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With the evolution of technology, as a recyclable and environmental-friendly building material, tile application exceeds traditional impression. Technology breakthrough creates diverse possibilities in size, shape, and texture, thus rich opportunities to add value to buildings. The exterior wall façade done with Champion’s local production of recycled 2cm tiles is good heat insulation of the building; color and gradient give the building a bold new look.
House Blended Into The Forest is a building that was created in the surroundings of an old pine forest with respect for nature. The basic assumption when designing this house was to integrate it into the existing trees and unite it with the forest. This idea was realized thanks to the use of a material that seems to be alien to the forest, i.e. sheet metal. The implementation showed that the house almost grows out of nature. The interior of the house is white and green dominates it thanks to large windows.
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Designed from the philosophy of participatory design low tech high customization, this house is conceived from bricks, a material widely used in San Pedro Cholula region in an ancestral way from the knowledge of the local workforce in the construction system. The main skin of the house has 3 formats for accommodating the bricks; double wall, lattice, and spike from where its expressiveness starts, which are distributed in a functional way to close, gain natural light or ventilate the interior spaces with windows in openings and other times through a double semi-solid facade.
The project is located in Xincheng District, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China. It is a sports center that integrates residents' cultural activities, healthy sports, and livable waterfront life from multiple angles. The vision of the project is to turn the green sports center into a natural oxygen bar on the corner of the city, integrating fitness, sports, parking, and transportation hubs into one. Dissolve the building volume, integrate the landscape into life, and make the design deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
F House is an architect's home and office. By turning the 1st-floor office and cafe into a place where townspeople can casually drop in, the project attempts to foster community connections. The idea was that by sharing parts of everyday life in a casual and enjoyable way, a more livable community could be fostered. The area has a network of plants to increase and share, and designers wanted to visualize this in the architecture and establish it as part of the local culture. The architecture is conscious of the network in every aspect.
Oak Konan Shinagawa is a 12-story office building located near the harbor in Tokyo, Japan. The white lattice-like exterior frame is an outer shell made of precast concrete that serves as both structural frame and sun-shading device. Combined with the steel construction of the core, this hybrid structure creates a column-free office space that allows flexible layouts. The precast columns and beams are produced off-site and lowered into place from above, which simplifies work on site. The exterior windows include natural ventilation units that open with a detachable handle.