Architecture

cluster of pitched timber volumes by coffey architects perch above dorset's sloping hillside coffey architects unveils modern barn in dorset   Coffey Architects’ timber-wrapped coastal home linearly stacks a cluster of three pitched volumes in England, emerging from the sloping hillside of Dorset’s Jurassic coast. Following the contours of the plot, the Modern Barn’s structures are seemingly submerged within their landscape with minimal excavation and disruption, perched on a plinth made of local Blue Lias stone. Within, each volume delineates different areas across the program, while connectivity is ensured via a central stepped north/south axial corridor, guiding framed views towards...

vigilius mountain resort, a member of the aficionados    A collaboration between owner Ulrich Ladurner and Italian designer and architect Matteo Thun, the Vigilius Mountain Resort is a sustainable eco-retreat resting amid a larch forest in South Tyrol, Italy. The completed project is a member of The Aficionados — a travel resource comprising over 90 hotels, designer homes for private hire, and guesthouses across Europe, and an outpost in New York, with a selection of 100+ creatives who round out the service. The Aficionados also publishes four printed magazines: Blueprint Beauts, Farmhouse Fabulous, Casa Gorgeous, and Neu Heritage. The Aficionados was founded by...

Zaha Hadid Architects to replace collapsed Surfside condo in Miami UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled designs for a luxury condominium with a glass-bottomed swimming pool in Surfside, Florida, on the site of a structure that collapsed in 2021. Zaha Hadid Architects unveiled two possible designs for the site, commissioned by developer DAMAC International, which purchased the land in 2022. Renderings of the design show two slightly different versions of a 12-storey condominium with a void separating two massings. The blocks would be connected by a glass-bottomed swimming pool, which appears to be a similar design to a fully transparent...

Niwatorigoya is a chicken coop inspired by Japanese shrines Architecture studio 2m26 has used traditional Japanese carpentry to create a chicken coop built from cypress and cedar bark in the mountains surrounding Kyoto, Japan. Aptly named Niwatorigoya, which means chicken coop in Japanese, the structure is located in the grounds of a traditional home in the Keihoku area of Kyoto. Niwatorigoya was designed by 2m26 Designed and built by 2m26, the structure is a reinterpretation of the traditional joinery techniques used at the Ise Grand Shrine in Japan's Mie Prefecture. Conceived to be a "zero impact" construction, the design for...

Ludwig Godefroy's Casa TO hotel presents a "reinterpretation of a Oaxacan temple" Architect Ludwig Godefroy used concrete to create a cavernous structure with a central pool that is designed to facilitate natural cooling for a hotel on Mexico's Pacific coast. The two-storey hotel — sited in La Punta Zicatela near Puerto Escondido — contains nine rooms and encompasses 600 square metres. "The name, Casa TO, comes from the idea of serene contemplation of an enclosed space, like the reinterpretation of a Oaxacan temple, generating a radical sensory experience upon entering," said the hotel. Casa To by Ludwig Godefroy is situated...