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Kaisa Yuebanshan Community Center

Shenzhen TIANHUA & Kaisa Group (Shenzhen) Co.,Ltd. Community Center Architecture

Kaisa Yuebanshan

Kaisa Yuebanshan is a community center in Zhongshan, China. The building covers 2100 square meters and is organized on two floors. A three-story volume connects two terraces with a height difference of about four meters. The design draws on local Lingnan architecture, including patio spaces and curved walls. Arc-shaped white walls are repeated to give the facade a soft and rhythmic appearance. A 12-meter span and a 5-meter cantilever keep the interior open. Public spaces on both floors support daily life and frame the mountain views to the north and south.

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Forest Archetype House

Genta TAKANO House Architecture

Forest Archetype

Forest Archetype is a residential project that translates the spatial order of a forest into a compact architectural form. The design is organized through a layered structural system rather than conventional room divisions. Vertical structural elements define movement and activities while maintaining visual continuity across the interior. This layered composition creates open voids and semi outdoor spaces that support flexible daily use. Through clear structural logic and spatial sequencing the house achieves richness and openness while remaining restrained in scale.

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Taizhou Z Center Office Building

gad Office Building Architecture

Taizhou Z Center

Taizhou Z Center is an office building with commercial areas in the central business district of Taizhou, Zhejiang. The L-shaped main slab building rises 90 meters and extends along Shifu Avenue. Cantilevered and overhead volumes create sheltered space for shops on the ground floor. A diagonal path crosses the site and links the high-rise and the shopping center. The main building and neighboring buildings enclose an open public square. Glass and perforated aluminum panels wrap the folded plate facade. A sky garden divides the two functional blocks and offers a shared view of the landscape.

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The House of Breathing Void Residential Home

Sylvia Georgiadou and Katerina Vagianou Residential Home Architecture

The House of Breathing Void

House of the Breathing Void is a residential house organized around a central atrium. The atrium acts as an open void where air and light circulate freely, forming the environmental core of the home. The atrium also creates a continuous dialogue between interior and exterior spaces. The house follows bioclimatic principles, with a clear southern orientation that captures sunlight, supports passive heating and encourages natural ventilation. The same orientation gives the building a diagonal form, a response that is both spatial and climatic.

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Valiant Residence Housing

Serhan Pacaci Residence Housing Architecture

Valiant

Valiant is a four storey residential building located in the Altintas district of Antalya. The design takes inspiration from the layered forms of the nearby cliffs and their contour lines. Each floor slab is shifted forward or backward by 1.20 to 2.70 metres, which provides shading, privacy and a private green terrace for every unit. The structure uses a reinforced concrete frame, with high performance glass and glass fibre reinforced concrete panels on the facade. The plot covers 1,154 square metres, and floor areas range from 275 to 400 square metres.

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Tongxiang Red Education Center

Jie Li Education Center Architecture

Tongxiang Red

Tongxiang Red is an education center in Shufeng Village, a water town in Tongxiang, Jiaxing. The site was formerly the Tongxiang Huaneng Tower Factory, built in the 1980s, and is surrounded by water on three sides. The new building keeps the orientation and the volume of the former factory, so the place retains a familiar landmark. The exhibition halls are clad in curved perforated aluminum panels in red and ochre, layered to suggest fluttering flags. A weathering steel gateway leads from an old bridge into the courtyard. The center covers 6195 square meters.

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Beach Cabin on the Baltic Sea Hospitality

Peter Kuczia Hospitality Architecture

Beach Cabin on the Baltic Sea

This small diner on a Baltic Sea beach near Gdansk with its simple form fits naturally into the beach environment. The building offers two areas: an opaque part with windows and a fully glazed winter garden. The transparent glass house not only offers an unrestricted view of the sea and the beach but also uses solar energy in a passive way to improve indoor comfort in a relatively cool climate in northern Poland. The Solarlux system construction of the winter garden with its slim wood-aluminum profiles enables a filigree effect.

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Crossing Walls House and Office

Satoshi Fujinaka House and Office Architecture

Crossing Walls

Crossing Walls is a building that combines an office on the lower floor with a home on the upper floor. Three L shaped walls separate and intertwine, and a cube form is broken apart to create open and closed spaces. The walls hold a moderate relationship with the surroundings, letting light and air enter while privacy is kept. Window positions are planned to control sunlight, heat load and outside views. A void open to the sky links the interior with the exterior. The structure follows conventional Japanese wooden construction on a 910 millimeter grid, which saves material and is left exposed.

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In Seclusion Riverside Spa

ZEHUA ZHANG Riverside Spa Architecture

In Seclusion

The project is a riverside spa in Portugal. The design is set within an existing natural landscape and uses fluid architectural volumes to reduce visual impact. Large areas of glazing are introduced to allow views between interior spaces and the surrounding environment. Timber finishes and stone flooring are applied throughout the interior. The program includes a sauna, jacuzzi, and Turkish bath, arranged to form a sequence of bathing spaces. The layout organizes these functions in relation to the river and surrounding terrain.

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Stilleness Guest House

Michihiro Matsuo Guest House Architecture

Stilleness

Stilleness is a three-story guest house built on a very small plot in central Osaka, Japan. Living spaces are placed on the upper floors, while the ground floor holds a garage. Traditional Japanese features are reinterpreted through exterior tiles that resemble roof tiles, latticework and a central courtyard garden. A Goemon bath and an alcove are combined with modern facilities. The steel frame structure meets urban fire and earthquake requirements. The courtyard allows greenery to be seen from every floor, so the narrow site gains a sense of depth and calm.

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Resurgence Church

ZEHUA ZHANG Church Architecture

Resurgence

Resurgence is a new church in Altadena responding to post wildfire reconstruction needs. The design references the surrounding mountains through vertical, sculpted forms. Concrete, glass, and landscaped courtyards define the interior spaces, bringing daylight and creating calm environments. The project combines worship areas with community facilities, providing spaces for both spiritual practice and social interaction. It reflects local context while accommodating diverse community activities.

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City Above The Clouds Multifunctional Office

gad Multifunctional Office Architecture

City Above The Clouds

City Above the Clouds is a mixed-use office and commercial complex in Hangzhou. Four main buildings are stacked on two-storey circular commercial podiums, and the arrangement forms a central green park. The ground level has several entrances that connect the complex to the surrounding city. Glass curtain walls give the facades a calm and open appearance. A vertical greening system links shared spaces on different levels. The combination of work areas, shops and social spaces supports a balanced way of working and living.

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