Arcana is a movement that bridges the divide between urban and wild life by providing creative, science-backed experiences and educational content that allows people to readily access nature's healing qualities.
The Stair Home is a 213 m²area house constructed of three triangular volumes, with a volume in the center including a claimable staircase to provide a perspective over the site.
Since being opened in 2020, the bridge, which runs east-west across the southern end of Yuandang Lake, has given a new connection between Shanghai municipality and Jiangsu province.
The 120 m² art gallery is nearly totally suspended from the ground, with just four tiny footings touching it. It is supported by a bright-orange framework visible from the exterior, similar to many of the landmark structures created by the high-tech architecture pioneer.
Manhattan-based MB Architecture has finished its largest and most complex prefab project to date in the East Hampton town of Amagansett - a 1,800 ft2 shipping container home that promotes indoor and outdoor living.
Java Architecture, a French firm, has renovated and enlarged a damaged stone home in Paris with a timber tower encased in polycarbonate panels, in order to fit a family who desired to live in capital city while avoiding its rising house prices.
This Cape Town getaway has four cylinder towers set on stilts to provide views among the woods. The goal was to maximize views from the highest portion of the sloping site by responding to the height of the large trees around the clearing.
A bizarre, larger-than-life staircase adds next-level utility to a Minato, Tokyo residence. The three-story house is intended to house three generations of the same family. It takes the place of a smaller, timber-framed structure that had gotten overshadowed by nearby residential complexes.
Attempts to bring flora into residential structures have included a house with a vast tiered garden, the planting on the street level provides shade and seclusion for the living rooms, while huge trees on the roof aid to keep direct sunshine from warming the structure.
By separating the living area from the wilderness and improving its quality as a shelter, the home will be sheltered from nature while still providing a comfortable atmosphere.