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Askianos Single Family House

Natalia Kokosalaki Single Family House Architecture

Askianos

Askianos is a single family summer house located in Listaros, Crete, Greece. The home is divided into two volumes by a staircase that leads the view towards the sea and the summer sunset. The volumes are embedded into the hillside, while the pool and the outdoor shower are built into the rock. Local stone and ocher are used in the construction. The windows, doors and shutters are made of wood, and the built in furniture was made by local craftsmen. Traditional Cretan elements meet minimal design, joining indoor and outdoor living.

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Sile Binicilik Tesisi Equestrian Center

Equine Design Studio Equestrian Center Architecture

Sile Binicilik Tesisi

Sile Binicilik Tesisi is an equestrian center designed in a contemporary architectural style near a forest in Istanbul. The complex covers 33,453 square meters and includes an indoor arena, an outdoor arena, a semi-open arena, an L-shaped stable block, housing and a cafeteria for horse keepers, and a veterinary clinic. All structures face the forest and are linked by a stone path. The layout follows the wind direction for the health of the horses. Natural stone, wood, glass and steel are the main materials. Large glazing and skylights bring daylight and natural ventilation into the stables.

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Vicutu Concept Flagship Store

Mo Zheng Flagship Store Architecture

Vicutu Concept

Vicutu Concept is a flagship store for a fashion brand, built in the Daxing District of Beijing. The store has two floors and a total area of 1680 square metres. The facade uses a large-scale three-dimensional aluminium woven system, produced by bending and flexing aluminium sheets into doubly curved shapes. The woven form refers to the weaving of fabric and the tailoring of garments. Inside, textured cement walls, display counters and hidden light sources create a continuous sculptural space. A diagrid pattern is repeated on floors, walls and pedestals.

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BLS World Trade Center

SEA Design Group Trade Center Architecture

BLS World

BLS World is a mixed-use complex in Haining, China, combining offices, a hotel and commercial facilities. The development consists of a 268 meter high tower and several podiums. The 51-floor tower holds office floors and a five-star hotel, with a sky lobby and a sky observatory placed at a height of 222.8 meters. The podiums contain shops, a conference center and a media center. The tower is clad in an all-glass unitized curtain wall system that helps save energy. Parametric design methods shaped the form and the flexible interior spaces.

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Casa Una Community Center

Matheus Diniz Community Center Architecture

Casa Una

In a park in the city of Uberlandia, Brazil stands Casa Una, a community center and gathering space for park visitors and neighborhood residents. In addition to other uses, it has an open auditorium, a food hall, an office for the neighborhood association, and an exhibition space. Built with a laminated timber structure, the building uses energy-saving passive ventilation and thermal comfort techniques. Lastly, the roof is topped with three species of vegetation covered in a geometric pattern, reducing the heat gained from solar exposure and acting as a fifth facade when viewed from above.

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Kirin Island Exhibition Center

Zhubo Design Exhibition Center Architecture

Kirin Island

Kirin Island is an exhibition center in Jining, Shandong Province, China. The building forms the first phase of an industrial park. The center is used for planning exhibitions and investment promotion in the early stage, and will later become an urban exhibition hall linked to the surrounding public space. The design follows the idea of a round sky and a square earth, so a square building holds a round courtyard. A frame-shear wall structure with a span of 18.6 metres creates indoor space without pillars. Overhangs of 10.3 metres on the north and south sides form semi-outdoor areas.

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Thriving Renovation and Gate

Shimu Wang Renovation and Gate Architecture

Thriving

Thriving is a facade renovation of two teaching buildings and a new school gate in Taiyuan, China. Aluminum panels finished with bright paint add rhythm to the elevations and conceal outdoor equipment and cables. The gate stands 14.7 meters high and connects the two buildings of different heights, framing the view of the main campus building. Mirror stainless steel panels clad the main steel structure, while slender columns of stainless steel pipe with silver paint reduce the visual mass. The mirrored soffit makes the gate appear taller and suggests growth.

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Yantai Experience Sales Centre and Exhibition

More Design Office Sales Centre and Exhibition Architecture

Yantai Experience

Mdo imagined the Yantai Experience Sales Centre as a contrast to the homogeneity of the new development, through form, materiality, and relationship with the landscape. Around the main central lounge and discussion area, all the other functions are placed equally accessible from the centre, encouraging more lines of communication and rendering an overall feeling of openness and link with the surroundings. The architecture becomes a unity of positive and negative spaces. Like a snow-crystal structure that can be read as a pattern in its presence or absence of matter.

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Mijan Holiday House

Yaser and Yasin Rashid Shomali Holiday House Architecture

Mijan

Drawing inspiration from local buildings with sloping roofs, this architectural design blends traditional and modern elements. The wooden sloping roof provides a cozy atmosphere inside and a striking shape outside. Adding modern touches created a design that harmoniously blends with the surroundings. The solid form feels powerful and safe, while the fluid and corner shapes, warm colors, and unique floor materials inside create a cozy feel. The second conventional area elevates the viewer's eye level, presenting different points of view.

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Semi Opened Residential House

Mateusz Gornik Residential House Architecture

Semi Opened

Semi Opened House is closed from the front and opens to the private forest. The roof is a green terrace, from which you can admire tree tops. The building frames the greenery and the surroundings so that the dream images can be viewed from every perspective. It is a harsh unchangeable monolith, referring to rocks scattered in the region, which is constantly being complemented by the surrounding nature. The pictures around the house change in the rhythm of seasons, weather conditions, day and night cycles. The interiors adopt nature decorations through spacious windows and transform seasonally.

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Campus F03 Residential Building

Sérgio Manuel Nobre Residential Building Architecture

Campus F03

The seven story Campus F.03 building was developed with a focus on the street frontage, presenting a dynamic and rhythmic facade with a gradual transition between elevations, merging structure and elegance through sleek modern finishes and warm wood accents. The structural frame, defined by pillars and beams, creates a rhythmic composition across the facade, gradually fragmenting toward the upper floors, with an interplay between solid and void achieved through walls, glass, and open spaces between pillars.

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Villa Estelle Private Residence

Drew Gilbert Private Residence Architecture

Villa Estelle

Villa Estelle, located in Dubai, is a masterfully designed ode to nature and luxury. Curating a signature mood throughout the spaces and delivering delicate meanings hidden in its various details. This luxury villa is a reflection of the owner's taste, personality, and lifestyle. Incorporating sustainable design principles such as solar panels, green roofs, rainwater harvesting systems, and smart home technology, reducing environmental impact and energy costs. Capturing effortless elegance beauty with bespoke furnishings and layouts that crafts the perfect symbiotic harmonious spaces.

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