LOT-EK Transforms Humble Cargo Containers into a Retail Oasis
✕ Part of the pleasure of experiencing a LOT-EK building firsthand stems from the craft-like care with which the firm transforms ordinary objects of industrialized…
A Swiss Startup Reinvents Concrete Flooring with Gothic-Inspired Engineering
✕ Imagine fully demountable, prefabricated concrete floors that reduce emissions by two-thirds and are beautiful to boot. This is what Swiss company Vaulted claims to…
A New Generation of Projects Could Reshape the Residential-Construction Market
✕ The construction industry is known for its slim profit margins and erratic market cycles—this despite accounting for $13 trillion in spending worldwide in 2023,…
Sauerbruch Hutton Anchors a Mixed-Use Plot with a Glinting Jewel Box
✕ In 2014, Berlin-based Sauerbruch Hutton won a competition to reenvision the site of the Postscheckamt—a 1970s commercial tower with a sprawling single-story plinth—in the…