Architecture

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Designer: Juan Eugenio Mallo Camera Work: Fuel Sales Tag: Architecture

Posto P10

Posto P10 is a gas station located in Manaus, Brazil. The project is the remodeling of an existing station, carried out to apply a unified brand image. The canopy spans 40 meters in the longitudinal direction and 11 meters in the transversal direction, with no intermediate supports. Two eccentric legs made of metal and reinforced concrete carry the main structure. A translucent ceiling admits daylight from above, and artificial lighting is used at night. The open layout allows a smooth flow of vehicles and pedestrians across the site.

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Designer: T.E&C Architects & Associates Work: Working Place Tag: Architecture

Hours on the Slope

Hours on the Slope is a factory and office complex in Taichung, Taiwan. The site is divided into three buildings arranged in response to the environment and the orientation. On the west side, where sun exposure is high, dark windows and reduced window areas emphasize the sense of volume. Granite and a green building coating system cover the external walls. Natural stone mosaic was selected for the curved surface of the office building. A buried pipeline system guides cool outdoor air into the plant, and roof solar panels shade the top floor parking area.

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Designer: Fuki Sato Work: Factory Tag: Architecture

Innovation and Production Center

Innovation and Production Center is a combined research and manufacturing facility for a gas detector manufacturer in an industrial area on the outskirts of Tokyo. The complex has six floors and a total area of 24,800 square meters. Two buildings are joined by a bridge that links the development and production departments. Slits, fins and louvers give the facades a precise and refined appearance. Green terraces placed at the same height on both buildings form a green skyline. The design aims to support collaboration between departments and to increase intellectual productivity.

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Designer: Eitaro Satake Work: Crematorium and Temple Tag: Architecture

Inage Ryouen

Inage Ryouen is a memorial building that combines a temple and a mechanical ossuary near Tokyo. Urbanization and changing family structures have created a shortage of graves in cities. Inage Ryouen answers this need with an indoor cemetery that is easy to visit. In conventional mechanical cemeteries the remains are kept in small niches, while here the remains are stored in the basement under a tombstone, as in a traditional grave. Stone, wood and paper were used in the construction. A lounge, a temple, a worship room and a rooftop garden are arranged on three floors.

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Designer: Ximin Chen Work: Middle School Tag: Architecture

Jun Yi

International Department of Junyi is a middle school building in Beijing. The project converts a former basketball arena into an educational space with ordinary classrooms, multifunctional activity rooms and shared areas. Inspired by classical gardens, the folded and staggered layout forms a rich spatial structure with corridors and platforms. Skylights and open windows bring daylight, sky and landscape views inside. The facade combines weathering steel panels, U-shaped glass and a glass curtain wall, creating three levels of transparency, and bamboo trees are set into it.

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Designer: Gronych + Dollega Architekten Work: private house Tag: Architecture

Haus M

Haus M is a private house in Tiefenbach, Germany, completed in 2012. The asymmetric shape of the interior recalls the image of a mine. The main room measures 10 meters by 8 meters and is 6 meters high. A sculpturally shaped gallery layer is suspended within the main room and divides its height. The main building uses a prefabricated wood frame of glued wooden beams, from which the gallery is hung. The basement and the ceiling above it are made of in-situ concrete, and the roof cladding is an aluminium alloy. The large frontal terrace adds depth to the main room.

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Designer: Public Architectural Design Institute Work: Residence Tag: Architecture

Cang Ma Mountain

Cang Ma Mountain is a residential complex built in Qingdao, China. The project provides resettlement housing for more than 1,300 households from four nearby villages. The site covers about 130,000 square meters and holds residential buildings of four to eight storeys and commercial buildings of two to three storeys. The sloping terrain is divided into separate platforms that follow the original form of the hills. Red tiles, fences, stone mills, tea fields and an ancient well recall rural life and local culture.

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Designer: Nima Keivani Work: Residenial Tag: Architecture

Pardis Kahneh

The 9 stories building, inspired of Persian historical vertical gardens. The facade is a combination of a simple surface that completely encloses a volume by making diagonal section cut. Surface is a wooden lattice by pattern deign inspired by the metaphorically the cedar, the dynamic lattice is so flexible that can be opened or closed by users to adjust privacy. While the other surface is totally covered by turquoise stone, is a small garden in the lobby and back yard which is like a sunken courtyard and there is a roof garden with trees.

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Designer: Nie Jian Ping Work: Restaurant Tag: Architecture

Floating

Floating is a restaurant located in farmland in Guangdong Province, China. The building is surrounded by water and rests on columns set at irregular spacings. The design takes inspiration from the traditional Hakka houses of rural China. An undulating roof form echoes the movement of water waves. Local materials are used throughout the structure. Inside, fish-shaped decorations are placed to complement the surrounding waterscape. The aim is a calm dining space that blends into the rural landscape.

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Designer: Akira Koyama Work: Complex Tag: Architecture

Fudomae Apartment with Six Voids

Fudomae Apartment with Six Voids is a five-storey apartment complex of 14 units in Tokyo. The building stands on a deep parcel with tight frontage, measuring 17 metres to the back and 8 metres in width. The four corners of each volume are notched to form six vertical voids that bring daylight into the units. The complex is arranged as two volumes, front and rear, separated by open corridors with stairs to all floors. The corridors connect the six voids and act as paths for natural ventilation. The street facade is a structural wall with a water-jet chipped finish that protects privacy.

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Designer: Mercurio Design Lab S.r.l. Work: Residential Tag: Architecture

Villas Alba

Villas Alba is a pair of twin villas located on the island of Sentosa in Singapore, facing the sea and an adjacent golf course. The name Alba means sunrise in Italian, and the semi-circular form recalls the sun rising on the horizon. A terracotta roof in red and orange hues and a travertine facade give the villas warm tones. Inside, the color palette follows a gradation of sunrise tones. Extensive glazing and a timber pool deck link the living and dining space to the landscape. An attic sitting room overlooks an elevated courtyard.

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Designer: Tetsuo Kawabe Work: Car Showroom and Garage Tag: Architecture

TCNK

TCNK is a car showroom and garage located in Niigata prefecture, Japan. The building stands at the entrance of a new development area and is intended as a landmark. TCNK combines a glass showroom with two upper volumes that appear to float above the ground. A five meter cantilever and a suspension structure make the volumes seem to rest on a single line of columns. The final design was selected from more than ten proposals prepared after a study of the site. Construction started in November 2006 and was completed in October 2009.

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