Architecture

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Brand: Hans-Petter Bjørnådal Design Type: Housing Category: Architecture

Selfors

Selfors is a house created through the rehabilitation of a modernist villa from the 1960s. The original villa was partly altered by a prefabricated addition in the 1980s. The new design respects the modernist character of the earlier building. The three-story house covers 200 square meters and is arranged around a central staircase that acts as a natural ventilation shaft between the floors. A glazed south facade collects sunlight. The original wood structure was reused, and a new facade and new windows were added. Sheltered outdoor spaces surround the house.

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Brand: Eisuke Yamazaki Design Type: Building Category: Architecture

KIBA Tokyo Residence

The project is to rebuild a residential building at a small site in KIBA Tokyo, Japan. Even though the size of the building is small, the different types of housings are being together in the same building, therefore, constructed the fine community of a residence in a city. In addition, the facade, especially the wooden louver, is designed in harmony with a specific site KIBA which was once known for lumber dealings. KIBA Tokyo Residence would make new values and new lifestyles from the inside (interior spaces), and to show the lost landscape and heritage from the outside (exterior spaces).

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Brand: Georgios Nikolaou Design Type: House Category: Architecture

M Two

M Two is a house located on the outskirts of a village on a hill in Limassol, Cyprus. The design and materials suit the natural landscape and respect traditional village house designs, with a modern aesthetic. The layout follows a traditional pi shape, which gives a calm and ergonomic flow between interior and exterior. Family and public spaces blend together, yet function independently and offer privacy where needed. Four living areas allow all aspects of the mountain and sea views to be enjoyed. The colour palette uses natural beige, brown, green and blue tones.

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Brand: Junghee Lee Design Type: House Category: Architecture

Fish Farm House

For the client, the sea means home, ground for living and life. So above all, architect the greatest focus was set on their relationship with the sea. Fish Farm House which represent a house greeting sea was made into structure open to the sea in order to be a shelter to keep in tune with the sea. As a one-storied house, reed field in the rear of house and mountain beyond were used as a background. In the case of exposed concrete, it is far unused material in this fishing village. However, 2m2 architects used combination of familiar materials e.g. stone and wood in order to look familiar.

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Brand: Elisabeth Rüthnick Design Type: Administration Building Category: Architecture

Jobcenter Berlin

Jobcenter Berlin is an administration building in Berlin, Germany, created by converting the Bornemann High-rise, a 1960s extension of the town hall. The listed building was updated to current structural, energy and fire protection standards, and the floor plans were adapted to the needs of the new users. The washed concrete slabs and window elements were renewed following the original design, in agreement with the monument protection authority. Exposed masonry walls in the hallways were repaired and cleaned. A new color concept guides the public areas and corridors.

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Brand: Clement Tung Jeun Cheng Design Type: Residence Category: Architecture

Virtual Scenery

Virtual Scenery is a residence in Macau with a floor area of 485 square meters. The design takes the changing surface of Sai Van Lake as its main theme. The colors of water and waves are shown through different densities and angles, and the same theme is used for both the exterior and the interior. Wood finishes and a patterned wood floor add warmth to the living areas. Different depths of color separate the functional zones. The stairs combine black metal bars with champagne handrails. Materials of low chroma reduce visual pressure and support a calm atmosphere.

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Brand: Yoshiaki　Tanaka Design Type: House Category: Architecture

VH Green

The house is extend green in both planar and stereoscopic, that create a good environment for both residents and the city. In the sunny Asian region, Breeze Soleil using this green is a very effective way of thinking. Not only the function of the sunshade in the summer but also protection of privacy, avoidance from the street noise and cooling effect by automatic irrigation can be obtained.

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Brand: Stephan Maria Lang Design Type: Privat Residence Category: Architecture

House L019

In the whole house it was used a simple but sophisticated material and color concept. White walls, wooden oak floors and local Limestone for bathrooms and chimneys. The precisely crafted detailing creates an atmosphere of sensitive luxury. Exactly composed vistas determines the free floating L-shaped living space.

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Brand: Ghiath Al Masri Design Type: Residential Home Category: Architecture

Abstract House

The residence utilizes a modern aesthetic while retaining a central courtyard, which evokes the traditional Kuwaiti practice in the building of houses. Here the residence is allowed to acknowledge both past and present, without clashing. The water feature at the steps of the main door sweeps outwards, the floor to ceiling glass helps keep the spaces more open, allowing the users to go between outside and inside, past and present, effortlessly.

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Brand: Yoshiaki　Tanaka Design Type: Clinic Category: Architecture

Playful Child Care

TSC Architects has designed a distinctive roof with three layers in three design strategies. The first is to gently wrap the patient. Next, the space is divided into infectious diseases and non-infectious diseases, and the space is designed to feel the wholeness. Finally, the light from the windows in the gaps in the roof illuminates the eaves ceiling, giving a glimpse of the activities inside. Surrounded by the warmth of wood and picture books, the atrium waiting room is a place where patients and children can be energetic while taking precautions against infection.

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Brand: Svetoslav Stanislavov Design Type: Residential Building Category: Architecture

Royal River

Royal River is a high rise 75 meters tall residential building, located in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. RR uses has several integrated technologies that makes it a contemporary residential building sustainable ventilation and air conditioning system, waste collection system, high speed elevators, maximized glazing for each apartment and tight structure core with compact emergency staircases that is helping a maximum usage of floor area. The facade system uses composite aluminum panels that allows it usage of freeform and easy and quick installation methods.

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Brand: FLÁVIO MELO FRANCO Design Type: Single Family Residence Category: Architecture

AD House

AD House is a single family residence located in Teresina, Brazil, a region with a very warm climate. The house offers 495 square meters of constructed space on a site of 814 square meters. The ground floor holds the kitchen, garage, living and dining rooms and a patio, while the bedrooms are placed on the first floor. A communal space for gathering and rest is set on the rooftop. The walls are made of ceramic bricks, the structure of concrete and the roof of thermo-acoustic aluminum tiles. Charred wood screens and integrated green spaces reduce the heat indoors.

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