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

 

Urban Oasis

Located near the rural village area in Shatin, the project Che Kung Temple Sports Centre is not only a sports centre, but also an urban oasis for inter-generation enjoyment. Besides sports facilities for the youth, extensive courtyards and gardens are created as a leisure retreat for nearby elderly population and help to bind the building with the surrounding natural setting. Dialogue and visual linkage are intentionally created between courtyards, gardens, function rooms, inside and outside, to bring different users together and encourage visitors to explore the building and the vicinity.

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Jiande Aviation

The project is located in Jiande aviation town. It is an aviation training school, with the functions of teaching, catering, office, hotel and so on. The design team shows respect to the site, and wants to retain the natural conditions here. In order to create a campus with a strong sense of place and rich spatial experience, the design team integrates the buildings with the natural terrain. It makes the project more closer to nature, and helping with the organic symbiosis between buildings and environment, human and nature.

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Cobogos House

The design proposes pure and simple shapes, right angles, and some materials that providing thermal comfort, durability, and functionality. The Cobogos, decorative concrete blocks, are the highlight of the facade, allowing free movement of the wind in its empty spaces. These elements, combined with reinforced concrete and wood pattern aluminum slats provide the personality to the house. The outdoor leisure area, comprising a large swimming pool and landscaping that mixes tropical foliages and a century-old olive tree, creating an inviting and welcoming atmosphere.

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Longfor Hefei Paradise Walk

Longfor Hefei Paradise walk is a regional shopping center in Hefei. The project takes advantage of TOD comprehensive development. It connects the underground level of Metro line2 in the west, and the ground level of terminal bus station in the east. In the interior, the project circulates through three main theme atriums of Ferry, River Valley and Harbor. In the exterior, the project creates three roof gardens on different floors. It has become a brand new city landmark in Hefei.

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Qianhai MCC Technology Building

The project is located in shenzhen, China. Inspired by elegant curves of fancy carp, the designers abstract the smooth curves into tall and straight lines to build the facade of tower building. Independent of the tower building, the podium building integrates commercial and office spaces. Moreover, it has a commercial display space with terrace on the top.

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Beyond 100 Years

The main concept of Beyond 100 Years is the pursue of beauty. Beauty includes the beauty of nature, of traditional arts, of culture, and people learn the beauty through five senses. The designer adds in the sixth element, individual, to show the beauty of spirits in traditional Japanese garden. As for the site selection, Asia New Bay Area centers the power of culture, which adds in the power of value to create extraordinary quality.

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