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Conservatory by Lorenzo Alvarez

Mini Pod by MAPA (MAAM + Studio Paralelo)

Archipelago House by Tham and Videgard Arkitekter

Cube House by AR Arquitetos

Butterfly House by Feldman Architecture

Heydar Aliyev Airport by Autoban

IPE HOUSE by David Pedroza Castañeda

The IPE House is a very simple scheme that divides the plot in two segments: A house and a patio in a loft like open configuration.

Funeral Parlor in Murtas by Alejandro Munoz Miranda

The midday sun forms an eclipse as continuous ring drawn together by direct and projected light, where land (material light projected onto the curved wall) and sky (immaterial direct light / clarity) engage in that particular magic moment to let out the soul in its ascent to heaven by the time window of the eclipse generated daily.

Bowen Mountain Residence by CplusC Architectural Workshop

This house is nestled in the dense bushland of Bowen Mountain, an elevated rural region adjoining the Blue Mountains National Park in New South Wales with views back to Sydney.

Brick House by Leth and Gori

LETH & GORI’s Brick House is a project that creates innovation by reinventing history. By revisiting materials and solutions from historic houses which have proven to be robust and have a long life span a new type of contemporary sustainable house is created.

Parametric Architecture curated by Barrios Escudero

We are attracted to parametric design as a resource with which it is possible to achieve efficiency and fidelity between the design concept and result of a project. Through geometric and algorithmic relations, it also forms a bridge between traditional architectural production and new technological possibilities.

Read more here.

Whiting Architects take a holistic approach to the entire design process for their project The Pod

Infinski Manifesto House by James & Mau Architectura

House for P by LOW Architecten

"The roof structure is tangible everywhere in the house, there are no straight lines when you look at the ceiling. The result is an extraordinary spatial perception when you enter the living area."

Bring Back the Brick curated by Randwick and Associates

"Brick is one of the longest lasting and oldest building materials. However, in recent years, brick has been pushed aside in the construction process, mainly for technological reasons. Construction of a brick wall takes time, but perhaps more importantly we have developed a tendency to cover, and not to expose, structural elements of the building. Brick has become an expensive material. For that reason it is not often that we get a chance to use masonry in our design, but when we do, we find it fascinating how this simple choice of construction technique somehow slows the whole design process and shifts focus to the construction site."

Casa Lude by Grupo Arananea creates a unique, continuous and rich space on different levels with various heights and directions; a space that Lude fills with music. This space extends to the roof as a natural continuation of the interior life. It is a complex space full of light where a lot of secrets are hidden.

Elements of Architecture: The Roof

In line with the Venice Biennale entitled Fundamentals curated by Rem Koolhaas, Archello will publish a series of Collections about the fundamental elements that make up architecture. The third element in the series is the roof.

The roof gives architecture its most primal function; that of giving shelter. Although in modernist design it is exactly that function that so often loses importance from the higher goal of aesthetic, leading to famously leaky designs like Mies van der Rohe’s Crown Hall and Rem Koolhaas’ Kunsthal. In contemporary design the roof still overwhelmingly an aesthetic element, sometimes as the defining element in the design and most often disappearing in the overall shape.

Most buildings in the collection show an expressive use of the roof like the Kilden performing arts center, Glasgow riverside museum and Rotterdam station. Some twist along with the building like the China wood sculpture museum and Xintiandi installation. Stacking a function on top in the case of Bike Pavilion and Marina Bay creates optimal usage of the roof. Recently no design seems to be possible without the usage of a green roof like that of earlier examples Acros Kukuoka and the Academy of Science.

By Tom Kolnaar, Managing Editor Archello

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