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Hua Qi Financial Center

Jun Jun Zhu Financial Center Architecture Tuesday, 22 July 2025

Hua Qi

Hua Qi is a financial center located in the Huadu district of Guangzhou, China. The building covers a planned area of 53000 square meters and contains grade A office space, shopping areas and dining venues. Simplified geometry shapes the form, combining points, smooth lines and extended surfaces into a sculptural volume. The facade is inspired by the form of a cut diamond and uses reflective glass curtain walls. Smooth wood grain softens the cool character of concrete. The outdoor setting follows a water theme, with ripples mirrored on the glass.

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Rachel House

Chester WL Goh House Architecture Monday, 21 July 2025

Rachel

Rachel is a four-storey villa built around a central water courtyard in Zhongshan City, China. The ground floor spaces open onto the courtyard and support family interaction, while the bedrooms on the upper floors remain private. Staggered bedroom blocks form the clean and modern facade and frame views of the landscaped garden. The cantilevered balconies also act as shading overhangs for the ground floor terraces. Earth-colored wood is combined with natural grey granite. Large floor to ceiling windows assist the ventilation of the interior spaces.

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The Pitched Roof House

Takaharu + Yui Tezuka House Architecture Sunday, 20 July 2025

The Pitched Roof

The Pitched Roof is a single-storey house in Karuizawa, Japan, covered by a very simple pitched roof. Only forty percent of the space under the roof is enclosed, so the boundary between inside and outside remains soft. The cantilevered roof reaches over six meters with a structure just 200 millimeters thick. A folded, L-shaped surface works as a monocoque element and reduces the supports needed. Sliding doors allow the inhabitants to change the character of the living space. The house reinterprets the deep eaves of traditional Japanese architecture.

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Gap Residential House

Michihiro Matsuo Residential House Architecture Saturday, 19 July 2025

Gap

An architecture with a space inside that cannot be imagined from a simple and neatly organized façade. The volume protruding to the south is angled to obtain light from the courtyard, which also gives different angles and heights to the interior space. Solid diagonal is drawn inside, space configuration variegated are bold, airy is secured to the inside of a closed. Create a new sense of distance and communication for future residents.

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Zhuhai Huafa Plaza Commercial Development

Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd. Commercial Development Architecture Friday, 18 July 2025

Zhuhai Huafa Plaza

Zhuhai Huafa Plaza is a commercial development located on Hengqin Island in Zhuhai. Three high-rise towers and a series of retail pavilions are arranged to create internal and semi-external environments. Retail facilities and office space are organized in a simple circuit layout around two central courtyard gardens. The towers face the waterfront to allow open views while keeping privacy. Funnel-shaped pavilion structures lead to landscaped retail terraces. The facade design follows patterns of traditional Chinese window frames.

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Yoyo City Mixed Use

LnP Architects Mixed Use Architecture Thursday, 17 July 2025

Yoyo City

Yoyo City is a mixed-use development located in Yinchuan, China. The complex combines a five-storey shopping mall, a two-storey retail street and a fourteen-storey service apartment building. The site lies between a natural wetland park and a main expressway. Floating islands seen in the wetland inspired the flowing facade, which is clad in granite stone panels, linear aluminium fins and glass. Pedestrian routes are placed at ground level, while vehicles and the main drop-off area are set in the basement. Interior gardens link the mall to its natural setting.

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