10 Works of Architecture to Pay Tribute to Rafael Viñoly

Addressing diverse scales, users, and themes, Rafael Viñoly has been involved in numerous architectural projects ranging from museums and educational facilities to airports and skyscrapers. Beyond the economic, geographic, technological, social, or cultural variables he has faced, the wide range of works he has left us as a legacy is the fruit of a trajectory that we propose to go through from his beginnings in the profession to his most controversial and most recent projects.

Vertical Stacking in Norway and a Suburban Residence in Greece: 8 Collective Housing Schemes Submitted by the ArchDaily Community

Over the past years, collective living has become a solution many city dwellers turn to. It is usually a stand-alone structure or a group of buildings that include both individual, private dwellings and common areas. Their main use is residential and they are often located in the center of the city, giving residents full access to a wide range of services. In today’s economy, many people prefer living in collective housing schemes where maintenance of the common areas is taken care of, while also having their individual spaces. 

House in Xinzo / CarbaioBarrios Arquitectos + Cenlitrosmetrocadrado

Situation. The geometry of the plot is like a rhomboid with 40 meters on the longest side and 22 meters on the short side. The longest side is oriented in the northwest-southwest direction. The short side is in contact with the road which communicates the house with the village of Xinzo. The topography is assimilable to a flat surface with a minimum fall in a longitudinal direction. However, there is a vertical drop in relation to the neighbor’s plot, in the north. There is an auxiliary building in the northwest plot’s corner intended for storage.

Jisan Stone House / PLAN Architects office

The site is located on the boundary of Mudeungsan National Park and Gwangju downtown. You can approach the site via a two-lane road that connects nature and the city together and its streetscape is a mixture of tall ginkgo trees, old houses, and commercial buildings. Since some portion of the land has been incorporated into the road during road maintenance long ago, the site has a triangular shape. In addition, the usable area has been largely reduced to 62.73m2 due to the exception of land area in accordance with widening standards for the backside road and retreat of the frontal road by two meters according to the landscape districts. Two sides of the triangular site face the road, while the third face in the south and are covered by a neighboring building.

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