Architecture

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Brand: Bernard Gomez Design Type: Vehicle Showroom And Service Center Category: Architecture

Mercedes Benz Center for Excellence

Mercedes Benz Center is a vehicle showroom and service center designed as an experiential interaction between visitors and the brand. The building is arranged as a series of terraced pavilions linked by ramps. Multi-level green terraces and ramped vehicular access allow vehicles to be brought into the main activity spaces, including the show car area, the vintage museum and the auditorium, where events and product launches are held. The long showroom pavilion is poised above road level and gives the vehicle exhibits wide exposure.

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Brand: Alexandru Zingaliuc Design Type: Prefab Cabin Category: Architecture

Deuz

Deuz is a concept for a portable prefabricated cabin designed for one family. The cabin is made of four modules, two forming the living space and two forming the roof. Each module has a metal case with a thermal insulation core, plywood on the inside and charred black wood on the outside. The modules are assembled on site and rest on an adjustable metal structure, so the cabin can be placed on many types of terrain. The interior holds a bedroom, a bathroom and a living area with a kitchen. Large sliding walls open the interior to daylight and the landscape.

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Brand: Mei Ee Loh Design Type: Building Category: Architecture

Rackson House

Rackson House is an office building created by refurbishing an old structure in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. The existing block retains its heritage roof, verandah, bay windows and stairs, and holds the main spaces. A new extension of steel and glass is inserted without touching the old walls, which remain visible with traces of past interventions. The new block is more open, taller and covered by a glass roof, and contains servicing spaces. A calm reflecting pool meets the base of the glass volume and mirrors the site. Natural light fills the interiors.

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Brand: Wei Ting Lin Design Type: Detached Villa Category: Architecture

Staycation

Light is the core of this project. The villa has multifaceted day lighting. Multi level arrangement and front to back connection are used to make the space ventilated and bright, while forming a connection with the view. The staircase has the problem of western exposure, so the wooden grilles are used to adjust the sunlight and solve the overheating problem. The bathroom adopts switchable glass, which can change from transparent to translucent upon preference, to protect one's privacy.

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Brand: doT & associates Design Type: Mini House Category: Architecture

House a Half

House a Half is a small wooden house designed for a quiet life away from the city. The cabin has a floor plan of 45 square meters, with a living room, kitchen, dining room and bathroom on the main level and a bedroom in the loft, giving 60 square meters in total. The house is assembled from prefabricated wood parts and hardware by following assembly instructions. The timber comes from thinned forests in Kochi, Japan. Camphor wood chips surround the house to repel insects. A smokeless fireplace burns alcohol, so no exhaust pipe is needed.

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Brand: Ricardo De Castro Design Type: Residential Category: Architecture

La Cima

La Cima is a house of 340 square meters located in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. The house is designed to follow the topography of the mountain and to limit intervention in the terrain. Sustainability, airtightness and self-sufficiency guide the design. Orientation was set according to the local climate and sunlight, following bioclimatic principles. Large glass facades frame views of the mountains, the city and the sea, while the greenhouse effect and the Venturi effect help regulate indoor temperature. Local natural stone, teak wood and roof solar panels are used.

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Brand: Katsutoshi Sasaki Design Type: Residential House Category: Architecture

T Noie

T Noie is a residential house built in Toyota City, Japan. The house is arranged as two spaces, each 1.55 meters wide, placed on either side of a central structure. The minimum dimensions needed for each room were studied for a family of five, and this study led to the width of 1.55 meters. Posts of laminated pine 50 mm wide are joined to beams to form a T-shaped structure. The floorboards are made of 55 mm local cypress. High windows bring in natural light that changes the interior through the day. The compact plan suits small sites and limited budgets.

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Brand: Manuel Lap Yan Lam Design Type: Public Bathroom Category: Architecture

Ocean Vista

Ocean Vista is a public toilet renovation located along the coastal trail in Coloane, Macau, on a hillside facing the ocean. The interior layout was reorganized and new functional elements were added to the existing concrete structure within the same footprint. A viewing platform, a balcony seating area and a long bench allow visitors to look at the ocean and to observe the stars at night. The brown and reddish added elements are inspired by the mineral covered rocks of the coastal trail. Lines in the new features filter sunlight and create moving light and shadow.

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Brand: Yuting Zhang Design Type: Cultural Center Category: Architecture

Device of Perception

Device of Perception is a cultural center in Mexico City, set between a low rise historic quarter and a high rise commercial development. The center covers about 4500 square meters and holds a lecture hall, a small theater, exhibition space, offices, storage and a cafe. A sunken entrance plaza separates the building from the busy avenue and serves as an extension of the interior stage. Each floor of the short tower is twisted a quarter turn, forming a spiral public gallery with framed views of the city. Reinforced concrete and weathering steel are used.

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Brand: Satoshi Itasaka Design Type: Offices Category: Architecture

Global Hub Square

Global Hub Square is an office building complex set in a forest on Awaji Island, Japan. The project moved a Tokyo office to a quiet natural site surrounded by fresh air and sea breeze. Large windows bring sunlight and wind into the interior and open the rooms to the landscape. A cafeteria serves healthy meals made with local food to both employees and island residents. The architecture recalls a temple through a series of graceful arches and a large central staircase. The total floor area is 2257 square meters.

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Brand: Sarina Jamali Design Type: Music Pavilion Category: Architecture

Sama

Sama is a pavilion designed for street music performance. The form and materials of Sama improve acoustic quality and spread sound evenly, avoiding a single point of focus. The structure is made of a metal frame filled with eco-brick material, covered inside and outside with a micro-cement coating. Solar cells on the outer layer supply the energy needed for lighting and electrical equipment. The pavilion shelters musicians and instruments in different weather conditions. Sama measures 15 by 15 by 6 metres and can be built in different locations.

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Brand: Hossein Hassani Design Type: Villa Category: Architecture

Two Arches

Two Arches is a villa located in a calm setting in Damavand, Iran. The design reflects the origins of Iranian architecture from a modern point of view. Traditional principles and spatial hierarchy guide the plan to provide privacy and comfort for the inhabitants. Inspired by Iranian gardens, a waterway forms the main axis of the site. A white plane between two arches divides the public and private spaces. On the first floor, a bridge connects these areas as a corridor. The building covers 200 square meters and combines concrete and metal with brick cladding.

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