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This week: Christian Kerez, Valerio Olgiati, Xxijra Hii, Kart Projects, Studio Tan, Jaccaud Spicher Architects, Heatherwick Studio + MNLA

Before we dive in, we'd like to share some recent updates at Thisispaper+.

① New locations: We’ve expanded our guides with fresh additions to London, Alps and New York City (coming soon) Guides + Weekend Retreat, Concrete Stories and DwellWell Editions.

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In Fairfield, Australia, House K by Kart Projects elegantly negotiates the constraints of a modest suburban block, crafting a single-story family home that privileges both spatial economy and garden preservation.

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In Mouthful of Dirty Copper at Magenta Plains in New York, Rexy Tseng explores painting’s enduring role in an era dominated by AI-generated imagery, using material complexity to examine destruction, transformation, and human presence.

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Christian Kerez’s four car parks in Muharraq, Bahrain transform infrastructure into dynamic public spaces, integrating historic urban fabric with radical structural design and reimagining the role of parking.

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Chalet La Forclaz by Jaccaud Spicher Architects reinterprets local vernacular through its verticality and spatial interplay, bridging historical and modern Alpine architecture in the Val d’Hérens.

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From Thisispaper+ Member: Set against the dramatic sweep of the Itoshima Peninsula—this home carefully designed by Studio Tan, quietly emerges as a sanctuary where nature and nourishment intertwine.

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At Xxijra Hii in London, Morphogenesis emerges as an expansive meditation on transformation—both biological and conceptual.

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Valerio Olgiati’s Pearling Site Museum and Entrance in Muharraq, Bahrain, is more than an architectural intervention—it is a spatial manifesto, articulating the relationship between history, climate, and urbanity.

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Thisispaper Guide to Japan
In a country where simplicity is an art form, our guide explores Japan's modern masterpieces in design, architecture, and wellness. From tranquil spaces to cutting-edge creativity, discover the places that define Japan’s unique blend of the old and the new.

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Little Island by Heatherwick Studio + MNLA transforms a Manhattan pier into a sculptural park suspended above the Hudson, blending architecture, ecology, and performance in a seamless, immersive New York's landscape.