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The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage Residential Architecture

Boguslaw Barnas Residential Architecture Architecture Thursday, 13 November 2025

The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage

The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage is a house which was inspired by the Polish wooden arcade architecture. The search for regional features characteristic for single-family housing led designer to discover forgotten traditional eaves houses of the region. The design was created in order to accommodate a 4-person family space, located on the unusual long and narrow plot of irregular shape. There were separated as many as five different levels, legally falling within the definition of a two-story building.

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Folding Garden Community Center

Zhubo Design Community Center Architecture Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Folding Garden

Folding Garden is a community center located in Beijing, China. A continuous wall crosses the site in a linear and zigzag path, shaping the garden and also serving as the supporting structure. The result is a coherent indoor space without columns. A corridor running from north to south links three courtyards along a central axis. The building is covered with flowing brickwork that recalls a mountain in a forest. Sunken courtyards add usable space on a compact plot. The total land area is 6421 square meters and the construction area is 1403 square meters.

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RGB Hotel Homestay

Xiaobing Yao Homestay Architecture Tuesday, 11 November 2025

RGB Hotel

RGB Hotel is a hotel building in Kangding, covering 15000 square meters. The design improves the basic functions while making the architecture more open and public, so that more people can be served. The new building is blended with the surrounding environment and the local traditional culture. Main materials include art paint, wood floor tiles, tung oil bark, steel structure and natural wood. The roof is made of local bark soaked in tung oil and is combined with modern white walls. Each guest room has an independent bubble pool supplied with flowing hot spring water.

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Zenstay Hotel

Shengzhe Shen Hotel Architecture Monday, 10 November 2025

Zenstay

Zenstay is a boutique hotel on Dongji Island in Zhoushan, China. The project is a reconstruction of an original stone house on a hillside. Local dwelling forms and natural textures guided the design. The original stone and timber structure is preserved, and new white blocks connect the separated public spaces. An atrium and a staircase link the old and the new parts. Materials include concrete, local ashlar, old larch wood, used grey tiles and stucco. The hotel holds nine sea view guest rooms, a restaurant, a bar, a conference room and a viewing platform.

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The Farmhouse Residential Architecture

Boguslaw Barnas Residential Architecture Architecture Sunday, 9 November 2025

The Farmhouse

The Farmhouse is an example of the transformation of a typical rural homestead into a residential mansion. In the place of five existing farm buildings scheduled for demolition, the project team proposed five contemporary farm buildings. The newly designed forms have a shape, which results from the reference to the existing farm layout, terrain, view axes, functional needs, division into residential zones and location of trees.

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Dayou Aristo Life Hall

Quincy Li Life Hall Architecture Saturday, 8 November 2025

Dayou Aristo

Dayou Aristo is a life hall designed as a reception and community building in Shandong, China. Inspired by yachts, Dayou Aristo adopts a streamlined shape. Large areas of colored glazed glass are combined with champagne metal, which prevents direct views inside and creates a calm and elegant appearance. An overhanging space 6.2 meters wide and 9.25 meters high is placed outside the east facade, supported by staggered steel columns of 300 millimeters in diameter. A basic module of 1.8 meters controls the division of glass, doors, windows and aluminum panels.

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