ArchDaily Global ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 <![CDATA[Eleventhfloor Restaurant / Noue Studio]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041742/eleventhfloor-restaurant-noue-studio Sun, 24 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Hadir Al Koshta https://www.archdaily.com/1041742/eleventhfloor-restaurant-noue-studio The restaurant renovation project is organized around a central wall that structures the space and guides circulation.

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  • architects: Noue Studio
  • Location: Granges-Paccot, Switzerland
  • Project Year: 2025
  • Photographs: Willem Pab
  • Area: 216.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[Haus W / Studio EH]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041745/haus-w-studio-eh Sun, 24 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Hadir Al Koshta https://www.archdaily.com/1041745/haus-w-studio-eh Haus W is located on a steep slope defined by exposed geological strata. From the outset, the site was understood not only as a constraint but as a formative parameter. The local geology, consisting of limestone and quartz belonging to the Säntis Range, with its grain and dark tonal variations, informed both the spatial organisation and the material expression of the building.

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  • architects: Studio EH
  • Location: Gamprin-Bendern, Liechtenstein
  • Project Year: 2025
  • Photographs: Ralph Feiner
  • Area: 500.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[Coffee or Tea: Third Places, Kiosks, and the Retail Architecture of Duration ]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041608/coffee-or-tea-third-places-kiosks-and-the-retail-architecture-of-duration Sun, 24 May 2026 07:30:00 +0000 Jonathan Yeung https://www.archdaily.com/1041608/coffee-or-tea-third-places-kiosks-and-the-retail-architecture-of-duration "Coffee or tea?" is one of those phrases that follows you across contexts: asked on airplanes, after a meal, in hotel lounges, and in meeting rooms. It sounds like a small question—mere preference, a quick fork in the service script. Yet it also carries a quiet cultural inheritance. Tea arrives with the long history of ritual and domestic pacing, tied to older geographies of trade and everyday etiquette. Coffee arrives with a different lineage of circulation, later industrialized into the modern café and its public-facing rituals. In both cases, the drink is never only a drink; it is a practiced relationship to time and space.

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"Coffee or tea?" is one of those phrases that follows you across contexts: asked on airplanes, after a meal, in hotel lounges, and in meeting rooms. It sounds like a small question—mere preference, a quick fork in the service script. Yet it also carries a quiet cultural inheritance. Tea arrives with the long history of ritual and domestic pacing, tied to older geographies of trade and everyday etiquette. Coffee arrives with a different lineage of circulation, later industrialized into the modern café and its public-facing rituals. In both cases, the drink is never only a drink; it is a practiced relationship to time and space.

In contemporary East Asia, however, "coffee or tea" increasingly reads as something else: imperceptibly or subconsciously, it is becoming more of a choice about where you want to be. Each beverage now carries a spatial expectation. Coffee implies a room you can occupy—often a place to pause, work, meet, or cool down. Tea, despite being culturally pervasive, appears more diffusely across the city—sometimes as a dedicated destination, sometimes as a high-frequency kiosk, and very often as an embedded default within dining typologies. The result is that a question posed as taste has begun to operate as a subtle indicator of spatial preference: whether you are seeking duration or velocity, enclosure or flow, a third place or a quick node on the street.

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]]> <![CDATA[The Labs Tower / Eraclis Papachristou Architects]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041747/the-labs-tower-eraclis-papachristou-architects Sun, 24 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Hadir Al Koshta https://www.archdaily.com/1041747/the-labs-tower-eraclis-papachristou-architects Recent events have given a much-needed boost to downtown Nicosia. Street life is being encouraged, the vehicle discouraged, and the built environment is undergoing a general upgrade. It is rising from the ground. Leaving the ground. To date, there are only a couple of designs that have taken on the new scale now permitted. The Excelsior Labs tower is one of them. A rich programme is neatly distributed across its vertical volume, sometimes effectively kept from sight through a curtain wall façade, sometimes making an appearance through severe and delightful breaks in the rising edifice.

