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Home FT3 Single Family House

Filippo Caprioglio Single Family House Architecture

Home FT3

Home FT3 is a single family house located in Mogliano Veneto, Italy. The house covers about 300 square meters and follows an L shaped plan. A central kitchen volume acts as the pivot of the layout. A double height space is shaped by natural light and holds a light sculpture and the main staircase. The structure is a concrete skeleton that supports the overhangs and an open corner without a column. Exterior walls are clad with insulation and plaster, while interior walls are finished with drywall. Geothermal technology and rainwater collection support energy saving and comfort.

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Glass Wall Residential House

Atsushi Hio Residential House Architecture

Glass Wall

Glass Wall is a residential house built in Himeji, Japan in 2022. The house stands on a hill in a quiet residential area and uses the slope of the land to secure privacy. A reinforced concrete structure was chosen to provide large interior spaces and high resistance to earthquakes. The front elevation is divided into three box shapes set at different heights to avoid a monotonous appearance. One section holds a glass wall that lights an atrium space. The wood grain of cedar boards was transferred to the concrete walls so the surfaces do not look cold.

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Minion Mixed Use Development

Aspa Kst Ltd Mixed Use Development Architecture

Minion

The project is the redesign of an abandoned iconic retail building in Athens. The proposal is a mix use development, comprising of retail, office and residential functions. Each use has its own special feature. The retail has the iconic entrance and a fully glazed façade on street level, the offices have the protruding glass cube meeting room with views of the Parthenon and an emblematic glass cube corner entrance while the residential entrance is located in the central courtyard as a continuation of the adjacent pedestrian street, in line with the overall urban planning logic of the area.

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Grand Copacabana Mixed Use Bulding

Torres Arquitetos Mixed Use Bulding Architecture

Grand Copacabana

The Grand Copacabana project was developed from the search for a dialogue between architecture and the city, focusing on the integration between the city and the user. The result was a mixed-use building in which the commercial part does not clearly distinguish between private and public areas, making the building an extension of the sidewalk. The ground floor seeks to be an extension of Avenida Benjamim Constant. The apartments, on the other hand, have large balconies that act as large frames for the outside, providing a privileged view of the city.

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Sile Binicilik Tesisi Equestrian Center

Equine Design Studio Equestrian Center Architecture

Sile Binicilik Tesisi

Sile Binicilik Tesisi is an equestrian center designed in a contemporary architectural style near a forest in Istanbul. The complex covers 33,453 square meters and includes an indoor arena, an outdoor arena, a semi-open arena, an L-shaped stable block, housing and a cafeteria for horse keepers, and a veterinary clinic. All structures face the forest and are linked by a stone path. The layout follows the wind direction for the health of the horses. Natural stone, wood, glass and steel are the main materials. Large glazing and skylights bring daylight and natural ventilation into the stables.

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Askianos Single Family House

Natalia Kokosalaki Single Family House Architecture

Askianos

Askianos is a single family summer house located in Listaros, Crete, Greece. The home is divided into two volumes by a staircase that leads the view towards the sea and the summer sunset. The volumes are embedded into the hillside, while the pool and the outdoor shower are built into the rock. Local stone and ocher are used in the construction. The windows, doors and shutters are made of wood, and the built in furniture was made by local craftsmen. Traditional Cretan elements meet minimal design, joining indoor and outdoor living.

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Espaco Com Viver Residencial House

Marcus Vinicius Santos Residencial House Architecture

Espaco Com Viver

Espaco Com Viver is a residential living space that joins a living room, a kitchen and a dining area in one open plan. The walls are built from construction waste, including drywall discarded on the site, and are covered by hand with earth in different tones collected from landfills. The structure is made entirely of aluminum. No entry door is used, and the walls do not reach the ceiling, so the interior remains fluid. Natural fibers, Brazilian wood and local handicraft support a calm and welcoming atmosphere.

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Casa Una Community Center

Matheus Diniz Community Center Architecture

Casa Una

In a park in the city of Uberlandia, Brazil stands Casa Una, a community center and gathering space for park visitors and neighborhood residents. In addition to other uses, it has an open auditorium, a food hall, an office for the neighborhood association, and an exhibition space. Built with a laminated timber structure, the building uses energy-saving passive ventilation and thermal comfort techniques. Lastly, the roof is topped with three species of vegetation covered in a geometric pattern, reducing the heat gained from solar exposure and acting as a fifth facade when viewed from above.

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BLS World Trade Center

SEA Design Group Trade Center Architecture

BLS World

BLS World is a mixed-use complex in Haining, China, combining offices, a hotel and commercial facilities. The development consists of a 268 meter high tower and several podiums. The 51-floor tower holds office floors and a five-star hotel, with a sky lobby and a sky observatory placed at a height of 222.8 meters. The podiums contain shops, a conference center and a media center. The tower is clad in an all-glass unitized curtain wall system that helps save energy. Parametric design methods shaped the form and the flexible interior spaces.

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Vicutu Concept Flagship Store

Mo Zheng Flagship Store Architecture

Vicutu Concept

Vicutu Concept is a flagship store for a fashion brand, built in the Daxing District of Beijing. The store has two floors and a total area of 1680 square metres. The facade uses a large-scale three-dimensional aluminium woven system, produced by bending and flexing aluminium sheets into doubly curved shapes. The woven form refers to the weaving of fabric and the tailoring of garments. Inside, textured cement walls, display counters and hidden light sources create a continuous sculptural space. A diagrid pattern is repeated on floors, walls and pedestals.

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Thriving Renovation and Gate

Shimu Wang Renovation and Gate Architecture

Thriving

Thriving is a facade renovation of two teaching buildings and a new school gate in Taiyuan, China. Aluminum panels finished with bright paint add rhythm to the elevations and conceal outdoor equipment and cables. The gate stands 14.7 meters high and connects the two buildings of different heights, framing the view of the main campus building. Mirror stainless steel panels clad the main steel structure, while slender columns of stainless steel pipe with silver paint reduce the visual mass. The mirrored soffit makes the gate appear taller and suggests growth.

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Kirin Island Exhibition Center

Zhubo Design Exhibition Center Architecture

Kirin Island

Kirin Island is an exhibition center in Jining, Shandong Province, China. The building forms the first phase of an industrial park. The center is used for planning exhibitions and investment promotion in the early stage, and will later become an urban exhibition hall linked to the surrounding public space. The design follows the idea of a round sky and a square earth, so a square building holds a round courtyard. A frame-shear wall structure with a span of 18.6 metres creates indoor space without pillars. Overhangs of 10.3 metres on the north and south sides form semi-outdoor areas.

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