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Blended Into The Forest Residential House

Blended Into The Forest

House Blended Into The Forest is a building that was created in the surroundings of an old pine forest with respect for nature. The basic assumption when designing this house was to integrate it into the existing trees and unite it with the forest. This idea was realized thanks to the use of a material that seems to be alien to the forest, i.e. sheet metal. The implementation showed that the house almost grows out of nature. The interior of the house is white and green dominates it thanks to large windows.

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Saint Peter House Residence

Saint Peter House

Designed from the philosophy of participatory design low tech high customization, this house is conceived from bricks, a material widely used in San Pedro Cholula region in an ancestral way from the knowledge of the local workforce in the construction system. The main skin of the house has 3 formats for accommodating the bricks; double wall, lattice, and spike from where its expressiveness starts, which are distributed in a functional way to close, gain natural light or ventilate the interior spaces with windows in openings and other times through a double semi-solid facade.

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Villa Bianca Private House

Villa Bianca

The project consists of partial reconstruction and complete visual transformation of an existing house built in pseudo-traditional style. The main idea has been to achieve the exactly opposite effect: to have a contrasting, memorable, minimalistic and contemporary architecture. The biggest challenge of the project has been to reduce the cluster of geometries and to emphasize the constructive principle of the building by making some spatial and organizational improvements of the interior.

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The Bloom Architecture

The Bloom

With the evolution of technology, as a recyclable and environmental-friendly building material, tile application exceeds traditional impression. Technology breakthrough creates diverse possibilities in size, shape, and texture, thus rich opportunities to add value to buildings. The exterior wall façade done with Champion’s local production of recycled 2cm tiles is good heat insulation of the building; color and gradient give the building a bold new look.

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Regala Skycity Hotel

Regala Skycity

Regala Skycity is a hotel located in the Skycity area of Hong Kong International Airport. The building stands on a triangular site and follows a tripartite division of base, shaft and crown. The form was inspired by an optical crystal prism, and the reflective glass facade mirrors the surrounding sky. The external envelope uses a unitized curtain wall system, with units assembled off site to reduce construction time on site. The hotel contains 1,208 guest rooms, a swimming pool, a rooftop jogging path and three restaurants.

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Float Residential House

Float

A private residence with a skip floor that makes the most of the difference in height of the land. The living room is placed at a height where the surrounding buildings cannot be seen, and it is devised so that the surrounding scenery can be taken in according to the owner's request. The rest of the living space is located on the middle floor, and the entrance is connected to the garden, creating a space that welcomes visitors with a sense of depth. From the looks of it, you can tell it's designed to capture the landscape you need, wherever you are.

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