C3 no.409 (2020-5/6)

Existential Threats vs. Togetherness _ Herbert Wright

New Projects
New urban activity is generated by the contemporary rehabilitation of historic quayside spaces 
..Revitalization of Prague Riverfront Area _ Petr Janda / Brainwork
A corten steel box in a Portuguese rural area hosts an event space under a knit metal ceiling installation
..Suspended Matter Box _ MMV Arquitectos

Showcasing Architecture
Showcasing Architecture _ Anna Roos
A sculptural concrete structure with green roof encloses the production and exhibition
..Meama Coffee Production Plant and Cafe _ Khmaladze Architects
Grassy domes built into the Scottish landscape line up to mark an underground whisky distillery
..The Macallan Distillery and Visitor Experience _ Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
A crystal spiral houses a watchmaker’s museum showing exhibition, landscape and watch makers at work
..Audemars Piguet Museum _ BIG
The experience of a quarry is evoked in the monolithic sculpted form of showroom center
..Grupo Arca Showroom and Warehouse _ Esrawe Studio

Water and Parks for People
Water and Parks for People: Environment, Involvement and Education _ João Pedro T. A. Costa
In the heart of Moscow, a park projects over the river and integrates buildings into a landscape
..Zaryadye Park _ Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Flood mitigation, biodiversity and dramatic visitor features are synthesised in a New York eco-park
..Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park _ SWA / Balsley + Weiss / Manfredi
A nature-themed attraction includes a transparent building in a ring of embankment encircling an eco-park
..Naturkraft _ Thøgersen & Stouby + SLA

Living along the Terrain
Living along the Terrain: New Rural Domesticity _ Anastasija Spasovska
The mathematics of proximity informs the plan of a house embedded in a Greek landscape
..Hourglass Corral _ DECA Architecture
A sparse, rectilinear house is protected from Australia’s sun and wind by a square parasol
..House in the Hills _ Sean Godsell Architects
Under an undulating ribbon roof a transparent linear house flows towards the Pacific
..House in Los Vilos _ Office of Ryue Nishizawa
Eclectic variety of forms, surfaces and exterior spaces are harmonized with its rugged site above the sea
..House in Sardinia _ Stera Architectures