Architecture

Explore 968 award-winning designs tagged Architecture on DesignAmid Magazine.

Designer: Juan Eugenio Mallo Camera Work: Fuel Sales Classification: Architecture

Posto P10

Posto P10 is a gas station located in Manaus, Brazil. The project is the remodeling of an existing station, carried out to apply a unified brand image. The canopy spans 40 meters in the longitudinal direction and 11 meters in the transversal direction, with no intermediate supports. Two eccentric legs made of metal and reinforced concrete carry the main structure. A translucent ceiling admits daylight from above, and artificial lighting is used at night. The open layout allows a smooth flow of vehicles and pedestrians across the site.

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Designer: Eitaro Satake Work: Office Classification: Architecture

MGY Base

MGY Base is an office building for an apparel brand in Tokyo, Japan. The design follows the idea of a secret base where people want to gather. The main floor is 6 metres high, and a large glass facade gives the impression of a semi-outdoor space. Wire mesh in the loft, industrial style lighting, and fixtures made of iron and scaffolding support the same theme. The building has a reinforced concrete structure and a total floor area of 124 square metres. The open interior is intended to encourage communication and comfortable work.

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Designer: B5 Design Work: Urban Home Classification: Architecture

Horizon

Horizon is a two story house designed as a family retreat on a private farm, away from the crowded city. The modern contemporary building uses light colours, wide terraces and biophilic elements to open the interior to the surrounding landscape. The ground floor holds an open kitchen and large living rooms that overlook the swimming pool area. The first floor holds the master bedroom and three children bedrooms, linked by a private terrace. Stone, wood and concrete are combined to give a solid and calm character.

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Designer: Peng Architects Inc. Work: Factory Classification: Architecture

Aurotek Technology

Aurotek Technology is a factory building located in Kunshan, Jiangsu, China. The 10344 square meter plant houses a mechanical assembly workshop, a clean room and supporting offices. The exterior is built from locally produced concrete hollow bricks and glass, arranged to form a breathable skin that provides natural lighting and self-shading. Buoyant ventilation windows increase natural air convection, and a green atrium moderates the indoor microclimate. Computational fluid dynamics was used to study ventilation. The design follows the three-star Chinese green building standard.

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Designer: Marco Guido Savorelli Work: Residential Complex Classification: Architecture

Milano Living Green

Milano Living Green is a residential complex designed for a former industrial area in Milan. The project reuses the volume of the existing construction and follows the concept of floating gardens. Two buildings hold 51 apartments of mixed sizes, each with balconies and private double height gardens. Shared spaces include an entrance hall, indoor and outdoor lounges, an indoor swimming pool and large green areas planted with trees. The apartments meet high energy class standards, which reduces the environmental impact of the complex.

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Designer: LnP Architects Work: Shopping Mall Classification: Architecture

JF Modern

Yinchuan Jianfa Modern City is a shopping mall renovation in Yinchuan, China. The project updates a commercial building that has operated for ten years, following the concept of urban regeneration. The facade is formed with aluminum plates in a hyperboloid shape, inspired by pyramid forms shaped by wind and sand. Low emissivity glass is used to improve energy efficiency. A vertical facade system follows the rhythm of the original structure. A courtyard, a skylight and a roof garden guide pedestrian flow from the main street to the upper level.

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Designer: Michihiro Matsuo Work: Residential House Classification: Architecture

St

A villa built on a site with a good view. Some limited grounds, indoor and outdoor are designed to be integral. On the first floor, the view of the fusion of the city and the sea moves through the pool in the center. View also looks second floor in the same direction to close the outside of the field of view, it is devised that can benefit only from this space.

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Designer: Shihi Chou Work: Mixed Use Classification: Architecture

Honghua Airport District Masterplan

Honghua Airport District Masterplan is a mixed use urban plan for a site in Nanjing, China. The site measures about 649 by 590 metres and is crossed by an old airport runway 62 metres wide. A linked activity bar joins the north and south parts of the site along the runway park. A performance centre anchors the plan and activates the runway. Offices, a hotel and retail spaces are arranged around independent courtyards. Building volumes are broken into smaller stacked boxes with varied facades. LED glass canopies light the street level and support public events.

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Designer: Tomomi Omachi Work: House Classification: Architecture

Nestled in the Green

Nestled in the Green is a house located in Tajiri, Hiroshima, Japan. The site stands in a typical Japanese residential area, with small mountains to the north and the Seto Inland Sea to the south. The house was built on the plot of a former European-style vacation home, which was demolished while the garden was kept and tended. The position of the house and the size of the windows were studied so that the garden and the mountains can be seen from many directions. Open windows bring in the sound of leaves and birds. The site area is 713.24 square meters.

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Designer: EgoHouse Architects Work: Residential Building Classification: Architecture

X House

X House is a residential building set in a mixed forest within the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine. Respect for the site and preservation of the existing green spaces guided the design and the construction. Large areas of panoramic glazing connect the interior with the surrounding trees, making nature an accent of the living space. Cantilevered roof projections and second floor terraces are made of reinforced concrete and form broken lines around the main volume. The exterior uses porcelain stoneware, metal, wood and fiber-cement panels. The total area is 460 square meters.

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Designer: Hans-Petter Bjørnådal Work: Cabin Classification: Architecture

Senja

Senja is a family cabin built near a small fishing village in northern Norway. The design draws on the Sami tradition of Heller, in which shelters were made under large rocks. The building envelope is shaped like a stone, with lines that follow the nearby mountains, and it holds a large panoramic window facing the landscape. The wooden facade is painted dark grey to blend with the surroundings. The main entrance is carved into the building mass and forms a sheltered outdoor space. Inside, pine walls, oak floors and a slatted wooden ceiling surround a fireplace.

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Designer: Nima Keivani Work: Villa Classification: Architecture

Kabootar Khaneh

A pure cube to minimize the impact on their surroundings that a sloping roof is installed hidden behind the walls, a part of interior space was dedicated for birds, inspired by historical dovecotes. The interior spaces is formed around the patio where the birds live, created cross-sectional play and level differences in the spaces, as well as design of the stairs inside it. Even the windows of the building were arranged according to the interior section game. Also inside the building, wood material has been used to create a sense of nature.

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