Architecture

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Designer: Hatsuo Morimoto Work: House Tag: Architecture

Lap and Wrap

Lap and Wrap is a single-story house built on a sloping urban site. The retaining wall and the building foundation are combined into one structure, so a larger part of the land is returned to the courtyard. The foundation is slanted rather than vertical, which gives the concrete a clear expression. The outer wall overlaps like a stratum and wraps around the house in a continuous band. No windows face the road. On the garden side, many windows and wide eaves form an intermediate area that joins inside and outside.

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Designer: Ziye Wu Work: Renovation Tag: Architecture

Sun Shed

Sun Shed is the renovation of an agricultural shed into a banquet hall on an ecological farm in Jiangsu, China. The layout replaces the common middle-axis plan with a circular arrangement that radiates from a central stage, so guests are seated without primary and secondary positions. Twelve tree-shaped columns woven from yellow-brown bamboo hide the original steel pillars and form a forest within the hall. Yew seedlings grown on the farm surround the space. The renovated hall also hosts meetings, performances and other social events.

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Designer: Tengyuan Design Work: Public Welfare Architecture Tag: Architecture

We Share

We Share Micro Nest is a pair of small public welfare buildings created as shared city furniture in Qingdao. The Reading House uses a rotated square timber frame, where native wood forms both the structure and the outer skin, and has a building area of 16.8 square meters. The rest station for sanitation workers is based on a cube with two panels that open inward and outward, and the shell is clad in colorful aluminum plate. Both structures make public resources easier to share and invite residents to take part in community life.

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Designer: GOA (Group of Architects) Work: Hotel Tag: Architecture

Alila Wuzhen

Alila Wuzhen is a hotel inspired by the water towns south of the Yangtze River. The overall plan takes traditional villages of the region as its prototype, and retains their spatial forms, basic elements, building scales and color relations. Direct decorative elements are avoided, and fine materials, simple structures and quiet modern colors are used instead. Wide glass surfaces, large door leaves and deep overhanging eaves form a continuous and orderly frame. Streets, lanes and courtyards are given new functions. The hotel covers 25000 square meters.

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Designer: Zhang Jinyu Work: Chapel Tag: Architecture

Coast Whale

The bionic form of the whale became the language of this chapel. A whale stranded on the coast of Iceland. A person can enter its body through a low fishtail and experience the perspective of a whale looking at the ocean where is easier for humans to reflect on the neglect of environmental degradation. The supporting structure falls on the beach to ensure minimal damage to the natural environment. Natural and environmentally friendly materials make this project a tourist destination that calls for environmental protection.

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Designer: Qun Wen Work: Sales Office Tag: Architecture

Shanxiao

The designer aimed for visitors to experience the artistic conception of ‘hidden in nature.’ the entire project has two parts, the sales office and the commercial area. the sales office is a smaller part of the building, but is executed with an exquisite and delicate aesthetic. it is naturally engraved and hidden in nature, thus highlighting the concept of ‘seclusion’.

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Designer: Takashi Izumi Work: House Tag: Architecture

The Stacked

The Stacked is a wooden family house completed in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan. The exterior resembles boxes stacked on top of each other, giving the building a distinct form within its residential area. Because the site is very close to the neighboring property, a courtyard was created and joined to the living room, forming an open and bright space while privacy is kept. Inside, the open living room and the Japanese-style room are arranged in harmony. High airtightness, strong insulation and a fully automatic air conditioning system support comfort through the seasons.

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Designer: Tengyuan Design Work: Exhibition Center Tag: Architecture

Langting Mansion

Yuzhou Langting Mansion is an exhibition center built in Qingdao, China. The design takes its inspiration from layered mountains, water and clouds. The roof follows the shape of rising and falling peaks and is clad in dark grey metal verge boards. The central part uses antique copper drawn aluminium squares to suggest multiple ranges of hills, set against a glass curtain wall. A mirror water pool connects the building with the site and completes the view. The planning follows the ritual order, the central axis and the courtyards of the ancient city of Jimo.

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Designer: Zhubo Design Work: Middle School Tag: Architecture

Shenzhen Xingzhi

Shenzhen Longhua Xingzhi is a middle school designed for 2,100 students in 42 classes in Longhua District, Shenzhen. The campus covers about 23,000 square meters, with a total construction area of 58,000 square meters. Openings are subtracted from the dense classroom blocks and joined by public bridges, forming a three-dimensional circulation of informal meeting spaces. Colorful stairs, platforms and small volumes fill these openings. A public steps square 25 meters wide links the sports areas at the east and west ends and can also host community activities.

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Designer: a+ design group Work: Skyscraper Tag: Architecture

The Landmark

The Landmark is a mixed-use skyscraper designed for St Leonards in Sydney, Australia. Retail space is placed at ground level, above which are four floors of commercial offices and about 480 apartments with one, two or three bedrooms. A pool and a gym are included. The tall and slender form is oriented to offer views in all directions and lets shadows move quickly, which reduces overshadowing of nearby homes. Prefabricated and modular elements shorten construction. Shared vertical and horizontal gardens are placed on every level.

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Designer: Larissa Garbers Work: Residential Building Tag: Architecture

Bosque

Bosque is a residential building in Curitiba, Brazil, arranged over four floors. The ground floor holds an open-plan living area, dining room and kitchen, where sliding doors bring natural light and garden views inside. Three suites face north on the upper floor, and the rooftop contains an office, a television room and an outdoor jacuzzi. Skylights above the master bathroom and the stairs add daylight and ventilation. Precast concrete slabs with lightweight polystyrene blocks allow wide spaces without columns. Solar panels and a water cistern support daily use.

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Designer: Daniel de Amorim Work: Commercial Building Tag: Architecture

Brickell Business

Brickell Business was inspired by the Miami neighborhood that bears the same name, Brickell. The architecture of Brickell's buildings is quite characteristic, with linear volumes that become prominent at dusk, when the lights come on. Just like there, the proposal was to bring this particularity to the city of Porto Belo. The neighborhood has a specific design, carrying large buildings and yet embracing its vegetation and the surrounding bodies of water. A perfect mix between man and nature, linked to the sophistication and refinement of this noble region of the USA, guided the project.

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