On April 18, 2025, The Lake House – Life Experience Pavilion, designed by Wutopia Lab at the commission of CSCEC Jiuhe East China Region, officially opened in Daning Park, Shanghai.
Project name
The Lake House - Life Experience Pavilion
Architecture firm
Wutopia Lab
Principal architect
YU Ting
Design team
HUANG He, PAN Dali, XIONG Jiaxing
Collaborators
Project Manager: PU Shengrui. Project Architect: Liran SUN. Soft Furnishing: Wuto Art, H&J. FF&E Project Manager: MA Liuliu. Signage: Wuto Art, MEEM HOUSE. Curation: Wuto Art. Curator: LU Yan.
Interior design
Shanghai C-yu Space Design Co., Ltd.Interior Consultant Team: DAI Yunfeng, CUI Xiaoxiao, ZHAO Ruyi, QIN Liyan, LUO Renwei
Completion year
April 2025
Structural engineer
MIAO Binhai
Lighting
Chloe ZHANG, WEI Shiyu
Construction
China Construction Second Bureau Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd.
Material
Ceramic Panels, Aluminum Panels, Recycled Materials
Client
CSCEC Jiuhe Development Group Co., Ltd East China Region. Client Design Team: GU Hongfei, FU Rao, QIU Yifei, XU Jie, LU Tongtong, HU Yingzhi, BI Qiu, WEI Jin
Typology
Residential › House
Casa Aroeira, a completed private residence in the countryside of São Paulo, designed by the acclaimed Brazilian firm FGMF Arquitetos.
Project name
Casa Aroeira
Architecture firm
FGMF Arquitetos
Location
Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil
Principal architect
Fernando Forte, Lourenço Gimenes, Rodrigo Marcondes Ferraz
Design team
FGMF Arquitetos - Forte, Gimenes e Marcondes Ferraz Arquitetos
Collaborators
Managers: Desyree Niedo, Gabriel Mota, Juliana Cadó, Sonia Gouveia. Coordinators: Geronimo Palarino, Iacy Gottschalk, João Baptistella. Bárbara Dolabella, Bruna Comin, Bruno Suman, Gabriel, Baptista, Giulia Petiti, José Carlos Navarro, Julia Jobim, Karina Nakaura, Lais Xavier, Leandro Leão, Victor Lucena. Interns: Ana Paula Sapia, Mariana Sarto, Michelle Vasques, Michelle Vasques
Structural engineer
Benedicts
Environmental & MEP
Zamaro
Landscape
Rodrigo Oliveira
Construction
Yellowbrick Houses
Typology
Residential › House
The house establishes controlled interior relationships with the street, while opening generously toward the backyard, taking advantage of the northern orientation and promoting a gradual transition between urban and domestic realms.
Architecture firm
KARLEN + CLEMENTE
Location
Rio Tercero, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Monica Karlen, Juan Pablo Clemente
Design team
Melisa Perotti, Agustina Rinaudo, Antonella Soldevila, Fernanda Mercado, Julieta Gaggiofatto
Typology
Residential › House
If the future of energy were a stage, then it wouldn't be the solar farms or wind turbines hogging the spotlight. The real showstoppers might just be the silent actors working behind the scenes: the materials themselves.
Photography
Amazing Architecture
Reuse Project is part of the development of architectural theory that also falls within the category of sustainable architecture. This is one of the real examples of a Reuse Project that we completed this year. The existing structure of the building was formerly a medical laboratory used by a health clinic that is no longer in operation.
Architecture firm
INS Studio
Location
Makassar, Indonesia
Principal architect
Wisnu Wardhana
Design team
Irwansyah Usman, Wina Syahrir
Collaborators
District 27
Interior design
INS Studio
Structural engineer
District 27
Environmental & MEP
District 27
Tools used
SketchUp, Enscape, AutoCAD
Material
Plywood, Glass Block, Vinyl Floor, Reinforced Concrete, Glass, Stainless Steel
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe, Coffee Shop
Curtains play a big role in how a room feels. TheHues linen curtains give many choices. Some are soft and quiet. Others are bright and bold. Some are plain. Some have fun patterns. The right color, pattern and length can make any room feel nicer and cozier.
Written by
Liliana Alvarez
Where the forest meets the water, X Atelier proposes a wooden structure that draws a continuous gesture over a bay of the Inha River, a tributary river of the Douro Region.
Architecture firm
X Atelier
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, V-ray
Principal architect
Miguel Pereira, Ana Santos
Design team
Miguel Pereira, Ana Santos
Casa Minas, designed by Sabella Arquitetura in southern Minas Gerais, Brazil, features a delta-shaped floor plan and natural materials like engineered wood, stone, and glass to create a warm, landscape-integrated retreat.
Architecture firm
Sabella Arquitetura
Location
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Structural engineer
ITA Engenharia
Typology
Residential › House
According to 《Taiping Huanyu Ji》, Yangzhou was a city where "from the Tang to the Ming and Qing dynasties, tea pavilions and waterside pavilions dotted the landscape, and every banquet was accompanied by performances."
Project name
Ya Rong Xuan · Beichen Hui Branch
Principal architect
Wu Wei
Design team
Liang Pengfei, Jia Qifeng, Wu Qibiao, Li Yan
Interior design
IN.X Design
Collaborators
Furniture Supplier: WUXIN Furniture Beijing. Copywriting: NARJEELING. Interior Styling: Song Jiangli, Li Weiwei, Ren Yiqiong
Lighting
Lumenworks Beijing
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
Rising boldly against the lush landscapes of Auckland, New Zealand, Pyramid Noir is a house where architecture meets art. Inspired by the timeless form of the pyramid, this home is a masterpiece of modern design, combining the raw warmth of brick with the sleek, industrial power of black metal.
Project name
Pyramid Noir
Architecture firm
Khatereh Bakhtyari Architect
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Khatereh Bakhtyari
Design team
Khatereh Bakhtyari Architect
Collaborators
Visualization: Khatereh Bakhtyari
Typology
Residential › House
