Articles by Bianca Valentina Roșescu

The countryside has increasingly been the topic of discussion in recent years. From urban planning and land use zoning, there is an ambiguity of mixed-use structure that often wanders on the edge of regulations. It has brought many chaotic, rough but self-contained miniature spatial patterns. In Zhutian, we try to explore how to regenerate the structures left by the agricultural relics through several projects. Dexing Rice Factory, built in 1942, is the grain bureau for the rural area of ​​Pingtung in southern Taiwan. Once a place for rice storage and for children to play and it has remained the Hakka house (Huo fáng) in everyone’s mind.

Little Manly House is located nearby Little Manly Beach at the base of Manly’s Eastern Hill. The house enjoys oblique views across the street to the harbor to the southwest while the topography rises from the rear yard to the northeast with established trees providing a green sense of enclosure to the rear of the property.

Centered around an existing tree, Jacaranda House offers a robust family home in Adelaide, Australia, that celebrates interaction between the landscape and each other. The clients sought a low-maintenance home designed for entertaining, with abundant access to functional outdoor areas to facilitate an active lifestyle. Additionally, they desired spaces that offer separation while maintaining connection.

Centered around an existing tree, Jacaranda House offers a robust family home in Adelaide, Australia, that celebrates interaction between the landscape and each other. The clients sought a low-maintenance home designed for entertaining, with abundant access to functional outdoor areas to facilitate an active lifestyle. Additionally, they desired spaces that offer separation while maintaining connection.

Centered around an existing tree, Jacaranda House offers a robust family home in Adelaide, Australia, that celebrates interaction between the landscape and each other. The clients sought a low-maintenance home designed for entertaining, with abundant access to functional outdoor areas to facilitate an active lifestyle. Additionally, they desired spaces that offer separation while maintaining connection.

Speehuis is not only unique in its appearance and location but above all, for its very sustainable and healthy design. The energy-neutral design consists virtually entirely of circular and bio-based materials. 

The house at Shelford Road is an exploration of intersections and their response to the distinctiveness of the site. Located at the end of a cul-de-sac with a triangular-shaped plot, the building consists of two dichotomous volumes that respond geometrically to their respective adjacent contexts.