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Daiichi Hospital

Tetsuya Matsumoto Hospital Architecture

Daiichi

Daiichi is a hospital building located in Himeji City, Japan. The seven-story structure replaces an older block and holds one hundred beds. A porous facade is treated as a thin sheet and repeated in several layers, which gives the building depth and softens the heavy image often linked to hospital architecture. The layered corner responds to the angular shape of the site and marks the main entrance. White surfaces are used to suggest cleanliness and to calm patients. A grid of metal beams and pillars supports the building and meets strict earthquake safety rules.

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Healing in Nature Hospital

AIA Life Designers Hospital Architecture

Healing in Nature

Guangzhou Royal Lee Cancer Hospital is a private high-end oncology hospital, designers introduced the concept of garden hospital in this project, through the entrance courtyard, roof garden, and three-dimensional greening on the façade, the whole hospital area is integrated with the greening in three dimensions, and becomes a warm ecological healing place. The design also implements this concept in three dimensions: architecture, interior, and landscape.

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Tibetan Thangka Art Museum

and Studio Museum Architecture

Tibetan Thangka Art

Lhasa Thangka Museum is a museum for Thangka art set at the foothills of the mountains in Lhasa. The building is organized in the manner of a Tibetan monastery and creates a dialogue with the mountain and the sky. An external path climbs between the volumes and leads to a high square, while an interior path arranges the exhibition spaces. Traditional stone walls are reinterpreted as double ventilated concrete walls, which improve insulation and reduce energy use. Local materials and local labor were used. The museum promotes Thangka art and Tibetan culture.

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Gushan Fish Market

C.M CHAO ARCHITECT&PLANNERS Fish Market Architecture

Gushan

Gushan is a renovated fish market building in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, completed in June 2023. The century-old entrance structure was preserved, so visitors can see the original Dutch-style brickwork on arrival. The main volume is designed as a transparent box surrounded by a 270-degree sea view. Double glazing reduces energy use, and fused glass on the exterior walls creates a water-like, bubbled surface. The site now houses a ferry station and an exhibition and sales center for agricultural and fishery products.

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Wooden Axis Large Roof Clinic and Pharmacy

Yoshiaki　Tanaka Clinic and Pharmacy Architecture

Wooden Axis Large Roof

The site is located along an arterial road connecting the city center and the city center, with an urban planning road to the south that is scheduled to be widened, and future development is expected. In planning a new regional medical center, we were conscious of creating a space that is distinctly different from commercialistic road service architecture, with the warmth of wood and a gentle welcome for patients The three buildings are connected by a wooden Sunoko design code.

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Shijiazhuang Ander Memorial Park Cemetery Building

Archermit Cemetery Building Architecture

Shijiazhuang Ander Memorial Park

The Cloud Mirror is a service center for a cemetery, aims to respect traditional Chinese culture while transforming the concept of traditional cemeteries. With a focus on landscaping, artistry and personalization. The emotion free warm spaces seek to embody a harmonious, peaceful, relaxed, and warm humanistic landscape atmosphere with a strong sense of ceremony and artistry. The goal is to achieve a symbiotic and joyful coexistence between humans and nature.

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The Three Roof House

Masashi Nakamoto House Architecture

The Three Roof

The Three Roof is a house in Okinawa, Japan. Traditional Okinawan houses use long eaves to reduce subtropical heat, but deep eaves also block daylight and darken the interior. The roof is divided into three parts, so daylight enters from the north side and air passes through the house more easily. The split roof gives each area a suitable ceiling height and creates variety in the space. A pillarless space of 4.0 meters is provided under the low eaves and can be used flexibly. The building is made of reinforced concrete with exposed concrete walls.

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Pet Resource Center Animal Care Building

Rania Alomar Animal Care Building Architecture

Pet Resource Center

The Pet Resource Center is a public animal care building in Bentonville, Arkansas. The center supports the adoption and fostering of pets. Kennels and cages are intentionally omitted. The design responds to the local rural landscape and to the shapes of nearby barn buildings. The roof slopes peak, merge and extend to shelter the program. A community wing and a medical wing are joined by an internal bridge that shades the event spaces below and provides a work area for volunteers. The building has 20,000 square feet of interior space and the same area outdoors on a six acre site.

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People's Diary Experience Center Exhibition Classroom Hotel

KEFENG SUN Exhibition Classroom Hotel Architecture

People's Diary Experience Center

People's Diary Experience Center is a multifunctional complex located at the entrance of Yahuang Village in Shengzhou, China. The complex holds exhibition halls, classrooms, a convenient service center and a hotel. The large volume is cut into slender strips, and the strips are shifted to follow the irregular site and the fragmented village texture. Each strip is covered with a sloping roof, so the group recalls the layering of mountains. Courtyards between the long buildings bring the natural setting inside and follow the tradition of Chinese courtyard houses.

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East China Grand Canyon Visitor Center Multifunctional Building

Li Yanning Multifunctional Building Architecture

East China Grand Canyon Visitor Center

East China Grand Canyon Visitor Center is a multifunctional building in Taishun County, Wenzhou, China. The S-shaped form connects a folk culture center, a tourism reception center, an exhibition hall, a digital nomad office and a hotel. A 500-meter scenic ramp rises from the ground to the highest point of the roof, following the existing terrain to limit earthwork. The layout encloses two courtyards, where rockeries and ponds are built with local Taishun stone. Green roofs planted with native species lower the roof temperature in summer. The roof is open to nearby communities.

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Jinbianruixiang Highrise Office Building

Zhubo Design Office Building Architecture

Jinbianruixiang Highrise

Jinbianruixiang Highrise is an office building in Jiulong Lake New City in Nanchang, China. The tower reaches 248.9 metres over 46 floors, with a total construction area of 140,012.68 square metres. The main tower is placed along the river at a 45 degree angle to open views in two directions. The shape is inspired by the local city flower, and the podium is arranged around the tower like petals. Cold bent glass and unitized curtain walls form the gradually opening facade. A central garden and a riverside green belt surround the building.

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Black Monolithic Wall Residential House

Nobuaki Miyashita Residential House Architecture

Black Monolithic Wall

This sculptural black residence was planned in a quiet residential area of Tokyo. The site is narrow at the entrance and elongates towards the back, forming a slender shape. While complying with Japanese architectural regulations, such as shadow regulation on neighboring lands and building height restrictions, the design aims to create dynamic spaces that capitalize on this slender site shape. The approach features a monolithic black wall integrated with the architecture, making the exterior appearance striking, while the cantilevered stairs leading to the entrance enrich the sequence.

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