Architecture

A cloud atlas is a visual depiction of various types of clouds accompanied by their classification and nomenclature. Cloud atlases were primarily developed starting in the 19th century and utilised for training weather forecasters and meteorologists. The 1930’s International Atlas…

Architecture studio Buzz has transformed three sunken courtyards created for an underground car park into gallery, event and activity spaces for Beijing MAHA Arts Centre in China. Collectively named the Hermit Space, the three venues are each designed with a…

An angular roof wrapped in translucent red-mesh panels crowns this Y-shaped pavilion in Sydney, designed by local studio Sam Crawford Architects. Located on the disused lawn of a bowls club in Hurlstone Memorial Reserve, the timber-clad structure is designed as a…

Australian studio Lahznimmo Architects has completed Powerhouse Castle Hill in northwest Sydney, a shed-like storage facility wrapped in corrugated aluminium and concrete. Owned by the Powerhouse Museum group, the 9000-square-metre facility is intended as a public-facing storehouse containing a mix…

A warped metal extension, a bright-yellow entrance and a barn converted into a play house feature in this roundup of barn and farm conversions in the Northeast of the United States. Ranging from Maine to Pennsylvania, the Northeast region of…

Architecture studio Gurea Arquitectura Cooperativa has completed The Cork and Wood House, a home in Spain that is finished with a raw palette of materials. Located in the farming hamlet of Navajeda, the 175-square-metre home was designed by Gurea Arquitectura Cooperativa…

US studio Pelli Clarke & Partners has completed Japan’s tallest skyscraper, the Mori JP Tower, as part of the Azabudai Hills development in Tokyo. At 330 metres high, the glass-clad Mori JP Tower is Tokyo’s first supertall skyscraper and the tallest…

Bury Gate Farm is a minimalist house located in West Sussex, United Kingdom, designed by Sandy Rendel Architects. The location is characterized by its heavy clay soils, which have historically limited agricultural productivity but have favored its use for recreational…

UK architecture studio Richard Parr Associates has completed a single-storey family residence on a wild countryside site in Oxfordshire. Drawing on the local farmhouse typology, the home by Richard Parr Associates features a sloped-roof brick structure clad with charred timber and…