Architecture Magazine

Architecture Magazine

Architecture Magazine featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Sino German Creative Park Four

Sino German Creative Park Four is a museum and cultural exchange center in Qingdao, China. The building stands on a north slope, facing the main park entrance, with a river landscape to the south. A Y-shaped layout gives the building three facades of floor-to-ceiling glass curtain walls, each turned toward a different landscape area of the park. The three tips of the Y shape are slightly raised to form a sculptural outline. Fair-faced concrete shapes the interior and echoes the outdoor brick curtain wall. The design also improves the microclimate and stores rainwater.

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Linkong Biomedical Park

Linkong Biomedical Park is a research and production complex for the life science and biotechnology industry in Zhengzhou, China. The park includes an incubation and experiment center, pilot production buildings, large production plants, an exhibition center, a conference and catering center and living facilities. A central landscape belt divides the site into two zones and improves the efficiency of use. The plan is inspired by the double helix of DNA. Floor heights, column spans, structural loads and waste water treatment follow the technical needs of biomedical work.

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Blind

Blind is a private house in Bangkok, Thailand, designed as a quiet sanctuary for living and for the practice of meditation. The glazed ground floor holds an open plan living and dining area set between a reflective pond and a sculptural hill. The hill, inspired by origami, covers a sunken garage and a shrine. A long concrete plane rests on the transparent facade, so the upper floor appears to float above the landscape. The upper level is clad in a steel lattice that offers privacy and filters sunlight into the two bedrooms.

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The Rossmore

The Rossmore is a residential apartment building designed for Hancock Park in Los Angeles. The building has twelve stories, sixty-eight units and a total area of 9,290 square meters, with two subterranean parking levels. Cross laminated timber panels are used for floors, walls and roofing, making The Rossmore one of the first mid-high-rise timber apartment buildings in the city. High-performance concrete cladding panels with sculptural elements form the facades. The design follows Art Deco principles found in the surrounding neighborhood.

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The Bridge House

The Bridge House is a private residence built on a steep slope facing a valley. Interconnected grid bridges link the house to different parts of the site, so no clear boundary is set between the building and nature. The design is inspired by the linear terraces of local architecture. The building is raised above the ground and given a porous form to address the high humidity of the area. The facade has operable sliding panels with louvers that control light and heat and also provide privacy. Reclaimed ceramic tiles, granite and glass are used in the interior.

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Hefu

Hefu is a display center located in Conghua, Guangzhou, China. The building takes jade as its theme and follows the stages of jade making. The entrance is built from simple stone with a jade-like texture, and hidden linear lighting makes the entrance look lighter. The jade-like texture is used throughout the building, from the entrance gate to the main structure, the reception lobby and the meeting area. Pebbles collected from the river and a mirror-like water feature shape the outdoor areas. Transparent glass brings the surrounding scenery into the interior.

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