Architecture

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Designer: Public Architectural Design Institute Work: Building Classification: Architecture

Sino German Creative Park Four

Sino German Creative Park Four is a museum and cultural exchange center in Qingdao, China. The building stands on a north slope, facing the main park entrance, with a river landscape to the south. A Y-shaped layout gives the building three facades of floor-to-ceiling glass curtain walls, each turned toward a different landscape area of the park. The three tips of the Y shape are slightly raised to form a sculptural outline. Fair-faced concrete shapes the interior and echoes the outdoor brick curtain wall. The design also improves the microclimate and stores rainwater.

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Designer: Quincy Li Work: Display Center Classification: Architecture

Wenlan Mansion

Wenlan Mansion is a display center located near West Mountain and Dian Lake in Kunming, China. The site faces the mountain, offers an open view and is surrounded by ecological resources. The design uses the five meter height difference of the ground to create vertical spaces and an ascending view. The layout follows traditional Kunming courtyards, with axis symmetry and a front and back yard plan that divides the site into a cultural exhibition area, a water courtyard and a private garden. Stone and aluminum plate are used on the facade.

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Designer: Aico Ltd Work: Mixed Use Classification: Architecture

CR Land Shijiazhuang MiXC

CR Land Shijiazhuang MiXC is a mixed-use development in Shijiazhuang, China. The complex combines a retail podium with office and apartment towers. A large setback at the northwest corner of the site creates an urban plaza at street level and a sunken plaza linked to the subway. The transfer hall of Metro Lines 1 and 3 connects to the two basement levels of the shopping mall through the sunken plaza and a pedestrian walkway. Mall entrances are placed at three street corners. The entrance facade uses double glazed curtain walls with a special lighting design.

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Designer: Hiroaki Iwasa Work: Reception Hall of Temple Classification: Architecture

Kouunji Kyakuden

The project was a reconstruction of the 140 years old reception hall, which was one of the facilities of the Buddhist temple Kouunji. The old reception hall had been loved by the local community for a long period; however, due to its severe damage over the years, it needed to go through reconstruction. The architect solved these issues by updating and harmonizing, also devising some systems to pass on the memory of local community to the next generation. As a result, not only did the new reception hall achieve a sense of nostalgia but also a presence in the historical context.

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Designer: Zhubo Design CO., LTD. Work: Pavilion Classification: Architecture

Coastal

Coastal Mansion is a mixed-use public pavilion on the shore of Tong'anwan Bay in Xiamen, China. The building holds spaces for exhibition, reading and physical exercise, and also serves as a station on the coastal walkway. The ground floor is left open and free for public activities, linking the interior directly with the surrounding landscape. The facades are formed by horizontal grilles of aluminum panels. Each grille is rotated to a set angle, so the amount of daylight matches the function behind it.

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Designer: jintao li Work: Pavilion Classification: Architecture

Tianmianshang

Tianmianshang is a pavilion located in Huizhou City, Guangdong Province. The pavilion stands behind an orange grove and offers a calm place to rest in nature. The design questions the usual distinction between floor, roof and ceiling, and between inside and outside. Undulating floor and roof surfaces form several threshold spaces. Four main walls are joined by two irregularly placed concrete walls and concrete columns, which blur spatial boundaries and add layers to the interior. The roof is a single lightweight steel structure with clean lines.

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Designer: Wsp Architects Work: Multifunctional Offices Classification: Architecture

Linkong Biomedical Park

Linkong Biomedical Park is a research and production complex for the life science and biotechnology industry in Zhengzhou, China. The park includes an incubation and experiment center, pilot production buildings, large production plants, an exhibition center, a conference and catering center and living facilities. A central landscape belt divides the site into two zones and improves the efficiency of use. The plan is inspired by the double helix of DNA. Floor heights, column spans, structural loads and waste water treatment follow the technical needs of biomedical work.

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Designer: Shanghai PTArchitects Work: Showroom Classification: Architecture

Yuexiu Hanyang Starry Winking

Yuexiu Hanyang Starry Winking is a sales center designed to be converted into a kindergarten after the selling period ends. The building is located in the Hanyang District of Wuhan, China, near the Yangtze River. The design concept draws on the natural landscape and the water culture of Wuhan. A modular facade with rhythmic changes suits the units of the future kindergarten and forms a playful surface. Prefabricated glass-fiber reinforced cement panels were assembled on site to reduce visible joints and ease cleaning. Water flows from the building into the surrounding landscape.

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Designer: SHUNSUKE OHE Work: Columbarium Classification: Architecture

Place of Reunion

A columbarium attached to a temple.It was designed and constructed with respect for Japanese traditions, inheriting traditional Japanese designs and techniques. The first thing you see when you enter the building is the elliptical symbolic monument with a three dimensional curved surface. It is lit by spotlights installed on the ceiling and floor. Another highlight is the wooden coffered ceiling, which is equipped with indirect lighting that emits light toward the ceiling from all four sides. It also incorporates modern elements, making it a design that blends old and new.

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Designer: Soheil Afshar Mohammadian Work: private residential Classification: Architecture

The Bridge House

The Bridge House is a private residence built on a steep slope facing a valley. Interconnected grid bridges link the house to different parts of the site, so no clear boundary is set between the building and nature. The design is inspired by the linear terraces of local architecture. The building is raised above the ground and given a porous form to address the high humidity of the area. The facade has operable sliding panels with louvers that control light and heat and also provide privacy. Reclaimed ceramic tiles, granite and glass are used in the interior.

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Designer: Edoardo Milesi Work: Concert Hall Classification: Architecture

Fondazione Bertarelli

Forum Fondazione Bertarelli is a concert hall for 350 people on the slopes of Mount Amiata in the Tuscan Maremma, Italy. The hall has an organic shape based on golden proportions, so sound is amplified by the form and by natural materials instead of mechanical systems. The main structure is coloured reinforced concrete, covered with insulating materials and bricks, while curved oxidised steel plates guide visitors towards the foyer. The building stands within an olive grove and replaces an earlier plan for nine residential buildings on the same site.

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Designer: Tomasz Konior Work: Headquarters Classification: Architecture

Press Glass

Press Glass is an office headquarters building set on a green plateau in Konopiska, Poland. The ground floor plan is an equilateral triangle with a span of 80 metres and encloses an inner courtyard. Offices are placed along the outer facade, while relaxation and open space zones surround the courtyard, so each workplace receives daylight and views of the landscape. Concrete, steel and glass form the structure, and prestressed concrete allows wide spans. Fan-shaped terraces and natural colours blend the building into the surrounding land.

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