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The Pitched Roof House

Takaharu + Yui Tezuka House Architecture Sunday, 11 May 2025

The Pitched Roof

The Pitched Roof is a single-storey house in Karuizawa, Japan, covered by a very simple pitched roof. Only forty percent of the space under the roof is enclosed, so the boundary between inside and outside remains soft. The cantilevered roof reaches over six meters with a structure just 200 millimeters thick. A folded, L-shaped surface works as a monocoque element and reduces the supports needed. Sliding doors allow the inhabitants to change the character of the living space. The house reinterprets the deep eaves of traditional Japanese architecture.

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Vanke Hill City Residential Landscape

GND Design Limited Residential Landscape Landscape Design Saturday, 10 May 2025

Vanke Hill City

Vanke Hill City is a residential landscape design located at the foot of Yinhu Hill in Shenzhen, China. The low density community covers 32009 square meters and is next to an urban green belt. The landscape links the community with the surrounding city through the themes of ecology, etiquette, circulation and space. Functional modules are combined in a flexible way, so activities can extend from one space into another. Stone replaces PC material in the drainage ditches, which improves drainage. A courtyard style entry deck welcomes residents.

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Rachel House

Chester WL Goh House Architecture Friday, 9 May 2025

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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Hua Qi Financial Center

Jun Jun Zhu Financial Center Architecture Thursday, 8 May 2025

Hua Qi

Hua Qi is a financial center located in the Huadu district of Guangzhou, China. The building covers a planned area of 53000 square meters and contains grade A office space, shopping areas and dining venues. Simplified geometry shapes the form, combining points, smooth lines and extended surfaces into a sculptural volume. The facade is inspired by the form of a cut diamond and uses reflective glass curtain walls. Smooth wood grain softens the cool character of concrete. The outdoor setting follows a water theme, with ripples mirrored on the glass.

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Peach Blossom Future Villa Residential

Bluetown Architects Co., Ltd. Residential Architecture Wednesday, 7 May 2025

Peach Blossom Future Villa

Peach Blossom Future Villa is a group of 56 single family houses set in a mountain scenic area in Anji, Zhejiang, China. The design follows the idea of uniting heaven, earth and humanity. Inspired by the traditional Chinese stilt house, each villa rests on three steel columns, which limit changes to the steep terrain and give a light appearance. Large glass walls form the enclosure and stress the horizontal extension, so the houses appear as glass boxes floating within the alpine landscape. Steel, glass and board finish concrete weather gracefully on the site.

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House in Okolitsa Residential Building

Shamsudin Kerimov Residential Building Architecture Tuesday, 6 May 2025

House in Okolitsa

House in Okolitsa is a residential building located in the Okolitsa villa community in the Moscow region, Russia. The house has a total area of 1500 square meters. The rhythmic architecture is defined by the complex topography of the wooded site. Each volume is separated by atriums, which protect the privacy of individual zones and link the interior with the landscape. The atriums contain planted trees and stones and form buffer zones. The materials include hand-formed clinker bricks, roof tiles, wood decking, stone and plaster.

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