365 days of Architecture

Stone Garden Apartment Building / Lina Ghotmeh Architecture ➨  Function : Residential and commercial building ➨  Location:  Beirut, Lebanon ➨  Area:  6413 m2 Hello, my fellow women architects. Hope you're doing great.  Recently, I've been asked what is my favorite building that was designed by an Arab woman architect, Although I don't like the favorite questions, I noticed I don't know any, except for Zaha Hadid, my knowledge of Arab women in the architecture field is very rare. Therefore, I started a weekly segment where I look and analyze a building that was designed by women architects.  Let's start.  Today we will talk about a building that was designed by Lina Ghotmeh, a Lebanese- French architect that founded her company in 2006. Viewing architecture as an act of resilience for more humane and ecologically built environments, Ghotmeh’s architecture dialogues strong with nature. Lina is also an academic and taught between 2007 and 2014 a...

Optical Glass House / Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP ➨  Function : House ➨  Location:  Hiroshima, Japan ➨  Area:  385 m2 Hello runners, Stop and take a minute to breathe. Today is the second blog on Netflix series; The world's most extraordinary homes. I'm really enjoying being able to see videos from inside the houses before analyzing them, It changes the game. Sometimes the picture can't represent the spirit of the place. Therefore videos are amazing.  Let's get into the project.  The project takes place in Hiroshima; the city is known for its urban community, big boulevards, extensive buildings, and of course car noise. The clients asked for a sanctuary away from the dynamic city. Therefore, the architect's primary principle was to create a calm and relaxing house by using lights, nature, and different city scenery.  The architects translated their principle into architectural elements, the key design element was a handmade glass brick wall, t...

Qishe Courtyard / ARCH STUDIO ➨  Function : House ➨  Location:  Beijing, China ➨  Area:  500 m2 Hello smart architects, Hope you're doing great. Today I'm thrilled, you want to know why because for the first time a renovation project that we can see the before situation, yes, an architect that understands that in renovation projects, the old is important, that only the real understanding of the spaces spirit can cause a good renovation. Let's get into the project Today's project takes place in one of Beijing's historical neighborhoods. It's a renovation project of an old Siheyuan complex. So what Siheyuan is? It's a complex that comprises courtyards surrounded by 4 separate buildings on 4 sides.  Siheyuan Siheyuan complexes are known for gathering multiple courtyards, just like in today's project the complex has 3 courtyards. The renovation process was relayed on two principles; renovating the old and inserting the new.  As we can see down in the plans...

S71 House / Perspective ➨  Function : House ➨  Location:  Khlong Toei, Thailand ➨  Area:  400 m2 Hello people, Hope you're doing good.  Today I exposed my new studio to the world, which means my mind was really busy thinking about stupid details, but that didn't reflect on today's project. Let's start What got me excited about today's project was that it's a renovation project of a 30 years old house, So I was really thrilled to read the history of the house, the precious details, and the beautiful textures. Unfortunately, like all other projects, nobody seems to care about these things. Renovated version The house belongs to a retired couple that want to give their house to their only daughter,  which brought them to ask the architects to renovate it, the architect's main criteria were imposing privacy and protecting the house as much as possible from direct sunlights  References:  Archdaily

T House / Sanden+Hodnekvam Architects ➨  Function : House ➨  Location:  Trondheim/ Norway ➨  Area:  204 m2 Hello guys, Did you miss me? The last 3 days were the first time I take a break since the beginning of this blog, I got feedback from a close friend about my recent content, She made me notice that I've lost my touch, that my sketches and small diagrams are more valuable than the project's photos, that's why I took a break to re-evaluate the blog and to recall the reasons I started it. Therefore, From now on you'll be seeing more of my drawing and my analysis of the projects, Hope I re-gain my  enthusiasm. I almost forget I did start writing this blog in Arabic too. A lot of decisions right? :) Well, some times you should take a break  Let's get into the project.  Today's project takes place in the outskirts of Norway, a place the is known for its fragile landscape and small wooden houses. The exterior of the house was designed to a...

