Architecture

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Designer: Nobuaki Miyashita Work: Residential House Tag: Architecture

Kinuta

Kinuta is a residential house built on a narrow urban plot in Tokyo, Japan. The site is 3.6 m wide, and setback rules reduce the effective frontage to under 2.6 m. The living, dining, and kitchen area is placed on the second floor to gain privacy and southern daylight. A walled courtyard with a timber deck and planted green walls turns the setback zone into a quiet outdoor room. The entrance, corridor, and stair form a linear sequence that emphasizes depth. Dark ceramic siding with a dry joint system keeps the facade joints continuous, including at corners.

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Designer: Tsukasa Ono Work: Residence Tag: Architecture

Sumu Yakushima

Sumu Yakushima applies Regenerative architecture, a new approach developed that combines traditional Japanese civil engineering with contemporary technology. Designing the underground environment and engaging the buildings in a constructed mycelial network promotes biodiversity in the soil. Promoting the flow of air and water The buildings and decks are raised, dispersing wind flowing between the mountains and the sea without blocking it.Off grid energy from solar power and firewood.

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Designer: Ahmed Habib Work: Mixed Use District Tag: Architecture

Siq

With a construction budget exceeding 1.2 billion Saudi riyals, the project is conceived as an urban Siq where architectural masses rise like landforms while a shaded valley organizes pedestrian movement. The development is structured around three axes reflecting faith, trade, and stability, linking seven masses through shaded routes and open spaces. Terraced forms emerge from landscaped courtyards and shaded paths, while flowing canopies extend across walkways to provide climate protection and connect different parts of the project, forming a distinctive urban setting in Jeddah.

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Designer: Przemyslaw Cepielik Work: Private Residence Tag: Architecture

Villa Horizon

Villa Horizon is a contemporary private residence structured around an indoor swimming pool that defines its architectural and spatial core. Embedded within a grounded stone base, the pool operates as a horizontal axis, visually connecting the entrance driveway with the private garden. Above, an elevated pavilion accommodates the main living areas and opens toward panoramic views of Krakow and distant mountains. The project achieves equilibrium between mass and transparency through a disciplined two level sectional composition, integrating structural precision with spatial continuity.

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Designer: Yi Lu Work: Residential Tag: Architecture

The Intergenerational Commons

This residential renovation project redefines Stuyvesant Town as a contemporary model for intergenerational housing. Through adaptive reuse, the aging superblock becomes a layered residential ecosystem. A revitalized podium integrates senior learning and daily exchange, while rooftop kindergartens reconnect generations in close proximity. Terraces and gardens soften rigid edges, transforming density into social infrastructure and establishing a resilient paradigm for future urban living.

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Designer: C.M.Chao. Architect & Planners Work: Library Aesthetic Living Center Tag: Architecture

Mailiao Township

Mailiao Township is a cultural park with a library and a cultural living center in coastal Yunlin, Taiwan. The two buildings frame an egg-shaped courtyard, the Aesthetic Incubation Plaza, which offers shade and shelter from strong sun and coastal winds. Deep overhangs, double-layered walls and semi-outdoor spaces support comfort through the year. Brick, long used in rural Taiwan, wraps the upper facades, while recessed glass at ground level links inside and outside. The library is planned around the needs of seniors and children.

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Designer: Yuki Yamada Work: Religious Institution Tag: Architecture

Chosen Temple

Chosen Temple is a small Buddhist temple located in Asakuchi City, Okayama, Japan. The building is made of reinforced concrete, with exterior walls clad in carefully selected Japanese granite. Traditional Japanese woodworking is used inside, creating a calm and warm interior. The temple stands on a site of 950 square meters and has a building area of 77 square meters. The design places the temple in harmony with the surrounding landscape and offers visitors a quiet place for prayer and meditation while enjoying the view.

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Designer: Junghee Lee Work: Government Office Tag: Architecture

Miryang Election Platform

Seen from the street, the Miryang Election Platform conveys institutional calm through disciplined, understated architecture. A brick tile facade, laid out in measured rhythmic repetition, gives the building a grounded presence that fits naturally within the surrounding urban fabric. On the left, a rounded stair volume offsets the rectilinear office mass, softening the elevation while drawing daylight into shared interior spaces. The curve acts as a discreet signature, suggesting openness without losing authority. Together, these moves translate civic trust into built form.

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Designer: Jungjae Park Work: Multifunctional Ramp Gallery Tag: Architecture

Temporal Graft

Temporal Graft is a multifunctional ramp gallery that connects the Seoul City Wall with the alleyway neighborhoods beside it. The lightweight timber structure follows the steep terrain with a continuous accessible ramp, free of stairs. Wider terraced platforms serve as places to rest, gather and host public exhibitions. The permeable facade acts as a buffer between visitors and residents. Precision-milled engineered timber refers to traditional Korean building methods and lowers embodied carbon. The design treats heritage preservation and daily local life as compatible.

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Designer: S.A.I.T. Studio Work: Hospitality Residence Tag: Architecture

Palm 1890

Palm 1890 is a mixed use coastal development located in Alacati, Izmir. The project combines residential units and boutique hotel functions within a unified architectural composition shaped by the Aegean topography. A carefully stepped massing strategy ensures uninterrupted sea views for all units while supporting privacy and spatial clarity. Planted terraces and water features strengthen the connection between built form and landscape, creating a calm and climate responsive living environment that encourages outdoor continuity and year round usability across the site.

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Designer: Dilek Karaman Work: Villa Tag: Architecture

Terraced Horizon

Terraced Horizon Villa is a contemporary hillside residence conceived as a continuation of its forested slope. Layered horizontal terraces step with the terrain, embedding lower floors while projecting upper volumes through deep cantilevers. Panoramic low e glazing and pronounced horizontal shadow lines draw daylight deep inside and extend views, reinforcing a continuous relationship between interior life and landscape. The steep topography is reconfigured into a calm sequence of inhabitable platforms and outdoor horizons, where shaded edges and terraces support comfort across seasons.

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Designer: ZEHUA ZHANG Work: Cultural Center Tag: Architecture

Time Catalyst

Time Catalyst is a proposal that adapts a former winery in Valencia for public cultural use. The design retains the existing structure and brick wall while introducing additional openings to improve light, access, and connections between interior and exterior. By removing portions of the roof, the designer creates an internal courtyard that brings daylight and landscape into the building. The interior accommodates studios, exhibitions, and community activities, balancing preservation with selective interventions to allow the building to remain in use.

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