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BSP Security Plant Complex Bank Office Building Design

William Ti Jr Bank Office Building Design Architecture Friday, 30 January 2026

BSP Security Plant Complex

Bsp Security Plant Complex is a proposed public building planned for New Clark City, Philippines. The complex offers a highly secure, flexible and adaptable floor area that can be adjusted as production technology improves. A living facade presents more than 250 endemic Philippine trees together with tropical plants. The planted facade shields the building from direct sun, reduces thermal heat gain and supports air ventilation. Water moats and sloping towers recall the mountainous tropical archipelago and its biodiversity.

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Ripple Multifunctional Architecture

Takatoku Nishi Multifunctional Architecture Architecture Thursday, 29 January 2026

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.

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Riverside 01 Facade Project

Gabriela Herde Facade Project Architecture Wednesday, 28 January 2026

Riverside 01

Its base is the representation of the movement of the waters of the river, when they meet the waters of the sea! Rhythm and lightness, following the blow of the good winds! The body of the building receives three hundred and sixty degrees of differentiated treatment, that is, in its four facades, according to the solar positioning of each one, through mobile and fixed louvers, vegetation and suitable coatings. On the Rooftop, its green slabs serve as a connection between river, sea and sky.

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CETC Research Institute Testing Center

U A D Testing Center Architecture Tuesday, 27 January 2026

CETC Research Institute

Cetc Research Institute is a research and testing center located in the High-tech Zone of Hefei, Anhui Province, China. The complex brings together research and development, system testing and an information center. Buildings are arranged freely according to industry classification, forming enclosed and open spatial patterns. The courtyard layout draws on local Hui-style houses, and the atrium supports daylighting, ventilation and rainwater collection. Cast-in-place reinforced concrete frames form the main structure, while red and blue aluminium curtain walls define the facades.

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Flowing Cloud Township Villa Hospitality

More Design Office Hospitality Architecture Monday, 26 January 2026

Flowing Cloud Township Villa

Flowing Cloud Township Villa is located in Qinglongwu, a centennial village in Tonglu County, Hangzhou, which is composed of 4 ancestral houses of different ages and 2 new buildings. MDO will create a new rural retreat that celebrates local culture and tradition through the sensitive renovation of the old structures, using local techniques, materials, and craftsmen. Here people can have a closer connection to nature, be able to relax and unwind, free from the distractions of modern life. To see local tradition, to taste local foods.

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Kahramanmaras Doga Hospital

Quark Studio Architects Hospital Architecture Sunday, 25 January 2026

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.

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