Architecture

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Designer: Yan Pan Design Type: Hotel and Resort Category: Architecture

The Hotel Nudibranch

Nudibranch is a hotel and resort located on Nanji Island in Zhejiang Province, China. The design covers 31000 square meters and is inspired by sea creatures found around the island, such as the nudibranch and other shellfish. The building is raised on soft legs that connect the ground to restaurants, bars, a spa and a swimming pool. The public area resembles a floating space above the sand. The sandy ground extends into the hotel and forms an outdoor playground in the shade. Eco-friendly technologies reduce the environmental impact.

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Designer: Irakli Emiridze Design Type: Cultural Center Category: Architecture

Batumi Chess Palace

The Batumi Chess Palace is a landmark cultural center in Georgia, designed as a premier destination for chess enthusiasts. The building's design draws inspiration from an unfolded chessboard, with the black and white facade pattern reflecting this theme. A large scale chess piece sculpture at the entrance further emphasizes the connection to the game, making the space both functional and symbolic.

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Designer: Quincy Li Design Type: Community Center Category: Architecture

Born With Legend

Born With Legend is a community center in the Gulou District of Xuzhou, China. The building serves the surrounding old neighborhoods, which lack public facilities. The interior space and the outdoor venue form two rectangular areas that are joined by a curved plane. Rounded corners and white enamel aluminum plates unify the facade. The entrance is marked by umbrella-shaped pillars topped with a white metal grille and a wall of solid glass bricks. The second floor is enclosed by ceiling-high glass panels.

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Designer: Toshio Tsushima Design Type: Exhibition Gallery Category: Architecture

Memories of Water

Memories of Water is an exhibition gallery located on the shoreline in Qingdao, China. The building offers panoramic views of the ocean within an urban setting. A curtain wall system with steel fins is used on the first floor to minimize the structure. On the second floor, ultra-transparent glass is installed without fins or frames, so the boundary between indoor and outdoor space is reduced. A cantilever structure creates a floating effect. A water landscape surrounds the building and eases the transition from the city to nature. The gross built area is 1800 square meters.

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Designer: Ibrahim Halil TUGBAY Design Type: Conversion from Consulate to Villa Category: Architecture

Reconstruction Project

Reconstruction Project is the conversion of a former consulate building into a villa in Istanbul. The design creates modern living spaces while preserving the original character of the building. Interiors are renovated, modern design elements are added, and the exterior is tidied. Highly insulated materials support energy efficiency, and acoustically optimized panels improve interior comfort. Building information modeling and computer aided design guided the planning. Open spaces, natural light, and improved indoor flow shape the layout.

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Designer: Lin Chen Design Type: book villa Category: Architecture

Mountain House in Mist

Mountain House in Mist is a countryside book house located in an ancient village in Wuyi. The building joins traditional culture with modern design through a new application of traditional materials, a transformed roof and translucent polycarbonate boards on the facades. During the day, the boards create a soft translucent atmosphere inside. At night, light passes outward and the book house becomes a visual center of the village. The book house offers a calm place to read and aims to bring young people and children back to the mountains.

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Designer: Minzui Innovation co., ltd. Design Type: Mixed Use Building Category: Architecture

Genuine Minzui

Genuine Minzui is a mixed use building completed in Taiwan. Building A holds commercial space, offices and shared facilities on the first floor, residential units from the second to the fourteenth floor, and a boxing room and sky garden on the top floor. Building B is a two story retail complex. Horizontal shading and 10 plus 10 glazing reduce sun exposure on the western facade. Local plants are set in low, medium and high layers on the east facade and the roof. The exterior walls are clad in kiln fired tiles with low water absorption.

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Designer: Quincy Li Design Type: Community Center Category: Architecture

Imperial Mansion

Imperial Mansion is a community center located in the city center of Yuhuan, Taizhou, China. The form of the building is derived from the surrounding coastal landscape. Clean geometric outlines and folded roof edges make the heavy structure appear light. The facade is made of large glass walls and silvery aluminum plates in various shades of gray. A series of wide entrance steps forms an open urban plaza and guides visitors to a second-floor terrace. The building serves as a display center in the first phase and as a commercial district later.

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Designer: S.A.I.T. Studio Design Type: Residential Complex Category: Architecture

Royal

Royal Residence is a modern residential complex featuring two 13 story towers and one 7 story tower, with 200 apartments, including villa style garden duplexes. The design focuses on efficient space utilization with a range of one bedroom to four bedroom units. Key amenities include a 2,200 square meter seawater pool, a 350 meter adventure canal for water sports, a children s pool, thermal pool, sports courts, Turkish bath, sauna, and expansive social areas, promoting a balanced and luxurious living environment. It offers a comfortable lifestyle in harmony with nature.

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Designer: Nontawat Charoenchasri Design Type: Residential Category: Architecture

OB House

OB House features a cubic form that highlights the creativity of its homeowners. The architects developed a unique architectural language by creating a rhythmic balance of solid and void across the elevations, achieving overall harmony. The design embodies minimalism and timelessness, giving the home a distinctive identity. Each space is carefully designed to provide ample natural light, comfort, and privacy, blending visual sophistication with practical functionality.

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Designer: Shimu Wang Design Type: Cinema Category: Architecture

Open Village

Open Village is a cinema located in a rural village in Fenyang, Shanxi, China. The building was converted from a former cement plant. The original structure is preserved and enclosed within a new brick facade, whose pierced patterns act as a shading device. A glazed staircase of colored glass rises through the outer shell. Adjacent cement silos were refurbished into a bookstore. The venue also contains an auditorium and a long exhibition wall. Film and literature festivals are held there for local residents and visitors.

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Designer: Dante Luna Design Type: House Category: Architecture

Lulu Ville

Lulu Villa is a private residence located in Las Terrenas. The house covers 850 square meters of construction on a plot of 2,492 square meters. The design is composed of three intersecting volumes, one of which has two levels. The first level holds the social areas, with large galleries open to the exterior, and the guest rooms. The second level holds the bedrooms and a family room, linked by an open corridor. Concrete in its natural state marks the facades. The entrance uses aluminum profiles with a wood finish, resistant to sea salt and spaced to let daylight enter.

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