Embodied Energy in Building Materials: What it is and How to Calculate It
All human activities affect the environment. Some are less impactful, some much, much more. According to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the construction sector is responsible for up to...
View ArticleHouse in Hakuraku / Tato Architects
At this house - a residence designed for a family of four - it was requested that everyone in the family should be able to feel the presence of each other regardless of where they are in the house. The...
View ArticleCliff House / PLANET Creations Sekiya Masato Architecture Design Office
The site is located in Tenkawa village, located 600 meters above sea level, surrounded by the Omine mountain range, in the central part of Yoshino gun, Nara Prefecture. It is a holiday villa for a...
View ArticleOtemon Gakuin University Academic-Ark / Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei
A learning space for the Internet age - Located in the leafy city of Ibaraki in northern Osaka Prefecture, this project forms the core of the Ibaraki Smart Community, which occupies the 185,000 m2 site...
View ArticleA Guide to Design for Disassembly
The concept of Design for Disassembly (DfD for short) gained increasing traction in recent years, as it addresses the growing concern around the high consumption of resources and low recycling rate...
View ArticleMixed Use Housing: Incorporating Commercial, Cultural and Industrial Programs...
Single family homes are undergoing a quiet transformation in recent years. Increasing land costs, the growth of urban settlements, and the lack of available space for construction have triggered an...
View ArticlePolycarbonate for Interiors: 8 Examples of Translucent Architecture Indoors
Diversifying the materials of an interior space can greatly improve its depth and visual interest. At the same time, adding partitions or other delineations of internal space can help organize flow,...
View ArticleThe Beauty of Exposed Wooden Trusses
Timber trusses are wooden structural frameworks used to support roofs or other heavy structures. Fabricated from a series of triangles linked by a ridge beam and purlins, wooden trusses are...
View ArticleIncorporating Fire in External Projects: Tips and Examples for Fireplaces
Yuval Noah Harari points out that, around 300 thousand years ago, Homo erectus, Neanderthals, and ancestors of Homo sapiens already used fire daily. According to the author of the international...
View ArticleHouse K / miya akiko architecture atelier
The client was a young couple in their mid-thirties with their 8-months baby, when they first came to my studio in Yokohama. The site was part of the garden of the husband’s parents’ house that was...
View ArticleHouse I / miya akiko architecture atelier
The house was designed for a couple who are around 50 years old. They wanted to make their final abode to spend their slow life with outdoor activities. In the beginning, they said they want to make a...
View ArticleRural House / Takayuki Kuzushima and Associates
Countryside diversity and modernity - The concept of the countryside first appeared in contrast when the concept of the city was created. The boundary is not clear, but the countryside can be thought...
View ArticleMatsubara Civic Library / MARU。architecture
This project in Matsubara, Osaka Prefecture replaced an existing library on the same site. The original building was located adjacent to a reservoir pond in a park where many of the city’s cultural...
View ArticleMeet the Winners of the 2021 AR House Awards
El Garaje by Nomos has been announced as the winner of the 2021 AR House Awards 2021. Selected from a shortlist of 15 global practices, the jury praised the project for how it "rethinks the housing...
View ArticleHouse in Kanazawa / Shota Nakanishi Architects + Ohno Japan
The house is designed by the Japanese architect Shota Nakanishi and the structural architect Hirofumi Ohno in Japan. The site is a residential area in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, in the...
View ArticleDeconstruct, Do Not Demolish: The Practice of Reuse of Materials in Architecture
Reform and adaptation of spaces represent a significant parcel of projects ordered to architecture firms, and reuse of preexisting structures is not newness. Functions and needs change over time,...
View ArticleSpline House / Daisuke Ibano, Ryosuke Fujii
This is a housing project for a married couple and their children, located on the edge of a quiet residential area. The site was developed after the 1970 Osaka Expo during a period of high economic...
View ArticleNagoya Zokei University / Riken Yamamoto
In 2022 Nagoya Zokei University of Art and Design will move from its current campus in Komaki to the city of Nagoya. The new campus is located next to Meijo Park, the home of Nagoya Castle Meijo Koen...
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