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]]> <![CDATA[Qinghe INNNG International Talent Community / Zhu Xiaodi Architects + BIAD]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1036817/qinghe-innng-international-talent-community-zxd-architects-plus-biad Sun, 24 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000 韩爽 - HAN Shuang https://www.archdaily.com/1036817/qinghe-innng-international-talent-community-zxd-architects-plus-biad On the urban landscape, architecture is never an isolated entity, but rather a spatial vehicle that engages in a profound dialogue with its site, its people, and the spirit of the city. It has long transcended its physical functions to become a vessel containing the city's soul. Located in Qinghe Town, Haidian District, Beijing, the INNNG International Talent Community is a vivid embodiment of this philosophy. The design of its architecture stems precisely from the unique characteristics of the INNNG project site in Haidian, Beijing—a uniqueness born from comprehensively addressing various boundary factors. This multifaceted residential project for young people not only confronts the challenges posed by the special terrain and complex urban environment but also, through an architectural form that "embraces and coexists," creates a vibrant landmark that stimulates innovation, fosters interaction, and integrates into the city.

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  • architects: BIAD
  • architects: Zhu Xiaodi Architects
  • Location: Haidian District, Beijing, China
  • Project Year: 2024
  • Photographs: Zhepeng Zhang & Xiaotong Xu
  • Photographs: DONG Image
  • Photographs: Beijing Institute of Architectural Design Decoration
  • Area: 48156.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[Sudhagar's Mud House / Aagaram Architects]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041777/sudhagars-mud-house-aagaram-architects Sat, 23 May 2026 21:00:00 +0000 Miwa Negoro https://www.archdaily.com/1041777/sudhagars-mud-house-aagaram-architects Built from earth and shaped by climate, this residence in Hosur reinterprets traditional construction techniques through a contemporary architectural lens, where material, structure, and space are inseparable.

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  • architects: Aagaram Architects
  • Location: Hosur, India
  • Project Year: 2023
  • Photographs: Courtesy of Aagaram Architects
  • Area: 2400.0 ft2
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]]> <![CDATA[Human Haus TN / Minuspluse Design]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041763/human-haus-tn-minuspluse-design Sat, 23 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Miwa Negoro https://www.archdaily.com/1041763/human-haus-tn-minuspluse-design Human Haus TN transforms a traditional townhouse in Tainan into a contemporary retail space driven by architectural sequence. Responding to the existing structure through minimal intervention, the design preserves exposed brick walls, timber roof framing, and the original proportions of the townhouse while inserting a crisp white volume as a new spatial layer. Selective removal of ceilings and walls reveals the original structure, allowing the building itself to be read as a temporal section.

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  • architects: Minuspluse Design
  • Location: Tainan, Taiwan
  • Project Year: 2023
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]]> <![CDATA[UVVA Winery / GAM Arquitetos]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041691/uvva-winery-gam-arquitetos Sat, 23 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Susanna Moreira https://www.archdaily.com/1041691/uvva-winery-gam-arquitetos Our inspiration was the strength of the natural landscape and the architecture of Vanja Hertcert, which already showcased the grandeur of concrete and wood as fundamental marks. The interior was conceived as a connecting link: a space where Brazilian authorial furniture, natural materials, and neutral tones create a welcoming atmosphere without interfering with the original architectural experience.

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  • architects: GAM Arquitetos
  • Location: Mucugê – Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brasil
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Denilson Machado – MCA Estúdio
  • Area: 487.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[The Rausing Science Center at The King's School / Walters & Cohen Architects]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041743/the-rausing-science-center-at-the-kings-school-walters-and-cohen-architects Sat, 23 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Hadir Al Koshta https://www.archdaily.com/1041743/the-rausing-science-center-at-the-kings-school-walters-and-cohen-architects The Rausing Science Centre is carefully stitched into The King's School's historic estate within the precincts of Canterbury Cathedral.

