#architectural features

Specific arrangements, formal details and characteristics can help define the purpose, style or concept of an architectural work. These tags help identify particular features and the role they play.

AQSO arquitectos office. Illuminated wooden and plastic model of the urban environment where the public cultural building dedicated to music and art is located.

house of arts

hotel lobby social interaction architecture shared space

hotel lobby, the new social space

Gone are the days when the lobby is just a transition from the outside realm to the guestroom. Halls are now the social hub – the heart and epicentre of a hotel. Guests are savvier, more informed and crave for something more substantial than the comfort their clean guest rooms can give. Travellers steer away […]

cubic fractal museum

AQSO arquitectos office. Building with undulating concrete roofs and winding walls of wooden slats. The pedestrian walkway leading to the marina has bamboo gardens.

performing arts complex

aqso, alcorque, tree, construction detail, protection, pavement

nature in architecture: choosing the right tree

The integration of nature and architecture has proven to be extremely vital in preserving the ecological system and improving the quality of life of its occupants. A symbiotic relationship between the two entails landscape designers and architects to design with nature’s evolving patterns.

the controversy of flat roofs

The building’s roof is not just a dispensable component in construction. It is a distinctive element with a rich history of typology.

AQSO arquitectos office. Sun study for a tower in Sudan using SunPath 3D. Calculation of shadows, sun position and angles.

everything under the sun

Sun studies help us understand not only the behaviour of light over time and its interaction with architecture. This type of approach is essential regardless of the geographical location of the building, not just regarding energy efficiency. The experience of users and their perception of space is determined by the way daylight interacts with the […]

AQSO arquitectos office, public courtyard, hexagonal arrangement, urban space, garden, plaza, curtain wall, architectural design, facade, new development, retail, office, residential buildings, modular architecture

elemental complex

AQSO arquitectos office. The auditorium has an undulating shape, the white concrete façade forms a balcony over the main entrance facing the square. It is an organic, futuristic design that blends into the vegetation of the urban park.

folded auditorium

aqso, arquitectos office, concrete brick, temporary installation, today museum, beijing, audience, event, curved wall, parametric design, outdoor auditorium

old is new at Today Art Museum

On the occasion of the the 70th Anniversary of John Lennon’s Birth, Beijing-based Today art museum organized last October 16th an outdoor event including multimedia video projections, poetry readings, music performances and discussions under the name “old is new“.

AQSO arquitectos office, exhibition, urban development, hutopolis, green, density, mobility, social, hyperbolic paraboloid, ceiling feature, tridimensional infographics, ultraviolet light, cool exhibition design

next stop: hutopolis

aqso arquitectos office, acrylic perspex, transparent, physical model, beirut, public building, auditorium, architectural design, curves, pods, exhibition, terraces

open arte-fact exhibited in Beirut

The proposal for the house of arts, a large cultural building to be built in Lebanon, will be exhibited along with the rest of participants of the international competition between 23 March & 14 April 2009 at the Forum de Beyrouth.

AQSO arquitectos office. The kitchen's extension to the garden provides space for a large living area.

Dulwich house

Slatina square

AQSO arquitectos office. Mock-up of the multifunctional public building Boilerhouse with its facade performed. The model is made of balsa wood, plastic and aluminium.

ramp up the ‘mun

AQSO Industrial museum, physical model, balsa wood, copper, aluminium, restored building, roof terrace

factory under re-view

Atienza music hall

aqso aquitectos office, physical model, timber, museum, copper roof, top terrace, restoration, contemporary shape, angles, pitch roof, gesture, promenade

aqso and cca awarded for Liuzhou museum

The proposal for the new Industrial museum in Liuzhou presented by CCA and AQSO has been awarded the 3rd prize in the restricted competition organised by the local government. The museum is intended to use a 62000 sqm old factory near the Liu river in the second largest city in the Guangxi province (China).

zurbarán clinic

aqso arquitectos office, moiré effect, waves movement, tide, vertical deformation, facade design, architecture in motion, movable louvered facade, deploye, metal grill, ocean, curtain wall

wavescape

The old ambition of producing a really moving architecture succeeds when it responds to the site and brief requirements. The proposal for the thematic pavilion of the 2012 Yeosu international exhibition has a focus for the people to experience and understand this liquid element through the specific place in which it is located: the ocean.

harvest home

Burke house

prefabricated construction in Anguix

The construction works for this multifunctional building designed by AQSO have recently started with the assemblage of modular concrete elements to be part of the structure and façade.

aqso, construction site, module, panelling, recycle, waste, design economy

net-zero waste in construction

Landfills are filling up incessantly, and the construction sector is accountable for 40% of the waste. The waste generated in the life-cycle of a building accounts not only from the construction itself but more so on the phases of design, operation and demolition.

AQSO arquitectos office. The living room with the Ela sofas by Piet Boon and the peninsula in the background is a bright and simple space with views of the back garden.

Allison house

AQSO arquitectos office. The building consists of four interlocking levels. On the second and third floors there are large terraces from which to contemplate the landscape.

what is organic architecture?

Horizontal volumes of cantilever combined with an inside steady stream of a waterfall – there is no better example of the harmony between nature and architecture than Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous Fallingwater House.

market eight

AQSO arquitectos office. The courtyard of the house opens up to the swimming pool. The large windows share the view of the central tree.

K house

AQSO arquitectos office. The louvred facade works as a double skin wrapping the hospital, the facade behind shows a checkered pattern of openings.

hospital in the forest

AQSO arquitectos office. The office towers have a contemporary façade design that resembles a tapestry of stone and wood.

spliced towers

AQSO arquitectos office, this twisted tower becomes a landmark. The glass facade made of louvers reflect the morning sun

Zain tower

Dehan village

aqso arquitectos office. Detailed view of the facade system. The warm interior enjoys the vegetation and the sun protection of the facade, the planting requires low maintenance and looks great from outside.

wrap manifesto

aqso, steel structure, beam, weightless architecture

the illusion of weightless architecture

High-tech advancements in structural engineering give birth to the reality of intricate architectural designs. Building typologies now exceed what was once compromised because of traditional methods. The advent of Information Age will continuously break ground for the optimisation of structural systems. As innovations surge, the potential for growth in the industry provides more opportunities.

AQSO arquitectos office. The main façade of the house has large windows and a cantilevered section overlooking the garden where there is a swimming pool and a gazebo.

fragmented house

AQSO, Xubeihong, facade, metal mesh deployment, grid, stairs, concrete, entrance, patio, atrium, copper building

Xu Beihong foundation

AQSO arquitectos office, anfa residential night view from the main boulevard, the iconic zig-zag skyline is seen with the morning light. The memorable architectural design stands out from the rest of the district

connecting riads

aqso design review, diagrams, hotel, method, process, selection, creativity

the value of unconventional thought

The word innovation has been tossed around back and forth for decades, and the real essence of it has been muddled. Times change, and so do we. Survival is a basic human necessity. We need to adapt to survive. What works perfectly in the past may not work in the present, and even in the […]

AQSO arquitectos office. In the evening, the large living room window illuminates the front garden, from which you can see the white mountains surrounding the house.