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Bayfront Pavilion Public Event Space

Thomas Schroepfer Public Event Space Architecture Monday, 10 August 2026

Bayfront Pavilion

Bayfront Pavilion is a public event space located in Gardens by the Bay in Singapore. The pavilion blends an intricate perforated shell with the surrounding landscape. Its form and panel pattern were defined by environmental simulations and structural optimisation. The primary structure is made of steel, and the inner and outer skins consist of 11,000 unique triangular aluminium panels cut by laser. The shell spans about 50 metres and covers about 2000 square metres. The pavilion offers a shaded and climatically comfortable outdoor space for visitors and hosts community and cultural events.

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Puer Community Real Estate Sales Center

Qingtao Ji Real Estate Sales Center Interior Sunday, 9 August 2026

Puer Community

Puer Community is a real estate sales center located in Pu'er, Yunnan, China, an area known for tea culture. The interior covers 2,700 square meters beneath a roof 10 meters high. The building has a curled tea leaf shape and glass exterior walls. Inside, a suspended wooden installation shaped like a tea leaf runs through the space, acting as the visual focus and guiding the functional layout. Sunlight passing through the glass roof meets the wooden structure and creates changing patterns of light and shadow.

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Be Water Lamp

Fernando Correa Lamp Lighting Saturday, 8 August 2026

Be Water

Be Water is a linear, modular and recessed kinetic LED lamp for decorative wall washing. The lamp is installed inside a light cove or behind furniture, so only the moving light is visible. Light is refracted through a handmade glass cylinder that rotates on its axis and projects fluctuating flares onto the wall. The effect recalls sunlight reflected on the surface of moving water. One motor can drive from one to six modules. Optional filters create the colour variants Be Fire, Be Air and Be Earth. Aluminium, borosilicate glass and plexiglass are used, and each piece is made in Italy.

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Shelter Desk

João Teixeira Desk Furniture Friday, 7 August 2026

Shelter

Shelter is a wooden desk designed for home office use. The desk supports productivity through better organization, with easy access to storage and hidden cable management that guides cables from a rear opening to the front drawers. Rounded corner drawers give the desk a distinct appearance, and all elements are aligned to form one continuous shape. The desk is made mainly of natural wood, with two metal hinges and a brass finish at the back. Production combines traditional techniques with CNC machining. The desk measures 1480 by 800 by 760 millimeters.

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Lattice Chair Weaving Armchair

Chen Kuan-Cheng Weaving Armchair Furniture Thursday, 6 August 2026

Lattice Chair

The word “lattice” means lines intertwined with, and intersecting, each other horizontally and vertically.Especially use Taiwan's high-quality bamboo with excellent toughness,combines bamboo craft into woodcraft via weaving bamboos and bent woods together. By preserving and integrating the flexibility of bamboos and the firmness of wood, so weight of the chair is only 4 kg, but it can withstand more than 120 kg, the lighter weight allows the elderly and children to move around more easily. Single-sided armrest design allows users to sit in a variety of ways, more free and flexible.

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Impression of Railway Park

Ching-I Wu Park Urban Planning Wednesday, 5 August 2026

Impression of Railway

Impression of Railway is an urban park developed around Taichung Railway Station in Taiwan. The park covers 15287.57 square meters and was completed in February 2020. Closed railway facilities are converted into a public recreational area, including an eco-museum devoted to railway heritage. A green corridor for pedestrians links historical and cultural sites in the central, western, eastern and southern parts of the city. Four themed half-day routes start from the station. The plan preserves local history and improves public facilities.

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