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House of Footpath
Fujiyama Noriyaki Architects

204.15 m²

Toon City, Japan

Villa Beusi
Calvi Ceschia Viganò architetti associati

250 m²

Sanremo, Italy

Gelephu International Airport
BIG

68000 m²

Gelephu, The Kingdom of Bhutan

Richter Center
Zoboki Design and Architecture

17000 m²

Budapest, Hungary

Mareterra Monaco Complex
Valode & Pistre

60000 m²

Monaco

Capital International Exhibition and Convention Center
Zaha Hadid Architects

611000 m²

Beijing, China

House W
Florian Busch Architects

163 m²

Hokkaido, Japan

"超级垫" Mega Mat
MVRDV

875 m²

曼谷,泰国

Mr.Forest
TAAO+ swarm Inc.

42.47 m²

Nasu, Tochigi, Japan

莫尔文泳池别墅
Klas Hyllén Architecture

201 m²

沃里克郡,英国

House Azure
Neo Architects

326 m²

Overstrand, South Africa

Ashland Residence
Dimster Architecture

669 m²

Santa Monica, United States

Bellerivestrasse 36 Office Building
C.F. Møller Architects

27000 m²

Zürich, Switzerland

MARUWA Seto Factory
Gensler + Takenaka Corporation

7054㎡

Seto City, Japan

Hotel Romeo Roma
Zaha Hadid Architects

74 Rooms

Rome, Italy

Chappe Art House
JKMM Architects

1210 m²

Ekenäs, Finland

Path Art Studio and Personal Residence
Dishna Thilanka Architects

292.5 m²

Boralesgamuwa, Sri Lanka

Liuquan Lake Children's Paradise
HID Landscape Architecture

15000 m²

Yichang, China

M Hotel
Ho Khue Architects

23500 m²

Da Nang, Vietnam

Simple Design Archive
HAS design and research

440 m²

Hefei, China

House "H"
R.E.A.D. & Architects

223.67 m²

Tokyo, Japan

Akaogi Engawa House
Ryosuke Ono Architects

89.02 m²

Oshima District, Japan

MUJI Daikanyama
SANAA

498.24 m²

Tokyo, Japan

Hive Center for Contemporary Art
Penda China Architecture

3300 m²

Beijing, China

House in Praia do Forte
Vereda Arquitetos

630 m²

Praia do forte, Brazil

BLOK House
Quinzhee Architecture

59 m²

Quebec City, Canada

Naraç Church
ArkPro

704 m²

Naraç Village, Albania

Shell Restaurant
Pablo Luna Studio

265 m²

Bali, Indonesia

SOLASUNA Hotel
axonometric

853.4 m²

Yukuhashi City, Japan

HORONG Bakery
Design Studio Maoom

326 m²

Seoul, South Korea

Hakuhodo Kettle Office
OpenA

512.45 m²

Tokyo, Japan

Hakusha-no-Ma (White Sand Room)
atelier SALAD

88 m²

Ibusuki City, Japan

Beaufort Tower
Orange Architects

4400 m²

Zeist, The Netherlands

HOUSE F
KamakuraStudio

169 m²

Nagareyama, Japan

% Arabica Shanghai EXPO World
Nguyen Khai Architects & Associates

179 m²

Shanghai, China

N26 Residence
WARchitect

752 m²

Bangkok, Thailand

Aimasia Residence
A31 Architecture

850m²

Mykonos, Greece

Folded Ground Complex
LIFE Architects

1108 m²

Seoul, South Korea

Chicken Hero Pavilion
RAD+ar

900 m²

Jakarta, Indonesia

Curvy Dining
Unknown Surface Studio

250 m²

Bangkok, Thailand

Sutton House
Pelletier De Fontenay

500 m²

Sutton, Quebec, Canada

Galeriah House
Okha arquitetura e design

880 m²

São José dos Campos, Brazil

House in Takahata Mountain
HYG ARCHITECTS

60.7 m²

Tokyo, Japan

House in Nakaimachi
Masaya Suzuki Architects

125.63 m²

Matsudo City, Japan

Shunde Cloud Egret Wetland Museum
Link-Arc

1800 m²

Foshan, China

Dynamic Center for "The Springs"
gmp Architects

193540 m²

Shanghai, China

SAB Office Building
Sergei Tchoban Architects

6150 m²

Berlin, Germany

Tiffany & Co. Stuttgart Store
MVRDV

165 m²

Stuttgart, Germany

Watchtower Einderheide
NEXT Architects

26 meters

Bergeijk, Netherlands

Osprey House
Desai Chia Architecture

