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

 

People's Diary Experience Center

The project is located at the entrance of Yahuang Village, backed by mountains and facing water. In order to place high-density building into irregular plots, and to fit the surrounding fragmented village texture and mountain. The design cuts the building into slender strips and arranges them irregularly. The top of the individual building is covered with a sloping roof, and the community shape simulates the layering of mountains. Numerous courtyards are formed between the long buildings, enriching the internal space and inheriting the traditional Chinese courtyard style residential houses.

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Tibetan Thangka Art

Set against the foothills of the mountains, the Lhasa Thangka Museum is structured akin to a Tibetan monastery, fostering a profound connection with the surrounding mountains and sky. The combination of internal and external viewing paths inspires visitors to feel and appreciate the cultural characteristics of Tibet. The detail design respects the heritage of the local culture and reproduces the traditional artistic features with a modern architectural language.The museum aims to be a window for the dissemination of Thangka art, it will treasure and promote Thangka and Tibetan culture

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Casa de Mar

Casa de Mar is a residence in Mérida, Yucatán, that embraces the symbiotic relationship between architecture and nature. The design integrates tranquil gardens, natural ventilation, and lighting. A central pool provides a cool breeze through water evaporation, reducing the need for air conditioning. Local materials like stone and wood are used for durability and contextual harmony. The interior design promotes serenity with a nature-inspired color palette, soft textures, and diffused lighting, creating peaceful spaces for relaxation.

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Grand Tsuru Niseko

Located minutes away from Niseko's international ski slopes and surrounded by silver birches, these 3 exclusive ski rental properties boast a harmonious design with extended eaves and a light wood structure, inspired by the graceful flight of the crane, from which they derive their name, Grand Tsuru. Each offers a spacious living area with tall windows providing picturesque views, two bedrooms adorned in Japanese style, and a master bedroom featuring a large Japanese tiled bath. The staircase, bathed in light, seamlessly connects and brightens all corners of the skip floor properties.

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Healing in Nature

Guangzhou Royal Lee Cancer Hospital is a private high-end oncology hospital, designers introduced the concept of garden hospital in this project, through the entrance courtyard, roof garden, and three-dimensional greening on the façade, the whole hospital area is integrated with the greening in three dimensions, and becomes a warm ecological healing place. The design also implements this concept in three dimensions: architecture, interior, and landscape.

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Jinbianruixiang Highrise

The project is located at the core node of Jiulong Lake New City, facing the river and at the intersection of the blue and green axis, with excellent visibility and accessibility. Based on the comprehensive consideration of the upper-level planning, the main tower is arranged along the river at a 45 degree direction, with a two way riverside view. Use modern architectural language to complement the Jinbianruixiang element in the eternal masterpiece.

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