Architecture

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Designer: Hironari Itoi Design: Residential House Tag: Architecture

Hikari Tsuzuraori

Hikari Tsuzuraori is a two storey vacation house located in Kamakura, Japan, near Hasedera Temple. The site is a flag lot surrounded by close neighboring houses, so natural light was limited. The structural core is divided into four parts, placed unevenly to form small gardens and to draw daylight inside. The staggered cores and the alternately folded roof slope create an opening at the top, admitting sunlight by day and offering a view of the stars at night. The lower floor is a quiet Japanese space for meditation, while the upper floor is open and bright for family life.

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Designer: FENG CHENG Design: Commerce and Office Building Tag: Architecture

Wenzhou Vanke Center

Wenzhou Vanke Center is a commercial and office building in Lucheng District, Wenzhou, China. The design applies the idea of a Shan-shui city, bringing traditional Chinese elements such as bamboo, hills, streams and paths into a modern structure. Ceramic plates, aluminium sheets and printed glass form the facade, with a lighting waterfall, stone-shaped steps and aluminium bamboo forms. A waterfront square and large steps link the shops to nearby parks, and trees on the east side reduce noise. A running track on the top floor offers space for exercise and rest.

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Designer: Alexandru Zingaliuc Design: House Tag: Architecture

Miorita

Miorita is a three storey residential building located in Chisinau. The ground level holds commercial spaces, while the two upper levels host three apartment units. An underground parking area is placed below the building. Each level has a different polygonal shape, which gives the building a stacked and rotated appearance. The facade combines dark ceramic granite tiles with bright warm timber cladding on a ventilated system. Sharp angles and cantilevered terraces create a dynamic form within the urban setting.

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Designer: Shanghai Huayuan Industrial Co., Ltd. Design: Residential Tag: Architecture

Expo Village Plot B

Expo Village Plot B is a residential development on the east bank of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. The buildings are arranged around the plot, with six eight-storey blocks along the river to the west and taller blocks of 19 to 22 floors to the east, forming a stepped skyline. The existing urban fabrics and facades of the Shanghai Expo Village are retained. Glass and aluminium panels form modular facades with a light visual effect. Balconies bring in sunlight, fresh air and river views. Planting covers 35 per cent of the site, creating a garden-like community.

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Designer: Zoltan Madosfalvi Design: Hotel Tag: Architecture

Karloca

Karloca is a hotel designed as a conference and wellness centre for business travellers and families. The building has seven levels and a net area of 15,000 square metres, containing a lobby, a bar, a wellness area, a sauna area and guest rooms. Community functions share one large open space, where subtle changes of material mark the boundary of each area. A sculptural mass in the lobby serves as a Turkish cafe and recalls the local history. Raw native materials form the external cladding, and large glass surfaces keep the interiors bright.

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Designer: WEI-CHUN LIN Design: Private House Tag: Architecture

Companionship of Wellbeing

Companionship of Wellbeing is a private house designed for multi-generational living in the suburbs of Taichung, Taiwan. The house extends a building more than forty years old, joining new and old parts into one structure. Flexible and accessible spaces allow caregivers and the people they care for to live under one roof while privacy is kept on each side. Floor height differences of more than one meter were removed indoors and outdoors. Reinforced concrete integrates the walls, beams and columns. A jabuticaba tree in the original courtyard was preserved beside a green lawn.

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Designer: Haobo Wei & Jingsong Xie Design: Exhibition Center Tag: Architecture

A Monument Without Words

A Monument Without Words is a cultural and visitor centre located on the Cuisuba grassland in Guizhou, China. The centre stands on a mountain plateau at an altitude of nearly 2,000 metres, surrounded by highland meadows and mountains. The building form recalls a traditional altar of the Yi people, the local indigenous community, and a system of skylights creates a dialogue with the sky. The structure is built with a concrete frame and uses local sandstone, concrete and stained glass. The three floors serve both visitors and the local community.

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Designer: Petr Franta Design: Double Skin Solar Collector Tag: Architecture

ETFE Membrane Facade

ETFE Membrane Facade is a double skin facade designed for a research and teaching building. The outer skin is formed by welded transparent cushions of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene, three metres wide and up to sixty-two metres long, kept under constant air pressure and installed diagonally on a secondary steel structure with aluminium clamps. The facade cavity acts as a solar collector, and warm air is drawn into the ventilation units, reducing energy use by up to 30 percent. The membrane is cleaned by rainwater and adds acoustic protection from street traffic.

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Designer: Aisha Ameen Design: Residential Beach House Tag: Architecture

Sea Senses

Sea Senses is a beach house located in Kuwait. The design symbolizes the meeting of the desert and the sea, joining dry coarse land with the breeze of the Arabian Gulf. A journey of transformation begins at an entrance gate inspired by the patterns of dry land. Along the property the materials change, the light and greenery increase, and the path ends at the shore. The building mass is clad with sandy stone. A pool courtyard extends through the center of the house and leads to the entertainment area. The living and dining areas offer open views of the beach and the courtyard.

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Designer: Kalbod Studio Design: Knowledge Bridge Tag: Architecture

Esfahan

Esfahan is a pedestrian bridge designed for a site in Isfahan, Iran. The bridge links a technology trade center with a museum garden and serves nearby universities, research institutes and industries. Exhibition halls, central courtyards and resting areas are placed along the route, so the crossing also works as a public space. The form refers to the historic bridges of Isfahan, including the Khajoo bridge. Reflective symmetry is used, so the facade and its image on the river form one complete pattern. The interior spaces are flexible and can host different uses.

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Designer: Svetoslav Stanislavov Design: Residential Building Tag: Architecture

B73 Apartments

B73 is embedded in the context with its innovative look, having high-end material usage and quality in execution. Each floor comprises of a single apartment. B73 is one of the very few buildings in the country using solid surface material and thermoforming for complex 3D shapes. The facade's morphology starts from a surface that is stretched with strategically placed cuts. A discontinuation occurs creating the shape of a swallow bird. A light art installation is placed in the ground floor lobby.

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Designer: Joy Alexandre Harb Design: house Tag: Architecture

Villa Olympea

The Residential Villa in the mountains of Lebanon is integrated with its surrounding nature. Its design consists of 2 L-shaped structures on the ground floor, which interact together to create an internal green patio, visible from all spaces in the house. This concept was thought of in order to avoid having corridors in the house, for aesthetic reasons as well as for avoiding loss of space. A cedar tree was planted in the internal patio,it being the emblem of the country found on the national flag , becoming the heart of the house.

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