3700 ft²

Shelter Island, United States

North York Ravine House
Denegri Bessai Studio

7080 ft²

Toronto, Canada

Saint-Jean-de-Luz Cultural Center
Dominique Coulon & associés

3250 m²

Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France

Guanyun Qiantang City
Aedas

334057 m²

Hangzhou, China

Jinji Lake Pavilion 09
Bjarke Ingels Group

1200 m²

Suzhou, China

OUTPOST CAFE
space design A.LIVE

731 m²

Ganghwa Island, South Korea

UChicago Medicine Crown Point
Perkins&Will

12264 m²

Crown Point, United States

Clarks 涩谷旗舰店
小大建筑设计事务所

80 m²

Tokyo, Japan

OZBE Cafe
KKOL Studio

495 m²

Andong,South Korea

Oeiras House
OODA

350 m²

Oeiras, Portugal

Hand-in-hand house
nendo

142.48 m²

Karuizawa Town, Japan

Hotel Nazuna Kyoto Higashihonganji
STUDIO ALUC

595m²

Kyoto, Japan

FD House
Padovani Arquitetos

700 m²

Sao Paulo, Brazil

PYR House
Cazú Zegers

2024 m²

Panguipulli, Chile

GIGI VERDE Nara
SIDES CORE

43 m²

Nara City, Japan

Periscope House
Atelier RZLBD

122 m²

Toronto, Canada

Tampere Psychiatric Clinic
CF Møller

30000 m²

Tampere, Finland

4 Modular Kindergartens
SUMMARY

2660m²

Lisbon, Portugal

Saigon South International School
Flansburgh Architects

277723 ft²

Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam

Haiyan Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum
LYCS Architecture

7211 m²

Jiaxing City, China

Sachibaru Village
STUDIO MONAKA

142.42 m²

Nanjo City, Japan

Dai 2 Nadeshiko Nursery School
Kawakubo Tomoyasu Architects

1720.63 m²

Kumagaya City, Japan

Addition and Subtraction House
S design farm

84.46 m²

Chiba, Japan

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SELECTED DESIGN TEAMS 

Stempel & Tesar Architects

Stempel & Tesar Architects

Founded in 2008 in Prague, Stempel & Tesar Architects is led by principals Ján Stempel and Jan Jakub Tesař. The studio has built a portfolio of over one hundred completed projects, principally in the residential typology, recognised for contextual sensitivity, material honesty, and spatial clarity.

Nati Minas & Studio

Nati Minas & Studio

Nati Minas & Studio is a São Paulo-based architecture, interior design, and scenography practice whose work is grounded in a singular design philosophy: that every project should be an accurate portrait of the people who inhabit it. Founded by Natalia Minas, an architect with over a decade of professional experience and more than eighty completed projects to her name, the studio operates across residential and commercial sectors, delivering a fully integrated service that encompasses spatial design, technical documentation, construction supervision, and furniture curation.

Scott & Scott Architects

Scott & Scott Architects

Scott & Scott Architects is a Vancouver-based architecture and interior design practice founded in 2012 by Susan and David Scott, following twelve years of combined experience at leading west coast architectural firms. Both graduates of Dalhousie University’s School of Architecture, the founding principals established the studio with a commitment to technically rigorous design practice across residential, commercial, and adaptive reuse typologies. The firm operates an in-house workshop dedicated to industrial design, material research, and prototyping, enabling direct involvement across all stages of design and construction. Lead architect Andrea Zittlau works alongside the founding principals on the studio’s current project portfolio.

