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GTD
Sales Center
Sunday, 10 May 2026

The Osmanthus Grace

The Osmanthus Grace is a sales center building located in the Yuhua District of Shijiazhuang. The design places two staggered bar-shaped blocks around an interior courtyard and an exterior landscaped courtyard, which remain independent yet linked. The three-story southern block combines solid stone with fully glazed sections, and the glass is covered by a fine metal grid with a spacing of about 150 millimeters. The two-story northern block is almost entirely glazed. Slender steel columns support the canopy overhang. The building will later serve as a public service facility.

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gad
Sales Center
Saturday, 9 May 2026

Phoenix Mansion

Phoenix Mansion is a sales center in Chengdu, China. The building covers 200 square meters and is built with aluminum panels, glass and stone. The entrance is placed at a corner, where a long overhang forms a horizontal transitional space that invites visitors inside. Landscape elements in the front yard refer to classic Chinese gardens. Courtyards planted with bamboo are set on the east and west sides. The white central space has a sloped roof that reflects sunlight. French windows connect the interior and exterior spaces.

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Thaisa Nascimento Correa
Residential Building
Friday, 8 May 2026

Laguna 182

Laguna 182 is a residential building in Itajai, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The tower has twenty-nine floors and forty-one apartments arranged in fourteen different floor plans, with two apartments per floor. Curved and sinuous lines shape the facade. Cantilevered concrete terraces change position on each floor, so every apartment has a private garden. Natural vegetation grows across the building. Materials include concrete, glass, ceramic, galvanized steel, aluminum composite material and certified wood. The design aims to reduce environmental impact and support a sense of community.

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GTD
Chinoiserie Mansion
Thursday, 7 May 2026

Dowell DoThink

Dowell DoThink is a residential complex in Hangzhou, China, covering 103566 square meters. The design combines contemporary urban residences with courtyards and high-rise residences set in gardens. Each household has an independent private courtyard, inspired by the traditional Jiangnan courtyard, where one house is served by six courtyards. Stone, natural stone coating and high-grade paint create a unified and modest facade, while inlaid metal lines add rhythm to the minimalist tone. The entrance landscape, central garden and cluster garden add shared open space.

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United Units Architects (UUA)
Building
Wednesday, 6 May 2026

The Renovation of Ankang Library

The original Ankang Library was opened in 1984, and it’s facilities had fallen behind the information age before the renovation. The renovation project has rejuvenated the old library into a new, open and welcoming community space, highlighting and creating a strong contrast with its existing context. Since opening, the new library has reactivated the cultural life of the local community, and the number of daily visitors has increased from 10 people to 3,000 people.

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Chester WL Goh
House
Tuesday, 5 May 2026

Rachel

Rachel is a four-storey villa built around a central water courtyard in Zhongshan City, China. The ground floor spaces open onto the courtyard and support family interaction, while the bedrooms on the upper floors remain private. Staggered bedroom blocks form the clean and modern facade and frame views of the landscaped garden. The cantilevered balconies also act as shading overhangs for the ground floor terraces. Earth-colored wood is combined with natural grey granite. Large floor to ceiling windows assist the ventilation of the interior spaces.

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