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Nature Canvas

Nature Canvas is a sales center in Taichung with a total area of 495.86 square meters. The design is inspired by Uluru in Australia and by the cave dwellings of ancient times. The building forms a large stone-like volume clad with fiber cement board and painted with ceramic paint, which imitates a rough rock surface and adds weather and stain resistance. The white volume acts as a canvas for sunlight and shadow. Hexagonal openings with inlaid metal frames and a rhombus lattice, modularized by digital die cutting, shift in appearance with the changing light.

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Urban Oasis

Urban Oasis of Nexus is a sports centre located near a rural village area in Shatin, Hong Kong. The building holds a games arena, a fitness room, a dance room, activity rooms and a children play room. Courtyards and gardens on different levels form a green spine that leads visitors from the low-level entrance to the hill behind. Passive environmental design is applied, and the circulation spaces and lobbies use no air conditioning. Fair faced concrete, granite and timber are used to suit the natural setting.

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Jiande Aviation

Zhejiang Jiande Aviation is an aviation training base located in the aviation town of Jiande, China. The campus brings together teaching, catering, office and hotel functions. Three groups of buildings enclose courtyards of different sizes, linked by a raised green mound in the centre. Overhead corridors run through the park and connect the functional areas, giving shelter from sun and rain. Aluminium sheets and elastic coatings form the facades, and permeable concrete paves the outdoor paths. The natural terrain is retained rather than flattened.

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Cobogos House

Cobogos House is a private residence built in reinforced concrete and masonry. The facade is composed of straight lines and volumes at different heights. The main feature is a set of decorative concrete blocks, called Cobogos, which allow the wind to pass freely through their open spaces. Aluminum slats with a wood pattern add a warm look and need little maintenance. A large asymmetrical concrete canopy covers the main entrance. At the rear, a swimming pool on three levels is surrounded by tropical planting and a century-old olive tree.

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Longfor Hefei Paradise Walk

Longfor Hefei Paradise Walk is a mixed-use development in Hefei, China, combining a regional shopping center with offices and serviced apartments. The complex connects to the underground level of Metro Line 2 in the west and to a terminal bus station in the east. Inside, three themed atriums named Ferry, River Valley and Harbor guide movement along a 250 meter circulation route. Three roof gardens are placed on different floors. Aluminum and glass curtain walls form the exterior, including a fisheye curtain wall built from warped aluminum and glass panels.

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Qianhai MCC Technology Building

Qianhai MCC Technology Building is a commercial and office complex in Shenzhen, China. The design separates a tall tower building from a lower podium building. The facade of the tower is inspired by the elegant curves of fancy carp, abstracted into tall and straight lines. Different materials define each part of the curved facade, and the middle and lower sections use folded plate surfaces that refract sunlight in varied ways. The podium building combines commercial and office spaces and holds a commercial display area with a terrace on the top level.

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