ArchDaily Global ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Mon, 8 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 <![CDATA[ukyo X Café / Maria Schunn]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1042231/ukyo-x-cafe-maria-schunn Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Hana Abdel https://www.archdaily.com/1042231/ukyo-x-cafe-maria-schunn ukyo X transforms a historic Cluj-Napoca storefront into a hybrid café, listening bar, and cultural space. ukyo X, the third location of the ukyo brand, is situated in the old city center of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in a pedestrian area characterized by historical stratification and an active public life. The space positions itself as an active extension of the street, where passers-by become participants. Sliding glass doors allow the interior to open entirely, transforming the commercial front into a natural extension of the walkable district.

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  • architects: Maria Schunn
  • Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Project Year: 2026
  • Photographs: in-still
  • Area: 200.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA["My Solutions Are Not Polite:" Liam Young on Architecture in the Age of Polycrisis in Louisiana Channel Interview]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1042237/my-solutions-are-not-polite-liam-young-on-architecture-in-the-age-of-polycrisis-in-louisiana-channel-interview Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0000 Antonia Piñeiro https://www.archdaily.com/1042237/my-solutions-are-not-polite-liam-young-on-architecture-in-the-age-of-polycrisis-in-louisiana-channel-interview Australian artist, director, and BAFTA-nominated producer Liam Young creates imaginary worlds as a way of thinking through the futures we fear, desire, and are already making. As a creator and designer of atmospheres, he proposes speculative landscapes reflecting the possibilities of a world to come, whether ideal or truthfully unsettling. In his worldbuilding practice across the film, television, and video game industries, fiction becomes a tool for navigating the environmental urgencies of the present. He is considered a "futurist" working across design strategies, technological scenarios, and collective imaginations, grounded in his academic research yet reaching a wider audience in exhibitions such as "In Other Worlds" at the Barbican Centre in London and "Age of Nature" at the Danish Architecture Center in Copenhagen. In February 2026, he was interviewed by Marc-Christoph Wagner for Louisiana Channel, where he shares his visions of our future: from architecture consolidating as a boutique industry to the need for a new kind of planetary punk at the scale of the climate crisis.

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Australian artist, director, and BAFTA-nominated producer Liam Young creates imaginary worlds as a way of thinking through the futures we fear, desire, and are already making. As a creator and designer of atmospheres, he proposes speculative landscapes reflecting the possibilities of a world to come, whether ideal or truthfully unsettling. In his worldbuilding practice across the film, television, and video game industries, fiction becomes a tool for navigating the environmental urgencies of the present. He is considered a "futurist" working across design strategies, technological scenarios, and collective imaginations, grounded in his academic research yet reaching a wider audience in exhibitions such as "In Other Worlds" at the Barbican Centre in London and "Age of Nature" at the Danish Architecture Center in Copenhagen. In February 2026, he was interviewed by Marc-Christoph Wagner for Louisiana Channel, where he shares his visions of our future: from architecture consolidating as a boutique industry to the need for a new kind of planetary punk at the scale of the climate crisis.

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]]> <![CDATA[When Façades Become Habitats: Architecture Making Room for Other Species]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1042201/when-facades-become-habitats-architecture-making-room-for-other-species Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Daniela Andino https://www.archdaily.com/1042201/when-facades-become-habitats-architecture-making-room-for-other-species When we think of façades, we rarely think of them as habitats. We see them as the elements that separate interior from exterior, regulate temperature, reduce noise, and protect buildings from external conditions. They give architecture its visual language, but they are also expected to keep the outside world at a distance. In doing so, façades have often been understood as barriers: surfaces that define where human comfort begins and where the environment is meant to remain outside.

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When we think of façades, we rarely think of them as habitats. We see them as the elements that separate interior from exterior, regulate temperature, reduce noise, and protect buildings from external conditions. They give architecture its visual language, but they are also expected to keep the outside world at a distance. In doing so, façades have often been understood as barriers: surfaces that define where human comfort begins and where the environment is meant to remain outside.

But the outside of a building is never empty. For centuries, architecture has unintentionally created opportunities for other forms of life. Birds nested beneath roof tiles, insects occupied cracks in masonry walls, and mosses or plants took root along ledges, gutters, and rough stone surfaces. These conditions were rarely designed with other species in mind, but they created small opportunities for life to inhabit them.

