The New Ghibli Park in Japan: Redefining Theme Parks Through Adaptive Reuse and Sustainability

View of Howl’s Moving Castle Replica inside the Valley of Witches area . Image via ghibli-park.jp, under policy of fair use Studio Ghibli and its co-founder Hayao Miyazaki have become household names in the West, thanks to their impressive body of work, which includes over 10 feature films, 2 Oscars, and more than 100 awards … Read more

Cabins in Spain: Small-Scale Accommodations in Natural Settings

MO.CA Mobile House / IAAC. Image © Adrià Goula Amid coasts, rivers, lakes, and mountain ranges, Spain’s natural environment encompasses a wide variety of climates, topographies, and vegetation species. Aiming to raise global awareness of the impact of construction on the environment and the importance of addressing climate change through new ways of creating architecture, … Read more

Interiors of Bars and Restaurants that Blend Cultures, Arts, and Materials: El Equipo Creativo and Their Works in Barcelona

EL MAMA & LA PAPA Bar Restaurant / El Equipo Creativo. Image © Adrià Goula How does the design of contemporary interiors create different experiences through its materials? How does the adaptability and reuse of certain materials make it possible to generate contrasting and/or complementary atmospheres within a single space? According to each material’s textures, … Read more

Unwrapped Interiors: A Case for Material Authenticity and Clarity

Otaku Cafe / shell+core. Image © Bianca Studio When designing a space—whether at the scale of interiors, architecture, or infrastructure—materiality is a central concern. Beyond aesthetics, materials determine how a project functions, ages, and endures. Some architects—such as Wang Shu and Kengo Kuma—have built their practices on a deep sensitivity to the potential and limits … Read more