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THE PLAN 162 is the third issue of 2025. The cover features the Pictograma Winery project by Rojkind Arquitectos and AMASA Estudio.
The issue opens with an editorial titled “Building for Poetic Living” by Jennifer Beningfield. As the founder of Openstudio Architects, Beningfield shares her professional experiences with this studio, whose design approach centers on environmental responsibility, enhancing local identity, and prioritizing human well-being.
In the regular Viaggio in Italia column, Valerio Paolo Mosco profiles Gherardi Architetti, a practice founded in 2000 in Treviso by Edoardo Gherardi. The firm is active across urban planning, architecture, industrial design, and boat design.
In his Letter from America column, Raymund Ryan discusses Cannady Hall in Houston, Texas, designed by Karamuk Kuo. This contemporary project combines functionality, sustainability, and contextual sensitivity, while reinterpreting the original masterplan of Rice University to create an innovative, flexible pavilion that invites interaction.
In Paris, Ateliers Jean Nouvel’s latest project, the mixed-use complex Tours Duo, marks a bold departure from the city’s long-standing anti-skyscraper tradition. With its striking twin towers, this project may well herald a new era for Paris by pushing the limits imposed by the city’s historical and religious traditions.
Designed by LDA.iMdA architects, Casa sotto la Nuvola is a contemporary reimagining of the rural house archetype. It merges local tradition, landscape sensitivity, and formal innovation to reinvigorate its historic and natural context, transforming home living into something both poetic and deliberate.
To accommodate growing student numbers, NADAAA has expanded University of Lincoln’s UNL College. This project thoughtfully integrates and enhances the existing buildings, redefining the entire complex through a sustainable and flexible approach that effectively responds to educational needs.
In Bangalore, India, A Threshold’s Stepwell House reimagines traditional Indian living through a contemporary lens. The design merges the façade and interiors into a theatrical, layered space that is firmly rooted in its context by integrating nature, light, historical memory, and community into a unique domestic experience.
Set against the backdrop of Donori, southern Sardinia, the Tenute Maestrale Winery establishes a balance between architecture and nature through an essential, subterranean, and material-driven design. It combines purpose-built winemaking areas with environmental sustainability and a deep connection with its context. The project was the result of collaboration between Spaziozero and X architekten.
The Butterfly development in Vancouver, designed by Revery Architecture, comprises a striking new residential tower with the restoration and expansion of the historic First Baptist Church. The result is an integrated complex that weaves together contemporary architecture, historical memory, and community spirit in a harmonious dialogue between city, nature, and spirituality.
Bolzano’s mixed-use D2 NOI Techpark, designed by Busselli Scherer, is a model of human-centric, sustainable architecture. It brings together natural light, landscape, and technological innovation in flexible spaces for research, work, and social interaction within a dynamic architectural identity that is deeply connected to the regenerated urban fabric.
In Ensenada, Mexico, the Pictograma Winery, designed by Michel Rojkind and AMASA Estudio, stands out for its circular form and seamless integration with the Valle de Guadalupe landscape. The project is a testament to sustainable architecture that promotes the preservation of natural and cultural resources while drawing upon the simplicity of Franciscan design.
Finally, the NAP penthouse, designed by tissellistudioarchitetti in Forlì, merges historical elegance and contemporary comfort to create a welcoming retreat. An innovative design that maximizes light, functionality, and personal well-being, the project pays tribute to the legacy of Palazzo Calboli.
THE PLAN 162, the third issue of 2025, opens with the editorial “Building for Poetic Living” by Jennifer Beningfield. The featured projects include universities, towers, villas, mixed-use buildings, and wineries... Read More
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