Architecture

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Designer: Hayato Ishii Project Type: Hotel Tag: Architecture

Norm

The building is planned around the concept of chill and art, and is designed to provide a chill experience with family and friends, surrounded by nature and art, in a time that moves slowly. In order not to affect the building's surrounding environment, the exterior of the building is all in black to blend in with the natural surroundings. No wood is used for the finishing materials of the building, and natural trees are brought indoors as borrowed scenery, allowing visitors to enjoy the forest through the contrast between indoors and outdoors.

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Designer: Emilia Durka-Zielińska and Walenty Durka Project Type: Private Residential Tag: Architecture

The Da House

The Da House is an innovative, wooden, modular object made with certified solid wooden 3D construction, ecological certified materials, passive technology and mobile foundation. This dwelling combines the simplicity and quality of prefabricated construction, with the beauty and integrity of an aesthetic object. There are translated ecological and functional assumptions creating a ecological architecture. The priority of the project was the health of residents, high quality, no barriers house, ecology and the favorable microclimate provided by wood, cost of construction & exploitation.

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Designer: Zhubo Design Project Type: Kindergarten Tag: Architecture

Shenzhen Shangsha

Shenzhen Shangsha is a kindergarten located in an urban village in Shenzhen, China. The building holds 18 classes on four floors, with a total construction area of 7304.38 square metres and a height of 16.7 metres. Classrooms follow a straight line layout, while corridors alternate between the north and south sides to create double height spaces. Three canyon like voids are embedded in the form and enclosed by 300 millimetre reinforced concrete folded walls, so sunlight enters at different times of the day. The design adds public space to a dense neighbourhood.

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Designer: Torres Arquitetos Project Type: Residential Bulding Tag: Architecture

Las Solanas

Las Solanas building is a residential development with six floors, located on a corner site in the coastal city of Torres, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. With a total area of 2180.19 square meters, the building sought as its premise an interaction between the resident and nature and the beauty of the city. To achieve this, the nineteen apartment units open completely to views of the beach, which is just one square away. The building has several comoditits for its residents, such as fitness and shared rooftop, all in order to provide comfort and luxury for users.

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Designer: Polina Nozdracheva Project Type: Equestrian Complex Tag: Architecture

Emerald

Holistic architectural & spatial projects image unites all six equestrian buildings reveals functional identity of each. Extended facades of arenas & stables directed to administrative composite core. Six-sided building as crystal grid rests in wooden frame as in necklace. Wall triangles decorated with scattering of glass as emerald details. Curved white construction highlights main entrance. Facades grid also is part of inner space, where environment perceived through transparent web. Interiors continue theme of wooden structures, using scale of elements to more proportionate human scale.

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Designer: Satoshi Fujinaka Project Type: House Tag: Architecture

Shade

Shade is a house built in a dense residential area in Iwakuni, Japan. A tall wall and a lower wall were placed along the neighbouring boundary to block direct views, and each wall was folded over to form a roof that shelters the living space. The dining room sits one metre below the entrance, with a low ceiling and soft light. The living room is one metre higher, with a high ceiling and a large opening. The change in scale guides attention to the sky between the two roofs. The buried lower part is concrete, while the upper structure is wood.

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Designer: YI JIAN ARCHITECTS Project Type: Nursing Center Tag: Architecture

Renewal of the 12th Mine Hospital

The 12th Mine Hospital in this city was built in 1985, and as the city's coal mining industry has shrunk, this miner's hospital has remained unused. Faced with a growing elderly population in the city, the owner wanted to update the hospital into a medical and nursing care facility. The overall strategy was to let the 12th Mine Hospital to integrated into the natural park. As the history of hospital, the architect wanted to respect the layout of the existing buildings and increase their attractiveness by updating the facade and renewing the function.

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Designer: Corey Papadopoli Project Type: Private House Tag: Architecture

Old Yacht Club

An abandoned Yacht Club, poised at the edge of the bay, sat derelict for years, all while bearing witness to the relentless coastal climate of Maine. Built in 1919, it endured a series of interventions after the Club relocated in 1946. It would require the right temperament and commitment to restore its historical memory while modernizing the early 20th century structure.

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Designer: Mo Zheng Project Type: Wedding Art Center Tag: Architecture

Wenzhou Christine

Wenzhou Christine is a wedding art center located in Wenzhou, China. The project renovates a half-circular hotel building from the 1990s. The existing facade is clad with perforated laser-cut aluminum panels that form patterns inspired by the lace and embroidery of wedding dresses. The 9.7 meter tall facade resembles a wedding dress moved by wind, and lighting reveals the patterns at night. The 700 square meter interior contains a display lounge and a wedding ceremony hall. The design also aims to renew an older city center neighborhood.

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Designer: VASSILIS SIAFARICAS Project Type: Subterranean Luxury Villas Tag: Architecture

Atlas and Pleione

Atlas and Pleione are located on a seafront land plot in the picturesque natural harbor Sivota, on the island of Lefkada, in Greece. It is a complex of two subterranean villas and a subterranean guest house. Atlas Villa is 30 meters from the ocean water, and Pleione Villa is 50 meters away. The minimalistic design of all the villas, the austere architectural lines, the green roves, and the long windows blend functionality, luxury, and sustainability flawlessly. The estate boasts a unique, environmentally friendly design, custom-made interiors, and three vast swimming pools.

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Designer: Yuki Ijichi Project Type: Architecture Tag: Architecture

Chinza No Manma Ao

The concept of this architecture is based on the Shi-de, which represents a special area in the Japanese Shin-to religion, and the shape of the Shi-de has been incorporated into the architecture. The logo of the store is based on the concept of the Shime-nawa, a sacred rope that represents the sacred area along with the Shi-de, and the shape of the rope is used as the logo symbol. The design thus embodies the Japanese concept that everything from the architecture to the brand is related in meaning.

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Designer: gad Project Type: Secondary School Tag: Architecture

Nankai LiangJiang

Nankai LiangJiang is a secondary school built in Chongqing, China. The campus is planned around a ten-minute idea, so students can move between spaces within ten minutes during a compact daily schedule. The main building is a circular structure measuring 200 meters in diameter and is made with a pre-fabricated steel structure. Classrooms, offices, a library, a science hall, a theatre and a school museum are arranged within. Perforated aluminum panels reduce glare, and a parametric steel lattice forms an undulating roof that moderates sunlight and rain.

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