Real Estate

Explore 46 award-winning designs tagged Real Estate on DesignAmid Magazine.

Designer: Greentown China Holdings Limited Work: Garden Classification: Real Estate

The Bund

The Bund is a residential development in Shanghai, China, with a gross floor area of 78,917 square meters. The facades follow the three-section composition of classical Chinese architecture and highlight horizontal lines, curved corners and Art Deco details. Chamfered corners are applied to towers, podiums, corridors, door heads and enclosure walls. The buildings are arranged in a scattered layout to create a sense of openness along the street. Lintels and brick walls from the former buildings are combined with modern materials to form a garden of memories.

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Designer: Marcio Kogan Work: Hotel Classification: Real Estate

Patina Maldives

Patina Maldives is a hotel resort located on an island in the Maldives. The design covers a built area of 34,500 square meters and includes every element, from the masterplan to the light pendants. Wooden structures allow a cleaner and faster construction. Natural materials such as stone, sticks and fibers are used throughout. The buildings are low and visually permeable, so the architectural lines do not break the horizon. Spaces are arranged from private to public, and open air areas connect interior and exterior. The architecture stays quiet so that nature remains the main focus.

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Designer: Hangzhou Green Development Design Work: Residential Community Classification: Real Estate

Feng Yong Chao Yang

GD has crafted a serene secluded garden like community in the old city of Hangzhou. Rooted in the local context, the project redefines a contemporary lifestyle. The iconic building facades, adorned with full-glass curtain walls, evoke the image of a clear lake cascading from the sky, inviting residents to embark on a beautiful journey of discovery and everyday living. The master plan design prioritizes the internal spatial experience within the community, aiming to create a secluded garden style community in the city, offering a natural and serene retreat in a diverse urban environment.

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Designer: Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd. Work: CBD Phase 1 Classification: Real Estate

Zhuhai Shizimen

Zhuhai Shizimen is a mixed-use development located in the Shizimen District of Zhuhai, China. The complex covers a site area of 203,000 square metres and includes an office and hotel tower, a serviced apartment tower, a hotel tower, an exhibition and convention centre, a theatre and an opera house. Zhuhai Centre, the main tower, rises 330 metres and is the tallest building in the city. The design was inspired by the link between the site and the water and by the description of Zhuhai as a city of romance. The convention centre is shaped as a ribbon along the water's edge.

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Designer: TOPWAY Work: Three Dimensional Eco-House Classification: Real Estate

Jade Villa

Jade Villa is a residential complex designed as a three dimensional eco house. The project takes inspiration from the landscape of Wu Hu and places a hanging garden along the east west axis, giving each unit a private garden with a storey height of 6.2 metres. High performance concrete and low polluting building materials are used. A rainwater harvesting system, green vegetation and a rain garden support ecological restoration. Open transitional spaces link interior and exterior areas and encourage contact between neighbours. The interior layout is adjustable for flexible use of space.

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Designer: Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd. Work: Residential Development Classification: Real Estate

Huafa Jinjiang Manor

Huafa Jinjiang Manor is a residential development in Sansheng Town, Jinjiang District, Chengdu, China. The design creates a hidden elevated courtyard within an urban district. Residential spaces are arranged in multiple layers along the central axis of the site, following a natural landform that is high in the north and low in the south. A layered, barracks-style arrangement brings natural light into each unit and keeps a close relationship with the landscape. The site covers 37,303 square meters, with a floor area of 55,955 square meters and 626 residential units.

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Designer: Hang Chen Work: Affordable Rental Houses Classification: Real Estate

Urban Pastoral

This design takes into consideration the need for affordable rental housing in Shanghai, the impact of epidemics, and China's carbon reduction policies. The designer creates a community vegetable plantation within the settlement and small vegetable gardens on the roofs of buildings of different heights. Together, they form a multi-level growing system that provides safe and easily accessible food for residents. Additionally, each floor of the building has a public space that encourages neighborhood interaction and serves as a service place for emergency medical control during epidemics.

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Designer: Yawen Duan Work: Commercial Classification: Real Estate

The Miao-style Town

The Miao Style Town is a cultural tourism and commercial town located in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, Liuzhou. The project covers an area of about 210,000 square meters. The design is guided by the idea of sustainable development and balances ecological, social and economic aims for long-term benefit. Existing rivers, slopes and terrain are used to reduce earthwork. Architectural elements drawn from Miao totems, costumes and traditional buildings shape three commercial streets, courtyards and stilted guesthouses. Pedestrian routes are separated from vehicle routes.

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Designer: PTW Architects Work: Residence Classification: Real Estate

Future is Boundless

Future Is Boundless is a residential building in Taiwan. The design combines four principles: frame, mass, balcony and trims. Proportional division turns the large volume into slender vertical forms, creating a frame structure and a distinctive roof. A one to one to one spatial ratio gives the massing a coordinated rhythm. Exterior materials include ivory aluminum cladding, dark granite, glazed tiles and laminated glass. Shared facilities include a swimming pool, a gym, a library and a yoga room. Open interior spaces support contact among residents.

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Designer: GTD Work: Chinese Style Villa Classification: Real Estate

Taoyuan Town

Taoyuan Town is a Chinese-style villa development in Hangzhou, China. Twenty households are arranged within a construction scale of 5,200 square meters. Gardens, streets and courtyards are linked to form a public space system inspired by classic Chinese gardens. Most residential units cover about 666 square meters, while corner units are larger. Natural materials are used widely, and classical details such as corridors, columns and arches are made of solid wood. Carved dry-hanging stone clads the entrance and the second-floor walls.

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Designer: Quincy Li Work: Residential Classification: Real Estate

River One

River One is a residential complex located in Chongqing, China, between the Jialing River and Zhaomu Mountain Park. The orientation and height of every building follow the local terrain, so each apartment has an open view of the landscape. Height differences at the entrances are resolved by elevators and stairs set within the landscape design. A waterfall in the central courtyard and other landscape elements also address the level changes of the site. The facades are made of silver-gray aluminum plates, glass and wood-grained aluminum panels.

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Designer: Aico Ltd Work: Mixed Use Classification: Real Estate

Baoshan U World

Baoshan U World is a mixed use development in a suburban district of Shanghai. The layout uses a permeable perimeter block. Continuous facades along the city roads define an active public sidewalk, while several paths and small plazas lead into a central courtyard. The porous plan improves visual links to the nearby riverfront greenery. Community facilities and entertainment venues occupy the ground floor to keep the streets lively. Creative offices and apartments sit along the sides and surround a community service building that serves as a social and fitness hub.

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