Building Picassos

FROM ANCIENT TEMPLES TO HYPER-MODERN SKYSCRAPERS, ARCHITECTURAL WONDERS HAVE ALWAYS MESMERISED THE ONLOOKERS AS WELL PUSHED THE DESIGNERS TO CREATE MORE AND PUSH PAST THEIR CREATIVE LIMITS. TIHG BRINGS YOU SOME OF OUR FAVOURITE PICKS FROM THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

- Shruti Jain

LAHOFER WINERY, CHYBIK+KRISTOF

The Lahofer Winery designed by architectural firm CHYBIK+KRISTOF, is composed into the scenic South Moravian countryside scattered with vineyards. The structural scheme is based on the width of the row of grapevines and runs through the whole house. The wine making is concentrated in two horizontal buildings - the winery thus gives the impression of being lightweight in relation to the countryside. The design comprises three interconnected structures — the wine making facility, the company’s administrative base, and a visitor center that includes a tasting room. Meanwhile, a rooftop amphitheater will be capable of hosting public concerts and cultural events.

79&PARK, BIG

79&Park is a porous 25,000 m2 residential building located at the edge of Stockholm’s treasured national park Gärdet. The wooden hillside comprises of 3.6m x 3.6m modules, and is organised around an open green courtyard. The building’s tallest corner is lifted up to 35m in order to maximise the inflow of natural daylight as well as views towards Gärdet and the Frihamnen port for most of its units. The modules cascade down to the building’s lowest profile at just 7m, gradually extending the wooden development into the park. 79&Park appears like a gentle hillside, seamlessly blending into the nature around it. Nearly all of the 169 units have unique layouts, appealing to the diverse group of residents across different age groups and walks of life.

BLUE HOUSE, ANTIREALITY