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Yulonghu Community Center

Quincy Li Community Center Architecture

Yulonghu

Yulonghu is a community center built in Xuzhou, China, next to the Dalong Lake Scenic Area. The plan follows the ritual architecture of the Han dynasties, with a central main hall and a progressive courtyard layout. Visitors pass an entrance lobby, an axial garden, a water garden and a curved bridge before reaching the main building beside the river. The base columns are made of white linen stone, while the entrance arch and the roof grille use copper-like brushed aluminum panels. The design joins local cultural tradition with modern construction methods.

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Tp-Link Hangzhou R and D Center

Zhe Wang of SZA Architects R and D Center Architecture

Tp-Link Hangzhou

Tp-Link Hangzhou is a research and development center in the high-technology zone of Binjiang District, Hangzhou, China. The twelve-story building combines open office areas, research space, meeting rooms, lecture halls, canteen and cafe areas, and a rooftop garden. Two slabs of different heights form a front courtyard facing the main street. Between the slabs, a transparent atrium built with a suspended-cable structure and ultra-white laminated glass connects the floors. Boxes and platforms placed in the atrium encourage meeting and communication.

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Hebei Hua Ao Hospital Trauma Treatment Center

Ling Chen Trauma Treatment Center Architecture

Hebei Hua Ao Hospital

Hebei Hua Ao Hospital is a trauma treatment center built in Zhangjiakou, China. The design concept is a snow ribbon, expressed as a horizontal facade with window heights that change with orientation and function. The varied windows control sun shading and daylight and reduce the need for air conditioning. Solar collector panels on the roof save electric energy. Waiting seats are arranged in enclosed groups to encourage communication, and artworks and landscape features are placed indoors to help patients feel calm. The hospital combines treatment, rehabilitation and education functions.

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4.56 JVPD Luxury Residential Apartments

Prashant Chauhan Luxury Residential Apartments Architecture

4.56 JVPD

4.56 JVPD is a residential building located in Juhu, Mumbai. The building holds luxury apartments, with one apartment on each floor and two duplex apartments. Post tensioned slabs remove the need for beams, so each internal floor plate is column free and the interiors can be planned in many ways. Large open windows bring daylight and cross ventilation into every apartment. A private lift opens directly into each home. The building reaches a height of 52.9 metres, which respects the limit set by the nearby airport funnel zone.

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Dayou Aristo Life Hall

Quincy Li Life Hall Architecture

Dayou Aristo

Dayou Aristo is a life hall designed as a reception and community building in Shandong, China. Inspired by yachts, Dayou Aristo adopts a streamlined shape. Large areas of colored glazed glass are combined with champagne metal, which prevents direct views inside and creates a calm and elegant appearance. An overhanging space 6.2 meters wide and 9.25 meters high is placed outside the east facade, supported by staggered steel columns of 300 millimeters in diameter. A basic module of 1.8 meters controls the division of glass, doors, windows and aluminum panels.

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Mauritius Clubhouse Amphitheater

Marcello Rodriguez Pons Amphitheater Architecture

Mauritius Clubhouse

The amphitheater design is formed by two half-buried buildings which allocate the golf course services in one of them, and an open air cultural activities venue in the other one. Both buildings are linked at the roof top level with a pedestrian ring and outdoor terraces. At the bottom level, the clubhouse rooms and stores terraces have access to the natural water stream which divides the buildings. The building circular shape is the distinctive element of the development, and will be the cultural meeting point for the residents and visitors.

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L011 Shingle Residential House

Stephan Maria Lang Residential House Architecture

L011 Shingle

Through the poetic dimension of natural light, the discovery of shadow, and the light touch of sunlight, rooms were created with the intention to touch the heart and soul. The art of controlling the natural and artificial light in the interior concept brings an immediate physical involvement of the people in the changing seasons' underlines the volatility of the reality and the interdependence between humans and the natural environment. This requires an organic merge between architecture and nature.

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Guobin Road Residential

Sunac Sunac Residential Architecture

Guobin Road

Sunac Guobin Road is a residential complex located at the foot of Nanyue Mountain in Guiyang. The site lies where the city meets nature and where the old city meets the new city. The buildings face the Nanming River and follow the slope through multi-level platforms, which solve the complex height differences of the terrain. The terrain also reduces road noise from the east. Stone and glass curtain walls are used, with creamy-white and dark gray tones. Vertical components and floating plates form the tops of the buildings and extend the view toward the landscape.

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Stack Up House

Kazuma Kobayashi House Architecture

Stack Up

Stack Up is a two-story wooden house built in a dense urban area. The exterior resembles a stack of boxes of different sizes, which gives the building a sense of depth. Windows were positioned to limit views from the street, and large glass panels bring in natural light. A high ceiling adds a feeling of spaciousness. A courtyard allows light and air to enter while keeping the interior private. A large tree in the garden acts as a screen. The garden is also arranged as a run for dogs, with fences and stairs at safe heights.

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Masseria Auraterrae Nature Resort

Bepi Giuseppe Povia Nature Resort Architecture

Masseria Auraterrae

Masseria Auraterrae is a nature resort located in Polignano a Mare, Puglia, Italy. The project restores a historical building of 3000 square metres within 120000 square metres of land. The design follows the Roots concept, which values traditional practices, local materials and construction techniques passed down through generations. Locally available materials reduce transport needs and support the local economy. Rainwater harvesting, renewable energy and organic waste management are integrated. Stone epigraphs and other historic elements were preserved.

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The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage Residential Architecture

Boguslaw Barnas Residential Architecture Architecture

The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage

The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage is a house which was inspired by the Polish wooden arcade architecture. The search for regional features characteristic for single-family housing led designer to discover forgotten traditional eaves houses of the region. The design was created in order to accommodate a 4-person family space, located on the unusual long and narrow plot of irregular shape. There were separated as many as five different levels, legally falling within the definition of a two-story building.

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Ibiuna Prefabricated Weekend House

Rodrigo Ohtake Weekend House Architecture

Ibiuna Prefabricated

This modular project is intended to be an example of something built by man, but in harmony with nature. The challenge was to design a house that doesn't look like a prefabricated modular house. The solution presented consists of several prefabricated modules connected by open spaces. Another important aspect of the Ibiuna House is the rationalized way in which it has been integrated into the territory. The construction project has not resulted in the accumulation of waste or leftovers and the project is also thermally efficient.

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