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Botanica // Guz Architects Pte Ltd

Location: Singapore, Singapore. Architect: Guz Architects Pte Ltd. The client wanted an exciting and dynamic house that made the most of the steeply sloping site overlooking the botanic gardens. The design process was organic, with rooms being added as the design developed, making it difficult to maintain a coherent design. Feng Shui played a major […]

The University of South Australia Cancer Research Institute // SPA and BVN

Location: Adelaide, Australia. Architect: SPA and BVN. The Cancer Research Institute (CRI) at the University of South Australia is located in Adelaide’s BioMed City, alongside other medical facilities. The building houses the Centre for Cancer Biology and the University’s School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, as well as a business incubator hub and a public […]

Glas // ASYA

Location: Pasig City, Philippines. Architect: ASYA. Glas is a new 42-storey office tower in Metro Manila that combines world-class design with green technologies. The building is inspired by the surrounding area’s robust and uniform buildings and features diamond-shaped frit patterns covering most parts of the building. The building’s profile tapers, with upper-level floor plates of […]

Bonnevaux Meditation Retreat // DP Architects

Location: Near Poitiers, France. Architect: DP Architects. Bonnevaux Meditation Retreat is a new home for the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM) located in the West-Central region of France. The 65Ha heritage site was chosen for its serenity and seclusion, yet it remains accessible, with an international airport close by and resting one and a […]

Sapporo Sosei Square // NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD

Location: Sapporo, Japan. Architect: NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD. Sapporo Sosei Square is a complex facility located in central Sapporo, Japan, which was planned through a public-private partnership redevelopment project. The facility includes public spaces such as a theater and library, as well as businesses, facilities that support the surrounding area, an indoor parking lot, and a […]

Rainbow Arches Energy Salon Shanghai Flagship Store // BE-Hive

Location: Shanghai, China. Architect: BE-Hive. Rainbow Arches is a brand that focuses on contemporary physical meditation and therapy based on Chinese colorization energy. The flagship store is located in Shanghai and serves as a meditation and classroom space, headquarter office, and prototype space for future stores. The design challenge was to create a physical space […]

Igneada Glamping // Yazgan Design Architecture

Location: Kırklareli, Turkey. Architect: Yazgan Design Architecture. İğneada is a small town on the Black Sea coast in Turkey, known for its rare ecosystems of floodplain and deciduous forests, coastal dunes, freshwater and salt water lakes, and rich fauna and flora. The İğneada Glamping project aims to protect the local forest ecosystem by introducing a […]

Il Monastero // noa* network of architecture

Location: Arco, Italy. Architect: noa* network of architecture. Il Monastero is a 17th century monastery building located in the small Italian town of Arco, near Lake Garda. The architects were tasked with revitalizing the old building and creating a new hospitality model that combined the existing structure with a newly constructed wellness area. The wellness […]

UNASUR General Secretary Headquarters // DIEGO GUAYASAMIN ARQUITECTOS

Location: QUITO, Ecuador. Architect: DIEGO GUAYASAMIN ARQUITECTOS. The Architectural Project for the General Secretariat of UNASUR is a building located in Mitad del Mundo, Ecuador, which aims to create a space that reflects the objectives of the newly created headquarters. The building is designed to be socially inclusive, with open spaces for the community, a […]

Krushi Bhawan // Studio Lotus

Location: Bhubaneshwar, India. Architect: Studio Lotus. Krushi Bhawan is a 130,000 sq.ft administrative centre developed for the Government of Odisha’s Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment. The facility is located in Bhubaneshwar, the state capital of Odisha, and is built to accommodate nearly 400 workstations, in addition to a learning centre, a library, an auditorium, […]

Prestige University // SANJAY PURI ARCHITECTS

Location: INDORE, India. Architect: SANJAY PURI ARCHITECTS. The main administration offices, auditorium, seminar halls, library, and cafeteria of a university campus are housed in a building that gradually steps up from the approach direction, despite its 20 metre height. The five-level building’s terrace is accessible to students and faculty, creating an open auditorium amidst the […]

The Polish ‘Henry Arctowski’ Antarctic Station // Kuryłowicz & Associates

Location: King George Island, Antarctica. Architect: Kuryłowicz & Associates. The new main building of the ‘Henry Arctowski’ Antarctic Station is to be located on Admiralty Bay, on the southern part of the island of King George in the South Shetland Archipelago. The design of the station is shaped by a detailed functional program, the extreme […]

Nanxianglou Art Hotel // PleansantHouse Design

Location: Shenzhen, China. Architect: PleansantHouse Design. The Nanxianglou Art Hotel has incorporated elements of the Hakka architectural culture into its design. These include grey tile walls, thick wood doors and beams, and carvings along the eaves. These components were taken from disassembled buildings in Southern Fujian and were assembled at the hotel site. Photo credit: […]

National University of Singapore School of Design & Environment // Serie + Multiply Architects

Location: Singapore, Singapore. Architect: Serie + Multiply Architects. SDE4 is a school building that has put forward an ambitious energy strategy that serves as a benchmark for future educational buildings in the region. The school takes its energy performance requirements as an opportunity to rethink the relationship between higher education learning environments. The design aims […]

Grinding Factory 5Lmeet // DAGA Architects

Location: Beijing, China. Architect: DAGA Architects. The project involves transforming a historic traditional courtyard in Beijing’s Hutong area into a long-term rental apartment. The courtyard is divided into three yards, with an arched wooden gate leading to the front reception area and a central kitchen facing ancient trees in the courtyard. The dining room is […]

Wuhan Metro Museum // GreenbergFarrow

Location: Wuhan, China. Architect: GreenbergFarrow. Wuhan is set to transform two historic German warehouses in the city’s Hankou district into a world-class museum. The new Metro Museum will occupy 15,990 square metres, with half of the space dedicated to the museum and the rest used for commercial purposes, including restaurants, coffee shops, souvenir stores and […]