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Mermaid Town Cultural Architecture

Yue Xu Cultural Architecture Architecture Wednesday, 23 April 2025

Mermaid Town

Mermaid Town Reception Hall is a cultural building in Zhouning, Fujian, China. The complex covers 12000 square meters and serves as a tourism distribution center and a cultural activity center. The design combines square and circular forms, inspired by the local earth fort architecture. A circular corridor marks the boundary between the two buildings and gives shelter from strong summer sun and from rainy, cold winters. Exterior walls are finished with white texture paint and handmade gray brick. Spatial axes link the halls to a nearby brook, a lake and a mountain.

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Medieval Rethink Cultural Center

QUAD studio Cultural Center Architecture Tuesday, 22 April 2025

Medieval Rethink

Medieval Rethink was a response to a private commission to build a Cultural Centre for a small undisclosed village in the Guangdong Province, which dates back 900 years to the Song Dynasty. A four storey, 7000 sqm development is centred around an ancient rock formation known as the Ding Qi Stone, a symbol of the origin of the village. The project’s design concept is based on showcasing the history and culture of the ancient village whilst linking the old and the new. The Cultural Centre stands as a reinterpretation of an ancient village and a transformation into contemporary architecture.

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Poly Moonlight Bay Landscape And Garden

Paul Bo Peng Landscape And Garden Landscape Design Monday, 21 April 2025

Poly Moonlight Bay

Poly Moonlight Bay is a landscape design for the edge of a residential block in Foshan, Guangdong. The project covers 23138 square meters and includes a bamboo forest, a flower forest, a foggy forest, a dry creek and rippled surfaces. Wood, perforated metal sheet, stone and concrete are used. Paths and undulating surfaces guide visitors through spaces of different depth and open changing views. The garden reinterprets the traditional Chinese garden in a contemporary design language. The intent is to connect daily urban life with nature.

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Journey of Nature Sales Center

Chao Yen Chen Sales Center Architecture Sunday, 20 April 2025

Journey of Nature

Journey of Nature is a sales center completed in 2019 in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. The property covers 2426 square meters. The main space uses cultural references, while three model houses present contemporary, modern flat and neoclassical styles. Facilities include a meeting area with five tables, a coffee table area, two VIP rooms and a parent-child playground. A shallow water pond and grassland border a long hallway made of wood-plastic composite. The exterior layers stone balls, vermiculite, gray marble tiles, blackened steel and natural timber bark.

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Farmers Den Office

The Grid Architects Office Landscape Design Saturday, 19 April 2025

Farmers Den

Farmers Den is an office landscape design located in Gandhinagar, India. The layout follows a simple grid plan, and the building is raised slightly on a platform that flows into the surrounding landscape and water channels. Local yellow sandstone is used for its color and texture under changing sunlight. Native tree species and insect repellent plants are combined with water, fish and turtles to form a small ecosystem. Raised mounds and tall trees shade the southwest side from strong heat. Openings in the breakout wall guide the breeze over the water to cool the cabins.

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Panorama Villa Residence

POTIROPOULOS and PARTNERS Residence Architecture Friday, 18 April 2025

Panorama Villa

Alluding to the structure of a typical Mani village, the concept is conceived as a series of individual stone fragments revolving around the atrium, entrance and living spaces. The rough volumes of the residence open a dialogue with their natural surroundings, while the rhythm of their openings either ensures privacy or invites in panoramic views of the horizon, constructing a direct experience of successive and diverse narratives. The Villa is located in Navarino Residences, a collection of luxury villas for private ownership at the heart of Navarino Dunes resort.

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