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Sant Andrea Residential Bulding

Torres Arquitetos Residential Bulding Architecture

Sant Andrea

Sant Andrea is a residential building located in Caxias do Sul, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. The building has sixteen floors, with one apartment per floor. Each apartment offers 200 square meters of private area and three suites. The form is a tall vertical volume marked by vertical and horizontal lines. Balconies with exposed concrete slabs and wooden brise soleil panels give the facade a sense of movement. The entrance is marked by a large wooden volume that extends toward the street. Ceramic tiles are also used on the facades.

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Yilong International Centre Office

Tengyuan Design Office Architecture

Yilong International Centre

Yilong International Centre is an office complex in Qingdao, China. Two towers are linked by an aerial bridge placed on the top of the lower building. The bridge holds a shared pavilion space and creates a vertical circulation loop between the two towers. Stepped retreat platforms face the landscape, so the building reads like a scattered group of mountains. The towers use concrete frame core tube and frame-shear wall structures, and the bridge uses a multi-truss steel structure. The design links a dense urban area with the nearby mountains and sea.

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Yatsugatake Villa Residence

Kiyotoshi Mori Residence Architecture

Yatsugatake Villa

Yatsugatake Villa is a summer residence located in Hokuto-City, Yamanashi, Japan. The building is formed by three trapezoid tubes arranged in a fan shape and opening to the south. The wide southern opening admits sunlight during the cold winter, while the extended roof and side walls block the strong summer sun. Windows on the north and south sides let breezes pass through the interior. Traditional Japanese wooden construction is used, with cedar, plaster and shoji screens. Closed shoji screens give soft light, and open screens frame the surrounding mountain landscape.

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Cubes Aleorion Lighthouse

Vasilis Mylonas Lighthouse Architecture

Cubes Aleorion

Cubes Aleorion is a concept lighthouse that was developed for the edge of the breakwater of the seaport of Volos, Greece. The lighthouse tower is composed of cube shaped concrete blocks stacked upon each other, gradually shifted off center, differentiating in size and cut out in various ways, creating internal voids that house a stairway to the top. Openings on each level, frame different perspectives of the city, the port, the bay area and the opposite coast. The exposed all concrete structure echoes the materiality of the city port, the paved breakwater and the urban surroundings.

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The Wisdom Domain Villa

LIN, CHU-SHIUAN Villa Architecture

The Wisdom Domain

The Wisdom Domain is a guest house villa in Kenting, in southern Taiwan. The building covers 1650 square meters. Two symmetrical buildings form a square floor plan, surrounded by circular trails paved with gravel. The layout reflects the traditional idea of circular heaven and square earth. An ecological pond marks the entrance, and the garden holds flowers and trees. Large fair-faced concrete walls, slanted roofs, iron-gray metal grilles and an oval entrance recall the five elements of fengshui. Sixteen rooms differ in lighting, color, scent, music and surface materials.

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Yuanbo Teaching Building

THAD Teaching Building Architecture

Yuanbo

Yuanbo is a renovated teaching building on a university campus in Zhuhai, China. The original structure consisted of fifteen separate cubes with two courtyards, and the renovation respected this character. A continuous loop of stairs and corridors now connects the roofs, courtyards and indoor spaces, creating places for exchange and social interaction. The two courtyards were rebuilt as a square one and a round one, with outdoor exhibition and stage areas. A dry-hanging brick facade and a new window casing system reduce direct sunlight and heat, which helps to save energy.

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Terrace Residential Building

Rodrigo Kirck Residential Building Architecture

Terrace

Terrace is a vacation apartment building located in Picarras, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The building has 59 units on 25 floors, reaches 87 meters in height and offers 11,179 square meters of built area. Every apartment includes a large terrace facing the sea, and the repeated terraces form a monolithic facade that links the ground floor to the upper collective terrace. Exposed reinforced concrete at the base is combined with sliding panels in the apartment frames. The design was inspired by the old beach houses once found on the site.

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Soundview Ferry Terminal Ferry Terminal

Shiyan Chen Ferry Terminal Architecture

Soundview Ferry Terminal

Soundview is a ferry terminal designed as a mixed use complex on a waterfront site in the Bronx, New York City. Three building volumes are clustered along the waterfront beside an existing dock, forming a semi-enclosed courtyard for an outdoor market and public events. Two passageways on the ground level allow movement into the market and towards the landing dock. The larger upper levels are connected and offer full height, naturally lit spaces for small business incubation, offices and storage. The cantilevered upper floors are supported by a space frame resting on fanning columns.

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Cover Residence

Satoshi Kurosaki Residence Architecture

Cover

This home in a high density residential district in Tokyo's suburbs was commissioned by a designer at a large real estate company. The first floor entrance offers a view between the staircase and the bathroom clear to the back of the property. Thanks to a courtyard like layout that ensures privacy and a peaceful mood, it's hard to believe the street is just on the other side of the wall. The second floor is integrated with a loft and large void, forming a living area that takes advantage of the high ceilings.

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Doe O-Mega Urban Complex Building

Peng Architects Inc. Building Architecture

Doe O-Mega Urban Complex

Doe O-Mega Urban Complex is a mixed-use building designed for a site in Bonifacio Global City in Manila. The elliptical, three-dimensional O-shaped form covers 400,000 square meters and contains offices, residences, a hotel, shops, and meeting spaces. The atrium stays shaded for most of the day, creating a comfortable outdoor space, while a wind tunnel guides natural air to cool the atrium and the lobby. Light-colored concrete, aluminum panels, and glass reduce heat absorption. Photovoltaic glass railings collect solar energy, and the podium roof holds a public garden.

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Huafa Xiangshan Project Multifunctional Building

Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd. Multifunctional Building Architecture

Huafa Xiangshan Project

Huafa Xiangshan Project is a mixed-use development in the main cultural district of Zhuhai, set between the mountains and the sea. Two residential towers of 180 and 100 metres rise from a five-storey retail podium. The tower volumes are divided into three segments and appear faceted in elevation, which visually reduces the scale of the building and emphasises the vertical form. The towers are positioned to widen views towards the mountains and the city. The design also limits the shadows cast on surrounding buildings.

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Longdong Fire Station

SUIADR Fire Station Architecture

Longdong

Longdong is a level-1 fire station in Longgang District, Shenzhen. The station has a concentrated layout on a trapezoidal site of 5,468.3 square meters, with a gross floor area of 5,062.93 square meters. A three story operation building and a seven story training tower form a sharp white sculptural volume. Fire trucks leave along an inner courtyard route, and the basement can park eight trucks. Low-emissivity glass, thermal mortar and roof gardens support energy saving and rainwater control. The standardized design answers the demand for new fire stations in the city.

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