Housing

KAAP / Powerhouse Company + Orange Architects + NEXT architects

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Architects: Powerhouse Company (Coast & Verde), Orange Architects (Horn & York), NEXT architects (Blanc & KAAP Pavilion)Area: 13,400 m²Year: 2025Photography: Sebastian van Damme, Emile Hoens, Jeroen MuschContractor: UBAUrban Planning: StudioninedotsLandscape Design: DELVA Landscape Architects & Urbanism; Gemeente AmsterdamAdvisors: INBO, Nieman, van RossumClient: Kop Grasweg CV (AMVEST/COD)Program: Mixed-use, ResidentialCity: AmsterdamCountry: Netherlands KAAP is a mixed-use waterfront …

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Edifício Scala-Mare / Atelier d’Arquitectura Lopes da Costa

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Architects: Atelier d’Arquitectura Lopes da CostaArea: 3,000 m²Year: 2025Photography: Ivo Tavares StudioLead Architects: José António Lopes da Costa, Tiago MeirelesCollaboration: Rita Gonçalves, Joana JorgeContractor: A. Pimenta – Construções, Lda.Engineering: Strumep Engenharia, Lda.; Eng. Nuno FernandesLandscape Design: Mónica Barbosa, Landscape ArchitectLighting Design: Projedomus – Projectos e Inst. Eléctricas Inteligentes, Lda.Acoustic Design: Eng. Tiago FerreiraFluids Engineering: Strumep …

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Farmstead Road / Metropolitan Workshop

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Architects: Metropolitan WorkshopArea: 0.29 hectaresPhotography: Fred HaworthLandscape Consultant: LUCPassive House Consultant, Planning Stage: EtudeStructural Engineering: Jubb Consulting EngineersAcoustic Consultant: KP AcousticsM&E Consultant: PJR Building ServicesQS: Potter Raper PartnershipClient: Phoenix Community HousingCity: Lewisham, LondonCountry: United Kingdom Farmstead Road by Metropolitan Workshop delivers 24 affordable homes for Phoenix Community Housing in Lewisham, south-east London. Designed to the …

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Robin Hood Gardens / Alison and Peter Smithson | Classics on Architecture Lab

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Architects: Alison and Peter SmithsonYear: 1972Photography: Alison and Peter Smithson, Amanda Vincent-Rous, Chris Guy, Chris Skovgaard, Gili Merin, John Levett, Krzysztof Szczepaniec, Wikimedia Commons, Stephen Richards, John Arundel, Steve Cadman, stevecadman, IceDragon64, nothingtoseehere, rb. fzz, architecture-history.orgClient: Greater London CouncilCity: LondonCountry: United Kingdom Robin Hood Gardens housing complex designed by Alison and Peter Smithson in London …

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Northview Apartments / Brooks + Scarpa

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Architects: Brooks + ScarpaArea: 31,100 ft²Year: 2025Photography: Tara WujcikLead Architects: Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA; Angela Brooks, FAIAArchitects Team: Eleftheria Stavridi, Flavia Christi, Carlos Garcia, AIA, Jeffrey Huber, Dionicio Ichillumpa, FAIA, Iliya Muzychuk, Yeawon Min, Eric Mosher, Yimin Wu, Juan Villareal, Zoe MaleckiDesign Team: Brooks + ScarpaLandscape: Brooks + Scarpa with PLAN(t) Landscape StudioContractor: Snyder LangstonStructural Engineering: …

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Hintze Ribeiro Multifamily Housing / Helder da Rocha Arquitectos

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Architects: Helder da Rocha ArquitectosArea: 2,814.50 m²Year: 2026Photography: Ivo Tavares StudioLead Architects: Helder da RochaContractor: ANI – Engenharia, LdaStructural Engineering: ANI – Engenharia, LdaMaterials: Exposed concrete; solid brick; Technal window frames; Grohe sanitary fittingsClient: ANI – Engenharia, LdaCity: MatosinhosCountry: Portugal The Hintze Ribeiro Multifamily Housing project introduces a rigorously organized residential building into the consolidated …

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Peabody Terrace / Sert, Jackson & Gourley | Classics on Architecture Lab

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Architects: Sert, Jackson & GourleyArea: 60,000 m² (650,000 ft²)Year: 1964Photography: Jannis Werner, Michelle Miller, Alexandru Culiuc, David Kurtis, eileansiar, aidaneus, WikiArquitectura, Wikimedia Commons, Daderot, Antony-22Renovation Architects: Bruner/Cott ArchitectsCity: CambridgeCountry: United States Peabody Terrace residential complex designed by Sert, Jackson & Gourley in Cambridge has redefined graduate housing by integrating density, community space, and modernist urban …