HK Associates Inc

HK Associates Inc

HK Associates Inc is a Tucson, Arizona-based architecture practice founded in the mid-2000s by principals Kathy Hancox, AIA, and Michael Kothke, AIA, NCARB, ASID. Both principals carry a professional lineage rooted in internationally recognised firms across Vancouver, British Columbia, and San Francisco, California. Their arrival in Arizona in 2003 to collaborate with celebrated desert architect Rick Joy proved formative, cultivating a sustained commitment to site-responsive design and the spatial qualities particular to the Sonoran desert. The practice holds active architectural licensure in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico, with NCARB certification enabling reciprocal licensure across North America.

Mesnil Architectures

Mesnil Architectures

Mesnil Architectures was founded in 2022 by Antonin Bohl, Mathias Lefebvre, and Arthur Schmitt, operating from two offices located in Paris (10 rue de la Mare, 75020) and Chatellerault (10 rue de la Bastille, 86100). The three founding principals are united by a shared attentiveness to the built environment and a sustained curiosity toward existing structures, forming the foundation of the practice's distinctive methodological approach.

Nathalie Thibodeau Architecte

Nathalie Thibodeau Architecte

Founded in Quebec, Nathalie Thibodeau Architecte (NTA) is a practice whose work is rooted in a fundamental question: how do people truly inhabit space? Concentrating its expertise on residential and workplace architecture, the firm operates at the intersection of contextual responsiveness, spatial sensitivity, and constructive rigor.

Studio Saxe

Studio Saxe

Founded in San Jose, Costa Rica in 2004 by Benjamin Garcia Saxe, Studio Saxe has established itself as one of Latin America's most internationally recognised architecture practices. Over more than two decades, the studio has evolved from a singular vision into a multidisciplinary atelier whose award-winning portfolio spans residential, hospitality, and wellness typologies across multiple continents. The practice is distinguished by its ability to synthesise technological precision with artisanal craftsmanship, producing built environments that are simultaneously ecologically responsive and spatially compelling.

FAAB

FAAB

Founded in 2003 by Adam Białobrzeski and Adam Figurski, following five years of professional experience at practices both in Poland and abroad, FAAB has grown into one of Warsaw’s most rigorous and methodologically driven architectural studios. Operating across architecture, landscape and urban design, interior design, and graphic design, and supported by cutting-edge engineering and consultancy, the practice approaches each commission through exhaustive research and precise design development, consistently producing built work of formal and functional distinction.

Studioninedots

Studioninedots

Founded in Amsterdam in 2011, Studioninedots has established itself as a distinctive voice in contemporary architecture and urban design. Led by founding partners Albert Herder, Vincent van der Klei, and Metin van Zijl, alongside associates Ike Gronheid, Jurjen van der Horst, Stijn de Jongh, and Wouter Hermanns, the 25-strong multidisciplinary practice operates across architecture, interior design, and urban planning.

Habitat Studio Architects

Habitat Studio Architects

Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Burleigh Heads on Australia's Gold Coast, Habitat Studio Architects is a boutique, multi-disciplinary practice operating at the intersection of rigorous design thinking and environmental responsibility. Under the leadership of Principal Architect and Director Wayne Greenland, the studio has cultivated a design philosophy centred on site specificity, climatic sensitivity, and material authenticity, ensuring that each project articulates a distinct sense of place rooted in its physical and cultural context. Environmental sustainability is embedded structurally within the practice's design process from the earliest stages of conception, treated not as an option but as a fundamental design parameter.

