Football is an integral part of social life in the village of Planá. Revitalization of the sports area with a new grandstand designed as a set of durable concrete blocks, connected by wooden roofs and a distinctive blue color inspired by the visual identity of the club.
Project name
SK Planá Sports Complex
Architecture firm
PROAM ARCHITEKTI
Location
Planá 8, 370 01 Planá, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Václav Štojdl, David Šrom; Co-author Duc Pham Ngoc
Design team
Ondřej Fabián, Verónica Gallego Sotelo
Collaborators
Civil engineering: Dan Lukašík. Construction project: Petr Ducháč. Main contractor: Auboeck. Outdoor, playgrounds and sports areas: Český trávník
Built area
Built-up area 780 m²; Gross floor area 792 m²; Usable floor area 710 m²
Civil engineer
Dan Lukašík
Material
Exposed concrete blocks with inserted thermal insulation – walls. 2 Monolithic exposed concrete – ceilings. Prefabricated exposed concrete – tribune. Steel – grandstand roofing. Wood – pergolas
Client
Municipality of Planá, Sport Club Planá
The re-edition of Mexican designer Sebastián Ángeles’ Frequency 2.0 collection marks a new phase in his creative exploration of the relationship between sound and matter. Through this conceptual and material exercise, the collection transforms sound waves into unique design pieces.
Written by
Sebastián Ángeles
Photography
Sebastián Ángeles
For Fuorisalone 2025, DAAA Haus, an architecture and design studio with offices in Malta, Milan, and Ragusa, presents Selva Viva - an installation in the heart of the Durini Design District.
Photography
Diana Iskander
Sordo Madaleno have designed a new home for one of Mexico’s most long-lived football teams Atlas FC based in Guadalajara. Called Academia Atlas, the building serves six professional football fields and includes clubhouses, applied sport science facilities and administrative offices.
Project name
Academia Atlas
Architecture firm
Sordo Madaleno
Location
Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Photography
Edmund Sumner
Principal architect
Javier Sordo Madaleno Bringas, Javier Sordo Madaleno de Haro, Fernando Sordo Madaleno de Haro
Design team
Daniel Laredo García, Josué Palacios Palma, Marisol Flores González, Enrique Contreras, Ricardo Mondragón
Collaborators
Andrés Muñoz Alarcón, Edgar Beltrán Navas
Completion year
January 2024
Landscape
Plantica- Roberto Huber
Structural engineer
GGaxiola y Asociados
Environmental & MEP
Electric Engineering: GRUCO. A/C Engineering: SENSAIRE.
Lighting
LUA- Luz en Arquitectura
Construction
Anteus Constructora
Typology
Sports Architecture
Stary Browar is an iconic piece of architecture in Poznań, so when designing the new Food Hall area, we were keen to create an open and vibrant zone that would fit seamlessly into the building's well-known, distinctive style.
Project name
Food Hall Stary Browar
Architecture firm
mode:lina™
Location
Stary Browar - Pasaż, Półwiejska 42, Poznań, Poland
Photography
Patryk Lewiński / mode:lina™
Principal architect
Paweł Garus, Jerzy Woźniak
Design team
Paweł Garus, Jerzy Woźniak, Małgorzata Wawrzynek, Kinga Kin
Collaborators
Ewa Pawlicka-Garus, Lidia Jeżak, Beata Czarnocka, Aneta Leśniak
Interior design
mode:lina™
Completion year
January 2025
Civil engineer
ABAQUS Łukaszewski, Michalak
Structural engineer
ABAQUS Łukaszewski, Michalak
Environmental & MEP
SIMA Jacek Sikora / LORIEN Group
Tools used
Maxon Cinema 4D, ArchiCAD SE 2018,
Construction
Marro, Dandav
Material
stone, wood, brick, steel
Client
DWS Grundbesitz GmbH Sp. z o.o. Oddział w Polsce
Drawing from Eastern civilization, the Qushui-Lanting Shanghai by DJX Design intertwines light, shadow, and architecture to evoke a poetic, ink-wash-inspired sanctuary for contemporary healing. Beneath its majestic appearance, water flows softly and naturally, merging the tangible and the spiritual.
Project name
Qushui-Lanting Resort Hotel
Architecture firm
DJX Design, Beijing
Photography
DJX Design, Xiangshang Group
Principal architect
Wang Bing (Founder of DJX Design)
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
PROFBUD is the first developer in Poland to build and launch its own wind farm. The acquired energy, with an estimated annual production of 42,000 MWh, will contribute to the reduction of 31,962 tons of CO₂ per year, supporting the development of renewable energy sources in the construction sector.
Photography
Bartek Barczyk
Nimbos is a burger joint with a bar-like atmosphere, located in a corner building whose façades were already marked by wheat-paste posters and graffiti. To integrate with the urban context, the original visual identity was preserved, maintaining the existing graphic interventions.
Architecture firm
Balsa Arquitetura
Location
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Photography
Henrique Queiroga
Principal architect
Paulo Augusto Campos, Sarah Floresta
Collaborators
Aluska Faria, Iago Camargo
Interior design
Balsa Arquitetura
Site area
Rua Sergipe, 629, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Lighting
Balsa Arquitetura
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Typology
Hospitality › Bar
The project is located on the edge; right between the ocean and the pedestrian streets of the coastal area. The land rises as it approaches the shore and offers a natural viewpoint.
Project name
Mar de Flores
Architecture firm
Elástica Studio
Location
El Tunco, La Libertad, El Salvador
Principal architect
Roberto Dumont, Susan Franco, Kevin Moreno
Collaborators
Hector Cordova, María José Cienfuegos, Alyson Perdomo, Laura Figueroa, Ines Valladares, Edisson Lizama
Structural engineer
Edson Raúl Santos
Landscape
Raphael Lecompte
Lighting
Efrain Balmore Silvestre
Supervision
Elástica Studio
Construction
Lopez Hurtado
Typology
Residential › House
Inspired by the delicate art of a Japanese gift box like Kiribako or Oribako, where each layer is thoughtfully designed to build anticipation and surprise, this retreat house gradually reveals itself, much like the careful unwrapping of nature’s gift. Situated within the tranquil, dense forest of Kitakaruizawa.
Architecture firm
Temporary Office
Location
Kitakaruizawa, Japan
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Principal architect
Vincent Yee Foo Lai; Douglas Min Yi Lee
Design team
Vincent Yee Foo Lai , Douglas Min Yi Lee, Xuecheng Kang, River Zehua He (Visualizer)
Collaborators
Xuechen Kang
Visualization
River Zehua He
Typology
Residential › House