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John Hancock Center / SOM | Classics on Architecture Lab

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Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)Area: 260,128 m² (2,800,000 ft²)Year: 1970Photographs: SOM, Ezra Stoller, Esto, Jon Miller, Hedrich Blessing, Timothy Hursley, Ben Schumin, Dave Burk, Scutter Hohn, Kim Eriksson, Michael Davis Photography, The Man On Five, hanneorla, theta_sigma, Creative Commons, Golbez, Bernt Rostad, OmidGul, Knutaril, Basil D Soufi, Cacophony, Dori, Wikimedia Commons, Kent Wang, Balthazar …

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860-880 Lake Shore Drive / Mies van der Rohe | Classics on Architecture Lab

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Architects: Ludwig Mies van der RoheYear: 1951Photography: Hagen Stier, Bill Zbaren, Wikimedia Commons, Marc Rochkind, kosheahan, AlasdairW, JeremyA, architecture-history.org, Archiseek.comConsulting Architects: Holsman, Holsman, Klekamp & TaylorAssociated Architects: Pace AssociatesEngineer: Frank J. KornacherLighting Designer: Richard KellyDeveloper: Herbert Greenwald, Robert Hall McCormickProject Team (Mies office): Joseph Fujikawa, Edward DuckettGeneral Contractor: Metropolitan Structures Inc.Steelwork: American Bridge CompanyCity: ChicagoCountry: …

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Shard Place / Renzo Piano Building Workshop

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Architects: Renzo Piano Building WorkshopArea: 16,000 m² of residential spaceYear: 2025Photography: Nick Rochowski, Will PryceDevelopment Manager: SellarAsset/Property Management: Real Estate Management (UK) Limited (REM)Interior Design: State of CraftArt Curation: Richeldis Fine ArtGarden Design and Landscaping: Dan Pearson StudioEngineer: WSPContractor: Mace LimitedLettings Agents: JLL; Knight FrankFurniture: Bespoke pieces by State of Craft; Cassina Capitol; B&B Italia; …

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565 Broome SoHo / Renzo Piano Building Workshop

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Architects: Renzo Piano Building WorkshopArea: 322,000 ft²Year: 2019Photography: Anna MorgowiczLandscape: Balmori AssociatesStructural Engineering: DeSimone Consulting EngineersMEP: Ettinger Engineering AssociatesInterior Design: RDAIArchitects In Charge: Renzo Piano Building Workshop, SLCE ArchitectsDesign Team: T. Wilcox, B. Duglet, E. Trezzani, A. Pizzolato, I. Corsaro, T. Stewart, S. Ishida, F. Cappellini, D. Vespier, D. Lange, F. Terranova, J. PaulingFacade Consultant: …

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Bridge Way / KO Architecture

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Architects: KO ArchitectureArea: 18,573 ft²Photography: Andrew StoreyStructural Engineering: Swenson Say FagetCivil Engineering: Davido Consulting GroupLandscape Design: Root of DesignGeotechnical Engineering: Pan GeoContractor: Sunset Hill Design BuildCity: Seattle, WashingtonCountry: United States The Bridge Way Mixed-Use Development is a five-story residential and commercial building situated on a constrained triangular site in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood. Accommodating 19 apartments …

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Highbury Flat / Architecture for London

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Architects: Architecture for LondonYear: 2025Photography: Architecture for LondonLead Architects: Titas GrikevičiusContractor: AFL Build; Proactive BuildingMaterials: Stone, timber, lime plaster, marine plywood, ash veneer, sapele, Rosso Asiago marble, TadelaktCity: LondonCountry: United Kingdom Highbury Flat is a residential refurbishment in Islington, London, designed by Architecture for London to transform an underused apartment into a contemporary and materially …

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Unite d’Habitation / Le Corbusier | Classics on Architecture Lab

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Architects: Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret)Year: 1952Photography: FLC, ADAGP, Paul Kozlowski, Gili Merin, Steve de Vriendt, Rik Moran, Vincent Desjardins, Guzman Lozano, dom dada, saragoldsmith, Wojtek Gurak, Louis Redstone, Karmakolle, Michel-georges bernard, A.Savin, Fred Romero, Pymouss44, Iantomferry, Cemal EmdenCollaborators: André Wogenscky, Vladimir Bodiansky, ATBAT (Atelier des Bâtisseurs)Design Contributors: Charlotte Perriand, Jean ProuvéClient: Ministry of Reconstruction and …

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Augustine’s Garden / Sampling Architects

