The Meridian First Light House - proudly taken to America to win a podium finish in a global competition - began life within Victoria University’s School of Architecture and Design, when a small student group gained entry into the prestigious US Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon. With a keen focus on research and design, the team set out to take on the world and show that a New Zealand beach house could outperform the country’s existing building stock.

[HACHIBAN RAMEN] is a strategy that targets Vietnamese families and young people. That's why they don't put Japanese or Westerners as our target customers. They have that strategy, but since they have only two stores, Vietnamese people are not aware of it yet. That's why I completely ignored "Japanese HACHIBAN RAMEN" and designed it. Especially regarding the FACADE, the target was completely Vietnamese. I only thought about "What do Vietnamese people think?" The corporate color of HACHIBAN RAMEN is green. I wanted to express the color [green] not as a building material, but as a plant. I thought that the design that integrates architecture and planting is perfect for Vietnamese people. This is because the percentage of Vietnamese who prefer plants (green) is very high.

Customizing a home is a cherished dream for many individuals, isn't it? It is both exciting and challenging. A custom home construction project demands careful planning and requires a lot of patience and ample resources. Designing your home with unique ideas and preferences can be quite daunting.

The addition to this existing weatherboard dwelling is defined externally by a small pitched roof with a facade of charred timber cladding (Shou Sugi Ban). The internal courtyard is detailed using a natural timber finish which extends to the interior finishes with the timber framed windows and timber floors.

Set on an island peninsula in a stunning lake in Algonquin Highlands, this cottage is positioned to maximize breathtaking views of rocky outcrops and shorelines of the Great Canadian Shield.

The Ark's 2025 project vision is the creation of an ultimate place with the mission of researching and archiving DNA data. The ark's crew consists of representatives of the worldwide scientific community, which has set itself the goal of using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) to explain disease pathology, to cure diseases, to reverse injuries and to offer targeted therapies to improve health outcomes.

While reminiscing about art in architecture, glorious pictures of the Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, the ornate Havelis of Rajasthan and the later evolvements such as the Iscon Lotus Temple, New Delhi, the Sidney Opera House, Australia, Quadracci Pavilion, Wisconsin, and others immediately cross the mind.

The newly built cabin on a sloping plot in the Jizera Mountains has the form of a traditional cottage. It is located on the very edge of the mountain village. Behind it are only meadows and forests, ideal for recreation in summer and winter. The elongated gable-roofed mass has a small gable-roofed outbuilding that serves as a vestibule and storage. The surrounding landscape is dynamic and changeable and the cottage respects its character.