Verstas Architects

Verstas Architects

Founded in Helsinki in 2006 by Väinö Nikkilä, Jussi Palva, Riina Palva and Ilkka Salminen, Verstas Architects has established itself as one of Finland's most distinguished architectural practices. The practice's name, Verstas, meaning "workshop" in Finnish, reflects its core ethos: a close, iterative dialogue between client and design team that yields architecture both contextually responsive and enduring. The Helsinki-based firm brings together architects, urban designers, and interior and landscape architects capable of working across scales from strategic masterplanning to the resolution of precise material detail.

Claesson Koivisto Rune

Claesson Koivisto Rune

Founded in Stockholm in 1995 by architects Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto and Ola Rune, Claesson Koivisto Rune has evolved from a Swedish architectural practice into one of the most consistently rigorous multi-disciplinary design offices operating internationally today. All three founding principals hold the designation of Architect SAR SIR/MSA, and each trained across multiple leading institutions spanning Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen, New York and London, a trans-European academic grounding that is legible in the firm's precise yet culturally nuanced built work.

YH2 Architecture

YH2 Architecture

Founded in Montreal in 1994 by architects Marie-Claude Hamelin and Loukas Yiacouvakis, YH2 Architecture has established itself as one of Quebec's most distinguished design practices over the course of three decades. Operating under the conviction that architecture is fundamentally the art of place-making, the studio approaches each commission as both a creative and transformative act, one that seeks to reinvent reality through disciplined spatial thinking.

Kichi Archi

Kichi Archi

Founded in 2025 and based in Gakuenmae, Nara, Kichi Archi is led by principal architect Shiro Kameoka. The practice takes its name from its original 25-square-metre studio, a deliberate starting point that continues to inform the firm's ethos of extracting spatial richness from constraint.

Atlas Architects

Atlas Architects

Founded in April 2015 by directors Aaron Neighbour and Ton Vu, Atlas Architects is a Melbourne-based practice operating across studios in Footscray and the Surf Coast. Underpinned by a shared commitment to raising living standards through sustainable, innovative, and contextually responsive design, the studio has established a focused body of work within the low-rise residential sector that consistently prioritises spatial quality, environmental performance, and long-term habitability.

Alhumaidhi Architects

Alhumaidhi Architects

Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Kuwait, Alhumaidhi Architects is a full-service architectural design practice that has built a distinguished and diverse portfolio across residential and commercial typologies, both locally and across the Gulf region. The firm is led by Principal Architect Abdulaziz AlHumaidhi, a dual graduate in Architecture and Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), who brings over 21 years of accumulated expertise to redefining Kuwait's architectural landscape through a design approach that reconciles contemporary thinking with the country's rich cultural heritage and demanding environmental context.

PAU Architects

PAU Architects

Founded in 2018 by Trung Nguyen and Huyen Nguyen, PAU Architects is a Vietnamese practice based in Ho Chi Minh City that pursues architectural beauty through quietness and equilibrium. The firm specializes in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and construction, developing projects that emphasize the careful calibration of light, materiality, and human experience within slower, more contemplative spatial rhythms.

Tsubame Architects

Tsubame Architects

Founded in 2013 by Takuto Sando, Motoo Chiba, and Himari Nishikawa, Tsubame Architects has established itself as an award-winning practice that fundamentally reconsiders architectural processes through integrated design and research methodologies. The Tokyo-based firm, currently directed by its three founding partners, has garnered significant recognition including the 34th JIA Newcomer Award, the 48th Tokyo Architecture Award Grand Prize, and multiple Good Design Awards.

1

The House of Time(Natura Futura)

The House of Time is located in Babahoyo, the capital of Ecuador's Los Ríos province, a city whose identity is historically and culturally inseparable from the river that runs through it. One of the most significant built works to emerge from Natura Futura Arquitectura's practice in recent years, the project occupies a modest 180 square metres yet constitutes a rigorous argument against the accelerating logic of contemporary construction, assembling a residential space in which slow living, artisanal heritage, and ecological attunement are made architecturally legible.