Paliashvili 67 Building / T-Architects ➨  Function : Apartments ➨  Location: Tiflis, Georgia ➨  Area:  5900 m2 Hello sleepy people,  try to get some rest. Finally, I survived the exam, If you're curious I did fine, I'll need to re-enter it in order to get a higher note for the master's application. Well enough talking about the exams, today is the last day of the 60-minute challenge, as I told you yesterday, I'm planning to transform it into a regular weekly challenge, Let's spice this blog a little.  Well, let's set the timers for the last time :') Let's make this quick because I'm struggling in opening my eyes, The project takes place in one of Tiflis's neighborhood that contains multi-stories residential houses, Unfortunately with the lack of urban codes the neighborhood is a chaos of individual investments that has a different character, different story and different tissues according to the designers and investors opinions.  According to the...

House T -2 / Suppose Design Office ➨  Function : Office  ➨  Location:  Tokyo, Japan ➨  Area  285 m2   Hello, multitaskers, how is your mental state :') Today is the second day of the 60-minute challenge, I will start the timer soon, In today's blog, I will read about the Machiya  traditional  townhouses.  Let's start, 3 2 1 go   Well, I have only 5 minutes to explain the results of my small research. Machiya townhouse first appeared in the 17th century in Kyoto, It was a combination of residence and workspace for the merchant class, It's an example of integrating urban life and commerce.  The long narrow mass that contains a shop in the front and living space in the rear has many characteristic properties such as 1- Interior garden that separates the workspace and living space 2- Two sidewalls without windows that create a warmth darkness 3- Minimum appearance in the facade and layers of screenings and  curated openings 4-...

Villa Fifty-Fifty / Studioninedots ➨  Function : Villa ➨  Location:  Eindhoven, the Netherlands ➨  Area:  240 m2 Hello, sick people go drink your hot beverages Sheldon said ;)  Well, I didn't wake up well, so here I'm buried in a pile of tissues, wearing warm socks and drinking green tea, here I'm my friends trying to present decent content for you.  * clap in silence, please .  Let's get into the project.  Today's project takes place in one of the old industrial areas that Philips built in Eindhoven city, It's a villa designed for parents and their two daughters. The project's main concept is related to one we've already discussed in this blog - Check day 7 -  Here too, they treated the occupied space as a half for open spaces and a half for close one or maybe sem-closed one.  The half house, half garden space are designed between two planes, In which volumes that host different functions are distributed.  References:  Ar...

Ca'n Terra House / ENSAMBLE STUDIO ➨  Function : House ➨  Location:  Menorca island, Spain ➨  Area:  1000 m2 Hello, Routine breakers, hope you went for that walk. Today's project is a little different. Generally, in the design process, we are used to the idea of finding a concept and translate it into design elements and architectural space. This time the steps are inversed. In this project, space is already available but needs a story, an idea, a spirit to be occupied. The project is an old cave that was used as an ammunition dump during the Spanish civil war. This cave is waiting for a new and optimistic story to tell.  Site   Believe me, if I had the ability to create a storyboard, I would have explained this project as a visual story. A story where the human discovers a cave decides to dwell in it starts exploring it, scans it, and translate it into drawings, understand his/her needs, and then he/she start occupying the space. Just like the beginni...

Shikor, A Country House - 2 / Spatial Architects Hello strangers, hope we become friends.  Today was the big day, After 30 days of posting privately, I exposed this blog and this challenge to the world. As it's too soon to expect people to follow this blog, I can continue my nagging habit. It was a very busy and stressful day, that's why I couldn't research enough the traditional Bengali house design as I promised yesterday, but I did found some exciting information so let's start As I read, the house building in rural areas in Bangladesh is a seasonal event . After the monsoon and harvest season people start by: 1- creating land or a mound 2- establishing it using vegetation 3- building the first structure and the plinth 4- enlarging the surroundings by creating ponds, tanks, canals, and drains 5- building the walls using mud or bamboo 6- adding the bamboo-based roof Another important aspect of the Bengali house design is the layout. generally, the layout is a small r...

