Urban Farming: Food Production in Community Parks and Private Gardens
As urban dwellers become more aware of the environmental impacts of food production and transportation, as well as the origin and security of what they consume, urban agriculture is bound to grow and...
View ArticleMultifunctional Stairs: 9 Options to Take Advantage of Vertical Circulation...
On other occasions, we have written about how to design stairs and calculate their dimensions. We have also collected references from Portuguese projects that demonstrate the versatility of wooden...
View ArticleCajui Restaurant / VAGA
"A vegan restaurant, that values organic and natural ingredients supplied by small producers from different regions of Brazil, located in a space with plenty of natural lighting, accessible to everyone...
View ArticleHinges and Slides: Mobile Mechanisms to Take Advantage of Tiny Spaces
At the 2014 Venice Biennale, celebrated architect and curator Rem Koolhaas chose an unusual curatorial theme. Rather than exploring the major issues that plague modern society or their manifestations...
View ArticleCinema Nouveau: The Architecture of Movie Theaters
Cinemas mirror architecture. While the coronavirus pandemic shuttered theaters across the world for months, the industry is looking to the future as it aims to rethink the movie-going experience. As...
View ArticleFrom Stone Walls to Skyscrapers: Understanding Structural Masonry
The Monadnock Building in Chicago began construction in 1891 and is still in use today. The building features a somber facade without ornamentation and a colossal height - at the time - of 16 floors....
View ArticleBuilt to Last: Stainless Steel's Contributions to Architecture
Shortly before the First World War, Harry Brearley (1871-1948), who had been working as a metalworker since he was 12 years old, developed the first stainless steel. Seeking to solve the problem of...
View ArticleForca Estudo Personalizado School / Pianca Arquitetura
Commercial building readjustment to receive the Zero Unit of the Força Estudo Personalizado - focused on school attendance and private lessons. The intervention focuses on parent care, multipurpose,...
View ArticleEscola Estadual Jardim Romano / H+F Arquitetos
Located in the northeastern part of the Greater São Paulo, the project is part of a regionally disjointed but locally consolidated context, with the presence of a stable residential occupation and the...
View ArticleJuquehy Praia Hotel / Piratininga Arquitetos Associados
The buildings in the living area, support, and accommodation are projects that are part of a master plan developed for the Juquehy Praia Hotel, located in an area by the sea, on the beach of Juquehy.
View ArticleDining Rooms: Their Importance and Possibilities in Plans
The word commensality refers to the act of eating together, sharing a meal. Much more than a mere function of essential human need, sitting at the table is a practice of communion and exchange. An...
View ArticleSeveral Spaces in One: The Possibilities of Reconfigurable Layouts
Although artificial intelligence is showing the potential to carry out successive iterations with good results, designing the layout of spaces takes up large portions of a designer's time. The...
View ArticleHouse Guaecá II / AMZ Arquitetos
Guaecá House is located in a housing complex overlooking the ocean on the coast of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The lower floor is composed of a single living and dining space surrounded by sliding...
View ArticleHouse in Indiana Street / VD Arquitetura
This is a renovation project of a semi-detached house, a classic São Paulo typology, known for its narrow rectangular houses, with a front and back yard, with stairs leading to the rooms at the...
View ArticleMica Chocolates Shop and Factory / Vapor arquitetura
A factory store is transparent and open to the manufacturing processes. Located in a ground-floor property in the Pinheiros neighborhood in São Paulo, the remaining casario of the workers' houses from...
View ArticleCanto Verde House / Kiti Vieira Arquitetura
The project for this residence in Canto Verde, a neighborhood away from the center of Paraty, has already been commissioned with the desire to be done with four hands, the client knew what he wanted...
View ArticleBar Esquina do Souza / MARCOZERO Estúdio
Located on a charming corner of the city, Bar Esquina do Souza was already an iconic place for locals and visitors. However, the challenge was to elevate this space to new levels, while maintaining its...
View ArticleAF House / Arquipélago Arquitetos
Located on Jabaquara Beach in Paraty, the house accommodates a relatively large program on a 360m² urban lot. The approach was to compactly position it at the rear of the plot, orienting all the...
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