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]]> <![CDATA[Arriyadh Western Metro Station / Omrania]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1042163/arriyadh-western-metro-station-omrania Mon, 08 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000 Miwa Negoro https://www.archdaily.com/1042163/arriyadh-western-metro-station-omrania In an era of revived interest in downtown and car-free transit, the Arriyadh Metro Western Station is much more than a place to board a train. Omrania's goal was to design an intermodal transit hub that appeals to non-transit users. This new iconic nexus links buses and the city's light rail system; it is home to a vegetable marketplace, and it embodies the culture of the city and creates real-estate value at the same time.

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  • architects: Omrania
  • Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Project Year: 2026
  • Photographs: Royal Commission for Riyadh City
  • Area: 40000.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[Mansfield House / Field Office Architecture]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1042193/mansfield-house-field-office-architecture Mon, 08 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Miwa Negoro https://www.archdaily.com/1042193/mansfield-house-field-office-architecture Set on a ridgeline property just outside Mansfield in the high country of north-east Victoria, Mansfield House was designed for a young family seeking a quiet, durable, and thermally resilient home that could sit gently within the landscape. Surrounded by rolling farmland, mature red gums, and expansive views, the project embraces a slower and more grounded approach to rural living.

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]]> <![CDATA[House for Rejuvenation / JK-AR]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1042204/house-for-rejuvenation-jk-ar Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Miwa Negoro https://www.archdaily.com/1042204/house-for-rejuvenation-jk-ar Located in the historic city of Gyeongju, the House of Rejuvenation seamlessly blends traditional elements with modern design principles. The project introduces innovative timber framing systems that reimagine traditional wooden structures, creating a harmonious fusion of old and new.

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  • architects: JK-AR
  • Location: Gyeongju-si, South Korea
  • Project Year: 2025
  • Photographs: Rohspace
  • Area: 952.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[Gong’s House / Various Associates]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1018074/gongs-house-various-associates Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0000 Valeria Silva https://www.archdaily.com/1018074/gongs-house-various-associates Gong's House, designed by Various Associates, prioritizes functionality and comfort to address the real needs of the family. The design team has developed and incorporated localized building materials, integrating the urban lifestyle with the natural environment of the countryside, and offering a comfortable gathering and dwelling space for the family and their friends in the ancient village of Yongjia.

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  • architects: Various Associates
  • Location: Wenzhou, China
  • Project Year: 2024
  • Photographs: Jonathan Leijonhufvud
  • Area: 800.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[Permanent Camping 3 / Casey Brown Architecture]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1042203/permanent-camping-3-casey-brown-architecture Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Miwa Negoro https://www.archdaily.com/1042203/permanent-camping-3-casey-brown-architecture Permanent Camping 3 (PC3) at Orange continues an architectural lineage that began with PC1 in Mudgee and PC2 in Berry, yet stands as its own distinctive response to place, climate, and the evolving ethos of minimal living. Built on a working sheep farm, as short-stay boutique accommodation, the cabins are the product of a long process of iterative design. Located some ten minutes outside the NSW regional centre of Orange, the project comprises two sharply profiled A-frame steel cabins that rest lightly on the undulating terrain in a form reminiscent of a tent. Their presence is both utilitarian and sculptural, shaped by economy, climate, and the desire for retreat. The cabins had to support reflection, allow engagement with the environment, and offer a degree of shelter that feels both grounded and elevated above everyday life.

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]]> <![CDATA[Music Room - Casa La Flecha / González Olsina & Vega Arquitectos]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1040854/music-room-casa-la-flecha-gonzalez-olsina-and-vega-arquitectos Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Andreas Luco https://www.archdaily.com/1040854/music-room-casa-la-flecha-gonzalez-olsina-and-vega-arquitectos The project is located in Playa Matamora, in the department of Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay, facing the vastness of the Río de la Plata. The coastal landscape, both rugged and quiet, is defined by the constant presence of the river horizon and native vegetation, creating an atmosphere of contemplation that shapes the intent of the intervention.

