Architecture

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Designer: Boguslaw Barnas Work: Residential Architecture Tag: Architecture

The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage

The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage is a house which was inspired by the Polish wooden arcade architecture. The search for regional features characteristic for single-family housing led designer to discover forgotten traditional eaves houses of the region. The design was created in order to accommodate a 4-person family space, located on the unusual long and narrow plot of irregular shape. There were separated as many as five different levels, legally falling within the definition of a two-story building.

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Designer: Ling Chen Work: Exhibition Center Tag: Architecture

Yida Creation City

Yida Creation City is an urban exhibition center built as the first project of a science and technology new town base in Zhengzhou, China. The design concept is floating polysilicon, expressed as a simple polyhedron form that refers to the information technology industry. The floating volume is wrapped in a milky white U-shaped glass curtain wall. The first floor holds exhibition and reception space, the second floor a conference and roadshow hall, and the third floor shared offices. The floating volume also links the central park and the civic park into one park system.

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Designer: gad Work: Hotel Tag: Architecture

Banyan Tree Xianju Resort

Banyan Tree Xianju Resort is a hotel located at the east foot of Wujia Mountain in Xianju County, Zhejiang Province, China. The design follows the complex terrain of the former Lishan Village site. Public areas are placed in the lower zone beside an old stone wall, and guest rooms are set above them in the form of a small settlement. An all-glass facade opens the public spaces to the surrounding landscape. Stones from the old parapet of the former village were reused as a finish for the base. The buildings combine traditional mountain village forms with modern elements.

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Designer: Jian Wu Work: Sport Venue Tag: Architecture

Qingdao Pingdu Olympic Center

Qingdao Pingdu Olympic Center is a sports complex built in Pingdu, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. The complex holds a stadium with 15,000 seats, a basketball hall with 7,000 seats and a natatorium with 1,500 seats. The basketball hall and the swimming pool are combined into one building, which reduces the difference in scale between the volumes and saves land for squares and internal roads. Core spaces and auxiliary spaces are separated, so structural spans are shorter and construction is simpler. The plan also supports flexible daily use after events.

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Designer: WATARU OMAMEUDA Work: Residential Complex Tag: Architecture

Tokyo Apartment

The view of the rows of ginkgo trees from this location is so comfortable that the window openings were chosen to reflect this comfort. It is a little different from what has been done before by fusing the design essence of the hotel with solving social issues such as living after the coronavirus pandemic, efforts to extend the lifespan of buildings and sustainable structures, and communities in apartment complex. It provides a spatial experience of an extraordinary lifestyle. The combination of simple, sturdy and unconventional materials gives it a calm and peaceful appearance in the city.

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Designer: Maryam Alansari Work: Sports Museum Tag: Architecture

House Of Victory

House of Victory is a sports museum in Bahrain. The complex combines exhibition spaces with a stable for retired champion horses. Central courtyards and a cycling track shape the layout and offer open views. The museum presents Bahrain's sporting achievements, with sections on triathlon, cycling and padel and a main focus on equestrian sports. The main building uses a concrete frame with glass to allow natural light, while the stable uses a concrete frame for durability. The landscape area covers 15,000 square meters and the built area 3,000 square meters.

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Designer: gad Work: Exhibition Hall Tag: Architecture

Haimen Agricultural

Haimen Agricultural is an exhibition hall for seeds and farming culture in Nantong, China. The form is taken from the traditional barn, with a square outer volume and a round central silo. The outer skin is made of ultra high performance concrete, which forms a visual contrast with the glass curtain wall. A rotating open stair links four floors around a central atrium, and a folded roof plate brings daylight to the top floor. The building covers 4000 square meters and offers a place for display and exchange.

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Designer: Guowei Zhang Work: Garage Tag: Architecture

Dongguan CBD Parking Building

Dongguan Garage Building is a multi-storey parking structure in Dongguan, China. The design is inspired by the meandering water bodies of the city and by the central location of the site. Two major streets are extended as flowing ribbons that spiral upward and intertwine, forming an image similar to an urban sculpture. A white ribbon facade made of glass fibre reinforced concrete wraps the volume. A spiral ramp with sloping floors raises parking efficiency, and a central atrium improves natural ventilation. The aim is to reform disordered parking conditions nearby.

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Designer: FENG CHENG Work: Sales Center Tag: Architecture

Hongzhou Academy

Hongzhou Academy is a sales center located in the central area of Nanchang County, China. The building holds spaces for negotiation, handwork, children's activities and display. Two blocks face the urban roads at an intersection, and their offset position forms the entrance square. The design refers to ancient Chinese architecture. Aluminium sheets are joined with buckles, creating a brick-like texture on the facade. A smooth curved surface outlines the roof and recalls traditional eaves. Large glass areas and a high atrium give the interior an open and comfortable character.

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Designer: gad Work: Residential Architecture Tag: Architecture

Lijiang Taohuayuan

Lijiang Taohuayuan is a residential complex in Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China. The site lies on the bank of Wenbi Sea, close to Wenbi Mountain. The buildings rise gradually from the lake in the west towards the east, so that more homes gain a view of the water. The plan includes two-story compounds, four-story courtyards, duplexes, eight-story condominiums and a town center with commercial services. The facades apply local Naxi elements, such as wooden lattice windows, with modern methods. Gardens are placed around single buildings to bring the landscape indoors.

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Designer: U A D Work: School Tag: Architecture

The North Teaching Cluster of Zjuic

The North Teaching Cluster of Zjuic is a university teaching complex on the central axis of the International Campus of Zhejiang University, beside Juanhu Lake in China. The complex covers about 53,000 square meters and includes eight buildings, such as an auditorium, lecture halls, a business school and an administration building. A round auditorium forms the core, and the other buildings are arranged symmetrically on both sides. Floating platforms and corridors link all buildings. Red brick facades are combined with glass curtain walls and metal roofs.

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Designer: Qun Wen Work: Reception Center Tag: Architecture

International Duty Free

Aoe try to creatively use the language of destructure on this land, to collide and connect vision and vision of life with the site architecture here, break the traditional site impression, break the traditional inherent thinking, and reshape a foundation based on The unique spiritual landscape on the site makes it a poetic link between the base and the building. For aoe vision of future life, it need three kinds of agent concepts and elements to elaborate and finally present the transmission of emotions.

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