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  • architects: Walters & Cohen Architects
  • Location: Canterbury, United Kingdom
  • Project Year: 2023
  • Photographs: Jim Stephenson
  • Area: 940.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[House with a Mountain View / Stempel & Tesar Architects]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041508/house-with-a-mountain-view-stempel-and-tesar-architects Sat, 23 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Andreas Luco https://www.archdaily.com/1041508/house-with-a-mountain-view-stempel-and-tesar-architects On the edge of a small village near Klatovy, Czech Republic, next to a forest and overlooking the mountain horizon, stands a family home that sensitively responds to the character of the landscape. The building is set into sloping terrain, which reduces its visual profile and naturally protects the lower floor. The result is a peaceful retreat with breathtaking views, providing its residents with plenty of privacy while allowing them to be in close contact with nature.

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]]> <![CDATA[Case Study Houses and the Myth of a Universal Domestic Ideal]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041599/case-study-houses-and-the-myth-of-a-universal-domestic-ideal Sat, 23 May 2026 07:30:00 +0000 Eduardo Souza https://www.archdaily.com/1041599/case-study-houses-and-the-myth-of-a-universal-domestic-ideal Sitting on low benches, casually talking, dressed in comfortable clothes, and surrounded by books, design objects, and works of art, Charles and Ray Eames appear in one of the most emblematic images of postwar modern domesticity in the United States. The house does not appear as an explicit architectural manifesto, but rather as an inhabited, appropriated, everyday space. Still, nearly everything in that scene functions as the condensation of a carefully constructed ideal: modern informality, the integration between architecture and daily life with the coexistence of industrial production. The photograph projects a way of living more than it represents a residence. And perhaps that was, from the very beginning, the central ambition behind the Case Study Houses.

]]> Eames House (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1958. Image © Julius Shulman © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles Eames House (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1958. Image © Julius Shulman © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles

Sitting on low benches, casually talking, dressed in comfortable clothes, and surrounded by books, design objects, and works of art, Charles and Ray Eames appear in one of the most emblematic images of postwar modern domesticity in the United States. The house does not appear as an explicit architectural manifesto, but rather as an inhabited, appropriated, everyday space. Still, nearly everything in that scene functions as the condensation of a carefully constructed ideal: modern informality, the integration between architecture and daily life with the coexistence of industrial production. The photograph projects a way of living more than it represents a residence. And perhaps that was, from the very beginning, the central ambition behind the Case Study Houses.

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]]> <![CDATA[Scala-Mare Building / Atelier d’Arquitectura Lopes da Costa]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041326/scala-mare-building-atelier-darquitectura-lopes-da-costa Sat, 23 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Andreas Luco https://www.archdaily.com/1041326/scala-mare-building-atelier-darquitectura-lopes-da-costa The Scala-Mare Building is located on the seafront, right by Canide and Sereia beaches in Canidelo, Vila Nova de Gaia. It enjoys a privileged location, distinguished by its excellent sun exposure and sea views, as well as its easy access to the city of Porto.

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]]> <![CDATA[fuu Oimachi by LATIERRA / R/URBAN DESIGN OFFICE]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041620/fuu-oimachi-by-latierra-r-urban-design-office Sat, 23 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Miwa Negoro https://www.archdaily.com/1041620/fuu-oimachi-by-latierra-r-urban-design-office Located in Tokyo, fuu Oimachi by LATIERRA is a comprehensive renovation of a 35-year-old corporate dormitory transformed into a contemporary rental residence. In a dense metropolis where individuals are constantly embedded in intense social networks, this project proposes a novel urban housing prototype that balances personal autonomy with shared living. While responding to site-specific conditions, it addresses a universal architectural challenge: how to design communal spaces that do not mandate social interaction, but instead offer a sophisticated coexistence between the "individual" and the "collective."

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]]> <![CDATA[Malli Showroom / UP2DATE architects]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041730/malli-showroom-up2date-architects Fri, 22 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000 Miwa Negoro https://www.archdaily.com/1041730/malli-showroom-up2date-architects Malli, a womenswear brand from Almaty, decided it needed a closed showroom in addition to its existing stores – a place where clients would visit only on selected days and strictly by appointment. The space they chose sits next to the brand's production workshop and was far from perfect: industrial, full of exposed services, and not particularly convenient in terms of layout. Precisely this unpromising shell became the starting point for the project. The brief was to transform it into a calm, architectural interior that feels completely unexpected – a place that looks nothing like what a visitor imagines when they arrive at Malli for the first time.

