A multisensory coffee for the tea ceremony
Taking over the ground and first floors of a modern low-rise in Osaka, Tokyo-based studio I IN has created a coffee shop that is futuristic,…
How do you take advantage of a roof, or fifth facade?
Knowing that roofs can take up to 32% of a city’s horizontal space, they’re not anecdotal spaces. The most common projects, if you wanted to steer clear of classic coatings, are the ornamental green roofs or vegetable gardens installed on top of buildings. The idea of greening roofs in urban areas is present at the level of waste management, alimentary resources, rainwater and carbon storage.
But in reality, there are many more treatments depending on the specific technical needs of each roof, as well as site and climate related opportunities. The roofs can also lend their space to the development of buildup extensions, leisure or interactive structures. In short, roofs have not had the last word and we’ll let you discover these 26 projects where the architects give free reign to their creativity without losing sight of the essentials: integration into the landscape.