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Cang Ma Mountain Residence

Public Architectural Design Institute Residence Architecture

Cang Ma Mountain

Cang Ma Mountain is a residential complex built in Qingdao, China. The project provides resettlement housing for more than 1,300 households from four nearby villages. The site covers about 130,000 square meters and holds residential buildings of four to eight storeys and commercial buildings of two to three storeys. The sloping terrain is divided into separate platforms that follow the original form of the hills. Red tiles, fences, stone mills, tea fields and an ancient well recall rural life and local culture.

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Pardis Kahneh Residenial

Nima Keivani Residenial Architecture

Pardis Kahneh

The 9 stories building, inspired of Persian historical vertical gardens. The facade is a combination of a simple surface that completely encloses a volume by making diagonal section cut. Surface is a wooden lattice by pattern deign inspired by the metaphorically the cedar, the dynamic lattice is so flexible that can be opened or closed by users to adjust privacy. While the other surface is totally covered by turquoise stone, is a small garden in the lobby and back yard which is like a sunken courtyard and there is a roof garden with trees.

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Hours on the Slope Working Place

T.E&C Architects & Associates Working Place Architecture

Hours on the Slope

Hours on the Slope is a factory and office complex in Taichung, Taiwan. The site is divided into three buildings arranged in response to the environment and the orientation. On the west side, where sun exposure is high, dark windows and reduced window areas emphasize the sense of volume. Granite and a green building coating system cover the external walls. Natural stone mosaic was selected for the curved surface of the office building. A buried pipeline system guides cool outdoor air into the plant, and roof solar panels shade the top floor parking area.

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Jun Yi Middle School

Ximin Chen Middle School Architecture

Jun Yi

International Department of Junyi is a middle school building in Beijing. The project converts a former basketball arena into an educational space with ordinary classrooms, multifunctional activity rooms and shared areas. Inspired by classical gardens, the folded and staggered layout forms a rich spatial structure with corridors and platforms. Skylights and open windows bring daylight, sky and landscape views inside. The facade combines weathering steel panels, U-shaped glass and a glass curtain wall, creating three levels of transparency, and bamboo trees are set into it.

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Inage Ryouen Crematorium and Temple

Eitaro Satake Crematorium and Temple Architecture

Inage Ryouen

Inage Ryouen is a memorial building that combines a temple and a mechanical ossuary near Tokyo. Urbanization and changing family structures have created a shortage of graves in cities. Inage Ryouen answers this need with an indoor cemetery that is easy to visit. In conventional mechanical cemeteries the remains are kept in small niches, while here the remains are stored in the basement under a tombstone, as in a traditional grave. Stone, wood and paper were used in the construction. A lounge, a temple, a worship room and a rooftop garden are arranged on three floors.

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Innovation and Production Center Factory

Fuki Sato Factory Architecture

Innovation and Production Center

Innovation and Production Center is a combined research and manufacturing facility for a gas detector manufacturer in an industrial area on the outskirts of Tokyo. The complex has six floors and a total area of 24,800 square meters. Two buildings are joined by a bridge that links the development and production departments. Slits, fins and louvers give the facades a precise and refined appearance. Green terraces placed at the same height on both buildings form a green skyline. The design aims to support collaboration between departments and to increase intellectual productivity.

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Fudomae Apartment with Six Voids Complex

Akira Koyama Complex Architecture

Fudomae Apartment with Six Voids

Fudomae Apartment with Six Voids is a five-storey apartment complex of 14 units in Tokyo. The building stands on a deep parcel with tight frontage, measuring 17 metres to the back and 8 metres in width. The four corners of each volume are notched to form six vertical voids that bring daylight into the units. The complex is arranged as two volumes, front and rear, separated by open corridors with stairs to all floors. The corridors connect the six voids and act as paths for natural ventilation. The street facade is a structural wall with a water-jet chipped finish that protects privacy.

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Floating Restaurant

Nie Jian Ping Restaurant Architecture

Floating

Floating is a restaurant located in farmland in Guangdong Province, China. The building is surrounded by water and rests on columns set at irregular spacings. The design takes inspiration from the traditional Hakka houses of rural China. An undulating roof form echoes the movement of water waves. Local materials are used throughout the structure. Inside, fish-shaped decorations are placed to complement the surrounding waterscape. The aim is a calm dining space that blends into the rural landscape.

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Flexhouse Residential building

Evolution Design Residential building 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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W Horse Stud Villa

Fahad Alhumaidi Villa 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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TCNK Car Showroom and Garage

Tetsuo Kawabe Car Showroom and Garage Architecture

TCNK

TCNK is a car showroom and garage located in Niigata prefecture, Japan. The building stands at the entrance of a new development area and is intended as a landmark. TCNK combines a glass showroom with two upper volumes that appear to float above the ground. A five meter cantilever and a suspension structure make the volumes seem to rest on a single line of columns. The final design was selected from more than ten proposals prepared after a study of the site. Construction started in November 2006 and was completed in October 2009.

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Skgarden Villas Residential Development

Quark Studio Architects Residential Development 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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