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Marina Gold Resort Hotel

Nobuaki Miyashita Resort Hotel Architecture

Marina Gold

Marina Gold is a resort hotel located on Mui Ne Beach in southeastern Vietnam. The building rises diagonally from the seventh to the twentieth floor, recalling the form of a cruise ship setting sail. A cantilevered glass-bottom pool extends toward the ocean on the top floor, next to a bar lounge and a restaurant with wide views. The exterior uses gold-finished panels that reflect the sunset light. The structure is reinforced concrete with steel components that support the cantilevered sections. The interiors are finished in wood and marble.

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Yokohama Aoba Housing

Kei Tamai Housing Architecture

Yokohama Aoba

Yokohama Aoba is a house designed to bring nature back into urban living. The home stands on a pentagonal plot and is arranged around a central courtyard that connects all rooms and opens the interior to the sky. Two stairways begin at the entrance, and the rooms fan out around the courtyard, while a narrow passage links the wings at the rear. The circulation forms a continuous double loop, so each room has its own route and residents can move without crossing paths. Natural light and air flow through the house, reducing energy use.

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Eternal Residential House

Michihiro Matsuo Residential House Architecture

Eternal

Eternal is a residential house built on a sloping site in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The elevation difference is used to place volumes both below and above ground, forming a continuous space from the basement to the upper floors. The basement holds a garage and a hobby room, while the living areas are above the first floor. A large opening on the south side brings in daylight and distant views while limiting sight lines from the street. The structure combines reinforced concrete below ground with large-section laminated timber and metal joints above.

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Misoohi Resort Hotel

LINXIN LIU Hotel Architecture

Misoohi Resort

Misoohi is located in Tangkou Town at the foot of Mount Huang, a major tourist destination. Covering 7 acres with 4,500 square meters of built-up area, it offers a retreat from city life. The striking white facade provides great photo opportunities. With no fixed routines, guests experience surprises at every turn. Designed to contrast with local Huizhou architecture, Misoohi redefines modern tourism by linking with Mount Huang, becoming a must-visit and contributing to local tourism development.

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Terra Cascade Residential House

Happystudio Residential House Architecture

Terra Cascade

Terra Cascade is a five story detached house built on a hillside in Taipei, Taiwan. The design uses interlocking volumes and rotating balconies to guide natural light and support interaction between floors. Low carbon stone and renewable timber form the layered facade, while steel staircases and reinforced concrete columns provide strength. Inside, flexible rooms and smart glass allow the plan to adapt to multi generational needs. A rooftop terrace offers wide views of the surrounding forest.

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Traeckaja 25 Commercial Building

Viktar Varabei Commercial Building Architecture

Traeckaja 25

The architectural concept is a modern reinterpretation of the traditional brick building of the Grodno city center, avoiding stylization and a pseudo-historical approach. Despite its modernity, the building is subject to height and other restrictions, and it reacts contextually to the historical past and neighboring buildings. The silhouette of the building is carefully formed taking into account the preservation of the tree located within the boundaries of the site.

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Kindergarten in Vilnius Educational Building

NG Architects Educational Building Architecture

Kindergarten in Vilnius

The Kindergarten in Vilnius blends architecture with nature to inspire children's curiosity and love for the environment. Its dark facade contrasts with the Baltic forest, while large, vertical windows provide immersive views of nature. The hexagonal inner courtyard, lined with local wood, offers a safe, playful learning space. The design prioritizes child centered exploration, sensory engagement, and environmental connection, creating a unique and nurturing learning environment.

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Global Crest Kita Omura Car Dealer

Masakatsu Matsuyama Car Dealer Architecture

Global Crest Kita Omura

Global Crest Kita Omura is a car dealership showroom in Omura, Nagasaki, Japan. The site is a rare flat area of farmland, with Omura Bay to the west and the Tatara Mountains to the east. Three sides of the building are fully glazed, so the surrounding landscape stays visible from inside. A large roof with four meter cantilevered eaves is supported by slim 75 millimeter square steel columns set on a four meter grid. The sheltered outer space is used for vehicle delivery and viewing. The total floor area is 705.68 square meters.

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The Intergenerational Commons Residential

Yi Lu Residential Architecture

The Intergenerational Commons

This residential renovation project redefines Stuyvesant Town as a contemporary model for intergenerational housing. Through adaptive reuse, the aging superblock becomes a layered residential ecosystem. A revitalized podium integrates senior learning and daily exchange, while rooftop kindergartens reconnect generations in close proximity. Terraces and gardens soften rigid edges, transforming density into social infrastructure and establishing a resilient paradigm for future urban living.

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Villa Horizon Private Residence

Przemyslaw Cepielik Private Residence Architecture

Villa Horizon

Villa Horizon is a contemporary private residence structured around an indoor swimming pool that defines its architectural and spatial core. Embedded within a grounded stone base, the pool operates as a horizontal axis, visually connecting the entrance driveway with the private garden. Above, an elevated pavilion accommodates the main living areas and opens toward panoramic views of Krakow and distant mountains. The project achieves equilibrium between mass and transparency through a disciplined two level sectional composition, integrating structural precision with spatial continuity.

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Siq Mixed Use District

Ahmed Habib Mixed Use District Architecture

Siq

With a construction budget exceeding 1.2 billion Saudi riyals, the project is conceived as an urban Siq where architectural masses rise like landforms while a shaded valley organizes pedestrian movement. The development is structured around three axes reflecting faith, trade, and stability, linking seven masses through shaded routes and open spaces. Terraced forms emerge from landscaped courtyards and shaded paths, while flowing canopies extend across walkways to provide climate protection and connect different parts of the project, forming a distinctive urban setting in Jeddah.

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Sumu Yakushima Residence

Tsukasa Ono Residence Architecture

Sumu Yakushima

Sumu Yakushima applies Regenerative architecture, a new approach developed that combines traditional Japanese civil engineering with contemporary technology. Designing the underground environment and engaging the buildings in a constructed mycelial network promotes biodiversity in the soil. Promoting the flow of air and water The buildings and decks are raised, dispersing wind flowing between the mountains and the sea without blocking it.Off grid energy from solar power and firewood.

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