Mecanoo’s Social Housing philosophy focuses on the development of affordable living spaces defined by flexibility, the right balance of private and communal spaces, mixed housing types, connection with the environment and identity. The housing complex in Kaohsiung will host 245 units between 25 and 75m², designed for a large variety
The architecture of the University of Toulouse “Le Mirail II” is atypical due to the presence of a multitude of patios that punctuate and animate its space. The general landscape bias for the UFR of Psychology accentuates this architectural framework. It is inspired by the interweaving of geometric modules specific
Educational center with a dining room and a swimming pool for 550 seats. The object is intended for the educational process of pupils from specialized schools and children of the city. The building is functionally divided into 3 blocks: — central unit; — sports block; — training block The number
This is a proposal that unifies the diverse pieces of the complex in one cohesive image; one concept, one ideal. Inspired by the physical and poetic characteristics of the great Islamic cities of the past, it reinvents and reinterprets their formal language into calligraphy, which becomes both a spatial as well as visual
The concept chooses an organically motivated design approach developed from the landscape, which strengthens the open-space embedding of the building in the bürgerpark landscape and formulates an iconic formation of the striking, transparent and green community centre. With its walk-in roof landscape, the extension building formulates a generous, landscape-flowing entrance
The SARP Award of the Year – is one of the two most prestigious annual architectural prizes in Poland. It is awarded by the Association of Polish Architects (SARP) to the designers of the most significant contemporary buildings, and it’s carried out under the honourable patronage of the Ministry of
