THINK TANK completes the redevelopment of Kinshasa's historic Zando Central Market in Congo, into a climate-responsive civic infrastructure designed to accommodate 20,000 vendors, nearly six times its original capacity. Once conceived for just 3,500 traders, the 1970s-era market had become dangerously overcrowded, unsanitary, and structurally exhausted. Located in the heart of the Congolese capital, the new 80,500-square-meter complex replaces the former building with a covered yet porous commercial environment that integrates retail, logistics, cold storage, food courts,
Conceived for a young couple with two children leaving behind a cramped, compartmentalized apartment, the project offers generous light, direct outdoor connection, and the ability for the house to evolve with changing family life. Built almost entirely within the limits of a narrow, deep plot, the house forms a protective brick perimeter around two inner patios, described by the architects as 'lungs', an organizational strategy that gives the family privacy,
With the design of its project, Solum, the architects at Leinemann | Ortiz form draw from the self-ventilating structure of termite mounds. A tall central atrium functions as a shaded chimney, channeling air to enhance cross-ventilation and reduce heat gain. This passive system creates a cooler microclimate, encouraging people to spend time outdoors even in Cuiabá's intense heat. The building employs a hybrid construction of cross-laminated timber and concrete, reducing embodied carbon while maintaining structural efficiency.
In the desert landscapes of Baja California Sur, , Canyon Market & Offices stand as both an amenity and an anchor, serving as the main administrative building for a family club. The design, created in collaboration between MEDEZA (led by Francisco Parra) and the Querencia Design Center and Construction, embraces the clarity of a modular column-and-beam system free of bearings walls, drawing inspiration from Le Corbusier's Maison Domino.