Every week, we highlight the FRAME Awards submissions that have received the most attention from our readers and jury. Below are the five most-viewed projects between 14 and 20 June.
Photo: Taiki Fukao
Yawn Yard Kouri Island
Schemata Architects
This coastal lodge was built in Okinawa’s Kouri Island around the concept of tē-gē, or easygoingness in the local dialect (Hotel). The premises are divided into two areas: one is a long, narrow site on the sea side, with an undulating topography; the other is a trapezoidal site, with a difference in elevation. The villa units are functionally positioned along the site so that guests can stay in privacy without worrying about the noise of adjoining guests. By arranging these units differently and covering them with uniquely shaped large roofs, a village-like appearance is realized, and locally-sourced construction materials and furniture were used to cultivate appreciation for the Okinawan culture and landscape.
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Photo: Zooey Braun
Sap Labs Munich Campus
Scope Architekten
SAP Labs Munich reflects the future vision of Science City Garching, one of Europe’s leading research and education hubs (Large Office). Designed as a micro-campus, the building fosters new forms of collaboration and interdisciplinary exchange. Its heart is a five-story atrium – a lively, light-filled space that doubles as a public interface. Featuring terraces, galleries and informal seating zones, it encourages spontaneous encounters and community spirit. With a design placing flexibility as a central value, the campus combines modular construction with removable floors and reconfigurable ceilings for long-term adaptability. The atrium is ‘purposeful and intimate’, and the ’use of various materials adds much needed tactility and layers to the space,’ says Sarika Shetty, jury member and partner at SJK Architects.
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Photo: Owen Raggett
Spotify Tokyo Office
Espo Atelier | De-sign | Spotify Design & Build
Centred around the core concept ‘disrupting the beat, a collaboration of three design teams brings Spotify’s Tokyo office to life (Small Office). The entrance features a hallway with flashing lights programmed to whatever music is playing in that moment. Murals by local artists frame an adaptable stage area, and custom acoustic treatments together with responsive lighting make the listening room a true aural experience. The staff areas are diverse in design to fit all moods: from a quiet Japanese-style room for rest and reflection to a karaoke lounge. ‘It’s music made tangible,’ remarks jury member Peter Meinders, lecturer at Saxion University of Applied Sciences.
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Photo: Cong Lin
CAD Coffee
Dayi Design
A former cement factory located inside a city park is transformed into a relaxed café through adaptive reuse (Bar). The designers aimed to preserve the building’s original structure and patina as much as possible whilst ensuring that the structural restoration would last long-term. With the coffee counter at the centre of the space and a variety of spaces extending out from it, the café is designed to accommodate business meetings, gatherings, quiet reading and personal leisure time. The café includes an outdoor seating area withing a European-style garden, giving visitors plenty of space to enjoy their beverages in solitude. ‘It pulls off effortless cool, yet looks homely and feels warm when it needs to,’ says jury member Jessica Dimcevski, founder and creative director at Blurr Bureau.
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Photo: Tanveer Badal
Cosetta
Studio UNLTD
In another adaptive reuse project for hospitality, Cosetta repurposes a vacant building in a business park for an Italian-inspired eatery (Restaurant). Upon entry, the visitor is met with a modern take on the classic Italian motif of repeating arches and colonnades. Taking advantage of the increased ceiling height over the bar area, the arches create a dramatic spatial moment with an end-view perspective in which the arches seem to repeat infinitely in back-painted glass. At the back bar, the columns of the arches rise up the wall then vault over to delicately drop partially over the counter. Seating, including an outdoor PDR and firepit lounge, feature rust and deep green pillows, extending the colors from the interior to the outside and connecting the aesthetics of the garden to the interior. Finally, corten steel planters border the patio area, creating a sheltered environment.
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