Architecture Magazine

Architecture Magazine

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

 

Chuxin Pavilion

Chuxin Pavilion is a community service center in Minhang District, Shanghai. The building stands in a public green space and works as a public activity node for the surrounding area. Arched modular structural units reinforce the existing structure and shape flexible spaces. LED fiber optics inside the units provide lighting and changing light scenes. Large LED screens act as partition walls and support online and offline events. Modular furniture allows many layouts. A mirrored glass floor on the second floor terrace reflects the building and the nature around it.

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Shenzhen Book Mall

Shenzhen Book Mall Bay Area Branch is a cultural building located in the centre of a large urban park. The building is half buried beneath a gently rising green space, so the park is preserved and more greenery remains visible. More than 74 percent of the floor area is placed underground, and open routes allow visitors to cross the park and to move freely between indoor and outdoor spaces. Functions include a book city, a folk museum, shops and a multi-functional hall. Green roofs and shading panels reduce energy use.

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Zhejiang Pinghu

Zhejiang Pinghu is a sports center in Pinghu City, planned as a public park for exercise and leisure. The total site area is 146,204.13 square meters. The facade uses abstract forms drawn from traditional wooden structures and frames of the Jiangnan region. Local ginkgo trees, leaf textures and colors shape the landscape. An 800 meter air running track allows visitors to follow exercise data in real time. A cage basketball park, family fitness areas and courts for bocci and air volleyball serve all ages. The surfaces reduce slipping and the risk of injury.

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Almana

The gentle curves of the building allowing for the natural flow of space, air and light. The design combines advanced practices for lighting, day-lighting, HVAC and water treatment systems that use significantly less energy while performing at or above current health standards, with a target of at least 50 percent energy reduction compared to similar facilities. The undulating landscape form and building envelope provide a great healing connection to nature, inside and out, not only from patient, staff and visitor aspects, but from a sustainability aspect.

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Panoramic

Panoramic House was designed for a family in search of a new lifestyle in the seaside. An atmosphere of belonging and identity, a panoramic view of the sea, elements of Brazilianness and an ecofriendly construction were some of the premises of the project. The building was camouflaged, in order to enhance the landscapes, through a contemporary architecture of pure elements and horizontal lines enriched by prominent points. Through parametricism, they carry originality and authenticity.

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The Crystal Clubhouse

The Crystal Clubhouse is a community shared space designed to encourage interaction among neighbors. The building covers 1500 square meters on three floors. The ground floor holds a reception and a tea club, the second floor a reading bar, a yoga room and a gym, and the third floor a sunlit pool for family activities. The design is inspired by crystal and uses high-transmittance low-emissivity glass with custom deep white glass and dark gray anodized aluminum panels. The transparent facade makes the clubhouse look light and open.

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