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Architects: SamplingArea: 830 m²Year: 2025Photography: Madara KuplāClient: Hanzas namiCity: RigaCountry: Latvia Augustine’s Garden is a residential redevelopment by Sampling Architects in Riga that transforms a historic early twentieth-century urban quarter through adaptive reuse. The project combines the renovation of an Art Nouveau tenement building with the reconstruction of former low-rise industrial structures located in the …

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Cour du Dôme / Taillandier Architectes Associés

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Architects: Taillandier Architectes Associés (TAA Toulouse)Area: 21,167 m²Year: 2023Photography: Philippe Rol, Roland HalbeLead Architects: Pierre-Louis TaillandierArchitects Team: Marinell Van Wyk, Silvia Mulas, Tina Anzinger, Madalina Spiridon, Mathieu Dubernard, Norma TedoUrbanist: D’une Ville à L’autreMaterials: Brick, stone, prefabricated concrete, aluminumClient: Kaufman & BroadCity: ToulouseCountry: France Cour du Dôme is a mixed-use development located in the Saint-Cyprien …

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We Don’t Just Need More Housing — We Need Architecture That Makes Us Feel Human

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“We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape us,” Winston Churchill famously remarked . This insight rings especially true today as cities rush to build more housing. There is a growing recognition that it’s not enough to simply construct more units – the quality and design of our built environment profoundly affect our well-being. …

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Braniborska 58–68 / Paulina Czurak-Czapiewska

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Architects: Paulina Czurak-Czapiewska and teamYear: 2025Photography: Iga GrudzieńLead Architects: Paulina Czurak-CzapiewskaContractor: Dekpol DeveloperMaterials: Brick, steel, high-insulation façade materialsClient: Vantage Development S.A. (Vantage Rent)City: WrocławCountry: Poland Braniborska 58–68 in Wrocław is a residential development shaped by a deliberate dialogue between historical reference and contemporary urban living. Designed by architect Paulina Czurak-Czapiewska, the project reflects the layered …

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Gingham Dreams / MuseLAB

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Architects: MuseLABArea: 3000 ft²Year: 2024Photography: Nayan SoniLead Architects: Huzefa Rangwala, Jasem PiraniArchitects Team: Aviva Dhedia, Abhishek YadavCity: MumbaiCountry: India Gingham Dreams is a 3,000-square-foot residence in Versova that reinterprets the grid as a defining spatial and material language. Designed by MuseLAB for a three-generation family, the apartment draws on four distinct varieties of marble, each …

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SBC Apartment / Studio Papaya

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Architects: Studio PapayaArea: 50 m²Year: 2024Photography: Arthur DuarteTeam: Delia Sloneanu, Samuel Garcia, Beatriz Justo, Eduarda SavianExecution and Management: Maio Arquitetura, Studio PapayaCarpentry and Metalwork: Traccia MobiliFurniture: LabmobiliCity: São PauloCountry: Brazil Studio Papaya’s design for the SBC Apartment transforms a compact 50 m² duplex into a cohesive domestic landscape defined by precision and material harmony. The …

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1000m² Prefabricated Housing / SUMMARY

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Architects: SUMMARYArea: 10,742 ft²Year: 2019Photography: Fernando Guerra | FG+SGManufacturers: FTS – Technical Solutions, FarcimarProject Team: Samuel Gonçalves, Inês Rodrigues, João Meira, Gonçalo Vaz de CarvalhoBuilding Structures and Networks: FTS – Technical SolutionsElectricity and Communications: AprojPrefabrication and Assembly: Farcimar, Soluções em Pré-Fabricados de BetãoCity: Vale de CambraCountry: Portugal Following the development of the Gomos System prototype …

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Home Spirit / Taillandier Architectes Associés

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Architects: Taillandier Architectes Associés (TAA Toulouse)Area: 5,122 m²Year: 2024Photography: Roland Halbe, Philippe RolLead Architects: Marinell Van Wyk (Associated Head of Project), Jean-Baptiste Blondel (Deputy Head of Project)Associated Architect: MR3AClient: GreenCity Immobilier | Sporting PromotionEnvironmental Certification: NF Habitat, EffinatureCity: Rue Jean Rodier, Montaudran District, ToulouseCountry: France Home Spirit by Taillandier Architectes Associés reimagines collective housing through …

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Promenada / ARCHMONDO

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Architects: ARCHMONDOArea: 2,158 m²Total Area: 2,616 m²Site Area: 1,168 m²Volume: 8,856 m³Year: 2024Photography: Jakub CertowiczLead Architect: Piotr KowalczykArchitects Team: Piotr Kowalczyk, Karolina Kotowska-KusiakDesign Team: Piotr Kowalczyk, Adrianna Wycislo, Oliwia PawłowskaLandscape Design: TopoScapeLocation: Władysławowo, Aleja Gwiazd SportuCountry: Poland On Poland’s northern coast, a new aparthotel redefines the character of seaside architecture. Designed by ARCHMONDO under the …