2

Glass Ridge House(OWIU Design)

OWIU Design's "Glass Ridge House" demonstrates how innovative water element integration strategies and masterful East-West design philosophy fusion techniques can transform a neglected 30-year-abandoned Ray Kappe 1973 modernist residence into a culturally profound contemplative sanctuary.

3

La Flèche Residence(MU Architecture)

Canadian architecture studio MU Architecture completed the La Flèche Residence project in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, creating a dramatic mountain retreat that ingeniously transforms challenging steep terrain into an extraordinary living experience. The project is positioned within the naturally rich landscape of the Laurentian forest, drawing inspiration from Canada's harsh climate conditions to create an architectural work that both celebrates regional building traditions and embodies contemporary design innovation.

4

Westergaarden Summer House(N+P Architecture)

N+P Architecture has completed Westergaarden Summer House, a 170-square-meter retreat positioned along the southern coastline of Sjællands Odde, Denmark. The project demonstrates a refined approach to contextual design, where architecture responds directly to landscape topography and coastal conditions through careful spatial organization and material restraint.

5

Osprey House (Desai Chia Architecture)

Perched at the edge of Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island, the Osprey House by Desai Chia Architecture redefines coastal living through a thoughtful dialogue with its natural surroundings. This 3,700-square-foot residence, completed in 2023, draws inspiration from its avian neighbors—native ospreys whose nests punctuate the landscape—creating a harmonious threshold between domesticity and wilderness.

6

Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre (hcma architecture + design)

hcma architecture + design has created the Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre in Burnaby, British Columbia, radically redefining the concept of ice arena design. This CDN $49.5 million facility abandons the traditional cold, windowless, steel-trussed ice arena structure in favor of warm wood, natural light, and a transparent, open layout, creating a rich, dynamic experience for visitors both on and off the ice.

7

Havenwood(Atlas Architects)

Havenwood House, completed in 2025 by Melbourne-based Atlas Architects, is a compelling testament to what persistence and rigorous design thinking can produce. Located in a quiet Brighton cul-de-sac, the 334-square-metre residence emerged from years of adversity — including planning disputes, a prolonged VCAT process, and the collapse of its original builder — to become one of the most considered suburban homes in recent Australian architecture.

8

Big Sur House(Field Architecture)

FIELD Architecture's Big Sur House is a 687-square-metre contemporary residential masterpiece that embodies the sophisticated fusion of architectural humility and environmental symbiosis. The project is situated on a rugged site shaped by tectonic action, heavy winter storms, extreme solar exposure, atmospheric salinity, and the constant motion of oceanic swells, creating an extraordinary visual dialogue between architecture and the spectacular landscape.

9

Azumigawa House(atelier umi)

The Azumigawa House stands within the Biwako Quasi-National Park in Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, making it one of the most quietly compelling residential projects to emerge from the Kansai region in recent years. Designed by principal architect Fujita Tokihiko of atelier umi, the single-storey timber residence occupies a generous plot of over 1,200 square metres, and translates the client's foundational ambition, to live inside a forest, into a precise and restrained spatial order.

10

Armstrong Cottage(Peter Braithwaite Studio)

Nestled on a remote lakeside island in Peterborough, Armstrong Cottage by Peter Braithwaite Studio represents a masterful exercise in off-grid sustainable design and innovative construction methodology. Completed in 2024, this 4,200 square foot residence for a Toronto-based family seeking to rekindle nostalgic childhood memories demonstrates how contemporary domestic architecture can achieve net-zero performance under extreme site constraints while preserving fragile island ecosystems.

11

Central Nakhon Sawan(Integrated Field)

In the heart of Thailand's Nakhon Sawan province, the Central Nakhon Sawan project by IF (Integrated Field) aimed to create a multifunctional space that blends modern design with local culture and natural beauty. This 77,500-square-meter mixed-use development emerges as a compelling example of contextually sensitive design that celebrates local identity while embracing modern functionality.

