#landscape-integration

#landscape-integration

Set on the edge of the Blaricum heathland, the Tafelberg office is conceived as a place where work takes place within the landscape rather than apart from it.

The new lookout point at Point Vue le Jambon in Vresse-sur-Semois is conceived as a discreet and respectful gesture within an exceptional landscape. Rather than asserting itself as an object, the project carefully embeds architecture into the terrain, allowing the site's natural qualities to remain central to the experience.

Among the wooded hills of the Sao Paulo countryside, Fazenda Pinheiro reaffirms that architecture can evolve in dialogue with time.

Lotus Clubhouse was conceived as a living organism that breathes in harmony with the terrain and surrounding natural environment.

Project 1374 is located in one of the plotted developments in the north of Bangalore, characterized by well-demarcated plots, spacious roads, and organized infrastructure.

Amid countless questions, reflections, and debates about rethinking what a hotel can be, current hotel architecture faces growing complexities that span user experience, environmental responsibility, and the relationship with local context. Contemporary hotel design shows a clear-and increasingly prominent-intention to blend seamlessly and harmoniously with its surroundings, building a sense of identity that responds to local cultures, traditions, and character.

The dwelling is organized around a triangular form that lends the project its name. The architects extend it into a glued-laminated timber roof made from a sequence of folded, triangular planes. This roof becomes the main spatial device of the project, acting as a protective canopy toward the street and compressing the facade into a discreet profile, while toward the lake it opens completely.

The pavilion sits among a grove of cypress trees which filter water before it reaches Dianchi Lake, and the area is frequented by residents who come to catch small fish among the reeds. Atelier Deshaus builds the pavilion as a space for pause in this setting, mediating between the movement of people and the slow work of the wetland. The structure creates an artificial 'forest' of slender steel columns that marks the transition from city to waterborne woodland.

Arch-Exist + 34 Design Director: Zhe Yang (Partner) Technical Director: Renzhen Chen (Partner) Design Team: Rui Yang, Qinmei Hu, Yaxian Zhao, Yuanjun Gou, Yuting Huang Client: Xuyong Town People's Government, Xuyong County Copywriting: Youcai Pan, Xiangxin Ge Materials Used: Straw paint, copper-aluminum composite panels, ultra-clear insulated glass, wood grain paint, small blue tiles (mixed), lava panels, micro-cement, spruce wood panels Construction Drawing Team: Chengdu Meixia Architectural Design Co., Ltd.

At first glance, the large buildings in Grentschel appear to be randomly scattered across the valley floor. However, the unassuming Grentschel stream actually plays an organizing role. Each building volume is oriented to the course of the stream and positioned parallel to it. The project adopts this logic, resulting in a relaxed ensemble with fluid outdoor spaces.

Serving as a multifunctional amenities building with café, dining, and gathering spaces, the suspended project inserts a striking horizontal volume into a terraced valley near the Danjiangkou Reservoir. Inspired by the accidental horizon created by a temporary blue construction fence on site, the architects translated this fleeting gesture into a permanent architectural intervention - one that stitches together the surrounding hills while redefining the relationship between landscape and built form.

Set on the outskirts of Bharuch, this weekend retreat grows out of the land as much as it rests upon it. The plot came with mature fruit-bearing trees like mango (Mangifera indica), chickoo (Manilkara zapota), and jamun (Syzygium cumini), whose presence defined the layout from the very beginning. Rather than clearing the site, the house was conceived as a curving form that gently weaves around the existing canopy, allowing architecture and landscape to remain in dialogue.