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Sabita Residence Residential House

Sabita Residence

Memoir of Childhood Reminiscence is a residential house located on a corner site in Kogarah, Sydney, Australia. The two storey home has a basement with parking and storage, an open plan ground floor, four bedrooms on the first floor, and roof terraces with a garden. A curved external wall follows the splayed corner and is clad in terracotta. Sculptural terracotta panels recall the owner's childhood memories of fishing, kite flying and folk music. Windows and balconies are placed to capture city views, daylight and natural ventilation.

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Villa Antioquia House

Villa Antioquia

Villa Antioquia is a private residence located in Cap Cana, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The house covers 1130 square meters of construction on a lot of 2630 square meters. The design creates interior spaces that are physically and visually permeable to the exterior areas of the site. Local climatic conditions guided the use of natural ventilation. An extensive cantilever on the facade forms the entrance threshold. Native carved stone, wood coverings and large-format marble tiles shape the material palette.

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Boxes and Yards Primary School

Boxes and Yards

Boxes and Yards is a primary school in the Changping District of Beijing, China. The school covers a gross built area of 29,098 square meters and was completed in 2019. The layout replaces the traditional corridor and single classroom plan with learning communities, each centered on a grade lounge. Boxes holding the library, gymnasium and canteen are rotated to form triangular courtyards that bring in natural light and ventilation. Polygonal interior spaces serve as flexible learning centers. The building follows Passive House standards and uses low maintenance materials.

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Sepanta Multifunctional Hall

Sepanta

Sepanta is a multifunctional hall designed for music, theater and opera on Kish Island. The form is inspired by the shells of the turtles that nest along the nearby coast. A smooth wavy surface recalls ocean waves and is made of glass fibre reinforced concrete. The suspended curved ceiling is built with space structures and rests over a glass curtain wall that opens the interior to the sea view. Triple glazing and a three layer ceiling reduce energy loss. The hall covers nearly 6000 square meters and seats about 1350 people.

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Eleve Residential Building

Eleve

The Eleve Residence, designed by architect Rodrigo Kirck, located in the south of Brazil, in the coastal city of Porto Belo; To promote design, Kirck implemented concepts and values of contemporary architecture and sought to redefine the concept of residential building, bringing experience to its users and the relation with the city. The designer applied the use of mobile windshields, innovative construction systems and parametric design. The technologies and concepts applied here, aimed to transform the building into an urban icon and to generate new ways of creating buildings in your region.

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Daebong-dong Commercial Skip Floor Commercial Cafe

Daebong-dong Commercial Skip Floor

Junghee Lee tried to divide a large floor space into several small spaces. For this purpose, the architect set the basic direction as a skip floor, and it is a two-story building, but it actually became a space of four floors up to the outside deck on the roof. On the same floor, exposed concrete wall was exposed in the middle and divided it into two parts again. The floor and ceiling finish produces contrasting effects. in addition, by installing a skylight, natural light enters the room during the daytime.

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Tranquil Hotel

Tranquil

The Lakeshore Hualien Tranquil is a hotel located in Hualien City, Taiwan. The design draws on the local mountains and the Pacific Ocean, and on the painting The Beauty of Taroko by Ma Paisui. Mountain ridges become pentagonal geometry in the beams and columns of the first floor, while triangles appear on the corridor and ceiling. Undulating lines on the facade suggest sea waves. A wooden grille and light transparent glass bring in daylight and outdoor views. Upper floors are set back to create terraces, improve ventilation and reduce shading of neighboring buildings.

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Molten High Multi Storey Residential Building

Molten High

Molten High is a multi storey residential building located in a hot and dry town in India where pottery was a traditional profession. The design recalls a clay container deformed during making and then baked. A parametric skin covers the southwest staircase and brings filtered light and ventilation to the stairs, forming a contrast with the simple array of windows and balconies. The molten appearance of the facade is created with custom made recycled plastic ribs. The building measures 20 by 4 metres in plan and rises to a height of 50 metres.

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Soleil 88 Phnom Penh Residential

Soleil 88 Phnom Penh

Soleil 88 Phnom Penh is a residential development of 88 row houses in Cambodia. Row houses are common in Phnom Penh, where large groups of similar units are hard to tell apart. The project keeps the existing structure and reworks a facade zone of 1.5 metres. Staggered balconies are recessed at different levels, creating buffer zones between neighbouring houses. The mix of solid and void allows light and shadow to change across the elevation. Each house becomes distinguishable, connected to the others yet separate.

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Colorful Palette  Educational Institute

Colorful Palette

Colorful Palette is a kindergarten designed in Hsinchu City, Taiwan. The building has a streamlined volume with curved walls and irregular classrooms that allow the layout to be changed at any time. A rainbow trail leads to a central square framed by colorful stairs, where a large camphor tree stands as the core. An ecological farm, a natural planting area, activity zones and a sandpit support learning through hearing, seeing and touching. The structure is reinforced concrete, and floors and walls are finished with weather-resistant stone paint in colors chosen for children.

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CR Land Linyi MiXC Mixed Use

CR Land Linyi MiXC

CR Land Linyi MiXC is a mixed-use complex located in the historical district of Linyi, China. The project includes a retail podium with five floors above ground, an office tower and six apartment towers. A three dimensional park stretches across the blocks, unifying the surrounding urban landscape with nearby cultural spaces. The facade pattern is inspired by the local culture of kite flying and uses a collage of diamond shapes. Green materials improve the thermal performance of the building envelope, and the landscape follows sponge city planning requirements.

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U Villa Residential House

U Villa

The U-shaped house was inspired by the horseshoe and the outer envelope was inspired by the Burqa’a. Two essential but different elements in the Saudi culture. Elements that resemble both pride and humbleness, strength and privacy, beauty and mystery. Quite an interesting formula. Which is what this house is all about.

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