Archi-Tectonics

We are thrilled to announce that Archi-Tectonics has been shortlisted for the World Architecture Festival 2026 with our project, Ali Visha Tower // The Crest in Tirana, Albania. Our entry competes in the Future Projects: Residential Category. ⁠
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Located within Tirana’s evolving urban environment, the tower transforms rezoning constraints into a driver for innovation, integrating cascading green terraces, a high-performance envelope, and a responsive climate system to enhance environmental performance, occupant comfort, and urban connectivity. Its layered façade system improves solar control and ventilation while creating elevated social spaces that reconnect residents with nature in a dense city context. ⁠
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See you in Fort Lauderdale from 18 to 20 of November!

We are thrilled to announce that Archi-Tectonics has been shortlisted for the 2026 with our project, Ali Visha Tower // The Crest in Tirana, Albania. Our entry competes in the Future Projects: Residential Category. ⁠
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Located within Tirana’s evolving urban environment, the tower transforms rezoning constraints into a driver for innovation, integrating cascading green terraces, a high-performance envelope, and a responsive climate system to enhance environmental performance, occupant comfort, and urban connectivity. Its layered façade system improves solar control and ventilation while creating elevated social spaces that reconnect residents with nature in a dense city context. ⁠
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See you in Fort Lauderdale from 18 to 20 of November!

“A future that melds nature and architecture, going beyond sustainability by actively contributing to the restoration of natural and human ecosystems.” Winka Dubbeldam

Founder & Partner of Archi-Tectonics. She leads SCI-Arc as Director & CEO, and is Penn’s Architecture Professor Emeritus & former department chair.

The Monsters & Mutants book proposes new relationships between cities, landscapes, and living systems through architecture, infrastructure, and ecological design.

Published by Park Books, and edited by Ben Fehrman-Lee.

“If sustainability teaches us anything, it is that we are part of nature and nature is part of us.” - Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen

Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen is Professor at The Royal Danish Academy School of Architecture. Her research centers on the intersection between architecture and computer science.

Monsters & Mutants examines regenerative futures where architecture, infrastructure, and ecology operate as interconnected systems rather than isolated disciplines.

Published by Park Books, and edited by Ben Fehrman-Lee.

A bold new vision for sustainable living

Archi-Tectonics, in collaboration with Sciame Construction, LLC, introduces the W-House and the Y-House, a modular prefab residential prototype redefining what climate-resilient, high-performance living can be.

Designed as an intelligent living system, the W and the Y-House combines prefabricated construction with advanced building technologies to deliver efficiency, adaptability, and architectural clarity. Luxury and sustainability are not treated as opposites here, but as integrated design drivers for the future of housing.

Key features include:

🌿 Open-air courtyards enhancing natural ventilation and daylight
🏊 Indoor-outdoor living with pools, decks, and green trellises
🌍 Climate-resilient strategies including hurricane-rated glazing, fire resistance, flood protection, rainwater harvesting, and solar-powered cool roofs
⚡ High-performance systems such as radiant floor heating, heat pumps, and advanced thermal and acoustic insulation
🧱 Durable, refined material palettes engineered for longevity and beauty

The W and the Y-House demonstrates how prefabricated architecture can elevate residential design while accelerating more sustainable, resilient ways of living.

A bold new vision for sustainable living

Archi-Tectonics, in collaboration with , introduces the W-House and the Y-House, a modular prefab residential prototype redefining what climate-resilient, high-performance living can be.

Designed as an intelligent living system, the W and the Y-House combines prefabricated construction with advanced building technologies to deliver efficiency, adaptability, and architectural clarity. Luxury and sustainability are not treated as opposites here, but as integrated design drivers for the future of housing.

Key features include:

🌿 Open-air courtyards enhancing natural ventilation and daylight
🏊 Indoor-outdoor living with pools, decks, and green trellises
🌍 Climate-resilient strategies including hurricane-rated glazing, fire resistance, flood protection, rainwater harvesting, and solar-powered cool roofs
⚡ High-performance systems such as radiant floor heating, heat pumps, and advanced thermal and acoustic insulation
🧱 Durable, refined material palettes engineered for longevity and beauty

The W and the Y-House demonstrates how prefabricated architecture can elevate residential design while accelerating more sustainable, resilient ways of living.

“Sustainability is no longer an added layer, but the driver of architectural form itself.”

In a recent interview with The Plan, Winka Dubbeldam reflects on the evolution of Archi-Tectonics over the last 25 years—from experimental digital form-making toward ecological and systemic design methodologies.

The 2023 Asian Games Eco Park established new standards for Hangzhou as a greener, healthier, and more resilient city.

“Rather than abandoning our experimental roots, we sought to absorb sustainability into our core design intelligence.”

Source: The Plan, “For a New Evolutionary Relationship Between Humans and Non-Humans”

MEET THE TEAM

We are happy to announce that Phuchong Yamchomsuan recently joined the Archi-Tectonics NYC LLC team in Los Angeles. He has over ten years of professional experience across Thailand, Singapore, and the United States. His work combines research, technical precision, and a strong interest in human-centered design.

Phuchong holds a 2nd Master of Architecture from SCI-Arc and has contributed to winning competition teams, with work published in architectural design magazines. He has also conducted research at SUTD, strengthening his ability to integrate innovative ideas into technically resolved projects.

Phuchong approaches design with a sensitivity to context, culture, and sustainability, bridging theory and practice across multiple scales.

MEET THE TEAM

We are happy to announce that Phuchong Yamchomsuan recently joined the team in Los Angeles. He has over ten years of professional experience across Thailand, Singapore, and the United States. His work combines research, technical precision, and a strong interest in human-centered design.

Phuchong holds a 2nd Master of Architecture from SCI-Arc and has contributed to winning competition teams, with work published in architectural design magazines. He has also conducted research at SUTD, strengthening his ability to integrate innovative ideas into technically resolved projects.

Phuchong approaches design with a sensitivity to context, culture, and sustainability, bridging theory and practice across multiple scales.