Architecture

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Designer: Evolution Design Work: Residential building Tag: Architecture

Flexhouse

Flexhouse is a single-family home on Lake Zurich in Switzerland. Built on a challenging triangular plot of land, squeezed between the railway line and the local access road, Flexhouse is the result of overcoming many architectural challenges: restrictive boundary distances and building volume, triangular shape of the plot, restrictions regarding local vernacular. The resulting building with its wide walls of glass and a ribbon-like white façade is so light and mobile in appearance that it resembles a futuristic vessel that has sailed in from the lake and found itself a natural place to dock.

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Designer: Fahad Alhumaidi Work: Villa Tag: Architecture

W Horse Stud

W Horse Stud is a vacation house designed for a 10000 square metre site in the Wafra agricultural area of Kuwait. The house is raised 140 centimetres above the ground to open views over the surrounding horse paddocks. The plan is divided into two axes. One axis holds the horse stable. The other holds the bedrooms, dining area and large living area facing the swimming pool. A 40 metre terrace is shaded by a 3 metre cantilevered roof for protection from the sun and sand. Construction uses insulated lightweight blocks, glass, a concrete structure and a lightweight steel roof.

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Designer: Shi Zhe Lo Work: Church Tag: Architecture

Gospel

Gospel is a church located in a coastal city in Yunlin County, Taiwan. The exterior is shaped like a Chinese screen, and twelve pillars respond to strong wind while symbolizing the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The building covers 496 square meters. For safety, the concrete weight and the rebar thickness were increased, and the raft foundation was deepened and widened. The building form guides wind into the interior, which reduces the use of air conditioning, and LED lighting lowers energy use. A dedicated area stores up to 20 tons of water.

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Designer: Quark Studio Architects Work: Residential Development Tag: Architecture

Skgarden Villas

Commissioned by Lebanese developer Can Do Contractors, Skygarden Villas are nestled on a cliff of Yalıkavak. While searching for architectural conception, the aim was to create simple and rational structure from the functionality, construction and exploitation point of view. Homes feature balconies, floor-to-ceiling windows and terraces providing panoramic views of the Mediterranean Sea. The building’s interiors were made to organically flow from indoor to outdoor living while keeping a strong sense on the privacy as well.

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Designer: NDA GROUP Work: Resort Tag: Architecture

Mui Dinh South

Mui Dinh South is a beach resort located at Bai Trang beach in Ninh Thuan Province, Vietnam. The design joins light tropical architecture, references to ancient Champa culture and traditional Vietnamese building forms on a contemporary base. The hotel stands on flat land in front of the beach, while villas and smaller facilities are spread at low density across the irregular terrain. Every villa and hotel room is set with a direct sea view. The resort covers 63.96 hectares and offers 756 keys. A resource reduction plan limits construction impact.

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Designer: Hatsuo Morimoto Work: House Tag: Architecture

Ike

Ike is a three-story house with a penthouse, built in a densely populated urban area of Nagoya, Japan. The reinforced concrete building has a site area of 365 square meters and a floor area of 602 square meters. The outer walls are finished in wood grained concrete, made by lining the formwork with cedar boards before the concrete is poured. Wood garage doors, curtain wall glass and stone fence blocks complete the exterior. Three pocket gardens bring indirect light, air and greenery into the rooms. The upper floors are offset so that sunlight still reaches the neighboring houses.

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Designer: Chunli Zhang Work: Leisure Complex Center Tag: Architecture

Simple but Elegant

Simple but Elegant is a leisure complex center in Weihai City, Shandong Province, China. The design covers 4522 square meters of buildings and 39478 square meters of landscape. Courtyard spaces are formed by plain white walls, following the traditional Chinese garden pattern of vestibule and backyard. The buildings are linked by corridors, and mirror steel plates on the corridor tops reflect the surrounding scenery. A coffee shop, a book bar, an exhibition hall, offices and meeting rooms are included. A lakeside park offers rest to the staff of the industrial park.

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Designer: Full Wang International Development Co., Ltd Work: Residential Space Tag: Architecture

W One

W One is a residential building located in Taichung, Taiwan. The design responds to the local character of Taiwan Boulevard and Maple Garden. The roof form acts as a landmark and reflects the aim of a technological and sustainable green city. The first floor is connected with the surrounding open space. A roof garden with a large pergola serves as a shared living room for the residents. The open and green layout suits the subtropical climate. The lot size is 1707.5 square meters and the total floor area is 20805.2 square meters.

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Designer: Yasuyuki Kitamura Work: Private House Tag: Architecture

The Nature Gradation

A private house for a young couple, located on the northern hill of Minoh City, within Osaka, Japan. Despite the fact that the area is fast developing and known for its rich natural environment, the houses have little to do with the local character. The project aims to highlight the relationship between humans and the nature, while acknowledging the natural qualities of the surroundings.

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Designer: Enota Work: Hotel Tag: Architecture

Maestoso

Maestoso is a hotel created through the renovation of an existing building from the 1970s. The design offers a sustainable approach to updating old hotel buildings that need a new character and new facilities. The main element is the facade structure, which supports the added balconies and blends the appearance of the building with the surrounding landscape. The facade was parametrically modeled and made from wooden beams shaped by CNC milling. Inside, the walls were brushed to reveal the rough concrete structure, and furnishing of wood and metal adds warmth.

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Designer: Nima Keivani Work: Villa Tag: Architecture

Chahar Gah

Chahar Gah in Iran, is situated in a territory on the western coast of the Caspian sea, a town called Anzali. A dwelling space wherein tries to invite surrounding environment neatly to inside and communicate eloquently. This building has tried to solve the visual boundaries between inside and outside and communicate with the changing seasons and adapt to it and use the natural process of air circulation for ventilation. At the same time its residents have a new experience of transparency and a free plan with have privacy and cozy places in the same time for better feeling change of seasons.

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Designer: Qiuwen Luo Work: Multifunctional Space Tag: Architecture

272 Gallery

272 Gallery is a multifunctional space created by renovating an existing residence in Foshan, China. The building holds three functions: a display of medieval furniture, an art gallery and a private gathering area. Minimum intervention guided the work, so the original cast-in-place terrazzo floors and wooden stair handrails were retained. Iron guardrails, unpainted pine and glass brick walls were added. All interior doors were removed to connect the rooms and allow flexible exhibitions. Windows were carefully placed to frame the tall trees of the community.

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