Indonesia: glass blocks reign in tropical modernist renovation

Plus, vaulted spaces reimagine layers of Iranian heritage and 5 more top architectural projects from architizer.com [View this email in your browser]( [PROJECTS]( | [PRODUCTS]( | [MANUFACTURERS]( | [JOURNAL]( [INDONESIA]( [Project of the Week: Refraction House by RAD+ar (Research Artistic Design + architecture)]( This micro experiment replaces the majority of the walls in an east-west-oriented home with a series of glass blocks while reducing direct heat gain. [Read More]( [MEXICO]( [Ederlezi by Práctica Arquitectura]( With robust reddish atmospheres, this house is organized through external circulation and a central courtyard that divides the program into two volumes. [Read More]( [CHINA]( [Jiulongfeng Children Learning Center for Conservation by LUO studio]( This seemingly futuristic and complex structure was built entirely by local villagers, using locally sourced fir wood and traditional building techniques. [Read More]( [NEW YORK]( [East Hollow by Oza Sabbeth Architects]( The radical renovation of a home designed by Sarasota Architect Don Chapell in the late 1970s reimagines its interior layout — changes conveyed by its new façade. [Read More]( [IRAN]( [Tieudongthuong Shrine by lestudioarchitects]( This exercise connects one of the most prominent architectural archetypes, IWAN, to a dilapidated villa from the early modernist period, before the Islamic revolution. [Read More]( [BRAZIL]( [Rua Coberta by Seferin Arquitetos da Saúde]( Extending across an internal street to unify the hospital complex, this graceful, free-form roof structure consists of a triangular steel grid and 1,647 glass panels. [Read More]( [CANADA]( [TripTych by Leckie Studio Architecture + Design]( Grounded in principles of adaptability, this prefabricated housing prototype anticipates the future densification of existing single-family neighborhoods. [Read More]( [See More Projects]( Interested in having your project featured? Create a [Firm Profile]( or [upload a project]( to your existing Architizer Profile. Select featured projects are published in this newsletter and shared widely with Architizer's community of more than 4 million followers on social media. We can't wait to see your work! Copyright © 2024 Architizer, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Architizer 3651 Fau Blvd Suite 200Boca Raton, FL 33431 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [unsubscribe from this list]( or [unsubscribe from all Architizer communication](.