12

Baw Beese House(Disbrow Iannuzzi Architects)

Baw Beese House, designed by Disbrow Iannuzzi Architects, is conceived as a multigenerational lakeside retreat that merges environmental responsibility, architectural clarity, and family-oriented spatial planning. Situated along the natural contours descending toward Baw Beese Lake, the project divides the program into four smaller volumes to minimize visual impact and enhance adaptability. Each volume can operate independently, allowing family members across generations to gather together or live separately while maintaining a high level of comfort and autonomy.

13

Kakapo Creek Children's Garden (Smith Architects)

Smith Architects has created an extraordinary early learning centre for up to 100 children in the heart of Mairangi Bay, Auckland, founded on the idea of Nga Hau E Wha, the four winds, being symbolic as a meeting place for people from all backgrounds. This idea is embodied in the design of the building, forming it into a circular shape to create a central meeting space, with four main classrooms arranged around it.

14

Inverted House(TIMM)

Inverted House, designed by TIMM, stands as a masterful reimagining of suburban residential typology in Tbilisi, Georgia, transforming the dwelling itself into a protective perimeter wall that eliminates traditional fencing while creating an inward focused sanctuary. Located in Okrokana, a hillside district on the city's outskirts, this 1,010 square meter residence exemplifies the perfect balance between spatial inversion logic and sophisticated material transitions, redefining residential possibilities within dense suburban environments.

15

21-24 Nikkakjøkken Restaurant(OFFICE INAINN)

21-24 Nikkakjøkken Restaurant, designed by OFFICE INAINN, stands as a demonstration of how contemporary intervention can honor architectural heritage while creating a refined dining environment, located in Sylte, Norway. This 127-square-metre project operates as a masterclass in reversible design, where a freestanding timber insert breathes new life into a historic Norwegian barn while maintaining complete integrity of its original structure.

16

House on the Rias Coast(no.10 NOMURA Co., Ltd.)

Japanese architecture studio no.10 NOMURA Co., Ltd. completed the House on the Rias Coast project along the Sea of Japan coastline, creating a striking concrete residence that ingeniously responds to its dramatic coastal setting, weaving the unique characteristics of Japan's Rias coastline into the very core of its architectural concept. The project is positioned within a landscape renowned for its intricate indented coastline and spectacular "cave gate" rock formations, overlooking the magnificent views of the Sea of Japan.

17

Lyco House(OYO Architects)

Belgian architecture studio OYO Architects completed the Lyco House project in Pepingen, creating a contemporary sustainable home that exemplifies how bold architectural intervention can transform historic barns into modern living spaces. The project is positioned within the green countryside less than 30 kilometers from Brussels, drawing inspiration from Belgium's rural heritage to create an architectural work that both celebrates agricultural building traditions and embodies innovative adaptive reuse strategies.

18

Residence in Vilnius(G.Natkevicius & Partners)

On the outskirts of Vilnius, nestled within a natural setting, rises a single-story residential house whose architecture boldly challenges conventional forms. Central to the building is an unexpected yet precisely executed triangular plan, which becomes the key to the entire architectural composition and spatial experience.

19

House of Cross(Chaoffice)

Located in Beijing's Tongzhou District, the House of Cross represents Chaoffice's response to post-pandemic lifestyle shifts, designed as a single-story residence that accommodates three generations living and working together. Facing strict building regulations—residential plots limited to single-story structures with eaves no higher than 3 meters—the design team transformed these constraints into creative opportunities.

20

Rarin Wedding Venue( ASWA)

The riverside wedding venue, The Rarin, designed by ASWA, features a distinctive round architectural design that beautifully symbolizes the unity and harmony of a wedding ring. The exterior showcases smooth, flowing curves, creating a striking visual impact while evoking a sense of continuity. These curves seamlessly connect two intricately entwined courtyards, serving as picturesque frames for the venue.

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