Architecture Magazine

Architecture Magazine

Architecture Magazine featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

The Lake Art

The appearance of the reconstructed building has a subversive and innovative performance. Surrounding the original three container-style iron-clad buildings, the basic geometrical structures are interspersed and cut in two-dimensional and three-dimensional spaces, forming shapes scattered in the space, and thus dividing different areas. The functional attributes of space are very rich. From the reception area, the salon area to the exhibition area, the flow of movement is immersive and coherent, but it dramatically increases the possibility of five senses.

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Beyond 100 Years

The main concept of Beyond 100 Years is the pursue of beauty. Beauty includes the beauty of nature, of traditional arts, of culture, and people learn the beauty through five senses. The designer adds in the sixth element, individual, to show the beauty of spirits in traditional Japanese garden. As for the site selection, Asia New Bay Area centers the power of culture, which adds in the power of value to create extraordinary quality.

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Hi Sea

Conceived as a floating island, this hotel is located 500 meters off the coast of China’s southern fujian province. The buoyant project offers guests unrivaled views of the water as well as spectacular sunrises and sunsets. Its remote location meant that the architects had to consider environmental factors such as ocean currents and monsoons. Balance Design studied fish rafts in order to ensure buoyancy, while it was also important that the structure could withstand hurricanes. The roof is constructed from the same corrosion-resistant materials found in airport terminals and and yachts.

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Big Aplysia

In the process of urban development, it is inevitable that the same built environment will emerge. Traditional buildings can also seem drab and aloof. The appearance of special-shaped landscape architecture softens the relationship between people in the architectural space, becomes a place for sightseeing and activates the vitality.

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Gap

An architecture with a space inside that cannot be imagined from a simple and neatly organized façade. The volume protruding to the south is angled to obtain light from the courtyard, which also gives different angles and heights to the interior space. Solid diagonal is drawn inside, space configuration variegated are bold, airy is secured to the inside of a closed. Create a new sense of distance and communication for future residents.

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The Fifth Element

The house consists of five parallel rectangles. Garage and Spa blocks are displaced to the living volume. They protect it from prying eyes and form a compact field for the entrance and recreation areas, resp. Spa hangs on the console above the ground and is opened to nature by its glazing. The facades facing the forest feature full-size windows that fill the living spaces with light and air. Water installation of the terrace creates a microclimate in the summer heat. The two-storied tower of living room forms vertical axis, which subordinates all the elements of the building and landscape.

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