{"id":20248,"date":"2019-11-15T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/architizer.wpengine.com\/strong-geometry-circles-in-architecture\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T04:31:33","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T08:31:33","slug":"strong-geometry-circles-in-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/collections\/strong-geometry-circles-in-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"A Modern History of Circles in Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architects: Showcase your next project through <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architizer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/architizer\/newslettersubscribe\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inspirational newsletter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Some of today\u2019s buildings are bewildering in their technological innovations. From <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/gehry-partners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frank Gehry<\/a>\u2019s undulating fa\u00e7ades to <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/zaha-hadid-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zaha Hadid<\/a>\u2019s swooping structures, modern engineering has allowed architecture to transcend tradition. Complex structures and gestures aside, there\u2019s something to be said about the elegance of bold, basic geometry.<\/p>\n<p>After all, the Ancient Greeks built entire empires on the principles of geometry and proportion of basic shapes such as the triangle. This chronological collection of projects charts the recent history of circles in architecture, exploring how the shape can lend projects their identity, add an element of surprise or play a role in a larger system of strong geometries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14709297513241972_01.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14709297513241972_01.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14709297513241972_01.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14709297513241972_01.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14709297513241972_01.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14709297513241972_01.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14709297513281972_05.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14709297513281972_05.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14709297513281972_05.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14709297513281972_05.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14709297513281972_05.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14709297513281972_05.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/interiorator.com\/omg-30-night-tokyos-nakagin-capsule-tower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Interiorator<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kisho.co.jp\/page\/209.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nakagin Capsule Tower<\/a> <\/b>by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kisho.co.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kisho Kurokawa<\/a>, Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan<\/p>\n<p>The circular window and modular design gives this icon of the Japanese Metabolist movement its distinctive, easily recognizable appearance. Each capsule features a centrally placed window that illuminates each modular space.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1455826938737tumblr_lxlkgr6G3k1qat99uo1_r1_1280.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1455826938737tumblr_lxlkgr6G3k1qat99uo1_r1_1280.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1455826938737tumblr_lxlkgr6G3k1qat99uo1_r1_1280.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1455826938737tumblr_lxlkgr6G3k1qat99uo1_r1_1280.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1455826938737tumblr_lxlkgr6G3k1qat99uo1_r1_1280.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1455826938737tumblr_lxlkgr6G3k1qat99uo1_r1_1280.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/architectureblog.tumblr.com\/post\/16183584206\/subtilitas-louis-kahn-phillips-exeter-academy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Architecture Blog<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Phillips Exeter Academy Library<\/b> by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/the-monumental-modernism-of-louis-kahn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louis Kahn<\/a>, Exeter, N.H., United States<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s practically illegal to talk about strong geometry in architecture and not mention Louis Kahn. The architect\u2019s monumental buildings are iconic in their use of circular, square and triangular motifs. This library\u2019s dramatic atrium features enormous circular openings that offer views into the book stacks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1470772915606scarpa2.jpeg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1470772915606scarpa2.jpeg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1470772915606scarpa2.jpeg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1470772915606scarpa2.jpeg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1470772915606scarpa2.jpeg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1470772915606scarpa2.jpeg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cadememi.it\/itinerari\/carlo-scarpa-tomba-brion-il-cemento-nobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cadememi<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1470772915609scarpaa.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1470772915609scarpaa.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1470772915609scarpaa.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1470772915609scarpaa.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1470772915609scarpaa.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1470772915609scarpaa.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/22fiaschi\/15000411642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flickr<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.phaidon.com\/agenda\/architecture\/articles\/2013\/december\/23\/carlo-scarpas-cemetery-for-brionvega-boss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Brion Cemetery<\/b><\/a> by Carlo Scarpa, San Vito d&#8217;Altivole, Italy<\/p>\n<p>Scarpa\u2019s remarkable cemetery outside of Venice demonstrates the modernist Italian architect\u2019s intimate knowledge of and respect for raw materials. His interest in geometry and the interplay between positive and negative space is evident throughout this mysterious space that feels at once ancient and modern. Two intersecting circles make up the \u201cviewing device\u201d in the pavilion of meditation, forming the <i>vesica piscis<\/i> motif featured in both Christian art and Euclidian geometry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14709216029691600.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14709216029691600.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14709216029691600.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14709216029691600.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14709216029691600.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14709216029691600.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Photography by Hans Werlemann, via <a href=\"http:\/\/oma.eu\/projects\/maison-a-bordeaux\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OMA<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1470922561509full_screen_1558h_100_rev.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1470922561509full_screen_1558h_100_rev.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1470922561509full_screen_1558h_100_rev.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1470922561509full_screen_1558h_100_rev.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1470922561509full_screen_1558h_100_rev.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1470922561509full_screen_1558h_100_rev.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harvarddesignmagazine.org\/issues\/5\/rockbottom-villa-by-oma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harvard Design Magazine<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1470922811018cq5dam.web.1280.1280-1.jpeg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1470922811018cq5dam.web.1280.1280-1.jpeg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1470922811018cq5dam.web.1280.1280-1.jpeg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1470922811018cq5dam.web.1280.1280-1.jpeg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1470922811018cq5dam.web.1280.1280-1.jpeg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1470922811018cq5dam.web.1280.1280-1.jpeg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.domusweb.it\/en\/architecture\/2013\/03\/25\/maison-a-bordeaux-a-textile-revisitation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">domusweb<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oma.eu\/projects\/maison-a-bordeaux\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Maison \u00e0 Bordeaux<\/b><\/a> <b><\/b>by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/oma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OMA<\/a>, Bordeaux, France<\/p>\n<p>This unusual, machine-like home by OMA is conceived as not one house but three houses on top of each other. A cut-out circle motif recurs throughout the house in different expressions. A port hole window from the bedroom looks out onto the landscape. A similar form is cut into the stone on the exterior property wall. Smaller circular windows permeate one fa\u00e7ade, and a final one is a part of the large movable curtain wall.