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]]> <![CDATA[Marian Goodman Gallery New York / studioMDA]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1042233/marian-goodman-gallery-new-york-studiomda Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Hana Abdel https://www.archdaily.com/1042233/marian-goodman-gallery-new-york-studiomda The Marian Goodman Gallery in Tribeca reworks the 1875 Grosvenor Buildings into a contemporary exhibition space, balancing preservation with the spatial requirements of a modern gallery.

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  • architects: studioMDA
  • Location: New York, United States
  • Project Year: 2024
  • Photographs: Roland Halbe
  • Photographs: Alex Yudzon
  • Area: 35000.0 ft2
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]]> <![CDATA[OUNASS Stage Dubai / VAUST Studio]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1042184/ounass-stage-dubai-vaust-studio Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Hadir Al Koshta https://www.archdaily.com/1042184/ounass-stage-dubai-vaust-studio OUNASS STAGE in Dubai was conceived as more than a conventional retail environment. Positioned somewhere between gallery, installation, and boutique, the project explores how contemporary retail spaces can serve as platforms for cultural exchange, storytelling, and spatial experimentation. Designed by VAUST for Ounass, the concept translates the raw atmosphere of Berlin's contemporary art scene into a context shaped by precision, luxury and transformation. At the center of the project lies the idea of "Alternate Abundance". Luxury is expressed not through ornament or visual excess, but through atmosphere, material honesty and spatial tension. The project intentionally distances itself from the polished neutrality often associated with luxury retail and instead embraces an architectural language informed by brutalism and modernism alike.

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  • architects: VAUST Studio
  • Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Project Year: 2026
  • Photographs: Nicolas Quiniou
  • Area: 700.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[Thick Walls and Deep Openings: When Architecture Rediscovers Mass]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041295/thick-walls-and-deep-openings-when-architecture-rediscovers-mass Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:30:00 +0000 Diogo Borges Ferreira https://www.archdaily.com/1041295/thick-walls-and-deep-openings-when-architecture-rediscovers-mass For much of the twentieth century, architectural culture was shaped by the pursuit of lightness. Steel structures and curtain walls reduced the building envelope to a thin layer separating interior from exterior, while façades became smooth, continuous surfaces where windows were cut as precise openings within an abstract plane. But for centuries, buildings were conceived as bodies of mass; walls possessed depth, windows were recessed within thick masonry, and space was often experienced as something carved from the solidity of construction. In recent years, several contemporary projects appear to revisit this older spatial logic, reintroducing thickness as an architectural condition through deep openings, monolithic volumes, and heavy envelopes.

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For much of the twentieth century, architectural culture was shaped by the pursuit of lightness. Steel structures and curtain walls reduced the building envelope to a thin layer separating interior from exterior, while façades became smooth, continuous surfaces where windows were cut as precise openings within an abstract plane. But for centuries, buildings were conceived as bodies of mass; walls possessed depth, windows were recessed within thick masonry, and space was often experienced as something carved from the solidity of construction. In recent years, several contemporary projects appear to revisit this older spatial logic, reintroducing thickness as an architectural condition through deep openings, monolithic volumes, and heavy envelopes.

This shift does not imply a rejection of modern construction technologies, nor does it represent a nostalgic return to historical forms. Instead, it reflects a renewed interest in the fundamental relationship between material, mass, and void. By reintroducing thickness into the architectural vocabulary, these buildings reconnect contemporary practice with long-standing traditions in which space was inseparable from the weight and depth of construction.

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]]> <![CDATA[Neckarbogen Neighborhood Parking Garage / Wittfoht Architekten]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1042085/neckarbogen-neighborhood-parking-garage-wittfoht-architekten Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Hadir Al Koshta https://www.archdaily.com/1042085/neckarbogen-neighborhood-parking-garage-wittfoht-architekten The Neckarbogen neighborhood parking garage is Heilbronn's most modern and forward-thinking parking facility. This new multifunctional building combines parking spaces, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, car-sharing services, local energy generation, and other neighborhood services, all under one roof. A mobility station, which can be used independently of car traffic, is located in a highly visible corner spot.