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Presence in Hormuz 2 / ZAV Architects

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Architects: ZAV ArchitectsArea: 10,300 m²Year: 2020Photographs: Soroush Majidi, Tahmineh Monzavi, DJI, Payman BarkhordariLight Consultant: Tajang LightArchitect in Charge: Mohamadreza Ghodousi, Fatemeh Rezaie, Golnaz Bahrami, Soroush MajidiDesign Team: Sheila Ehsaei, Sara Jafari, Payman Barkhordari, Mohsen Safshekan, Kaveh Rashidzadeh, Hossein PanjehpourLandscape: Maryam Yousefi, Morteza AdibInterior Design: Sara Jafari, Taraneh Behboud, Sara Nikkar, Mohsen DehghanSupervisor: Soroush Majidi, Payman …

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Khudi Bari / Marina Tabassum Architects

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Architects: Marina Tabassum ArchitectsArea: 64 ft², 100 ft², 144 ft²Year: 2020–ongoingClient: Marginalized population of BangladeshCountry: Bangladesh Khudi Bari is a modular housing system developed by Marina Tabassum Architects to address the urgent needs of communities displaced by climate change in Bangladesh. First conceived during the 2020 lockdown, the project offers a lightweight space frame made …

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Wabi Residences / RA!

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Architects: RA!Photographs: Ariadna PoloDesign Team: RA! (Pedro Ramírez de Aguilar, Santiago Sierra, Cristóbal Ramírez de Aguilar, Alejandro Hernández, Lourdes Gamez y Mateo Vázquez del Mercado)Developer: NamusInterior Design: Namus + Casa Portal + RA!Engineering: EMX Structural EngineeringCity: TulumCountry: Mexico Hacienda Wabi residential complex by RA! in Tulum integrates architectural elements with jungle vegetation through terraces, stairways, …

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Oudemansstraat / Woonwerk Architecten

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Architect: Woonwerk ArchitectenArea: 3,841 m²Photographers: Aiste Rakauskaite, LUCIDYear: 2025Design team: Rik De Vooght, Johan de Wachter, Pepijn van Voorst, Krystyna Warsinska-FivezContractor: Gillion ConstructClient: AG VESPA, Autonoom gemeentebedrijfPrimary Building Materials: Concrete, WoodCity: AntwerpCountry: Belgium Oudemansstraat by Woonwerk Architecten transforms a former nightclub and aging housing in Antwerp’s Schipperskwartier into 23 affordable homes, complemented by parking and …

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Ellen Browning Building / Hacker

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Architects: HackerArea: 34,000 ft²Year: 2024Photography: Jeremy BittermannDesign Principal and Principal-in-Charge: Corey MartinPrincipal Project Manager: Scott MannhardPrincipal Technical: Matt SugarbakerProject Architect: Vijayeta DavdaInterior Designer: Emily Knudsen-LelandDesign Team: Emily Hays, Lewis Williams, Sam Yerke, Rashmi Vasavada, Whitney Dienes, Keri Hayenga, Keri Woltz, Joe SwankInterior Design: Garrison Hullinger Interior DesignConstruction: Truebeck ConstructionCivil Engineering: VegaStructural Engineering: DCILandscape Architecture: SzaboDesign-Build …

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Carisbrooke Residence / DAAS – Design and Architecture Studio

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Architects: DAAS – Design and Architecture StudioArea: 949 m²Year: 2024Photography: Hayden PatulloManufacturers: Diamond Steel RoofingLead Architects: Raphael Neurohr, Tomasz SztukLandscape Architecture: George Harris Collaborative Inc.General Contractors: Plaid Shirt ProjectsMechanical: MNA Quality ConsultingElectrical: EMBE ConsultingCivil: Scheffer Andrew Planners & EngineersEnergy Modeling: AcaciaIntern Architect: Mateo RodriguezArchitectural Technologist: Winnie SteetzArchitect: Ben BarringtonCity: CalgaryCountry: Canada Carisbrooke Residence by DAAS …

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Solna 6 / JEMS Architects

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Architects: JEMS ArchitectsArea: 7,620 m²Year: 2025Photography: Marysia KotCustomer: OKRE DEVELOPMENTCity: PoznańCountry: Poland Solna 6 residential complex, designed by JEMS Architects in Poznań, establishes a close connection between built form, historical memory, and natural surroundings near a 16th-century Carmelite monastery. Completed in 2025, the design rejects rigid geometry in favor of soft, curving volumes that weave …

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