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Mui Dinh South Resort

NDA GROUP Resort Architecture

Mui Dinh South

Mui Dinh South is a beach resort located at Bai Trang beach in Ninh Thuan Province, Vietnam. The design joins light tropical architecture, references to ancient Champa culture and traditional Vietnamese building forms on a contemporary base. The hotel stands on flat land in front of the beach, while villas and smaller facilities are spread at low density across the irregular terrain. Every villa and hotel room is set with a direct sea view. The resort covers 63.96 hectares and offers 756 keys. A resource reduction plan limits construction impact.

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Gospel Church

Shi Zhe Lo Church Architecture

Gospel

Gospel is a church located in a coastal city in Yunlin County, Taiwan. The exterior is shaped like a Chinese screen, and twelve pillars respond to strong wind while symbolizing the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The building covers 496 square meters. For safety, the concrete weight and the rebar thickness were increased, and the raft foundation was deepened and widened. The building form guides wind into the interior, which reduces the use of air conditioning, and LED lighting lowers energy use. A dedicated area stores up to 20 tons of water.

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Villas Alba Residential

Mercurio Design Lab S.r.l. Residential Architecture

Villas Alba

Villas Alba is a pair of twin villas located on the island of Sentosa in Singapore, facing the sea and an adjacent golf course. The name Alba means sunrise in Italian, and the semi-circular form recalls the sun rising on the horizon. A terracotta roof in red and orange hues and a travertine facade give the villas warm tones. Inside, the color palette follows a gradation of sunrise tones. Extensive glazing and a timber pool deck link the living and dining space to the landscape. An attic sitting room overlooks an elevated courtyard.

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Haus M private house

Gronych + Dollega Architekten private house Architecture

Haus M

Haus M is a private house in Tiefenbach, Germany, completed in 2012. The asymmetric shape of the interior recalls the image of a mine. The main room measures 10 meters by 8 meters and is 6 meters high. A sculpturally shaped gallery layer is suspended within the main room and divides its height. The main building uses a prefabricated wood frame of glued wooden beams, from which the gallery is hung. The basement and the ceiling above it are made of in-situ concrete, and the roof cladding is an aluminium alloy. The large frontal terrace adds depth to the main room.

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The Nature Gradation Private House

Yasuyuki Kitamura Private House Architecture

The Nature Gradation

A private house for a young couple, located on the northern hill of Minoh City, within Osaka, Japan. Despite the fact that the area is fast developing and known for its rich natural environment, the houses have little to do with the local character. The project aims to highlight the relationship between humans and the nature, while acknowledging the natural qualities of the surroundings.

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W One Residential Space

Full Wang International Development Co., Ltd Residential Space Architecture

W One

W One is a residential building located in Taichung, Taiwan. The design responds to the local character of Taiwan Boulevard and Maple Garden. The roof form acts as a landmark and reflects the aim of a technological and sustainable green city. The first floor is connected with the surrounding open space. A roof garden with a large pergola serves as a shared living room for the residents. The open and green layout suits the subtropical climate. The lot size is 1707.5 square meters and the total floor area is 20805.2 square meters.

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Simple but Elegant Leisure Complex Center

Chunli Zhang Leisure Complex Center Architecture

Simple but Elegant

Simple but Elegant is a leisure complex center in Weihai City, Shandong Province, China. The design covers 4522 square meters of buildings and 39478 square meters of landscape. Courtyard spaces are formed by plain white walls, following the traditional Chinese garden pattern of vestibule and backyard. The buildings are linked by corridors, and mirror steel plates on the corridor tops reflect the surrounding scenery. A coffee shop, a book bar, an exhibition hall, offices and meeting rooms are included. A lakeside park offers rest to the staff of the industrial park.

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Ike House

Hatsuo Morimoto House Architecture

Ike

Ike is a three-story house with a penthouse, built in a densely populated urban area of Nagoya, Japan. The reinforced concrete building has a site area of 365 square meters and a floor area of 602 square meters. The outer walls are finished in wood grained concrete, made by lining the formwork with cedar boards before the concrete is poured. Wood garage doors, curtain wall glass and stone fence blocks complete the exterior. Three pocket gardens bring indirect light, air and greenery into the rooms. The upper floors are offset so that sunlight still reaches the neighboring houses.

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Nha Nhim Homestay

Vu Hoang Kha Homestay Architecture

Nha Nhim

Nha Nhim is a homestay building in Da Lat, Viet Nam. The narrow site is about 8 metres wide and much longer, with uneven terrain and weak soil. All elements are lifted to widen the living space and to open views toward the valley. Waste materials from the area are collected and reused throughout the building. Bark, branches and test concrete blocks are given a new life, and offcuts from local textile factories are recycled into different parts. A large sloping roof blocks cold night wind and lets cool breezes pass during the day.

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Shenzhen Social Welfare Center

SUIADR Welfare Center Architecture

Shenzhen Social

Shenzhen Social Welfare Center is a comprehensive care complex in Longhua District, Shenzhen. The complex houses a children's home and an old people's home on a site of 32,269 square meters. The two residences are independent yet share resources, and are linked by corridors. A medical building sits at the center and is easily reached from both homes. The multi-story buildings face south for daylight and good ventilation. Courtyards and red brick follow the Lingnan tradition. The design aims to control cost and to create a bright, spacious and warm environment.

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Twist House Private Residence

TZOKAS architects Private Residence Architecture

Twist House

Twist House is a private residence located in an olive grove in the southwest Peloponnese, with a direct view towards the castle of Methoni. The three level house follows the evolution of human dwelling. The excavated ground forms the basement, stone shapes the ground floor volumes, and a lighter plaster volume rests above them. Floor to ceiling openings and floor tiles that extend outwards join the interior and exterior spaces. The total area is 485 square meters. Materials taken from the site were reused to limit the impact on nature and to preserve the existing trees.

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The Mountain View Mix Use

Wang Jingjing Mix Use Architecture

The Mountain View

The Mountain View is a mixed-use cultural complex created by renovating an existing building in Shenzhen, China. The complex covers 6,000 square meters and brings together a store, a restaurant, an art gallery, a theater and workspaces. An open-air veranda surrounds the central courtyard and links the different areas. Rectangular steel pillars, arranged in a matrix, support the veranda. Materials include self-leveling cement, weathering steel, laminated bamboo, ultra-clear glass and glass brick. The building offers a calm space for cultural events and social contact with nature and art.

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