Buritis House / Aguirre Arquitetura

The Buritis House project was born from the desire to enhance the visual relationship between architecture and the Cerrado landscape, while addressing the needs of a large family. As a design strategy, we sought to explore the potential of the plot — which enjoys a privileged view of a preserved natural area — and respond thoughtfully to its specific constraints.

Tolhuiskade is a residential building located along the Tolhuiskanaal, one of the three main canals of Buiksloterham, an industrial wharf and harbor area in Amsterdam North that is transforming into a mixed-use residential and working environment. The masterplan builds on the original structure of the area, with its wide variety of building types. It brings together self-build projects, social housing, and live-work units of various scales to create a new piece of the city. Tolhuiskade stands on the corner of Cityplot C, part of the larger development, and contains seven 110 m² apartments and three 185 m² multi-generational homes/penthouses. It is an iconic building, inspired by the DNA of the location.

The refurbishment, a collaboration between Buenos Aires–based AdamoFaiden and Rome–based Supervoid, transforms a five-story early 20th-century building in Rome's San Saba neighborhood. The project reinterprets the historic structure while adapting it to contemporary living.

Historically, the first universities in the contemporary model were established in Europe to educate elites for the State and the Church, rather than to promote social emancipation. With the rise of capitalism, they became privileged centers for producing and reproducing modern Western culture. However, from the 1960s onward—particularly after the student uprisings of May 1968—the academic focus shifted toward market-oriented values, displacing humanist and critical ideals. The humanities lost prominence, while technical fields gained central importance, often at the expense of reflecting on the social impact of their work.