASEAN-level recognition. This article explains how the two-stage pathway works, what categories are included, and how projects are assessed through Design Excellence, Innovation, and Sustainability.

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]]> <![CDATA[SAANCI Coffee (Aranya North Bay Store) / NUC Studio]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041199/saanci-coffee-aranya-north-bay-store-nuc-studio Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Pilar Caballero https://www.archdaily.com/1041199/saanci-coffee-aranya-north-bay-store-nuc-studio A southern brand arriving on this northern shoreline offers more than the scent of coffee—it delivers an honest answer to the question of "how to belong here." Confronted with a two-story volume, the design orchestrates a double-layered narrative space—bustling yet immersive—structured around spatial hierarchy, communal ties, and everyday poetry.

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  • architects: NUC Studio
  • Location: Aranya North Bank (Phase 9), Beidaihe New District, Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, China
  • Project Year: 2024
  • Photographs: Shaoqing Pan
  • Area: 320.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[Veiled Void / ROOMOOR]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041505/veiled-void-roomoor Wed, 13 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000 Andreas Luco https://www.archdaily.com/1041505/veiled-void-roomoor Located within the dense residential fabric of Surat, Veiled Void is a multigenerational townhouse organised around a central void. In response to narrow plots, close proximities, and the absence of open space, the house turns inward. Habitable spaces are arranged in an L-shaped configuration around a vertically carved core that operates simultaneously as a light well, a ventilation shaft, and a social centre.

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  • architects: ROOMOOR
  • Location: Surat, India
  • Project Year: 2025
  • Photographs: Jainee Gusain
  • Area: 6500.0 ft2
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]]> <![CDATA[Casa Dahora / Sergio Sampaio Archi + Tectônica]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041465/casa-dahora-sergio-sampaio-archi-plus-tectonica Wed, 13 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Susanna Moreira https://www.archdaily.com/1041465/casa-dahora-sergio-sampaio-archi-plus-tectonica The site is defined by a plateau that rises above street level; on it stand two parallel blocks connected by a canopy, which house the various functions of this country house.

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]]> <![CDATA[Land Of Wells / Le laboratoire d'architecture + A4 Architecture + Bled El Abar Collective]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041437/land-of-wells-le-laboratoire-darchitecture-plus-a4-architecture-plus-bled-el-abar-collective Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Pilar Caballero https://www.archdaily.com/1041437/land-of-wells-le-laboratoire-darchitecture-plus-a4-architecture-plus-bled-el-abar-collective The modest well, built using traditional masonry, is located in the dunes of the Grand Erg Oriental, over 30 kilometers from the nearest inhabited village, along routes used for millennia by North African pastoral nomads. Before it was silted up and collapsed, it was still used as a watering point for camels, goats, and sheep, and as a refuge for the shepherds who guided them through the desert. The project involves removing the sand, cleaning and restoring the well and its trough, protecting it from sand-laden winds with hedges made of date palm fronds, and building a shelter using palm wood.

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  • architects: A4 Architecture
  • architects: Bled El Abar Collective
  • architects: Le laboratoire d'architecture
  • Location: Nefzawa Kébili Governorate, Tunisia
  • Project Year: 2025
  • Photographs: Courtesy of Bled El Abar Collective
  • Area: 10.0 m2
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