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  • architects: UP2DATE architects
  • Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan
  • Project Year: 2025
  • Photographs: Damir Otegen
  • Area: 120.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[Juriquilla House / Estudio Mero]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1040649/juriquilla-house-estudio-mero Fri, 22 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Pilar Caballero https://www.archdaily.com/1040649/juriquilla-house-estudio-mero Amidst the tranquil landscape north of Querétaro rises Casa Juriquilla, designed by Estudio Mero. This structure revolves around the Mexican concept of the patio, a place where vegetation and the warmth of everyday life converge. It is a home that embodies Mexico's cultural richness with a contemporary approach.

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  • architects: Estudio Mero
  • Location: Querétaro, Mexico City, Mexico
  • Project Year: 2024
  • Photographs: Dane Alonso
  • Area: 350.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[Spaziu Davia Franceschini - Open-Air Theater and Cultural Center / A FABRiCA architettura + CGZ Architecture]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041662/spaziu-davia-franceschini-a-fabrica-architettura-plus-cgz-architecture Fri, 22 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Hadir Al Koshta https://www.archdaily.com/1041662/spaziu-davia-franceschini-a-fabrica-architettura-plus-cgz-architecture An inhabited terrace facing the great Balagne landscape - In Corbara, facing the Church of the Annunciation and the landscape of Balagne, the project chooses effacement rather than assertion. On this sensitive site, marked by the old village, the topography, and the symbolic presence of the church, the aim was not to add an architectural object, but to extend the ground, reveal the slope, and create continuity.

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]]> <![CDATA[North Vancouver Remodel / Olson Kundig]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041188/north-vancouver-remodel-olson-kundig Fri, 22 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Hadir Al Koshta https://www.archdaily.com/1041188/north-vancouver-remodel-olson-kundig The North Vancouver Remodel revitalizes an existing 1956 mid-century home for a couple with young children, maximizing available usable space to create a comfortable and functional home base for their family. The remodel elevates the experience of the existing home while honoring its mid-century origins, adding extensive new glazing to open the interior to light and views, and enhancing connections between living spaces and the landscape beyond.

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  • architects: Olson Kundig
  • Location: North Vancouver, Canada
  • Project Year: 2020
  • Photographs: Ema Peter
  • Area: 370.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[MASS: A Non-Profit Model for Architecture in Service of Society]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041595/mass-a-non-profit-model-for-architecture-in-service-of-society Fri, 22 May 2026 07:30:00 +0000 Mohieldin Gamal https://www.archdaily.com/1041595/mass-a-non-profit-model-for-architecture-in-service-of-society At the time of writing, an article by Martyn Evans asked 'Is Architecture in Crisis?' In the same year, Reinier de Graaf published the book 'Architecture Against Architecture,' where he set out fourteen problems with the profession and discipline. The question of a crisis in architecture is a perennial one. Referring to architecture as a profession, it rears its head especially when economic downturns are expected or in full swing. Simultaneously, there are ongoing questions regarding the effectiveness of architecture at dealing with the pressing matters of the globe and society—housing, climate change, and human development. One venture that attempts to address these questions is MASS, established in Rwanda not long after the 2008 financial crisis. The clue is in the name, which stands for Model of Architecture Serving Society. MASS was created as a different way of practicing architecture.

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At the time of writing, an article by Martyn Evans asked 'Is Architecture in Crisis?' In the same year, Reinier de Graaf published the book 'Architecture Against Architecture,' where he set out fourteen problems with the profession and discipline. The question of a crisis in architecture is a perennial one. Referring to architecture as a profession, it rears its head especially when economic downturns are expected or in full swing. Simultaneously, there are ongoing questions regarding the effectiveness of architecture at dealing with the pressing matters of the globe and society—housing, climate change, and human development. One venture that attempts to address these questions is MASS, established in Rwanda not long after the 2008 financial crisis. The clue is in the name, which stands for Model of Architecture Serving Society. MASS was created as a different way of practicing architecture.

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