Set against a backdrop of rolling hills, the design incorporates an old water channel into a central reservoir, seamlessly connecting white-plastered guesthouses with wooden shingles to the surrounding landscape and creating an inviting space for wine tasting and relaxation.
Combining a monolithic slate core with a transparent glass façade, the design allows for seamless integration with the surrounding landscape while offering versatile guest accommodations that emphasize sustainability and a strong connection to nature.
Repurposed timber from a dismantled barn and Baltic Pink-Dolomite create a cohesive living environment that blends duplexes with an artists' studio, offering both communal and private spaces near a serene lake.
Alisher Sadykov,Yermek Yessenov,Silvestrs Korčinskis
Cantilevered trusses support a green roof adorned with succulents, creating a harmonious blend of indoor and outdoor spaces centered around a functional courtyard in a family home.
Integrating fog harvesting technology with locally sourced spruce plywood, this elevated residence offers a unique approach to sustainability while providing functional living spaces within a serene forest setting.
Located in the wetland landscape of Big Slough and Silver Lake, the design offers a vertical exploration of the natural environment through a carefully articulated watchtower structure. The project merges ecological awareness with spatial complexity, creating an architectural framework for observation, movement, and interaction.
Set within a remote desert landscape, the installation engages with the surrounding geology through a restrained formal language and material palette. It is conceived as a space for reflection and observation, where geometric structures frame the vastness of the environment.
Design a memorial that speaks to the cause of ending all nuclear weapons programs
Edition #6ideas COMPETITIONSILENT CONTEST For this competition, NO DESCRIPTION TEXT is allowed. The architecture ideas must be communicated strictly with visuals.
Hadi Koohihabibi,Pariya Shahbazi,Parsa Kavosi,Kimia Salimzadeh
Located in a small urban center adjacent to open landscape, the structure supports both elevated viewing and pedestrian circulation across its site. Designed to enhance public engagement, it responds to local context through its spatial configuration and material logic.
Positioned within the prairie landscape of De Smet, the structure functions as a vertical marker that combines public utility with cultural reference. Its design responds to local narratives and environmental conditions, offering spaces for observation, orientation, and gathering.
Wilson Lopes Do Nascimento Junior,Valerio Ziantoni,Gabriela Vitória Carvalho,João Pedro Pina
The design addresses the challenges of desert living by integrating sustainable strategies that support self-sufficiency and environmental resilience. Emphasizing resource efficiency and ecological balance, the project highlights the relationship between built form and natural systems in a harsh environment.
Situated within the prairie landscape of De Smet, South Dakota, the design draws inspiration from the form and symbolism of pioneer-era covered wagons. The intervention engages visitors through movement, materiality, and historical reference.
Set within Iceland’s remote and rugged landscape, the design explores the relationship between built form and natural environment. It prioritizes ecological sensitivity and spatial adaptability, offering a retreat that accommodates both communal and private use across changing seasonal conditions.
Design a memorial that speaks to the cause of ending all nuclear weapons programs
Edition #6ideas COMPETITIONSILENT CONTEST For this competition, NO DESCRIPTION TEXT is allowed. The architecture ideas must be communicated strictly with visuals.
Use architecture to create different emotional states
Edition #7ideas COMPETITIONSILENT CONTEST For this competition, NO DESCRIPTION TEXT is allowed. The architecture ideas must be communicated strictly with visuals.