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Realm of Clouds Residential House

Grand Developments Residential House Architecture

Realm of Clouds

Realm of Clouds is a residential building with 11 units in Taichung, Taiwan. The design joins architecture with planting, using multi-tiered vegetation, green facades and natural stone. The layout offers green views, daylight, fresh air and open interiors, while private pathways and independent entrances protect privacy. The facade greenery adds natural insulation and supports biodiversity. Rainwater harvesting, energy-efficient lighting and cross-ventilation reduce environmental impact. Locally sourced stone and recycled wood are also used.

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House 4021 Architectural

Lianhuan Wang Architectural Architecture

House 4021

House 4021 is a vacation accommodation building located in Danzhou, Hainan, China, set between mountains and the sea. The building uses staggered terraced volumes that recall rolling waves and mountain contours. The overhangs shade the glass curtain walls below during periods of intense sun. The facade is made of treated aluminum panels patterned after waves and sand, giving weather resistance in the seaside climate. The rooftop holds an ecological garden and an infinity pool with indigenous plants. The total area is 2583.04 square meters.

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Lako Holiday House

Yaser and Yasin Rashid Shomali Holiday House Architecture

Lako

Used a solid and simple form to make a powerful and safe feeling. The primary goal was to create harmony with the surrounding by extending the sloping roof to the ground. Thus, the futuristic and modern form was born during this process. Contrary to a solid and cold exterior, the interior has fluid shapes, warm colors, and unique floor materials to make a cozy feel. Also, the low level conventional area brings down the viewer's eye level and presents different points of view.

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Rencent Office Center Corporate Headquarters

Tengyuan Design Corporate Headquarters Architecture

Rencent Office Center

Rencent Office Center is an office building on the coast of Qingdao. The building slabs are extended in line with the surrounding shoreline, echoing the terrain and the nearby buildings. Sea view windows are set between the slabs like floating boxes. Facing the city, the facade is treated as a scene frame with a diagonal cut. Only three materials are used: glass, stone and dark metal. A sunken plaza resolves the two story height difference across the site and improves the circulation of the building spaces.

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One Villa Residence

SIA DESIGN Residence Architecture

One Villa

One Villa is a residence located in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, China. A symmetrical layout, simple lines and a Chinese-style spatial order recall traditional Jiangnan architecture. The slightly curved roof is a modern interpretation of traditional roofs. Metal roof panels, blue walls, dark grey tiles and bronze-colored metal grilles form the outer surfaces. The plan has three layers, a front gateway, a middle transitional space with a corridor and water feature, and a back courtyard with a viewing loft. The design offers a calm and secluded living environment.

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Be Amphitheatre Outdoor Event Space

mode:lina™ Outdoor Event Space Architecture

Be Amphitheatre

Every society needs space to sit by the campfire, to talk, to see, and express oneself. Amphitheatre has become a place of meaningful gatherings and speeches, a new symbol of this part of Warsaw and a fuel for change. This modern construct looks for a new angle to things already known. The outdoor scene rose to face the demand that haunts Warsaw's business district lack of open and public spaces, free of fences, allowing for casual, friendly meetings out in the open. The final shape of this building is a match made out of the classical formula of the amphitheater and green zones.

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Dongyi Dunhuang Hotel

Newsdays , Qingdao Metro Hotel Architecture

Dongyi Dunhuang

Dongyi Dunhuang is a hotel located near the desert in Dunhuang, Gansu, China. The design draws on traditional northwestern buildings of the region, such as the local earth wall and the drying house. The walls are built with rammed earth made from locally produced mud, so the hotel appears calm and seems to grow from the surrounding land. The site area is 41,541 square meters and the building area is 10,299 square meters. The plan follows the idea of a quiet retreat. Guests can rest and experience the history and the natural landscape of Dunhuang.

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Dragon Bay Exhibition Center

QIDI DESIGN GROUP Exhibition Center Architecture

Dragon Bay

The Dragon Bay seeks the harmony between architecture and site. The principle is to focus on the potential of site transformation, seek the integration of artificial and natural transition. Pure and concise landscape techniques and the minimalism strategy, the perfect integration of nature. The creative of seven themes, including Initiatory journey, forest in the shuttle, canyon within exploration, green walk, mystery valley, star river, and play in the lost land. Respect the topography and rational use, collect community rainwater, build a community sponge city system.

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The North Teaching Cluster of Zjuic School

U A D School Architecture

The North Teaching Cluster of Zjuic

The North Teaching Cluster of Zjuic is a university teaching complex on the central axis of the International Campus of Zhejiang University, beside Juanhu Lake in China. The complex covers about 53,000 square meters and includes eight buildings, such as an auditorium, lecture halls, a business school and an administration building. A round auditorium forms the core, and the other buildings are arranged symmetrically on both sides. Floating platforms and corridors link all buildings. Red brick facades are combined with glass curtain walls and metal roofs.

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International Duty Free Reception Center

Qun Wen Reception Center Architecture

International Duty Free

Aoe try to creatively use the language of destructure on this land, to collide and connect vision and vision of life with the site architecture here, break the traditional site impression, break the traditional inherent thinking, and reshape a foundation based on The unique spiritual landscape on the site makes it a poetic link between the base and the building. For aoe vision of future life, it need three kinds of agent concepts and elements to elaborate and finally present the transmission of emotions.

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Double Skin House

Nobuhito Mori House Architecture

Double Skin

This building is a three-story wooden structure in a densely built up area of Tokyo. Although the site is small and the distance from the neighboring land is only about 1m, light and privacy were required. Inspired by the traditional Japanese shoji which softens the light, the designer have created a modern light filter that is resistant to wind and rain and can also be used outside. The translucent cladding on facade softens the light from outside and blurs the visibility of both passerby's and inhabitants. At night, the lighted facade become a large light to illuminate the streets.

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Pugongshan Geology Museum

Baofeng Li Museum Architecture

Pugongshan Geology

The Pugong Mountain Geological Museum integrates the old and new gypsum kilns, and uses the old kiln group as the landmark gate of the overall site park. The kiln head is transformed into a viewing platform, and one of the old kilns is used as the main entrance of the museum. Key mining areas are set as ecological education points, and viewing windows and viewing platforms are set up at the corresponding positions of the museum building, so that the museum building is tightly anchored in this special place.

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