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Cool Design News

Cool Design News featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

CR Land Luyang MiXC

CR Land Luyang MiXC is a shopping mall in Hefei, China. The building holds more than 220 tenants within a gross floor area of 76,115 square metres. A looped retail circulation route is arranged inside the 75 metre depth of the floor plan, giving visitors a varied shopping route. A sky sports park sits on the roof, with a cantilevered running track built from a long span steel structure and a transparent floor above the track. Green spaces are placed on every level to link indoor and outdoor areas. Metal fins cover the main curved facade.

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Fengxi Metropolis

Xi An Vanke Feng Xi Metropolis Plot 5 is a mixed use development in Xi An, China. The project combines a shopping mall of about 100,000 square meters with an office tower of about 34,000 square meters. The office tower is 126 meters high, and the mall has seven floors above ground and two below. The facade uses mild waves and pleats that recall silk and the history of the city on the Silk Road. A double layered curtain wall and low emissivity glass support energy efficiency. Entrances at several heights suit the sloping site and serve families.

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Vanke Metropolis Seasons

Vanke is a sales center covering 1600 square meters. The building responds to a site shaped by a canal, a wetland park and nearby elevated roads. Modern door frames are stacked in layers, and their sequence is adjusted by mathematical parameters to create a gradual transition. The frames extend inside and are reshaped into an arc-like lobby, which is completed by hanging acrylic panels and public installations. Brushed copper-like stainless steel, dual-layered insulating Low-E glass and golden limestone form the main interface. A garden with a swirl-shaped layout closes the route.

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The Sea Vibes

This installation was designed using the language of the sea: waves, as it was designed for a residential project along the shore of Dalian Bay, China. The installation is a huge cylinder formed by double-layer copper plates, consisting of 6000 plates hung in the frame according to specific permutation. When walk around the cylinder, this installation looks like waves running one after another. When the plates move in the sea wind, flashing light and colors are reflected, symbolizing spindrift. This design reprodued the vibes of the sea waves with a fixed installation.

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The Cube

To create a quality living experience and redefine the image of a residential building in Kuwait while maintaining the climate requirements and privacy needs dictated by the Arab culture, were the main challenges facing the designer. The Cube House is a four story concrete/steel structure building based on addition and subtraction within a cube creating a dynamic experience between internal and external spaces to enjoy natural light and landscape view all throughout the year.

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Chinese Quadrangle

Chinese Quadrangle is a hotel built in the form of a traditional Chinese courtyard house in Luoyang. The project covers 5460 square meters and was completed in 2019. A brick screen wall marks the entrance, followed by heads shaped as the twelve Chinese zodiac signs. The arrayed brick walls are made entirely of grey recycled bricks. The second inner courtyard holds guest rooms and public facilities, reached through a winding veranda, and the third inner courtyard contains the reception hall. Layered spaces bring the landscape into the courtyard.

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