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Involve Factory and Office

Hisanori Ban Factory and Office Architecture

Involve

Involve is a factory and office building located in Nisshin, Aichi, Japan. The plan follows an equiangular spiral, also called a logarithmic spiral. The spiral layout guides workers along curved paths, so contact between colleagues happens often. The frequent contact is intended to improve quality and productivity. The spiral geometry also allows columns, beams and cross bracing to repeat the same connection details, and only the length of each member changes. The building sits on a hill like a stone sculpture, and new trees recall the forest that once covered the site.

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Istanbul Equestrian Equine Design

Equine Design Studio Equine Design Architecture

Istanbul Equestrian

IIEC is an equestrian facility designed for horses and riders. The complex includes stables, an indoor arena of 35 by 70 meters and an outdoor arena of 50 by 80 meters, all arranged to international equestrian sport standards. The structure uses a steel frame, a mechanical stone cladding facade, a wooden ceiling and metal roofing. Operable glass roofs provide natural ventilation and daylight, and the sand surfaces are served by a watering system. The compact layout lowers energy use and management costs and improves access for horses and riders.

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Hill House Private Residence

Edoardo Milesi Private Residence Architecture

Hill House

Hill House is a residential building with two low-energy housing units. The design follows the morphology and topography of the site and forms part of a project for the re-naturalisation of the green area. A cantilevered structure and slender metal pilotis allow the units to rest on the ground at different heights. The two units share service areas on the ground floor and offer different ways of living. The dry construction uses natural and recyclable materials, including exposed coloured concrete, larch wood and pre-oxidised zinc-titanium sheet.

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Zadun Hospitality

TAHR arquitectura Hospitality Architecture

Zadun

Zadun is a resort hotel located in San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The complex covers 30,000 square meters on a site of seven hectares, with 350 meters of beach front behind two dunes. The resort contains 116 units, including typical rooms, suites and one villa. The buildings are low and horizontal, so that each suite keeps a particular atmosphere. Large dark overhangs accentuate the balance of light and shadow of the Baja desert. Local stone, wood and marble are combined with aluminum and corten steel.

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The Lake Art Gallery

Xiaobing Yao Gallery Architecture

The Lake Art

The Lake Art is an art gallery set on a lawn beside Xinglong Lake in Chengdu, China. The gallery replaces a small coffee shop and covers 600 square meters. Solid geometric volumes are cut and combined to shape a facade that recalls a stone sculpture, so the building is easy to recognize next to the natural scenery. The spatial forms refer to the mountains, trees and clouds of the city. A waterproof ceiling, designed as a geometric image of clouds, responds to the humid local climate. The interior is planned for art exhibitions and international cultural exchange.

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Qianhai MCC Technology Building Commercial Space

Shenzhen Qianhai MCTD Co. Ltd. Commercial Space Architecture

Qianhai MCC Technology Building

Qianhai MCC Technology Building is a commercial and office complex in Shenzhen, China. The design separates a tall tower building from a lower podium building. The facade of the tower is inspired by the elegant curves of fancy carp, abstracted into tall and straight lines. Different materials define each part of the curved facade, and the middle and lower sections use folded plate surfaces that refract sunlight in varied ways. The podium building combines commercial and office spaces and holds a commercial display area with a terrace on the top level.

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Collage of Melodies International School

Inclusive Architectural Practice International School Architecture

Collage of Melodies

Collage of Melodies is the expansion and renovation of an international school in Beijing. The project houses five learning communities, including an early learning community, an arts center, a library, a design center and a performing arts center. Each community is treated as a distinct space within the existing building framework. The expansion building curves across the site and is clad in natural wood-veneer resin panels and colored Trespa panels. The vertical sunshades reduce excessive sunlight and energy use. Their angles were arranged with software based on a piece of music.

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3G Home Residential House

Renaissance Planners & Designers Residential House Architecture

3G Home

3G Home is a residential house in Singapore, redesigned as a multi generation family home. The project keeps the existing two storey terrace structure and adds a third storey that is set back from the front, so the house does not tower over the neighbouring units. A pure white facade gives the building a calm and timeless look and helps keep the interior cool. The old roof tiles were replaced with a steel roof and skylights of treated glass that filters most of the heat. A powder coated steel screen shades the master bedroom balcony.

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CapitaLand Ascendas Plaza Renovation Mixed Use

Aico Ltd Mixed Use Architecture

CapitaLand Ascendas Plaza Renovation

Ascendas Plaza Renovation is a mixed use building in Xuhui District, Shanghai, China. The project combines corporate offices, co-working space and retail within a thirty-story tower and a five-story podium. Glass curtain walls form the facade. An ordered frame curtain wall defines the office block, while transparent glass ribs open the entrance lobby and the co-working areas to the street. Mirror stainless steel on the podium reflects the urban green corridor, and vertical setbacks add depth to the facade.

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Renovation of Belight Camp House Shower And Coffee

KEFENG SUN Shower And Coffee Architecture

Renovation of Belight Camp House

Renovation of Belight Camp House is a campsite service center in Jingshan town, Hangzhou, China. Two small former forest protection houses were rebuilt to hold changing rooms, showers and a shared commercial space with a partial glass ceiling. The suspended second floor is wrapped in brushed wavy stainless steel plates, which reflect the colors and shapes of the surroundings. The first floor uses a cage wall filled with pine wood from the nearby forest. The intact roof and main structure were preserved, and all trees on the site were kept.

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House Elvesgarden Privat Residence

Stephan Maria Lang Privat Residence Architecture

House Elvesgarden

The project was an attempt to create something powerful without being loud. A sensitive place that gives tranquility and offers various perspectives to the surrounding nature. It is all about light and the countless approaches to its counterpart: the shadow. The house was build for a young widow as a retreat for her soul. The atmosphere is influenced by the Japanese culture of semi dark shadowed rooms where the colors seem damped and the glow comes from within. A world where darkness is full of warmth and profound colorfulness.

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The OmniDirectional Internal Medicine Clinic

Tetsuya Matsumoto Internal Medicine Clinic Architecture

The OmniDirectional

The OmniDirectional is an internal medicine clinic located in a Japanese suburban town of Hyogo prefecture. The core of the clinic is the endoscopy room, naturally placing it in a central position both spatially and functionally. The entrance gives directly to the central axis of the waiting room, ending in the reception counter followed by a glass opening that showcases the endoscopy room. The materiality of the clinic also plays an essential role for highlighting the endoscopy room as the core of the building by contrasting the materiality of the exterior, interior, and the endoscopy room.

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