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Garden 8 Commercial

Hany Saad Commercial Architecture Monday, 23 February 2026

Garden 8

Garden 8 is a community shopping mall in New Cairo, Egypt. The complex combines retail, dining and entertainment areas with a landscaped zone of 7000 square metres. The building has four floors, including underground parking, and three main external access gates. Steel columns support the structure, while the facade uses double glazed curtain walls, high pressure laminate, aluminium cladding and a golden mesh. Marble flooring and walnut wood strips define the entrance. Outdoor courts give the dining areas privacy and a direct link to the landscape.

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The Exo Towers Office Building

United Units Architects (UUA) Office Building Architecture Sunday, 22 February 2026

The Exo Towers

The Exo Towers is comprised of two towers and linked together by a 70m-high central glazed atrium. As the digital finance center of the Bank of Ruifeng, the building utilizes an external structural system that greatly reduces the number of columns of the typical floor, creating large and open office space, allowing for the ongoing flexible division of functional layout to cope with the banking business adjustments brought on by new digital challenges. The Exo Towers therefore derives its architectural language from the manner in which the space and structure are completely integrated.

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Home FT3 Single Family House

Filippo Caprioglio Single Family House Architecture Saturday, 21 February 2026

Home FT3

Home FT3 is a single family house located in Mogliano Veneto, Italy. The house covers about 300 square meters and follows an L shaped plan. A central kitchen volume acts as the pivot of the layout. A double height space is shaped by natural light and holds a light sculpture and the main staircase. The structure is a concrete skeleton that supports the overhangs and an open corner without a column. Exterior walls are clad with insulation and plaster, while interior walls are finished with drywall. Geothermal technology and rainwater collection support energy saving and comfort.

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Glass Wall Residential House

Atsushi Hio Residential House Architecture Friday, 20 February 2026

Glass Wall

Glass Wall is a residential house built in Himeji, Japan in 2022. The house stands on a hill in a quiet residential area and uses the slope of the land to secure privacy. A reinforced concrete structure was chosen to provide large interior spaces and high resistance to earthquakes. The front elevation is divided into three box shapes set at different heights to avoid a monotonous appearance. One section holds a glass wall that lights an atrium space. The wood grain of cedar boards was transferred to the concrete walls so the surfaces do not look cold.

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Casa Una Community Center

Matheus Diniz Community Center Architecture Thursday, 19 February 2026

Casa Una

In a park in the city of Uberlandia, Brazil stands Casa Una, a community center and gathering space for park visitors and neighborhood residents. In addition to other uses, it has an open auditorium, a food hall, an office for the neighborhood association, and an exhibition space. Built with a laminated timber structure, the building uses energy-saving passive ventilation and thermal comfort techniques. Lastly, the roof is topped with three species of vegetation covered in a geometric pattern, reducing the heat gained from solar exposure and acting as a fifth facade when viewed from above.

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BLS World Trade Center

SEA Design Group Trade Center Architecture Wednesday, 18 February 2026

BLS World

BLS World is a mixed-use complex in Haining, China, combining offices, a hotel and commercial facilities. The development consists of a 268 meter high tower and several podiums. The 51-floor tower holds office floors and a five-star hotel, with a sky lobby and a sky observatory placed at a height of 222.8 meters. The podiums contain shops, a conference center and a media center. The tower is clad in an all-glass unitized curtain wall system that helps save energy. Parametric design methods shaped the form and the flexible interior spaces.

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