The 12 Most Influential Buildings of 2019

From underwater restaurants to modest single-family homes, these are the biggest hits of 2019 according to ArchDaily.

The Twist by Bjarke Ingels Group is a museum that hovers over the Randselva River, adding a second, spectacular water crossing to Norway’s Kistefos sculpture park. Visitors can wander through the bridge’s shifting volumes, peering out at the forested landscape through a full-width glass wall that twists upwards as one moves from North to South across the river. Aluminum panels stack like a fan to create a mesmerizing spiraling effect.

Each year, architectural news website ArchDaily compiles a list of buildings around the world that made waves and turned heads. Their top picks for 2019 include a mind-bending museum that spirals over a river, an Indonesian restaurant filled with hovering logs, and a tiered rooftop garden in Vietnam where a married couple harvest vegetables. Read on for the year’s most innovative, stunning, and wildly influential projects.

1. Kambra by Lucija Penko + Medprostor d.o.o.

Location: Trieste, Slovenia

Once home to a cow named Sivk—Lavender, in English—a refurbished barn is now a homestead on a hill above the Slovenian city of Trieste. The updated structure retains many of its original elements, like stone window and door frames, oak roof beams, and a time-worn facade. Across the garden, a new single-story in-law unit in iron and concrete supplements the existing structure. In time, and as the garden grows, the project will age into the landscape—with the patinated barn from yore melding old and new against the Mediterranean landscape.

Once home to a cow named Sivk—Lavender, in English—a refurbished barn is now a homestead on a hill above the Slovenian city of Trieste. The updated structure retains many of its original elements, like stone window and door frames, oak roof beams, and a time-worn facade. Across the garden, a new single-story in-law unit in iron and concrete supplements the existing structure. In time, and as the garden grows, the project will age into the landscape—with the patinated barn from yore melding old and new against the Mediterranean landscape.

Photo by Janez Marolt

2. 911-Villa by VACO Design

Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Inspired by Villa Savoye, 911-Villa in Ho Chi Minh City is essentially a steel box resting on columns, with an emphasis on providing plenty of space for the owner’s extensive car collection. A central courtyard fills the home with natural light and ventilation and sets the tone for the residence’s interior. The ground floor is completely open, providing visual connections to the entire site, and the functional space opens directly to the courtyard and surrounding landscape for unhindered views of the owner’s automobiles. The design is an exercise in Vietnamese tradition, where materials are thinly layered and strategically balanced through each corridor, awning, and hallway. In a region where both sunlight and rain are plentiful, the home celebrates humankind’s connection to nature.

Inspired by Villa Savoye, 911-Villa in Ho Chi Minh City is essentially a steel box resting on columns, with an emphasis on providing plenty of space for the owner’s extensive car collection. A central courtyard fills the home with natural light and ventilation and sets the tone for the residence’s interior. The ground floor is completely open, providing visual connections to the entire site, and the functional space opens directly to the courtyard and surrounding landscape for unhindered views of the owner’s automobiles. The design is an exercise in Vietnamese tradition, where materials are thinly layered and strategically balanced through each corridor, awning, and hallway. In a region where both sunlight and rain are plentiful, the home celebrates humankind’s connection to nature.

Photo by Quang Dam

3. Under by Snøhetta

Location: Båly, Norway

At Under, a Snøhetta-designed restaurant balanced on the Norwegian coast, guests dine 16 feet below the ocean’s surface. The tilted concrete tube gives the impression that it’s sliding into the sea.

At Under, a Snøhetta-designed restaurant balanced on the Norwegian coast, guests dine 16 feet below the ocean’s surface. The tilted concrete tube gives the impression that it’s sliding into the sea. "The idea was to make a tube that would bring people from above sea level down under the sea," lead architect Rune Grasdal told Dezeen. "That transition is easy to understand, but it’s also the most effective way to do it. It also feels secure, but you don’t feel trapped." The angle was also designed with the building’s aquatic neighbors in mind. Over time the structure will become part of its environment, acting as an artificial reef. Marine research tools like cameras have been installed outside the restaurant to help scientists learn about the population, behavior, and diversity of the species living in this part of the North Atlantic.

Photo: Snøhetta

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