Architecture

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Designer: Cristina Menezes Work: Residential House Tag: Architecture

Casa Acqua

Casa Acqua is a residential house built in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The layout follows early Roman dwellings, with four modules arranged around an inner courtyard. The courtyard is surrounded by water mirrors that recall a central fountain. All modules are fully open to allow natural ventilation and daylight, so air conditioning is not required. Vertical awnings and windshields provide privacy and protection from sun, rain, insects and strong winds. Prefabricated modules shortened construction time and reduced waste. The total area is two hundred and ten square meters.

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Designer: Junichiro Kawazoe Work: Villa Tag: Architecture

River Sea

River Sea is a villa located on Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The site lies near the mouth of a river, and the axis of the plan runs from north to south toward the water. The building is divided into three parts: an entrance building, a guest building and a main building. Two courtyards separate the three parts, and a path connects them. Along the path, the boundary between inside and outside becomes soft. The walls are covered with border tiles made from local Awaji roof tiles. The single storey limits the effect on the surroundings.

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Designer: DAGA Architects Work: Invisible Yard Tag: Architecture

Baochao Hutong

Baochao Hutong is a renovated courtyard house located in a hutong district of Beijing. The courtyard measures about 12 square meters and has a long and narrow shape. Mirror glass is applied to the ground and the walls of the yard. The reflective surfaces make the small space appear larger and reflect the surrounding lanes, trees and sky. The damaged wooden structure was strengthened, and the facade was rebuilt as a glass curtain wall. The transparent facade brings daylight into the interior and allows views across the courtyard.

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Designer: Ruiting Xu Work: Water Management Tag: Architecture

The Vessel Type

The Vessel Type explores the integration of architecture and ecology through the design of a sustainable, vessel-like structure. The design responds to seasonal drought and flooding challenges by creating a water storage, filtration, and distribution system that supports both human and agricultural needs. The structure functions as a protective causeway and a communal hub, fostering social engagement and environmental responsibility. It aims to serve as both a practical solution for water management and a cultural landmark, providing resilient infrastructure for the community's future.

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Designer: gad Work: Cultural Exhibition Tag: Architecture

Rice Wine Town Reception Room

Rice Wine Town Reception Room is a three-storey building in Shaoxing, China, built on the site of a former rice wine workshop. The original red brick chimney is preserved. A cubic module of 4.8 by 4.8 by 4.8 metres orders the plan and the facade, so the interior can serve as a rice wine exhibition and experience hall, a bookstore and later as restaurants. A steel frame structure was chosen for speed and durability. The facade is clad with recycled bamboo shaped into L-shaped members in a factory. The stacked volumes form roof terraces facing the Dashu River.

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Designer: Electric Bicycle Innovation B.v Work: Office Building Tag: Architecture

Ebi Lab

EBI Lab is a multifunctional building designed for bicycle display, sales, maintenance and user experiences. The facade is made of mirror polished stainless steel, a material that is corrosion resistant, weather resistant and impact resistant. The reflective surface mirrors the surroundings and connects the building with the city. A spiral staircase extends from the interior to the facade and back inside, linking the functional areas and enlarging the display area. Renewable materials, eco friendly paints and energy efficient lighting reduce the environmental impact.

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Designer: Yahya Kashi Work: Residential House Tag: Architecture

Hidden Boxes

The Hidden Boxes project responds to the ongoing dominance of monotonous spatial structures in contemporary architecture, despite historical concepts like Raumplan, Domino, and Universal Plan. It seeks to deconstruct these configurations to create a new synthesis, addressing both internal architectural concerns as spatial organization, the Mass/Void relationship, and surface interactions and external factors, including climate, privacy, and cultural needs.

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Designer: VASSILIS SIAFARICAS Work: House Tag: Architecture

The Boomerang

The Boomerang Athens is a residence in Athens, Greece, spanning 425 square meters across four levels. The building is the renovation of an existing structure, upgraded for net-zero energy performance. High-performance insulation, triple-glazed thermally broken aluminium windows and underfloor heating reduce the energy demand. A KNX automation network controls heating, cooling, lighting and security. Photovoltaic-integrated pergolas and low-emission finishes support sustainability. A rooftop pool and large windows link the interior with outdoor areas.

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Designer: Wei Ting Lin Work: Real Estate Sales Center Tag: Architecture

Treasure Chest

Beitou, an area with a rich natural environment and cultural assets is where the project locates. Combining the box concept to collect the local features, adoption of translucent materials, and green landscaping, an organism accompanied by greenery is created. The interior corridor, patio, and courtyard setting like the Zen Garden, moreover with teak materials, infuse a harmonious integration with the environment as well deepen the locals' emotional connection and recognition to the community.

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Designer: Vadim Martynov Work: House Tag: Architecture

Riga Residence

The project provides for the reconstruction of an existing residential building and landscaping of the site. The architecture of the facades of the building after reconstruction is emphatically modern, the principles of building facades are based on modernist principles, corresponding to current global trends. Contrasting colors and materials are used in the facade decoration, which emphasizes the complex and unusual shape of the building, more clearly revealing its features.

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Designer: sanzpont [arquitectura] Work: Office Building Tag: Architecture

D525 Barcelona

D525 Barcelona is an office building created through the sustainable renovation of an existing structure from the 1970s. The project covers 7,000 square meters and holds ten levels of offices and networking areas. The main facade combines large windows with photocatalytic Krion three-dimensional modules that help purify the air. Photovoltaic louvers on the south facade give shade in warm months and generate clean energy. A roof garden planted with low-consumption native species adds insulation and improves the local microclimate.

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Designer: JQYY Work: Nautical Club Tag: Architecture

Renovation in Ohrid

Renovation in Ohrid is a conceptual nautical club designed for a modernist building on the waterfront of Ohrid, North Macedonia. The original structure, completed in 1955 as a summer retreat, is restored by removing later additions. Brick walls are replaced with glass blocks, which keep the rhythm of the facade and bring daylight inside. Two new cubic volumes are built in steel, and a large mesh canopy unites the three forms and shapes sheltered spaces between them. A distinct paving pattern marks the footprint of a former bar, recalling the history of the site.

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