In this conversation, Mladen Jadrić author of Intimate Spaces, centers on the idea of the house as a Möglichkeitshaus–a House of Possibilities where emptiness is not absence but an active field for human occupation, adaptation, and transformation. Drawing on experiences in East Asia, particularly in China, Japan, and South Korea, Mladen Jadrić references the Korean courtyard as an example of spatial openness: a void capable of hosting diverse forms of life, from family gatherings to moments of environmental engagement. This approach is grounded in a deliberate reduction of architectural authorship. The architect’s role is described as one of “minimum impact,” where design provides a framework that must eventually be relinquished. Over time, spaces evolve independently of their maker, much like a child leaving home, emphasizing architecture as an open-ended process rather than a fixed composition. The reflection situates the family house as a historically significant architectural model, even as its contemporary form shifts under the pressures of urbanization, hybrid domestic-work lifestyles, and expanding...Read More

This conversation with Mladen Jadrić explores how layered spatial “situations” accumulate in architecture without erasing previous traces of lived experience. The reflection frames each house as a palimpsest–an accumulation of overlapping situations written into space over time. Rather than designing static forms or binary conditions, the approach is rooted...Read More

The family house has long been a phenomenon of polarized society. It is often condemned because of the relatively large amount of land it consumes and the amount of traffic...Read More

It may initially seem like a stretch to most people that topics as varied as the collision of ancient tectonic plates; the twelve-thousand-year human inhabitation of a forested region prior...Read More

This conversation with Mladen Jadrić positions craftsmanship as a foundational layer of architectural thinking in contrast to increasingly digital and fast-paced modes of production. Drawing on Notre-Dame de Paris, Mladen...Read More

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This conversation with Mladen Jadrić focuses on how the “view” operates as a fundamental architectural tool, shaping not only space but also perception, rhythm, and lived experience. Drawing from diverse...Read More

This project transforms a former prison watchtower in Hefei into a 24-hour micro-bookstore, reimagining a space of surveillance as one of openness and public engagement. Located within the Hechai 1972...Read More

In this conversation, Mladen Jadrić reflects on the house as a hortus conclusus, a bounded yet permeable field where domestic life and nature continuously negotiate their limits. Across projects in Austin, Ramsau, and Pigerbach, a shared reference emerges: the Mediterranean and oriental house tradition, where the garden is not an addition but the conceptual center of dwelling. This approach reframes architecture as an act of framing nature rather than simply constructing shelter. Referencing Le Corbusier’s reading of Turkish houses and the logic of the Topkapi Saray, Mladen Jadrić describes architecture as an accumulative act that begins with enclosing a garden and gradually...Read More

Located on the site of a former village refuse station, rendered obsolete by updated waste management systems, this project reclaims residual infrastructure to address shifting social conditions. Ongoing urban migration...Read More

The project transforms the former Prodis headquarters within the industrial ensemble of Vapor Cortès into a more open and socially integrated facility, with a particular focus on the daily experience...Read More

The Tossa de Montbui Castle is located at 620 m above sea level on a hill in the southwestern sector of the city of Igualada. Since medieval times, it has...Read More

The site is located on the suburban edge of Kunshan High-Tech Zone, within an area planned as an industrial park. When first visited, the area was still largely vacant land....Read More

In this conversation, architect, researcher, and educator Paolo Cascone, and contributor Maddalena Laddaga reflects on the ideas and practices developed in his book African Fabbers Atlas: Manual of Synthetic Vernacular...Read More

The Floating Pavilion is a small public structure embedded in the terraced tea landscapes of Songyang County, Zhejiang Province. Positioned within an active agricultural terrain, it is conceived as both...Read More

Located on the western shore of Taihu Lake, Shangsi’an Village is crossed by the Si’antang Creek. A historic stone bridge connects the two sides of the creek, and nearby lies...Read More

Youth Commons reactivates a neglected rooftop platform in Songyang County into a shared civic commons for residents of a subsidised youth housing complex. Previously abandoned and lacking infrastructure, the site...Read More

The San Carlos de Apoquindo Stadium, currently known as Claro Arena, was officially inaugurated on September 4, 1988. Located in the Las Condes district of Santiago, Chile, the stadium sits...Read More

In this conversation, architect, researcher, and educator Paolo Cascone, and contributor Maddalena Laddaga reflects on the ideas and practices developed in his book African Fabbers Atlas: Manual of Synthetic Vernacular...Read More