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THE PLAN 169 is the second issue of 2026. The cover features Kootenay Cabin by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects in Golden, British Columbia, Canada.
In the editorial “My Experiments with Ferrocement Technology,” architect Anupama Kundoo describes how her work with ferrocement and natural materials led to sustainable, low-cost, and participatory architectural solutions. These strategies reduce environmental impact while elevating the human role in the construction of the built environment.
In his Highlights column, Michael Webb examines the new Sydney Fish Market by 3XN GXN, BVN Architecture, and Aspect Studios. The project is a sustainable, accessible landmark that integrates commercial, social, and educational functions while improving the site’s urban connectivity.
In the Letter from India column, Durganand Balsavar profiles House with Multiple Courtyards by RMA Architects. Inspired by local tradition, the residence uses a sequence of courtyards and porous spaces to integrate domestic life with nature and the climate, creating an intimate, flexible, and sustainable environment.
Located in Golden, Canada, Kootenay Cabin by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects is a landscape-integrated residence. Through its “XYZ” organization and minimalist language, the project resolves form, function, and nature in a balance of monumentality, restraint, and contextual adaptation.
Yaw House was designed by KWK Promes. Through a dynamic formal gesture inspired by “yaw,” the residence balances privacy and site adaptation with an innovative architectural language that merges local tradition with the surrounding landscape.
Emigration House, a residential project by PBLC, uses geometry as a design strategy to adapt to the constraints of its mountainous site. The result is a complex, perceptually dynamic space that complements the landscape without overpowering it.
In Cesena, Italy, Tree House by Piraccini+Potente Architettura sits as an outpost within the landscape. The project balances shelter and openness, blending vernacular cues with a fairytale quality to connect with its natural surroundings.
In Ahmedabad, Chikoo House by Studio Sangath reflects India’s contemporary transformation. The design integrates family history and nature with spatial innovation, emphasizing the relationship between interior and exterior and the continuity between past and future.
In Pittwater, Australia, Morning Bay House by Casey Brown Architecture is a self-sufficient residence. Through sustainable strategies and a deliberate relationship with the landscape, the project balances the roles of shelter and lookout, merging interior and exterior in a tension between protection and connection.
In Alassio, Italy, Residenza Bianca and Residenza Nera by Startup Architettura form an architectural diptych. While sharing a commitment to sustainability and residential quality, the two structures establish a contrast in form, material, and color that responds to the Ligurian landscape.
In Ocean Springs, Shearwater House by Tom Kundig turns flood and storm risks into design opportunities. The resulting elevated residence is both resilient and sustainable, integrating with the landscape through passive strategies tailored to the local climate.
In Iporanga, Brazil, Biribinhas House by Studio MK27 is fluid, transparent architecture that embraces the subtropical climate and its relationship with the landscape. The design combines lightness and solidity, maintaining a constant connection between interior and exterior, light and materials.
THE PLAN 169, the second issue of 2026, opens with the editorial “My Experiments with Ferrocement Technology” by Anupama Kundoo and features a special section dedicated to signature residential architecture... Read More
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