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Villa K Residential Project

Ruud van der Koelen Residential Project Architecture Wednesday, 4 June 2025

Villa K

Villa K is a contemporary private residence on the sloping south flank of the Holterberg in Holten, the Netherlands. The house is spacious, with a building volume of 6,500 cubic meters and a gross floor area of 1,850 square meters. A glass mosaic facade, refined detailing and sliding doors with five meter triple glazed sashes shape the exterior. Villa K is a self-sufficient smart home that requires little maintenance. The design integrates the building into the surrounding landscape as one coherent whole.

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CR Land Luyang MiXC Retail

Aico Ltd Retail Architecture Tuesday, 3 June 2025

CR Land Luyang MiXC

CR Land Luyang MiXC is a shopping mall in Hefei, China. The building holds more than 220 tenants within a gross floor area of 76,115 square metres. A looped retail circulation route is arranged inside the 75 metre depth of the floor plan, giving visitors a varied shopping route. A sky sports park sits on the roof, with a cantilevered running track built from a long span steel structure and a transparent floor above the track. Green spaces are placed on every level to link indoor and outdoor areas. Metal fins cover the main curved facade.

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Soki Atami Hotel

Daisuke Takamiya Hotel Architecture Monday, 2 June 2025

Soki Atami

Soki Atami is a hot spring luxury hotel located in Atami, a coastal resort town in Shizuoka, known as one of the earliest hot spring retreats in Japan. This project aims to revise the way of hot springs accommodation in a Ryokan more adaptable for the current lifestyle and to rediscover the charm of the region by creating connections between guests and local’s rich nature, culture, and people. All rooms come complete with a personal hot spring, while other facilities include a public onsen, a restaurant with a garden, and a top floor Tea Salon & Bar overlooking Atami Bay.

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Huafa Zhuofan Center Exhibition Area

GND Jiedi Landscape Design Exhibition Area Landscape Design Sunday, 1 June 2025

Huafa Zhuofan Center

Huafa Zhuofan Center is the landscape design of a mixed-use complex in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, covering 1024 square meters. The complex holds hotel, retail and office functions. The concept of the crystal spot runs through the space structure, the pavement and the ornaments. Crystal light blocks of varied sizes form a pavilion that also serves as a display space. An art glass wall acts as both barrier and display. A gently flowing creek in the rear courtyard links the building to the landscape. The design was completed in October 2018.

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Equi Temple Equestrian Arena

Polina Nozdracheva Equestrian Arena Architecture Saturday, 31 May 2025

Equi Temple

Goal is creation expressive architectural and spatial image, operating of technologically limited. Use of rhythm, drawing of details, silhouette of massive wooden structures creates building volume. Arena in equestrian complex combines sports and technology, recreation and representative functions. Rectangular parallelepiped resembles the ancient monument. Arc-shaped lines of constructional elements from glued wood define basic rhythmic space concept. Glazed facades perimeter integrate interior with exterior and pitched roof with far-projecting eaves hovers above field on mighty wooden frame.

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House in sinjyo Residential Building

Kiyoshi Sugimoto Residential Building Architecture Friday, 30 May 2025

House in sinjyo

House in Sinjyo is a single-story residential building in Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan. The site sits below a busy national highway bypass, so the house has no openings on the outer walls, which protects the privacy of the couple who live there. A square plan fills the small flat area of the sloping site. A light court on the south side brings in light and air, and is shared by the living room and the bathroom. The court is set two steps above the living room. A wall that stops below the ceiling divides the living area from the water area. The structure is wooden.

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