Casa Cieno’s diagonal volume wraps a pool in green courtyards Located in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Casa Cieno by TAC Taller Alberto Calleja is organized around enclosed courtyards, framed views, and a central pool. Instead of facing directly toward the sea, the house turns inward, using vegetation and controlled openings to establish a relationship with…
Grinham Research Group at Harvard University has developed an insulating cladding tile made from waste wool, which was presented at this year’s Oslo Architecture Triennale. In an installation named Upcycling Wool Ecologies, Grinham Research Group showcased its tiles on a timber frame in Oslo‘s Sofienberg Church as part of the triennale’s main exhibition, which takes…
For our latest roundup, we’ve collected buildings clad in charred timber, including a dark-hued yoga retreat and a cabin “shaped by fire”. Charred timber is used in projects across the world to create a dramatic, tactile exterior. The effect is sometimes made using a Japanese technique known as shou sugi ban. Here, we have collated…
London studio SODA has converted a backpacker hostel into Otherwander Soho, a high-density capsule hotel in central London with vibrantly-coloured social spaces. Otherwander combines 566 sleeping pods, or “nests”, with shared social spaces, targeted at young travellers and those seeking budget-friendly city-centre accommodation. It occupies a former hostel housed across a pair of early 20th-century…
central playground anchors Nghia Do Kindergarten in Hanoi Nghia Do Kindergarten by Sunjin Vietnam Joint Venture Company is organized around a central courtyard that creates an open space within Hanoi’s dense urban fabric. The classroom blocks, envelope, and greenery are arranged around this shared outdoor space, making it the core of the school. …
London studio Hayhurst and Co has reorganised Hampstead Town House around a triple-height void, transforming the interior of the north London home while retaining its distinctive 1970s exterior. Hayhurst and Co completely overhauled the skinny house, which was originally designed in 1970 by architects Igal Yawetz and Howard Radley. The five-storey house retains its original…
This week on Dezeen, we revealed the architecture, interiors and design projects in the running to win this year’s Dezeen Awards. Over the week, we announced all the projects shortlisted for this year’s awards, starting with the 152 projects in the running for the 19 architecture project categories on Monday. On Tuesday, we revealed the…
lime-green ceramic facade creates a new gateway to EL POLI The transformation of EL POLI by meii estudio gives La Unión’s municipal sports center in Murcia, Spain, a new architectural and energetic identity. The intervention at La Unión’s municipal sports center, locally known as EL POLI, is structured around two complementary elements that redefine…
Ahead of this weekend’s Nor’easter, Eavesdrop spent Climate Week out on the town and doomscrolling the news. Read some quick observations that run the gamut from tired to wired—or, say, The post Eavesdrop: Trump as redliner-in-chief, nationalizing the A&E system, and an exhibition by Solange appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
In 1992, Shane Coen cofounded Coen+Stumpf in Minneapolis. Early works by the landscape architecture office include the Elliot Park revitalization project in Minneapolis and the St. Francis Peace Garden at The post Coen+Partners rises to great heights with a new generation at the helm appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.