Cool Design News featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.
With its huge building volume, unique architectural shape, and professional ski track, Sunac Snow Park not only naturally integrates into the surrounding mountains of Dujiangyan, but also deeply blends into the lives of ice and snow lovers. At the same time, combined with regional characteristics, with Bashu culture as the core, cultural symbols, and architectural design are integrated to create a landmark building with unique regional characteristics.
Continue readingTransformed from an abandoned factory, Dalian 37 Xiang is located halfway up the mountain side with a main aspect towards the harbor in the north of the city. The design is inspired by the geographical features of Dalian's iconic mountains and adjacent seas, creating a new architectural image that echoes the spirit of the city, establishing a contrast between the old and the new through light interventions. The design objective was to renew this old factory into a regional landmark of the city, accommodate multiple business types, and finally make it an open and dynamic city node.
Continue readingBacked by undulating karst mountains, this factory building draws its design language from the natural context. To the north of the site there is a bare plateau flattened by the mining of a cement factory. In order to respond to the nature and memory of the site, the facade of the building is featured by a pattern of undulating mountain range to visually remedy the damage to the mountains by human impacts, evoking the self-examination of human activities. The pattern of the mountain range is derived from the combination of four sets of trigonometric function curves through parametric design.
Continue readingDouble Barn is a contemporary house located in the suburbs of Warsaw, designed for a family of four. The challenge was to create a modern, yet timeless house design, referring to the traditional architecture of Mazovia and adapting to the context of nature. In order not to overwhelm the surrounding single-family housing with its size, the house was divided into two interconnected blocks. From the inside of the house, mainly bright elements of HPL boards are visible, which makes it feel cozy. At the same time, the dark façades made of graphite tiles blend the house into the surroundings.
Continue readingThis minimalist architecture concept design, inspired by the bat (Shopare means bat in Gilan local language), offers a beautifully durable exterior of metal materials. Set on a hillside, it features a sleek long box shape that maximizes views and a central glass slice for unobstructed connection between indoors and outdoors. The unique parking under a bridge provides extra space, while natural materials like wood and stone create a warm, elegant atmosphere inside.
Continue readingTic Art Center is a public urban landmark project. The overall design scope covered landscape, architecture, interior, and products, bringing together the innovation of structure, aiming to provide a comprehensive yet rhythmic spatial experience. This project Influence as a micro-urban landscape. It also impacts re-active the product trend of the hand-made brick industry which makes a successful practice of environmental-friendly architecture. The project has become a destination for numerous visitors while contributing to the brand value of the client as well as the land value in the area.
Continue reading
Cool Design News features super architectural projects, amazing buildings and construction projects.
Digital Illustration by You Zhang
Saturday, 23 NovemberPrivate Club House by Kris Lin
Friday, 22 NovemberSmart Hybrid Motoryacht by BAZ Yacht Design
Thursday, 21 November
Cool Design News featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.