Enter the serene embrace of nature at our forest villa in Vietnam, where architecture and landscape merge in harmonious elegance! The colored glass facade of this villa, complemented by light gray stone, creates a mesmerizing interplay of materials.
Project name
Paradise of Vietnam
Architecture firm
Green Clay Architecture
Location
Lang Biang Mountain, Vietnam
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Khatereh Bakhtyari
Design team
Green Clay Architecture
Visualization
Khatereh Bakhtyari
Typology
Residential › House
Welcome to Verdant Bamboo Restaurant, an architectural masterpiece nestled in the heart of a tropical paradise. As you step into our enchanting haven, you are greeted by the seamless integration of nature and design, embodied by the use of bamboo, rattan, and teak wood that defines the essence of our space.
Project name
Verdant Bamboo Restaurant
Architecture firm
Monika Pancheva
Location
Phuket, Thailand
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Monika Pancheva
Visualization
Monika Pancheva
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
The design of this overwater Yakitori Restaurant and Bar was created by Nomadic Resorts to revamp the existing jetty structure at Banyan Tree Vabinfaru to create a new iconic dining experience.
Architecture firm
Nomadic Resorts Ltd.
Location
Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru, Maldives
Photography
Joe Chua Agdeppa
Principal architect
Nomadic Resorts Ltd.
Design team
Olav Bruin, Louis Thompson, Habiba Mukhtar
Interior design
Nomadic Resorts Ltd.
Structural engineer
Asali Bali
Visualization
Nomadic Resorts Ltd.
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshoper, Revit
Client
Banyan Tree Vabinfaru
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant & Bar
The villa—named for its location on Akiya Beach—commands a breathtaking view of the Pacific Ocean near the town of Hayama, the birthplace of Japanese yachting culture. Befitting this stunning natural environment, the villa’s design seeks a sculpturesque form, symbolized by the large vaulted roof and its series of arches that resemble white, rolling...
Architecture firm
teamSTAR®︎
Location
Yokosuka-city, Japan
Principal architect
Eitaro Satake / STAR
Design team
Main Architect: Miki Okuno / Moo-Flat design. Assistant Designer: Kohki Yanase / STAR. Management: Shinichiro Yamada / Yamada Studio. Support: Koichi Eguchi / adLb
Built area
Building area: 294 m² . Total floor area : 385 m² ( 98 m²/B1F, 228 m²/1F, 59 m²/2F)
Completion year
September, 2023
Structural engineer
soaps
Environmental & MEP
EM design
Material
RC, Steel +CLT(cross laminated timber) Wood (Vaulted -Roof)
Typology
Residential › House
The 29-story office building with a maximum height of 126 m is located in the development zone around the new high-speed railroad station. 500% floor area ratio and economic rationality have led to the adoption of twin towers in the surrounding areas with the same conditions.
Project name
CRYSTAL in Jinan
Architecture firm
SAKO Architects
Photography
Yu Mingsong, Yao Zhenjia
Principal architect
Keiichiro Sako
Design team
SAKO Architects
Interior design
SAKO Architects
Lighting
Puri Lighting Design
Client
Jinan Wanrong Real Estate Co.,LTD.
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Designed as a hub of contemporary creativity within one of the world’s most dynamic regions, the Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre is at the heart of Aviation New City, an urbanisation with a built area of 4.78 million sq. m housing 100,000 residents and incorporating new civic, cultural, academic and commercial infrastructure within Zhuhai’s Jinwan d...
Project name
Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects
Photography
Virgile Simon Bertrand
Principal architect
Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher
Design team
Armando Bussey, Marius Cernica, Grace Chung, Nelli Denisova, Xuexin Duan, Kaloyan Erevinov, Nassim Eshaghi, Kate Hunter, Yang Jingwen, Reza Karimi, Ben Kikkawa, Lydia Kim, Julian Lin, Mei-Ling Lin, Valeria Mazzilli, Sareh Mirseyed Nazari, Massimo Napoleoni, Satoshi Ohashi, Yevgeniya Pozigun, Qi Cao, Qiuyu Zhao, Aurora Santana, Hannes Schafelner, Michael Sims, Patrik Schumacher, Sharan Sundar, Maria Touloupou, Chao Wei, Charles Walker, Kai-Jui Tsao, Yuling Ma, Feifei Fan
Interior design
Shenzhen Global Lighting Technology
Structural engineer
Beijing Institute of Architecture & Design South China Centre
Landscape
Beijing Institute of Architecture & Design (South China Centre)
Lighting
Shenzhen Global Lighting Technology
Construction
MCC City Investment Holding
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Art Center
An exhibition curated and designed by MCA - Mario Cucinella Architects at this year’s World Architecture Festival (WAF) in Singapore at Marina Bay Sands, 29 November – 1 December, 2023
Written by
Laura Iloniemi
Photography
Mario Cucinella Architects
The open framework of the design invites multi-authored narratives in the creation of an interactive and immersive campus. Students are the directors of their own daily encounters and plot developments on campus, devising their narratives through choosing different paths to take.
Project name
Ningbo Gulin Vocational High School
Architecture firm
ARCHIS Design Studio
Photography
Xiazhi, Runzi Zhu. Video: Black Station
Principal architect
Shining (Christina) Sun
Design team
Shining (Christina) Sun, Zirui (Allen) Pang, Yotam Ben-Hur, Yuzhou Peng, Yiqing Wu, Xun Lu, Yalun Li, Guangwei Ren, Liding Fan, Jiahao Shi, Xinyao Xiao
Collaborators
Zhejiang Xinjie Construction Co., Ltd. (Hao Zhang, Liangjun Chen, Ming Luo, Yifei Pan, Xin Luo, Tianqian Zhu, Huili Liang, Linghang Li, Yuanwang Zhu). Facade Consultant: Chuanxing Jiang, Jun Wang. Signage Design: SURE Design. LED Panel: Unilumin. Monitoring System: Dahua Technology
Landscape
Feng Liu, Sheng Cao
Material
Wood Grain Magnesium Carbonate Board, Corrugated Aluminum Plate, Wood Grain Perforated Aluminum Grille, Sound Absorbing Coating, Macallen Marble, Plastic Floor
Client
Ningbo Gulin Vocational High School, Ningbo Education Bureau
Typology
Educational › School