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Atsushi Hio

Residential House

Sunday, 15 September 2024

Glass Wall

The Glass Wall was built in March 2022 in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. This house is located on a hill and the height difference of the land is well utilized to ensure privacy and even lighting. A reinforced concrete structure with high earthquake resistance is adopted, and a glass wall is arranged for a part of it. The living room is an open ceiling and is designed to integrate widely opened space in living room and the courtyard. The second floor of the house offers a view of Himeji Castle, a World Heritage site.

Takatoku Nishi

Multifunctional Architecture

Saturday, 14 September 2024

Ripple

Takatoku Nishi has created an architecture that allows people to experience the beauty of nature around them as it shifts from day to day. It is a phenomenon of light that is produced and drops into space by the forces of the sun and wind. This architecture is just a gimmick to incorporate the forces of nature; all it needs is the forces that are constantly occurring in the natural world.

Quark Studio Architects

Hospital

Friday, 13 September 2024

Kahramanmaras Doga

The Kahramanmaras Doga Hospital is a state-of-the-art healthcare facility located in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey. Designed by Quark Studio Architects, the hospital aims to provide patients and staff with a comfortable and healing environment that integrates natural elements and luxurious amenities. The hospital's design approach to health-centric architecture and integration of natural elements, luxurious materials, and amenities are a testament to Quark Studio Architects' commitment to creating a holistic restorative environment that caters to the needs of both patients and staff.

Hiroki Watanabe

House

Thursday, 12 September 2024

Murakoshi

An urban house integrating floodwaters into its design. This house with a monolithic facade and a drive-through garage with a high foundation is situated on a pentagonal corner lot that is expected to be crowded with pedestrians. The design features a planar and cross-sectional openness to allow light and wind to flow into the interior while also taking into account the convenience of people and cars while deflecting water. This work explores a simple and sensible approach to future urban housing with a focus on natural disasters.

Aspa Kst Ltd

Mixed Use Development

Wednesday, 11 September 2024

Minion

The project is the redesign of an abandoned iconic retail building in Athens. The proposal is a mix use development, comprising of retail, office and residential functions. Each use has its own special feature. The retail has the iconic entrance and a fully glazed façade on street level, the offices have the protruding glass cube meeting room with views of the Parthenon and an emblematic glass cube corner entrance while the residential entrance is located in the central courtyard as a continuation of the adjacent pedestrian street, in line with the overall urban planning logic of the area.

Filippo Caprioglio

Single Family House

Tuesday, 10 September 2024

Home FT3

This single family house, Home FT3, was conceived by following the highest sustainable principles and to offer the inhabitants the maximum comfort in a quiet urban environment. The natural light shapes the spaces of this contemporary architecture piece in the city of Mogliano Veneto, Italy. The garden and the swimming pool are integral part of the design concept and a fun part to the architecture design. Home FT3 is designed for a family of five persons.

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