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Sino German Creative Park Four Building

Public Architectural Design Institute Building Architecture

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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Essence of Faith Mosque

Ahmed Habib Mosque Architecture

Essence of Faith

Essence of Faith is a mosque designed for a desert setting in Taif, Saudi Arabia. The design combines minimal forms with traditional Islamic elements. Clean lines and open spaces create a calm atmosphere, and windows are placed to bring natural light into the interior. The main prayer hall directs worshippers towards the qibla, with separate entrances and prayer areas for men and women. Ablution areas, a minaret, an imam apartment and a diwaniya support religious and community use. The main structure is built of concrete and brick, with stucco, wood, glass and stone finishes.

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Binh Chau Minera Hot Springs Resort

NSDAt Hot Springs Resort Architecture

Binh Chau Minera

Binh Chau Minera is a hot springs resort set in a forest in Binh Chau, Vietnam. The Guest House is the core facility and is designed as a new forest vessel that is integrated with the existing forest. An artificial ground extends from the ground to the second floor level, so the impression of the forest continues inside the building. At the other entrance, water and plants are arranged like a waterfall on the cut surface of the ground. A column-free atrium of 18 by 18 meters carries a polyhedral steel roof and guides the flow of visitors.

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CIFI Plaza Beijing Multifunctional

Aico Ltd Multifunctional Architecture

CIFI Plaza Beijing

CIFI Plaza Beijing is a community shopping center in the core business area of Fangshan District, Beijing. The building is an infill project on a narrow site, measuring 120 by 36.5 by 41.6 meters, with a total construction area of 47788 square meters. The design breaks away from the typical floor by floor layout and adds cross-level public spaces. Outdoor escalators on the east and west sides reach the third and second floors, forming multiple entrance levels. Open House, a space of nearly 1000 square meters and 15 meters high, is placed on the top floor.

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OB House Residential

Nontawat Charoenchasri Residential Architecture

OB House

OB House features a cubic form that highlights the creativity of its homeowners. The architects developed a unique architectural language by creating a rhythmic balance of solid and void across the elevations, achieving overall harmony. The design embodies minimalism and timelessness, giving the home a distinctive identity. Each space is carefully designed to provide ample natural light, comfort, and privacy, blending visual sophistication with practical functionality.

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Open Village Cinema

Shimu Wang Cinema Architecture

Open Village

Open Village is a cinema located in a rural village in Fenyang, Shanxi, China. The building was converted from a former cement plant. The original structure is preserved and enclosed within a new brick facade, whose pierced patterns act as a shading device. A glazed staircase of colored glass rises through the outer shell. Adjacent cement silos were refurbished into a bookstore. The venue also contains an auditorium and a long exhibition wall. Film and literature festivals are held there for local residents and visitors.

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Imperial Mansion Community Center

Quincy Li Community Center Architecture

Imperial Mansion

Imperial Mansion is a community center located in the city center of Yuhuan, Taizhou, China. The form of the building is derived from the surrounding coastal landscape. Clean geometric outlines and folded roof edges make the heavy structure appear light. The facade is made of large glass walls and silvery aluminum plates in various shades of gray. A series of wide entrance steps forms an open urban plaza and guides visitors to a second-floor terrace. The building serves as a display center in the first phase and as a commercial district later.

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Royal Residential Complex

S.A.I.T. Studio Residential Complex Architecture

Royal

Royal Residence is a modern residential complex featuring two 13 story towers and one 7 story tower, with 200 apartments, including villa style garden duplexes. The design focuses on efficient space utilization with a range of one bedroom to four bedroom units. Key amenities include a 2,200 square meter seawater pool, a 350 meter adventure canal for water sports, a children s pool, thermal pool, sports courts, Turkish bath, sauna, and expansive social areas, promoting a balanced and luxurious living environment. It offers a comfortable lifestyle in harmony with nature.

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Genuine Minzui Mixed Use Building

Minzui Innovation co., ltd. Mixed Use Building Architecture

Genuine Minzui

Genuine Minzui is a mixed use building completed in Taiwan. Building A holds commercial space, offices and shared facilities on the first floor, residential units from the second to the fourteenth floor, and a boxing room and sky garden on the top floor. Building B is a two story retail complex. Horizontal shading and 10 plus 10 glazing reduce sun exposure on the western facade. Local plants are set in low, medium and high layers on the east facade and the roof. The exterior walls are clad in kiln fired tiles with low water absorption.

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Reconstruction Project Conversion from Consulate to Villa

Ibrahim Halil TUGBAY Conversion from Consulate to Villa Architecture

Reconstruction Project

Reconstruction Project is the conversion of a former consulate building into a villa in Istanbul. The design creates modern living spaces while preserving the original character of the building. Interiors are renovated, modern design elements are added, and the exterior is tidied. Highly insulated materials support energy efficiency, and acoustically optimized panels improve interior comfort. Building information modeling and computer aided design guided the planning. Open spaces, natural light, and improved indoor flow shape the layout.

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Mountain House in Mist book villa

Lin Chen book villa Architecture

Mountain House in Mist

Mountain House in Mist is a countryside book house located in an ancient village in Wuyi. The building joins traditional culture with modern design through a new application of traditional materials, a transformed roof and translucent polycarbonate boards on the facades. During the day, the boards create a soft translucent atmosphere inside. At night, light passes outward and the book house becomes a visual center of the village. The book house offers a calm place to read and aims to bring young people and children back to the mountains.

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Born With Legend Community Center

Quincy Li Community Center Architecture

Born With Legend

Born With Legend is a community center in the Gulou District of Xuzhou, China. The building serves the surrounding old neighborhoods, which lack public facilities. The interior space and the outdoor venue form two rectangular areas that are joined by a curved plane. Rounded corners and white enamel aluminum plates unify the facade. The entrance is marked by umbrella-shaped pillars topped with a white metal grille and a wall of solid glass bricks. The second floor is enclosed by ceiling-high glass panels.

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