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Songpingshan Fire Station

SUIADR Fire Station Architecture

Songpingshan

Songpingshan is a fire station in Shenzhen, China. The Grade-1 station has a plot area of 3,660.1 square meters and a gross floor area of 5,791.64 square meters, and it holds seven fire trucks. An inner courtyard layout reduces the noise from the avenue on the north side. The fire garage, entrance hall, canteen and communication room are placed on the first floor. Duty preparation rooms, operation rooms and auxiliary rooms occupy the upper floors. Visitor routes pass along a mezzanine corridor, so daily training and duty routes are not disturbed.

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The Krakow Tenement Hotel

Boguslaw Barnas Hotel Architecture

The Krakow Tenement

The Krakow Tenement House near the Wawel Royal Castle defines a completely new quality of the Vistula embankments. This building is extremely innovative and very Krakow-like at the same time. It has a dynamic and variable style depending on the observer's location, which directly refers to the context of the place, the historical castle and its surroundings. It takes advantage of the technological potential of the times, but at the same time, it is durable and timeless since it is rooted in tradition.

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Union Industrial Corporate Building

POPCHING CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD Corporate Building Architecture

Union Industrial

Union Industrial is a corporate headquarters building designed for a company that produces electronic components. The exterior is covered by a curtain wall of stainless steel perforated plates, which recall printed circuit board imagery and the corporate logo. The metal curtain shades the interior, while people inside can still sense outside light and weather. Three layers of fluorocarbon baking paint give the plates a bright and weather-resistant finish. A central patio brings sunlight to every floor. The entrance rain shed carries a scannable code and solar panels.

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Asty Garak Residential Building

cre-te Residential Building Architecture

Asty Garak

Asty Garak is a high-end compact residence that responds to lifestyle changes in Korea. It is a project that aims to overcome the spatial limitations of existing low-priced small residential products and to develop functions and designs for high-income consumers. It planned a product that satisfies the functional and aesthetic perspective with a unit layout that can be transformed according to the lifestyle and a finishing material that highlights the aesthetic perspective.

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Binding Void ZH Architecture

Tarek Ibrahim Architecture Architecture

Binding Void ZH

The Villa is an interpretation of the clients' own personalities who do not have a unified definition of a house. The husband is a social individual who celebrates life openly whereas the wife is a social introvert who enjoys her privacy and own space. Besides that, both agree that a home is a place to be happy and relaxed in, therefore Paseo looked into the meaning of happiness. Then translated it spatially to reflect the homeowners' characters. The design of the villa allows direct sunlight through the void during winter, and the cantilevers provide shaded spaces during the summer.

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Mountain Waves Cultural Center

Di Mo Cultural Center Architecture

Mountain Waves

Mountain Waves is a cultural center in Maotai, Guizhou, China. The building sits between two hills, and its form follows the wave-like shape of the surrounding mountains. The design applies principles of Shanshui art, which show mountains, water and people in a harmonious relationship. Traditional Chinese spatial types such as alleys, courtyards and halls guide the layout. A central alley divides the center into two parts and links the north and south entrances. Local fire bricks, perforated metal panels, wood, steel and glass are used.

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Rocha Cook Restaurant

Kaifeng Zhang Restaurant Architecture

Rocha Cook

Rocha Cook is a restaurant built in a mountain depression near Chengdu, China. The project is the reconstruction of an old house surrounded by forest, on a site that overlooks the city below. White walls are arranged in a scattered geometric pattern and form barriers that let light and shadow pass through the gaps. The structure is poured in concrete, and the outer walls are finished with white art paint. The building area is 266 square meters and the building height is 6.9 meters. The design follows a naturalist approach.

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Hera Phacz Home Residential Building

Integrare Engenharia e Arquitetura Residential Building Architecture

Hera Phacz Home

Hera Phacz Home is a residential building planned for an urban site in Porto Belo, Brazil. The thirty floor tower holds forty eight apartments, two on each floor, and a leisure area on the sixth floor. Six different types of plants alternate along the floors, giving the facade a strong sense of movement. Concrete, glass, metal, wood, native vegetation and LED lighting are used. The biophilic design brings nature into the city and supports the comfort and well-being of the residents. Shared spaces encourage social interaction.

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Stodolove Residential Architecture

Anna Maria Sokolowska Residential Architecture Architecture

Stodolove

Stodolove is a house created through the conversion of a farm building dating from 1940. The building stands on a plot surrounded by greenery and old fruit trees in Rumia, Poland, in a district that is a remnant of a former village. The simple black form with a pitched roof refers to the old wooden barns still preserved in the area. The facade is clad in charred Scandinavian spruce boards and the roof in charred Siberian larch. Black sliding shutters on the ground floor recall barn doors. The building height is 8500 mm and the floor area is 126 square meters.

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Promenade Residential Building

Natalia Ottonello Residential Building Architecture

Promenade

Promenade is a ten-story residential building in Punta del Este, Uruguay. Eight floors hold 54 apartments with one, two, or three bedrooms. The ground floor contains the entrance hall, several amenities, and commercial premises. A rooftop terrace offers a community garden and vegetable gardens. The facades are made of floor to ceiling glazing, black aluminium, and wood. Each apartment has a private terrace with pots that hold native plants and trees. The biophilic design connects residents with nature and supports a healthier daily life.

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The Surface and Body Education

Jung Tien Hsu Education Architecture

The Surface and Body

The Surface and Body is an education center in Taichung, Taiwan, with a floor area of about 1089 square meters. The building is formed by an inverted L shaped wall and a rectangular concrete body. Fair faced concrete is the main material, and the simple shape suits the plain texture. The wall is folded to create windows set at 30 degrees, which open wide views and limit direct sunlight. A large glass curtain brings natural light into the main space and reduces the use of artificial lighting. The volume is set back to form a sheltered urban open space.

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Pavilion 8 Used Car Store

Yao Chi Shih Used Car Store Architecture

Pavilion 8

This project is a used car sales store. They hope that the store's image can be comparable to the design sense of a brand car factory. The space is full of greenery and the courtyard is distinct from other stores. Therefore, the design uses the shape changes of corrugated steel sheets to convey elements of the building's streamlined sense and the tension of space. The traditional-style courtyard is created to connect the outdoor greenery with the indoor space, increasing the sense of transparency and lighting, and enlarging the visual effect of the space.

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