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56218 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/306d3ee6.jpg\" alt=\"circles in architecture\" width=\"2900\" height=\"2175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/306d3ee6.jpg 2900w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/306d3ee6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/306d3ee6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/306d3ee6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/306d3ee6-66x50.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2900px) 100vw, 2900px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/282011\/8059a770.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/282011\/8059a770.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/282011\/8059a770.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/282011\/8059a770.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/282011\/8059a770.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/282011\/8059a770.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Philippe Stuebi Architekten\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Philippe Stuebi Architekten<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/282011\/88de8068.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/282011\/88de8068.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/282011\/88de8068.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/282011\/88de8068.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/282011\/88de8068.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/282011\/88de8068.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Philippe Stuebi Architekten\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Philippe Stuebi Architekten<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/o-house1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">O House<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/philippe-stuebi-architekten\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philippe Stuebi Architekten<\/a>, Lucerne, Switzerland<\/p>\n<p>This sculptural villa\u2019s white concrete fa\u00e7ade is defined by its large, repeated circular openings. These large windows frame the view out into the house\u2019s lush surroundings in an unusual way. The circular patterning is repeated at a smaller scale as a brise-soleil on the opposite side of the O House, providing shade and privacy for the residents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1468007127656reimagined-factory-joanne-chen-bartlett-graduate-shows-2016-william-morris_dezeen_sqb.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1468007127656reimagined-factory-joanne-chen-bartlett-graduate-shows-2016-william-morris_dezeen_sqb.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1468007127656reimagined-factory-joanne-chen-bartlett-graduate-shows-2016-william-morris_dezeen_sqb.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1468007127656reimagined-factory-joanne-chen-bartlett-graduate-shows-2016-william-morris_dezeen_sqb.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1468007127656reimagined-factory-joanne-chen-bartlett-graduate-shows-2016-william-morris_dezeen_sqb.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1468007127656reimagined-factory-joanne-chen-bartlett-graduate-shows-2016-william-morris_dezeen_sqb.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/an-artisans-dream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Artisan\u2019s Factory<\/b><\/a> by Joanne Chen, London, United Kingdom<\/p>\n<p>Architecture student Joanne Chen designed this factory for artisans as part of her Master\u2019s program at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bartlett School of Architecture<\/a> in London. Its circular entryway quotes that of Scarpa\u2019s Brion Cemetery, whose beauty fittingly lies in its attention to detail and craftsmanship. The rest of the project demonstrates a reverence for the glint of brass and luster of marble which are put to use as other bold geometric forms throughout this stunning factory.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1466838020975yk17_C7A5101.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1466838020975yk17_C7A5101.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1466838020975yk17_C7A5101.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1466838020975yk17_C7A5101.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1466838020975yk17_C7A5101.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1466838020975yk17_C7A5101.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Yohei Sasakura\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Yohei Sasakura<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1466838039101yk18_C7A5065.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1466838039101yk18_C7A5065.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1466838039101yk18_C7A5065.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1466838039101yk18_C7A5065.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1466838039101yk18_C7A5065.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1466838039101yk18_C7A5065.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Yohei Sasakura\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Yohei Sasakura<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/house-in-the-top-of-the-mountain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>House in the top of a mountain<\/b><\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/kenji-hashimoto-architecture-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kenji Hashimoto Architecture<\/a>, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan<\/p>\n<p>This house is filled with a number of fragments of circles that make arcing gestures, from the roof to the curve of the interior spiral staircase railing. After building up our interest in curves, the architect delivers a full circle, cutting it into the white stucco wall and creating a connection between other strong geometries: squares are found in both the window and the perfectly sharp staircase steps.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1467603603635Binder2_Page_16.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1467603603635Binder2_Page_16.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1467603603635Binder2_Page_16.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1467603603635Binder2_Page_16.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1467603603635Binder2_Page_16.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1467603603635Binder2_Page_16.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 QNA Architecture Lab\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 QNA Architecture Lab<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1467603607813Binder2_Page_27.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1467603607813Binder2_Page_27.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1467603607813Binder2_Page_27.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1467603607813Binder2_Page_27.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1467603607813Binder2_Page_27.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1467603607813Binder2_Page_27.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 QNA Architecture Lab\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 QNA Architecture Lab<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/what-a-salad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What A Salad<\/a> <\/b>by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/qna-architecture-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">QNA Architecture Lab<\/a>, Seoul, South Korea<\/p>\n<p>Who knew a salad restaurant could have such a striking interior design? This high-end restaurant features a back room that is accessed via an elegant oak-clad circular entryway. Its roundedness complements the geometric pattern of the grid of the glowing ceiling that runs through the space.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architects: Showcase your next project through <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architizer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/architizer\/newslettersubscribe\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inspirational newsletter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s something to be said about the elegance of bold, basic 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