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 […]
Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History // Studio Gang
Location: New York, United States. Architect: Studio Gang. The American Museum of Natural History in New York has unveiled its latest addition, the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation. The centre will offer new ways to learn about science and share in the excitement of scientific discovery. The design for the Gilder Center […]
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 […]
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port Passenger Clearance Building // Aedas, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R. China. Architect: Aedas, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. The Passenger Clearance Building (PCB) of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port was designed by Aedas and Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. It serves as the customs and immigration facility for travellers entering and leaving Hong Kong via the bridge, […]
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 […]
Cruise on the Putting Greens – Boutique Hotel & Golf Club // Studio A+
Location: Sanya, China. Architect: Studio A+. The Cruise on the Putting Greens is a boutique golf hotel located in Phoenix City, Sanya, Hainan province, China. The hotel is the first project of China Sigma Sanya Oriental Sun City development and is situated on a hilly site with a mountain to the north and a golf […]
The thickness of emptiness. Funerary Chapel. // Pedro García Martínez
Location: Lobosillo (Murcia), Spain. Architect: Pedro García Martínez. The Funerary Chapel project is based on the ancient ritual of burying family members and invoking their memory. The architecture of the space is designed around two fundamental elements of architecture: light and gravity. Light is considered a reflection of the timeless and divine, while gravity represents […]
Britannia Leisure Centre // FaulknerBrowns Architect
Location: London, United Kingdom. Architect: FaulknerBrowns Architect. Hackney Council is building a new leisure centre next to Shoreditch Park, which will include a six-lane, 25m main pool, training pool, leisure water area, sports hall, squash courts, fitness suite, exercise studios, creche and soft play area, and a café. The centre has been designed by FaulknerBrowns […]
Harmonized Curves // Romera y Ruiz Arquitectos
Location: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. Architect: Romera y Ruiz Arquitectos. In the past, water levels were used to verify the verticality of buildings. The city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, influenced by the sea, has a unique architectural design based on the physical nature of water. The renovation of an old gas […]
Stark House // Park + Associates
Location: Singapore, Singapore. Architect: Park + Associates. Stark House is a unique Singaporean property located in an area with a mix of housing estates, industrial and commercial areas, and Changi Prison Complex. The architects questioned what context means and how to respond to a site’s context, which often involves multiple stakeholders with diverging goals. The […]
School As Urban Garden – Nanshan Foreign Language School // Studio Link-Arc
Location: Shenzhen, China. Architect: Studio Link-Arc. The Nanshan Foreign Language School in Shenzhen, China, is a 54,000 m² campus that includes regular and specialized classrooms, a library, gymnasium, indoor swimming pool, auditorium, dormitory, dining halls, and playgrounds. The campus is designed as a low-rise linear hybrid of closed, semi-enclosed, and green, open spaces that break […]