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  • architects: Wittfoht Architekten
  • Location: Heilbronn, Germany
  • Project Year: 2024
  • Photographs:
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]]> <![CDATA[Renewal Experiment of Chaiji Lane / TJAD + DCA]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1042068/renewal-experiment-of-chaiji-lane-tjad-plus-dca Sun, 07 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Pilar Caballero https://www.archdaily.com/1042068/renewal-experiment-of-chaiji-lane-tjad-plus-dca China has an extensive number of small towns with historic districts boasting natural and organic spatial fabric mainly composed of self-built houses. Nevertheless, these areas are generally trapped in tough regeneration predicaments: the deterioration of physical spaces has disrupted the social ecosystem, resulting in hollowing-out, an aging population and a severe loss of vitality; meanwhile, they fall into a quagmire due to constraints such as limited resource endowments, weak financial support, and insufficient market drive.

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  • architects: DCA
  • architects: TJAD
  • Location: Baita East Road, Dengbu Street, Yujiang District, Yingtan City, Jiangxi Province, China
  • Project Year: 2026
  • Photographs: Qingshan Wu
  • Area: 33600.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[Floating Ground: A Landmark that Disappears / YZA]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1042196/floating-ground-a-landmark-that-disappears-yza Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0000 Miwa Negoro https://www.archdaily.com/1042196/floating-ground-a-landmark-that-disappears-yza Baekje (18 BCE–660 CE) was one of the ancient kingdoms of Korea, established by migrants of Buyeo origin who branched from Goguryeo and settled in the Han River basin. Among its history, the Hansung period—before the capital was relocated to Ungjin—represented the height of Baekje's prosperity, with the kingdom flourishing in and around present-day Seoul until 475 CE.

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  • architects: YZA
  • Location: 508 Baekjegobun-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  • Project Year: 2026
  • Photographs: Kyungsub Shin
  • Area: 200.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[On cloud9 hdy cafe / Sitti architects and design]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1042202/on-cloud9-hdy-cafe-sitti-architects-and-design Sat, 06 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Miwa Negoro https://www.archdaily.com/1042202/on-cloud9-hdy-cafe-sitti-architects-and-design Blending Geometric Forms with Nature
The inception of this healthy cafe and restaurant stems from the owner's vision for a space that is "simple yet truly outstanding." The design team brilliantly interpreted this by integrating the concept of nature with basic geometric shapes—triangles, squares, and circles—weaving them into a cohesive narrative. Given the densely populated residential neighborhood, the designers addressed the context by utilizing a bold "circular form" to enclose the area, cleverly masking the external chaos. This strategic layout creates an open sanctuary that connects the earth below with the sky above, seamlessly drawing nature into the heart of the architecture.

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  • architects: Sitti architects and design
  • Location: Tambon Hat Yai, Thailand
  • Project Year: 2026
  • Photographs: Rungkit Charoenwat
  • Area: 200.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[Villa Robles House / arquitectura.te]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041198/villa-robles-house-arquitecture Sat, 06 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Pilar Caballero https://www.archdaily.com/1041198/villa-robles-house-arquitecture Located within a pine forest, the house is conceived as an architectural element that, rather than blending into the landscape, seeks an intentional contrast. The project is organized around three solid, light-toned shingle volumes that emerge against the dark hues of the trees. This decision transforms the house into a luminous element within the forest, establishing a dialogue where the architecture asserts itself as an object in the face of nature.

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  • architects: arquitectura.te
  • Location: Villa Robles, Argentina
  • Project Year: 2023
  • Photographs: Ignacio Tessore
  • Area: 1432 ft2
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]]> <![CDATA[É Um Restaurante / SIA arquitectura + gonçalves perić]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041041/e-um-restaurante-sia-arquitectura-plus-goncalves-peric Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Susanna Moreira https://www.archdaily.com/1041041/e-um-restaurante-sia-arquitectura-plus-goncalves-peric The project was made in partnership with the association CRESCER, which supports people in social vulnerability, and the Municipality of Amadora. We sought to make the space inhabited from the very first moment.

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  • architects: SIA arquitectura
  • architects: gonçalves perić
  • Location: Amadora, Portugal
  • Project Year: 2025
  • Photographs: Charlotte Auger
  • Photographs: João Lança de Morais
  • Area: 369.0 m2
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