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Volcano Visitor Center Exhibition

Haisheng Xu Exhibition Architecture

Volcano Visitor Center

Volcano Visitor Center is a visitor center in Iceland that presents geological, historical, and cultural information about Icelandic volcanoes. The building covers 7,300 square feet and is set into the volcanic terrain, joining subterranean spaces with a sculpted roofscape. The material palette is simple, consisting of concrete, metal, and glass, with a green roof designed to support local plants. Parametric design tools shaped the curved form while keeping a rational geometry. Circulation guides visitors to experience the horizon, the land, and nature.

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Tiangang Art Center Gallery

Syn Architects Gallery Architecture

Tiangang Art Center

Tiangang Art Center is a renovated building in Baoding that houses art galleries, a hotel and catering services. The project covers 2586.95 square meters and reuses an original semi-circular concrete frame structure that had been left unused. The main body is coated with white granular paint to keep the color pure, giving the clean geometric form the look of a large object that catches sunlight. A curved skylight spreads even daylight through the main spaces, creating changing light and shadow during the day. The center serves as a gathering place for artists and art events.

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37 Interactive Entertainment HQ Highrise Building

Guowei Zhang Highrise Building Architecture

37 Interactive Entertainment HQ

37 Interactive Entertainment HQ is a high-rise headquarters building in China. Modules are used across the plan and the elevation, which reduces construction time and cost while keeping the quality of the work. Office modules, conference modules and event modules are arranged within a standard rectangular space, and their number and position can be changed on typical floors. A modular facade system responds to the climate of the Lingnan region. The shading pattern is denser on the east side than on the west, so natural light is kept while solar radiation and energy use are reduced.

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Ji Xiang Dao Sales Centre

Wey-Duan Luo, Tzu-Ping Chan Sales Centre Architecture

Ji Xiang Dao

Ji Xiang Dao is a mixed use sales centre in Taipei, Taiwan. The building works as a small scale department store, combining dining, retail, entertainment and cultural events. The original structure was preserved and given new commercial functions. An expanded metal mesh facade and double layer walls soften the mass of the building and balance transparency and solidity. A central courtyard and clear pathways guide visitors and link indoor and outdoor areas. The two floor building uses a steel frame and has a total floor area of 2,670 square meters.

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Skyboat Cafe and WalkOn Glass

XinY Cafe and WalkOn Glass Architecture

Skyboat

Skyboat is a two-storey building set above a 613 metre deep sinkhole in Leye, China. Hotel rooms are placed on the ground floor, a cafe on the first floor and a viewing platform on the roof. The platform includes a walk-on glass floor measuring 10 by 12.5 metres. The building spans the narrow passageway at the top of the sinkhole and cantilevers 34 metres and 22 metres to each side of the mountain ridge. A low centre of gravity allows the structure to balance itself. Only five supports are used, which limits damage to the local plants.

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Nanning Tanjing Display Center

Quincy Li Display Center Architecture

Nanning Tanjing

Nanning Tanjing is a display center located in Nanning, China. The building group is integrated with the surrounding landscape. Curves drawn from local mountain and water forms shape the facade, and rock slices are stacked into spreading curves at the main entrance. The complex includes an entrance square, landscape steps, an art corridor, a semi-outdoor swimming pool and a health technology clubhouse. A tandem circulation route guides visitors through the spaces and reduces crowding. Open courtyards return public space to the city.

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Osmosis Tourists Center

Changsong Li, Cen Shen Tourists Center Architecture

Osmosis

Osmosis is a tourism and education center located in El Paso, Texas. The design is inspired by the geometry of a dry pond in the arid regional landscape. Organic surfaces are translated into ruled conical geometries, so the undulating roof can be built with straight steel beams and modular panels. Concealed gutters within the roof edges collect rainwater. Heavy rammed earth walls are combined with full height glass walls. The porous layout is arranged around a central courtyard, connecting visitors with the surrounding terrain.

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Villa Fortuna Private Residence

S.A.I.T. Studio Private Residence Architecture

Villa Fortuna

Villa Fortuna is a comprehensive coastal renovation project that transforms an existing residence in Kas, Antalya through precise structural intervention and strategic level manipulation. The design elevates the main living space while lowering the terrace to strengthen the relationship between interior, pool and shoreline. Independent guest suites are positioned using the natural topography to maintain privacy and sea views. The use of locally sourced Kas stone and integrated outdoor living areas creates a resilient Mediterranean dwelling that responds sensitively to its coastal context.

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Arc V House

Seiji Takahashi House Architecture

Arc V

Arc V is a house designed for two generations of one family at the foot of a hill with ancient burial mounds and castle ruins. The residence is formed by two independent white volumes placed in a symmetrical V shaped arrangement. The geometry directs the view toward the historical hillside. A central void between the volumes works as a courtyard and a shared approach, giving privacy to each household while keeping a visual connection. Black metal and exposed concrete mark the entrance. A shared family room joins the two wings.

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Kaiserstrasse Residential Building

Nicholas Alencar Residential Building Architecture

Kaiserstrasse

Kaiserstrasse is a seven unit residential building in Blumenau, Brazil, that redefines urban living by merging the privacy of a house with the advantages of vertical housing. Each full floor apartment opens to expansive terraces, private pools, and integrated planters, transforming the facade into a vertical garden. The open ground floor invites interaction with the city, while the communal rooftop offers shared leisure and panoramic views, balancing privacy, community, and sustainability.

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Liao Liao One Cup Cafe

Zhijiang Shan Cafe Architecture

Liao Liao One Cup

Liao Liao One Cup is a single-story cafe pavilion built next to the Luoyang Museum in Luoyang, China. The building applies passive house principles to reduce the need for mechanical cooling. An undulating roofline, inspired by the ancient Luo River, draws air through the open-plan interior and forms the main architectural feature. Weathered Corten steel and mirror-polished stainless steel clad the exposed steel frame, removing the need for added finishes. A raw stone ceiling provides thermal mass, and floor-to-ceiling glazing brings in daylight.

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House in Mise Private Home

Tomomi Omachi Private Home Architecture

House in Mise

House In Mise is a renovation of a traditional Japanese rural residence located in a river valley in Mitsuse, Saga Prefecture. The project restores the spatial clarity of the original timber structure while reconnecting daily life with the surrounding forest and flowing water. Carefully positioned openings, deep eaves, and layered transitional spaces allow light, shadow, and seasonal change to shape the interior environment. Locally sourced materials including cedar, hinoki cypress, reed, granite, and handcrafted shoji reinforce climatic compatibility and material authenticity.

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