Shikor, A Country House / Spatial Architects Hello Imaginary Friends, hope you enjoyed our secret trip together.  Today is the last day before I expose this challenge to the world, first, I want to thank you my imaginary friends for the support you gave me for the last 30 days. Second, I want to promise you that the fame will not change me, I will always stay hımble just like you know me :) Let's get into the project.  Today's project takes place in Bangladesh, It's a rural house that was constructed by two retired teachers for their grandchildren to enjoy in summer and to drive them to stay connected with their culture.  I'm glad that people are aware of how architecture contributes to the construction of communities' collective memories.  This project got me curious about the traditional house design in Bangladesh, therefore tomorrow I will research it and try to read this project through that knowledge.  Photo of the house and Its surroundings References:...

Presence in Hormuz 2 / ZAV Architects Hello people, hope you had a calm Sunday. Today I asked my other sister to choose a project from Archdaily's Instagram page. she sent me a colorful, full of domes picture. the picture was for a small community project on Hormuz island.  I started reading about the island and I was charmed by its beauty. the rainbow valley and the red sand beach made the island known for its colorful landscape.  Hormuz island Besides Its being a tourist attraction point, it's also an important port for the petroleum trade. Unfortunately, the residents of this island suffer economically. Therefore a series of projects were planned for the empowerment of the community. One of them is today's project.  Well, after a small context explanation, let's get into the project. The project is a residential + commercial project. located at one of the beaches of the island, the projects main principles were: 1- building economically 2- dividing the budget where t...

Dirk and The Chocolate Factory  / Anna & Eugeni Bach hello people,  hope you're working on something interesting because I'm not! Unfortunately, today's project was a big disappointment, not because It's bad design but because they didn't explain the fun part of the project, I don't know when architects will understand that the process of designing, researching, and understanding is as valuable as the design Itself. like I really want to know how you transferred an old factory into a resident, I want to see the before pictures, I want to know the principles.  Normally, I would change the project, but I believe that if I want to document the process, I'll pass through some boring projects and I should reflect on them because nothing is perfect you know.  Well, Let's get into the project One of the missing things in the project, distribution is the old statue of the factory, they did preserve the sight of the ceiling, the wide space, and the staircase....

Amwaj Villa / MORIQ Hello guys,  hope you're working on something excited. Today's project is really boring, It is an example of the type of architecture that I don't want to practice. Let's pray that I won't be forced to.  although that the only reason that I chose it is to be able to understand the typology of Arab villas in different regions. I started to get an idea about the difference between designing a villa in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia wins, they are more excited.  To be fair designing residences can be excited when Its context covers up the city and its dynamics, when we create a relationship with Its surroundings and when architecture brings people together. here,  the discussion of the architect's role and limits emerge. Can we force our ideas over people, can we stop them from building private villas on artificial islands. Is it their right to built so, if it is where is the city here?  Well, with a lot of questions and a few answe...

Ternion Villas / Studio Toggle Hello, snowman,  hope you're doing fine I'm really not getting ArchDaily's algorithm of choosing projects, like how often they change the featured projects and how they choose it. Well, today I made my own choice.  After analyzing the work market, I figured that most of the jobs are residential projects in Arab bay, therefor I started seeking projects in the field, and I ended up working on designing a villa's facade in Saudi Arabia. After this short story, I think you figured out today's project. It is a villa in Kuwait. I need to get familiar with their design codes, So BEAR with me.  Well, let's get into the project. The project site that is located near the bay's threshold, is made of three villas. the main design criteria are creating introverted climate-controlled spaces. The masses are divided according to the wind, sun, and view. The living spaces like the kitchen and the living room are located on the ground floor arou...