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Longfor Hefei Paradise Walk Mixed-Use Office

Aico Ltd Mixed-Use Office Architecture Monday, 28 July 2025

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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Electric Scooter Charging Station Multifunctional Street Furniture

Evren Yazıcı - DUCKT Multifunctional Street Furniture Street Furniture Sunday, 27 July 2025

Electric Scooter Charging Station

Electric Scooter Charging Station D2 is a street furniture unit that docks, locks and charges micromobility vehicles. A patented plug and play adapter is fitted to the vehicle, so scooters, bikes and mopeds of different makes can share the same station. When a vehicle is pushed in, the station reads the adapter, ends the ride, locks the vehicle and starts charging in about one second. The body is made of ASTM A36 low carbon steel with a durable powder coating, and the inner mechanism is stainless steel. The unit measures 1000 by 487 by 455 millimetres.

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Headquarters Complex Multifunctional

Aico Ltd Multifunctional Architecture Saturday, 26 July 2025

Headquarters Complex

Headquarters Complex is a mixed-use building group in Changsha, China. The complex stands in the Creative Media Technology Park, next to the Liuyang River and the central axis of the park. A height limit of 120 metres applies to the site, so three towers are linked together to form a landmark instead of a single tall tower. The towers contain one office building and two apartment buildings, arranged along the river and joined in the air by a shared platform with a gym, a book bar and a small cinema. A three-storey garden office podium opens the complex to the street.

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Tanjing Sales Center

Quincy Li Sales Center Architecture Friday, 25 July 2025

Tanjing

Tanjing is a sales center located in the Taijiang District of Fuzhou, China. The building stands north of the historic Guangming Port and next to the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys historical area. Two centuries-old banyan trees on the site are preserved, and the building is wedged into the plot in a U shape to form a semi-enclosed courtyard around the trees. Local stone and brick form the external walls, and the cross-woven bricks let the facade breathe. The roof shapes follow traditional Fuzhou buildings. Sales, art exhibitions and leisure spaces are combined within the building.

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Jolab Factory

Chih-Kang Chu Factory Architecture Thursday, 24 July 2025

Jolab

Jolab is a skincare factory designed as an art gallery in Kaohsiung. Each floor has a height of eight meters, so the production areas, the research and development center and the display area are presented to visitors like artworks. A double-tier hanging garden sits above the cleanroom, and visitors walk along aerial walkways and look down through double-layer glass, which insulates heat and prevents fog. The path of the sun was studied to keep the windows shaded. Seamless walls were built with heat-resistant styrofoam.

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Bzj Textile Factory

KEREM Akin Textile Factory Architecture Wednesday, 23 July 2025

Bzj

Bzj is a textile factory in Bursa, Turkey, with a total floor area of 8000 square meters. Production, distribution and administrative functions are combined under one roof. A double facade wraps the building. Glass curtain walls and windows form the inner layer, and perforated aluminum panels form the outer layer. The perforated panels control natural light and heat through the day and the seasons. A prefabricated concrete structure was used for speed and economy. Structural, electrical and mechanical systems are left visible in the administration area.

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