9+ hour, 36+ min ago   (248+ words) Architectural Record Snapshot: Jakob+MacFarlane Designs a Colorful Vertical Village on the Belgian Coast Belgian identity has always been in-between. The seaside hamlet of Knokke-Heist, sandwiched by the Port of Antwerp-Bruge and the Dutch border, commissioned Parisian practice Jakob+MacFarlane…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (204+ words) The Brick House’s roof, curved in plan, creates a sunlit outdoor space. Designed for a couple and their three children, the split-level structure extends 95 feet across the main frontage, close to the limit of required setbacks. On approach, it reads…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (942+ words) architecturalrecord.com In Peru’s Coastal Desert, Leggett & Cahuas Designs a Fully Open-Air and Off-Grid Retreat from Modern Life Region of Lima, Peru Sited in an ancient gully, the Casa Cerro Negro is surrounded by hills that limit ocean views. In…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (363+ words) Architectural Record Continuing Education: Biogenic Materials Wingårdhs Reinvents a Regional Vernacular with a Novel Wall System The Villa Lerkil, designed by the architecture firm Wingårdhs, is organized as a hallandslänga, a traditional farmhouse typology in southwestern Sweden. In such dwellings,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (179+ words) The Meander’s rectangular forms are arranged around a set of granite steps. Schwartz was approached by his future clients in 2018; then the design process stalled for several months during the pandemic. This hiatus, if anything, improved the final design, allowing…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (227+ words) The Horácká Arena is situated between a park and a school. Sports buffs will tell you that a stadium’s location can make or break a team. A bad combination of insufficient public transit access, endlessly expansive parking lots, and remoteness…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (685+ words) Architectural Record Verstas Architects Completes a Mortuary in Helsinki’s Malmi Cemetery The Finnish capital of Helsinki faces a challenge that is becoming all too familiar to many European cities. Earlier this year, its population crossed the 700,000 mark, but the cohort…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (174+ words) “The client’s concept from the beginning was for the design to recall primitive times, like cavemen huddled around a fire,” explains Jacobsen partner Bernardo Jacobsen. Throughout the restaurant, walls are finished in a rammed-earth-inspired plaster incorporating natural clay. Their rust-colored…...