Architecture

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Designer: Babak Eslahjou Work: Multi Residential House Classification: Architecture

M1 and M2

M1 and M2 are two residential towers built as part of a larger urban development in Mississauga, Canada. M1 has 61 storeys and 780 units, while M2 has 62 storeys and 793 units. Each tower is formed from seven typical floor plate shapes that are skewed and rotated, so the corners shift about one metre from the floor below. Short shear walls follow the shift, which keeps the room layouts regular. A faceted glass podium carries a green roof and a south facing outdoor amenity space at ground and roof level.

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Designer: Diachok Architects Work: Private Villa Classification: Architecture

Coastal

This architectural villa redefines modern living with its sculptural, flowing rooflines and seamless fusion of luxury and nature. It seamlessly integrates with nature through lush tropical landscaping and biophilic elements like greenery on terraces. Many modern homes incorporate landscaping as an afterthought, but here, lush greenery is an integral part of the design, cascading from terraces and blending the house into its surroundings. This creates a biophilic connection that most contemporary homes lack. Also, this design embraces earthy-toned plaster, natural stone, and warm wood accents.

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Designer: Obayashi Corporation Work: Senior Residence Classification: Architecture

Park Wellstate Nishiazabu

This is a residence for seniors aged 65 and over in Japan, where the population is rapidly aging. Although it is located in the densely populated city center of Tokyo, there are few tall buildings in the surrounding area, so residents can enjoy views of the night view and distant mountains from the 125m high-rise building. As the elderly residents spend most of their lives on the premises, a living environment has been created in which they can experience greenery, water, light, and wind, and feel the changes of nature.

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Designer: Motoki Yasuhara Work: Office Building Classification: Architecture

Sreed Ebisu T

Sreed Ebisu T is a nine story office building in Ebisu, Shibuya ward, Tokyo. The building uses a hybrid structure that combines a steel post and beam frame with timber seismic frames inserted into it. The timber frame, named the seismic timber lattice shell, serves as both a structural and an interior element. Members that resist only seismic force do not require fireproofing, so the timber remains exposed. The lower floors hold restaurants or retail stores, and the upper floors hold offices. Common terraces along the staircase support breaks and interaction.

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Designer: Youpei Hu Work: Public Multifunctional Building Classification: Architecture

Village Hall

The building intentionally avoids the vernacular architectural style, and applies modern materials and structure. A big floating roof unifies the formal and informal spaces in a simple way, like a giant open umbrella. In order to achieve the floating and light feeling, the big steel roof not only needs to overcome the large cantilevers and spans, but also needs to keep member as slender as possible. With several structural innovations, a hybrid structure mimics umbrella cantilevers are formed.

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Designer: Office AT Work: Residential Classification: Architecture

River House

The River House offers a breathtaking view of the Chao Phraya River with a design focused on family living. It includes a pavilion, spacious living room, swimming pool, lounge, bedrooms, and sports area. The grand living room seamlessly connects indoor and outdoor spaces with strategically placed columns supporting a 12 meter cantilever structure. This design utilizes sliding doors to extend the space by 20 meter which opens to a terrace and an infinity pool, providing an uninterrupted river view.

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Designer: Roongrote Chongsujipan Work: Luxury Pool Villa Classification: Architecture

Naturale Phuket

Naturale Phuket combines sustainable luxury with modern tropical design, informed by consumer research to meet specific needs. Emphasizing material safety, these villas are family oriented and universally designed for enhanced safety and family bonding. The project promotes sustainability by using locally sourced materials, reducing environmental impact while supporting local communities. Each villa features open spaces and natural ventilation, creating an inviting atmosphere that fosters relaxation and connection among family members.

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Designer: Sarah Harhash Work: Residential Building Classification: Architecture

Aziz House

Aziz House is a family rest house in Buraydah, Saudi Arabia. The residence is designed to suit its desert setting, using passive cooling, natural ventilation and shading for comfort. The form draws on Cycladic massing, Najdi geometric patterns and Moroccan clay tones. Facades are finished with Tadelakt, a natural lime plaster that is hand applied, compressed and polished to a waterproof sheen, then sealed with olive oil soap. Breeze blocks provide privacy and filtered light. The site area is 3740 square meters and the total floor area is 1180 square meters.

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Designer: Ying Bi Work: Multifunctional Theater Classification: Architecture

Factory City To Education City

This project reimagines Ivrea's industrial heritage as a contemporary educational and cultural campus. Through the adaptive reuse of existing concrete structures and the insertion of new modular steel buildings, the design transforms a former production environment into a connected framework for learning, performance, and public life. A theatre, multifunctional spaces, and an open circulation spine together create a flexible civic landscape where industrial memory evolves into a living architecture of knowledge.

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Designer: Chih Ming Tu Work: Mixed Used Building Classification: Architecture

Material Dialogue

Material Dialogue is a mixed-use building that combines corporate offices with a production workshop. The four-story front volume faces the main road and holds the offices, while a double-height rear volume contains the workshop. The facade uses a dark grey stone frame with white vertical masses, recalling the raw materials of casting. Deep balconies on the east and south sides give shading and sheltered outdoor space. Inside, a double-height lobby holds an open cast iron staircase and a tile wall. Greenery and a reflecting pond soften the industrial setting.

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Designer: Evolution Design Work: Entrance to Headquarters Classification: Architecture

Entry Building to Sberbank

Entry Building to Sberbank is an entrance building for two adjoining high-rise office towers in Moscow. The building encloses the space between the towers with a hyperbolic paraboloid form, built from 29 steel arches and covered by a glazed triangulated roof. The shape brings daylight inside while limiting sunlight obstruction to the lower office floors. Three floors hold reception areas, restaurants, coffee shops, a conference centre and an event space shaped as a stepped amphitheatre. Both ends are crowned with champagne-coloured stainless steel panels.

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Designer: Shanghai Puspace Architectural Design Co Work: Exhibition Classification: Architecture

Dahua Park City

Dahua Park City is an exhibition building set between mountains and a lake in Kunming, China. The main volume is stilted above the sloped site, while multi-layer terraces and long French windows open wide views toward the surrounding landscape. The curved facade is formed from 3,276 triangular aluminum panels, each carrying a different perforation pattern. The panels were joined in pairs to simplify installation. The interior route creates a spatial sequence that frames the lake view. The gross floor area is 2,200 square meters.

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