Architecture

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Designer: Michihiro Matsuo Work: Residential House Tag: Architecture

Eternal

Eternal is a residential house built on a sloping site in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The elevation difference is used to place volumes both below and above ground, forming a continuous space from the basement to the upper floors. The basement holds a garage and a hobby room, while the living areas are above the first floor. A large opening on the south side brings in daylight and distant views while limiting sight lines from the street. The structure combines reinforced concrete below ground with large-section laminated timber and metal joints above.

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Designer: Kei Tamai Work: Housing Tag: Architecture

Yokohama Aoba

Yokohama Aoba is a house designed to bring nature back into urban living. The home stands on a pentagonal plot and is arranged around a central courtyard that connects all rooms and opens the interior to the sky. Two stairways begin at the entrance, and the rooms fan out around the courtyard, while a narrow passage links the wings at the rear. The circulation forms a continuous double loop, so each room has its own route and residents can move without crossing paths. Natural light and air flow through the house, reducing energy use.

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Designer: Nobuaki Miyashita Work: Resort Hotel Tag: Architecture

Marina Gold

Marina Gold is a resort hotel located on Mui Ne Beach in southeastern Vietnam. The building rises diagonally from the seventh to the twentieth floor, recalling the form of a cruise ship setting sail. A cantilevered glass-bottom pool extends toward the ocean on the top floor, next to a bar lounge and a restaurant with wide views. The exterior uses gold-finished panels that reflect the sunset light. The structure is reinforced concrete with steel components that support the cantilevered sections. The interiors are finished in wood and marble.

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Designer: Masakatsu Matsuyama Work: Car Dealer Tag: Architecture

Global Crest Kita Omura

Global Crest Kita Omura is a car dealership showroom in Omura, Nagasaki, Japan. The site is a rare flat area of farmland, with Omura Bay to the west and the Tatara Mountains to the east. Three sides of the building are fully glazed, so the surrounding landscape stays visible from inside. A large roof with four meter cantilevered eaves is supported by slim 75 millimeter square steel columns set on a four meter grid. The sheltered outer space is used for vehicle delivery and viewing. The total floor area is 705.68 square meters.

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Designer: NG Architects Work: Educational Building Tag: Architecture

Kindergarten in Vilnius

The Kindergarten in Vilnius blends architecture with nature to inspire children's curiosity and love for the environment. Its dark facade contrasts with the Baltic forest, while large, vertical windows provide immersive views of nature. The hexagonal inner courtyard, lined with local wood, offers a safe, playful learning space. The design prioritizes child centered exploration, sensory engagement, and environmental connection, creating a unique and nurturing learning environment.

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Designer: Viktar Varabei Work: Commercial Building Tag: Architecture

Traeckaja 25

The architectural concept is a modern reinterpretation of the traditional brick building of the Grodno city center, avoiding stylization and a pseudo-historical approach. Despite its modernity, the building is subject to height and other restrictions, and it reacts contextually to the historical past and neighboring buildings. The silhouette of the building is carefully formed taking into account the preservation of the tree located within the boundaries of the site.

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Designer: Happystudio Work: Residential House Tag: Architecture

Terra Cascade

Terra Cascade is a five story detached house built on a hillside in Taipei, Taiwan. The design uses interlocking volumes and rotating balconies to guide natural light and support interaction between floors. Low carbon stone and renewable timber form the layered facade, while steel staircases and reinforced concrete columns provide strength. Inside, flexible rooms and smart glass allow the plan to adapt to multi generational needs. A rooftop terrace offers wide views of the surrounding forest.

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Designer: LINXIN LIU Work: Hotel Tag: Architecture

Misoohi Resort

Misoohi is located in Tangkou Town at the foot of Mount Huang, a major tourist destination. Covering 7 acres with 4,500 square meters of built-up area, it offers a retreat from city life. The striking white facade provides great photo opportunities. With no fixed routines, guests experience surprises at every turn. Designed to contrast with local Huizhou architecture, Misoohi redefines modern tourism by linking with Mount Huang, becoming a must-visit and contributing to local tourism development.

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Designer: Viktar Varabei Work: Office Tag: Architecture

Lumen Cube

Lumen Cube is a commercial development that seamlessly balances business efficiency with a substantial contribution to the urban environment. It creates a bright, creative, and inspiring space for people. The fully glazed central atrium is the main highlight flooded with daylight by day and glowing warmly at night. The dynamic cubic composition with protruding glass volumes gives the building visual lightness and a distinctly modern character. Open green terraces, flexible office layouts, and energy-efficient solutions make Lumen Cube a prime example of modern, comfortable architecture.

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Designer: gad Work: Multifunctional Area Tag: Architecture

International Islands Tourism Conference

International Islands is a conference center located in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, China. The Maritime Silk Road is the main theme of the design. The building form derives from Tang and Song traditions and adopts the classic ratio and pattern of the roof and wall of the Tang Dynasty. Slightly inclined walls follow the traditional method of thick lower pillars and thin upper pillars. White stone at the base contrasts with the natural-color cornice. The spanning form links the mountains with the sea, and an open landscape corridor brings greenery to the city.

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Designer: Quincy Li Work: Display Center Tag: Architecture

West Suburban Elegance

West Suburban Elegance is a display center in Sijing Town, Shanghai, China. Sijing has a history of more than a thousand years, and the design follows the local settlement form to create a rich sequence of spaces. Small scattered volumes echo the surrounding residential texture, while flat and sloped roofs are combined to vary the ceiling height. Corridors, courtyards, water, stone and planting are arranged with traditional garden techniques and a modern architectural language. The building covers a floor area of 600 square meters on a site of 3,300 square meters.

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Designer: Seiwa Corporation Co., Ltd. Work: Collective House Tag: Architecture

Urban Dialogue

Calibrated Coexistence is a pair of residential buildings placed in an urban redevelopment district. The two reinforced concrete structures rise to 32.5 and 43.3 meters and face each other across a new street. The facades are formed by modular screens of milled cedar and polished anodized aluminum, set in three calibrated inclinations. The angled screens moderate light and airflow and balance privacy with open views. Double height partitions at the ground floor carry planting that extends greenery into the streetscape.

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