Architecture

Explore 968 award-winning designs tagged Architecture on Cool Design News.

Brand: Vasilis Mylonas Project Type: Lighthouse Tag: Architecture

Cubes Aleorion

Cubes Aleorion is a concept lighthouse that was developed for the edge of the breakwater of the seaport of Volos, Greece. The lighthouse tower is composed of cube shaped concrete blocks stacked upon each other, gradually shifted off center, differentiating in size and cut out in various ways, creating internal voids that house a stairway to the top. Openings on each level, frame different perspectives of the city, the port, the bay area and the opposite coast. The exposed all concrete structure echoes the materiality of the city port, the paved breakwater and the urban surroundings.

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Brand: Kiyotoshi Mori Project Type: Residence Tag: Architecture

Yatsugatake Villa

Yatsugatake Villa is a summer residence located in Hokuto-City, Yamanashi, Japan. The building is formed by three trapezoid tubes arranged in a fan shape and opening to the south. The wide southern opening admits sunlight during the cold winter, while the extended roof and side walls block the strong summer sun. Windows on the north and south sides let breezes pass through the interior. Traditional Japanese wooden construction is used, with cedar, plaster and shoji screens. Closed shoji screens give soft light, and open screens frame the surrounding mountain landscape.

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Brand: Torres Arquitetos Project Type: Residential Bulding Tag: Architecture

Sant Andrea

Sant Andrea is a residential building located in Caxias do Sul, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. The building has sixteen floors, with one apartment per floor. Each apartment offers 200 square meters of private area and three suites. The form is a tall vertical volume marked by vertical and horizontal lines. Balconies with exposed concrete slabs and wooden brise soleil panels give the facade a sense of movement. The entrance is marked by a large wooden volume that extends toward the street. Ceramic tiles are also used on the facades.

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Brand: Central-South Architectural Institute Project Type: Building Tag: Architecture

Seal

Seal is an archive building located in Wuhan, Hubei, China. The building has a gross floor area of 57,487 square meters and a height of 66 meters. The form combines a tower and a podium, which frees shared space on the lower floors and places the archive storage on the upper floors. Public and professional circulation routes are separated. The facade is inspired by the Chinese seal and presents timelines of historic events in the city. Local materials and low carbon technologies are applied. A multipurpose hall and a large meeting room are open to the public.

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Brand: Kalbod Studio Project Type: Knowledge Bridge Tag: Architecture

Esfahan

Esfahan is a pedestrian bridge designed for a site in Isfahan, Iran. The bridge links a technology trade center with a museum garden and serves nearby universities, research institutes and industries. Exhibition halls, central courtyards and resting areas are placed along the route, so the crossing also works as a public space. The form refers to the historic bridges of Isfahan, including the Khajoo bridge. Reflective symmetry is used, so the facade and its image on the river form one complete pattern. The interior spaces are flexible and can host different uses.

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Brand: Svetoslav Stanislavov Project Type: Residential Building Tag: Architecture

B73 Apartments

B73 is embedded in the context with its innovative look, having high-end material usage and quality in execution. Each floor comprises of a single apartment. B73 is one of the very few buildings in the country using solid surface material and thermoforming for complex 3D shapes. The facade's morphology starts from a surface that is stretched with strategically placed cuts. A discontinuation occurs creating the shape of a swallow bird. A light art installation is placed in the ground floor lobby.

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Brand: Aisha Ameen Project Type: Residential Beach House Tag: Architecture

Sea Senses

Sea Senses is a beach house located in Kuwait. The design symbolizes the meeting of the desert and the sea, joining dry coarse land with the breeze of the Arabian Gulf. A journey of transformation begins at an entrance gate inspired by the patterns of dry land. Along the property the materials change, the light and greenery increase, and the path ends at the shore. The building mass is clad with sandy stone. A pool courtyard extends through the center of the house and leads to the entertainment area. The living and dining areas offer open views of the beach and the courtyard.

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Brand: Cristina Vaz Santos e Paulo Rodrigues Project Type: Factory Tag: Architecture

Bradco

Bradco is an industrial building designed for the production of watch straps and luxury leather goods in Castelo de Paiva, Portugal. The factory is planned around natural light. Several skylights were placed on the roof so that the production area stays bright for the employees. Stone from the region was used on the exterior, together with glass and steel, to link the building to its territory. Large glazed areas create transparency between the interior and the surrounding landscape. The project was carried out between 2019 and 2020.

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Brand: Kazunori Kiryu Project Type: Residential Building Tag: Architecture

House in Niigata

House in Niigata is a private house designed for a family of four in an old and densely built residential area. The outer walls are made of wooden material lightly colored in gray, so the building harmonizes with the surrounding streets. The plan is organized around two gardens. A courtyard enclosed by a concrete wall is placed on the ground floor, and a roof terrace framed by a wooden lattice is placed on the second floor. All rooms face these two gardens, so screening such as curtains is not needed. Traditional wooden construction was used.

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Brand: Petr Franta Project Type: Double Skin Solar Collector Tag: Architecture

ETFE Membrane Facade

ETFE Membrane Facade is a double skin facade designed for a research and teaching building. The outer skin is formed by welded transparent cushions of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene, three metres wide and up to sixty-two metres long, kept under constant air pressure and installed diagonally on a secondary steel structure with aluminium clamps. The facade cavity acts as a solar collector, and warm air is drawn into the ventilation units, reducing energy use by up to 30 percent. The membrane is cleaned by rainwater and adds acoustic protection from street traffic.

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Brand: WEI-CHUN LIN Project Type: Private House Tag: Architecture

Companionship of Wellbeing

Companionship of Wellbeing is a private house designed for multi-generational living in the suburbs of Taichung, Taiwan. The house extends a building more than forty years old, joining new and old parts into one structure. Flexible and accessible spaces allow caregivers and the people they care for to live under one roof while privacy is kept on each side. Floor height differences of more than one meter were removed indoors and outdoors. Reinforced concrete integrates the walls, beams and columns. A jabuticaba tree in the original courtyard was preserved beside a green lawn.

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Brand: Haobo Wei & Jingsong Xie Project Type: Exhibition Center Tag: Architecture

A Monument Without Words

A Monument Without Words is a cultural and visitor centre located on the Cuisuba grassland in Guizhou, China. The centre stands on a mountain plateau at an altitude of nearly 2,000 metres, surrounded by highland meadows and mountains. The building form recalls a traditional altar of the Yi people, the local indigenous community, and a system of skylights creates a dialogue with the sky. The structure is built with a concrete frame and uses local sandstone, concrete and stained glass. The three floors serve both visitors and the local community.

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