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The Hotel Nudibranch Hotel and Resort

The Hotel Nudibranch

Nudibranch is a hotel and resort located on Nanji Island in Zhejiang Province, China. The design covers 31000 square meters and is inspired by sea creatures found around the island, such as the nudibranch and other shellfish. The building is raised on soft legs that connect the ground to restaurants, bars, a spa and a swimming pool. The public area resembles a floating space above the sand. The sandy ground extends into the hotel and forms an outdoor playground in the shade. Eco-friendly technologies reduce the environmental impact.

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Time Holiday Mobile Home

Time Holiday

Time Holiday is a series of mobile homes that can be transported to varied terrains without the need for a foundation. The outer shell is a curved, one-piece fiberglass structure suited to different climates and topographies. Floor-to-ceiling double-layer laminated insulating glass gives 360-degree views of the surroundings. A pull-out drawer mechanism expands the guest room on site and retracts the volume for shipping. The prefabricated frame is assembled within a day, which reduces construction waste and building time.

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The Rossmore Residential Multi-Unit

The Rossmore

The Rossmore is a residential apartment building designed for Hancock Park in Los Angeles. The building has twelve stories, sixty-eight units and a total area of 9,290 square meters, with two subterranean parking levels. Cross laminated timber panels are used for floors, walls and roofing, making The Rossmore one of the first mid-high-rise timber apartment buildings in the city. High-performance concrete cladding panels with sculptural elements form the facades. The design follows Art Deco principles found in the surrounding neighborhood.

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One Verdi Park Residential Development

One Verdi Park

One Verdi Park is a mixed-use development in Bucharest, Romania. The two towers contain apartments, offices and retail spaces, with a total constructed area of 42470 square meters. The structure is made of reinforced concrete pillars and beams. The facade uses a ventilated system with a white fiber cement finish, and high-performance glazing improves acoustic and thermal performance. A sky garden and a retail platform connect the two towers. Green terraces and shared spaces support interaction between residents and workers.

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Mountain Sea Wind Hall

Mountain Sea Wind

Windy Pavilion is a viewing hall set on a site surrounded by mountains and facing a lake. The single-storey building covers 540 square metres and stands 4 metres high. A concrete shell forms the curved roof and walls, with a thickness of 200 millimetres that increases to 500 millimetres in some areas. Three tree-shaped steel columns support the widest overhangs. The pavilion contains a snack bar, a beverage table, a bathroom and rest steps. The design explores the softness of concrete and frames selected views of the surrounding landscape.

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Rebirth of The Rust Belt Conference Center Building

Rebirth of The Rust Belt

The conference center of the Global Industrial Internet Conference is located in Shenyang, a traditional heavy industry city which known as the Rust Belt in China. The building is a part of effort to revive the city. It mainly divided into two parts, the conference part and the exhibition part. The conference part is designed in a cylindrical shape, which has a similar volume and texture to the factory facilities that once existed in the area. The exhibition part with aluminum panel curtain wall creates technological appearance, which bring a new visual experience to the old industrial area.

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Ice and Fire Chalet

Ice and Fire

Ice and Fire is a rental chalet designed for a narrow plot in the Niseko ski resort in Hokkaido, Japan. The two-level holiday home contains a garage, three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a Japanese bath, with 220.74 square metres of interior space. Dark metal cladding protects the building from the cold weather, and vertical standing seams run down from the roof. Natural cedar and oak and a fireplace at the core of the living area warm the interior. Balconies, side setbacks and small side windows provide privacy, while the second floor frames views of Mount Yotei.

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The Circus Vacation House

The Circus

The Circus is a vacation house designed as a relaxed retreat for a client who enjoys cars and for visiting friends. The guiding concept is spending time with cars. Unlike a typical house with a built-in garage, the layout blurs the boundaries between people, cars, and rooms. The form is inspired by a circus tent. A large volume with twenty-four sides contains an independent inner volume shaped like a wide round table, which forms the second story. The supporting core uses no posts, and tension is maintained by slanted outer walls.

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Norm Air Hotel

Norm Air

The private hotel Norm Air, based on the concept of chill and art, was designed to provide a luxurious chill experience. Overlooking the sky, forests, and lakes, the hotel offers a visual experience of floating in the sky, just as the word air implies. Designed for inclement weather, guests can enjoy the art on display at the hotel and the luxury chill experience even on rainy or cold days. Furniture and tools created by artists and designers allow you to enjoy an extraordinary experience.

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The Exo Towers Office Building

The Exo Towers

The Exo Towers is comprised of two towers and linked together by a 70m-high central glazed atrium. As the digital finance center of the Bank of Ruifeng, the building utilizes an external structural system that greatly reduces the number of columns of the typical floor, creating large and open office space, allowing for the ongoing flexible division of functional layout to cope with the banking business adjustments brought on by new digital challenges. The Exo Towers therefore derives its architectural language from the manner in which the space and structure are completely integrated.

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Garden 8 Commercial

Garden 8

Garden 8 is a community shopping mall in New Cairo, Egypt. The complex combines retail, dining and entertainment areas with a landscaped zone of 7000 square metres. The building has four floors, including underground parking, and three main external access gates. Steel columns support the structure, while the facade uses double glazed curtain walls, high pressure laminate, aluminium cladding and a golden mesh. Marble flooring and walnut wood strips define the entrance. Outdoor courts give the dining areas privacy and a direct link to the landscape.

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Rising 1 House

Rising 1

Rising 1 is a two-story wooden house built in Tottori, Japan. The exterior is unified by single-color tiles, which give the building a simple and calm presence. Few windows face the outside, so a high level of privacy is kept. The rooms are arranged in a continuous loop around a central courtyard. From the living, dining and kitchen area, all rooms can be seen across the courtyard. A double-height space and high windows bring soft daylight into the interior. The land area is 305 square meters and the building area is 145 square meters.

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