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CR Land Luyang MiXC Retail

Aico Ltd Retail Architecture

CR Land Luyang MiXC

CR Land Luyang MiXC is a shopping mall in Hefei, China. The building holds more than 220 tenants within a gross floor area of 76,115 square metres. A looped retail circulation route is arranged inside the 75 metre depth of the floor plan, giving visitors a varied shopping route. A sky sports park sits on the roof, with a cantilevered running track built from a long span steel structure and a transparent floor above the track. Green spaces are placed on every level to link indoor and outdoor areas. Metal fins cover the main curved facade.

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Daihatsu Auto Repair Shop

SHUNSUKE OHE Auto Repair Shop Architecture

Daihatsu

The outline of the building has no edges and is designed with a futuristic and dynamism, pursuing a curvaceous beauty. The exterior and interior are both white for the base color, with wood and gray accents, and the number of colors has been reduced to the bare minimum, with the red and white brand logo effectively placed there. The main character of the building is the car, and the design is intended to make the car stand out. The building has two uses, one is a maintenance shop and another is a showroom for displaying cars.

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Soki Atami Hotel

Daisuke Takamiya Hotel Architecture

Soki Atami

Soki Atami is a hot spring luxury hotel located in Atami, a coastal resort town in Shizuoka, known as one of the earliest hot spring retreats in Japan. This project aims to revise the way of hot springs accommodation in a Ryokan more adaptable for the current lifestyle and to rediscover the charm of the region by creating connections between guests and local’s rich nature, culture, and people. All rooms come complete with a personal hot spring, while other facilities include a public onsen, a restaurant with a garden, and a top floor Tea Salon & Bar overlooking Atami Bay.

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Solar Veloroute Multifunctional Photovoltaic Structure

Peter Kuczia Multifunctional Photovoltaic Structure Architecture

Solar Veloroute

The idea of covering the bicycle routes with "Veloroutes" - the aesthetic, electricity generating photovoltaic canopies and transforming them into attractive landscape structures is not only sustainable, but creates a kind of sculptural variety that becomes an architectural symbol for the change from gas-powered cars to more sustainable ways of mobility. Just one Kilometer of the “Veloroute” could provide around 2000 MWh of electricity and could power 750 households or provide electricity for more than 1.000 electric cars driving 11.000 Kilometers per year.

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Pixel Residential Building

The Grid Architects Residential Building Architecture

Pixel

Pixelhouse is a residential building designed as the home of an extended family in Ahmedabad, India. The design balances the need for privacy with shared family life across three floors. Offsets and stacked volumes create a stepped form with sheltered balconies and planted terraces that also serve as outdoor gathering areas. A central atrium staircase is lit by a skylight, and every bathroom receives daylight from above. Wood, stone, exposed brick and concrete provide thermal mass, while rainwater harvesting, solar panels and double glazing reduce energy use.

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Escape House

Hohyun Park/Hyunjoo Kim/Seonggon Cho House Architecture

Escape

Escape House is an unusual and unexpected concrete house in the typical town. The meaning of the Escape house is ambiguous. It has monolithic and close form on the street side while the open view to the woods.. ‘E’ means different. The house makes different scenery in the town, and the skip floor structure makes various space experience and dramatic views such as a panoramic woods view from the living room. Escape House is our final destination of escaping from ordinary daily life,

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Collective Ground Residential Complex

Yiying Tang Residential Complex Architecture

Collective Ground

Collective Ground is a residential complex designed for a housing community in Senri New Town, Osaka, Japan. Rentable spaces are introduced within both public areas and individual units. The ground floor holds commercial spaces for rent, with curved landscapes and pocket parks for residents and visitors. The second to fourth floors contain rented offices, amenity spaces and units with independent rooms, while the fifth to ninth floors hold typical units. Load-bearing concrete and glass curtains create a column-free commercial level, and steel supports the upper floors.

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Sky Jade Residence

Golden Jade Residence Architecture

Sky Jade

Sky Jade is a 24-story residential building in Taichung City, Taiwan. The design prioritizes green space instead of maximizing building coverage, and greenery is shown on the facade. A glass curtain wall inclined at 7 degrees gives a faceted appearance similar to a cut gemstone, so each facade looks different as sunlight and weather change. A sky garden is placed every three floors. Digital parametric modelling was used to simulate climate, daylight, energy use and structure, supporting a low-carbon design that suits the natural setting.

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Shamim Polymer Factory

Davood Boroojeni Factory Architecture

Shamim Polymer

The plant needs to maintain three programs including production facility and lab and office. The lack of defined functional programs in these types of projects is the reasons for their unpleasant spatial quality. This project seeks to solve this problem by utilizing circulation elements to divide unrelated programs. The design of the building revolves around two void spaces. These void spaces create the opportunity for separating functionally unrelated spaces. At the same time acts as a middle courtyard where every part of the building is connected with each other.

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Fillet House Residential

Kee Yen Lim Residential Architecture

Fillet House

The idea was to maximise the corner lot building plinth using rounded corners or rounded edges, the filleted streamlined form in response to the tropics, designated programmes and its neighbourhood. Viewing the building from the street level, a staggered filleted mass was elevated vigorously from its surrounding. The palettes of materials combined the white, black, and grey curved solid planes with touches of timber and transparency of glasses, streamlining a form which is manly standing out within its neighbourhood.

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Hacienda Summer House

Hany Saad Summer House Architecture

Hacienda

Hacienda is a summer house built in North Coast, Egypt. The house is surrounded by water on all sides to create an island-like setting. The interiors recall life on a lavish boat, and each room is given a distinct character. Neutral and white tones form the base of the contemporary interiors, accented by bold and bright colors such as red in selected furniture pieces. Wood, copper and marble are the main materials, and copper details highlight the inner design. A terrace, a passageway and a landscape in shades of blue support a calm atmosphere around the pool area.

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Field of Uncertainty Museum

xuechen chen Museum Architecture

Field of Uncertainty

The Museum of the Uncertainty, at La Brea Tar Pits in LA, blends excavation, discovery, and preservation in a captivating tribute to the site's rich history. The design seamlessly integrates existing tar, serving as a dual-purpose display and active excavation site. This fusion of modern and prehistoric elements visually narrates the site's history, enticing visitors to explore hidden enigmas. With a dynamic, immersive experience, the project fosters conversations and encourages exploration, making it a compelling addition to La Brea Tar Pits.

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