Architecture Magazine

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

 

Architecture

Explore 968 award-winning designs tagged Architecture on Architecture Magazine.

CapitaLand Ascendas Plaza Renovation Mixed Use

Aico Ltd Mixed Use Architecture

CapitaLand Ascendas Plaza Renovation

Ascendas Plaza Renovation is a mixed use building in Xuhui District, Shanghai, China. The project combines corporate offices, co-working space and retail within a thirty-story tower and a five-story podium. Glass curtain walls form the facade. An ordered frame curtain wall defines the office block, while transparent glass ribs open the entrance lobby and the co-working areas to the street. Mirror stainless steel on the podium reflects the urban green corridor, and vertical setbacks add depth to the facade.

Continue reading about CapitaLand Ascendas Plaza Renovation Mixed Use

 
16 The Moment Residential

Hosein Ebrahimzade Residential Architecture

16 The Moment

The architect had a special offer from a client who came to entrust the team with the design and execution of a building for himself and his four children in five independent units. There was no doubt. Part of the attraction of this project was the team knew the urban infrastructures of that area and municipal rules allow the construction of more floors than the client intended. In early Iranian apartment living in Tehran's modernist era, uniform unit plans are avoided, enriching this family-centric project with unique qualities and value.

Continue reading about 16 The Moment Residential

 
Sunac Chongqing Dazhulin TOD Complex

Aico Ltd TOD Complex Architecture

Sunac Chongqing Dazhulin

Sunac Chongqing Dazhulin is a mixed-use transit-oriented complex in Chongqing, China. The design covers three plots arranged along the boundary of an adjacent canyon park, with a retail podium of six floors above ground and seven apartment towers. A corridor on the third floor of the shopping mall connects directly to a light rail station hall raised ten meters above the ground. The facade is made of regular hexagonal aluminum plates, and the roof platform uses a large cantilevered steel structure. The complex links shopping routes with leisure routes in the canyon park.

Continue reading about Sunac Chongqing Dazhulin TOD Complex

 
Hi Sea Floating Hotel

Xinmeng Dong Floating Hotel Architecture

Hi Sea

Hi Sea is a floating hotel located in the sea near Dongshan Island, Fujian, China, 500 meters from the coastline. The 500 square meter structure contains a living room, three guest rooms and a kitchen, and only one group of guests is received at a time. Large foldable glass walls open the interior to the seascape, and warm wood tones set the tone inside. The roof uses corrosion-resistant materials common in airport terminals and yachts, and the outdoor deck is made of weather-resistant flooring. Buoyancy was calculated using fish raft construction technology.

Continue reading about Hi Sea Floating Hotel

 
The Lake Art Gallery

Xiaobing Yao Gallery Architecture

The Lake Art

The Lake Art is an art gallery set on a lawn beside Xinglong Lake in Chengdu, China. The gallery replaces a small coffee shop and covers 600 square meters. Solid geometric volumes are cut and combined to shape a facade that recalls a stone sculpture, so the building is easy to recognize next to the natural scenery. The spatial forms refer to the mountains, trees and clouds of the city. A waterproof ceiling, designed as a geometric image of clouds, responds to the humid local climate. The interior is planned for art exhibitions and international cultural exchange.

Continue reading about The Lake Art Gallery

 
Qianhai MCC Technology Building Commercial Space

Shenzhen Qianhai MCTD Co. Ltd. Commercial Space Architecture

Qianhai MCC Technology Building

Qianhai MCC Technology Building is a commercial and office complex in Shenzhen, China. The design separates a tall tower building from a lower podium building. The facade of the tower is inspired by the elegant curves of fancy carp, abstracted into tall and straight lines. Different materials define each part of the curved facade, and the middle and lower sections use folded plate surfaces that refract sunlight in varied ways. The podium building combines commercial and office spaces and holds a commercial display area with a terrace on the top level.

Continue reading about Qianhai MCC Technology Building Commercial Space

 
Collage of Melodies International School

Inclusive Architectural Practice International School Architecture

Collage of Melodies

Collage of Melodies is the expansion and renovation of an international school in Beijing. The project houses five learning communities, including an early learning community, an arts center, a library, a design center and a performing arts center. Each community is treated as a distinct space within the existing building framework. The expansion building curves across the site and is clad in natural wood-veneer resin panels and colored Trespa panels. The vertical sunshades reduce excessive sunlight and energy use. Their angles were arranged with software based on a piece of music.

Continue reading about Collage of Melodies International School

 
Global Hub Square Offices

Satoshi Itasaka Offices 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.

Continue reading about Global Hub Square Offices

 
Device of Perception Cultural Center

Yuting Zhang Cultural Center 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.

Continue reading about Device of Perception Cultural Center

 
Sama Music Pavilion

Sarina Jamali Music Pavilion 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.

Continue reading about Sama Music Pavilion

 
T Noie Residential House

Katsutoshi Sasaki Residential House 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.

Continue reading about T Noie Residential House

 
Ocean Vista Public Bathroom

Manuel Lap Yan Lam Public Bathroom 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.

Continue reading about Ocean Vista Public Bathroom