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Terra Cascade Residential House

Terra Cascade

Terra Cascade is a five story detached house built on a hillside in Taipei, Taiwan. The design uses interlocking volumes and rotating balconies to guide natural light and support interaction between floors. Low carbon stone and renewable timber form the layered facade, while steel staircases and reinforced concrete columns provide strength. Inside, flexible rooms and smart glass allow the plan to adapt to multi generational needs. A rooftop terrace offers wide views of the surrounding forest.

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Misoohi Resort Hotel

Misoohi Resort

Misoohi is located in Tangkou Town at the foot of Mount Huang, a major tourist destination. Covering 7 acres with 4,500 square meters of built-up area, it offers a retreat from city life. The striking white facade provides great photo opportunities. With no fixed routines, guests experience surprises at every turn. Designed to contrast with local Huizhou architecture, Misoohi redefines modern tourism by linking with Mount Huang, becoming a must-visit and contributing to local tourism development.

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Global Crest Kita Omura Car Dealer

Global Crest Kita Omura

Global Crest Kita Omura is a car dealership showroom in Omura, Nagasaki, Japan. The site is a rare flat area of farmland, with Omura Bay to the west and the Tatara Mountains to the east. Three sides of the building are fully glazed, so the surrounding landscape stays visible from inside. A large roof with four meter cantilevered eaves is supported by slim 75 millimeter square steel columns set on a four meter grid. The sheltered outer space is used for vehicle delivery and viewing. The total floor area is 705.68 square meters.

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Kindergarten in Vilnius Educational Building

Kindergarten in Vilnius

The Kindergarten in Vilnius blends architecture with nature to inspire children's curiosity and love for the environment. Its dark facade contrasts with the Baltic forest, while large, vertical windows provide immersive views of nature. The hexagonal inner courtyard, lined with local wood, offers a safe, playful learning space. The design prioritizes child centered exploration, sensory engagement, and environmental connection, creating a unique and nurturing learning environment.

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Traeckaja 25 Commercial Building

Traeckaja 25

The architectural concept is a modern reinterpretation of the traditional brick building of the Grodno city center, avoiding stylization and a pseudo-historical approach. Despite its modernity, the building is subject to height and other restrictions, and it reacts contextually to the historical past and neighboring buildings. The silhouette of the building is carefully formed taking into account the preservation of the tree located within the boundaries of the site.

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Marina Gold Resort Hotel

Marina Gold

Marina Gold is a resort hotel located on Mui Ne Beach in southeastern Vietnam. The building rises diagonally from the seventh to the twentieth floor, recalling the form of a cruise ship setting sail. A cantilevered glass-bottom pool extends toward the ocean on the top floor, next to a bar lounge and a restaurant with wide views. The exterior uses gold-finished panels that reflect the sunset light. The structure is reinforced concrete with steel components that support the cantilevered sections. The interiors are finished in wood and marble.

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Eternal Residential House

Eternal

Eternal is a residential house built on a sloping site in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The elevation difference is used to place volumes both below and above ground, forming a continuous space from the basement to the upper floors. The basement holds a garage and a hobby room, while the living areas are above the first floor. A large opening on the south side brings in daylight and distant views while limiting sight lines from the street. The structure combines reinforced concrete below ground with large-section laminated timber and metal joints above.

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Yokohama Aoba Housing

Yokohama Aoba

Yokohama Aoba is a house designed to bring nature back into urban living. The home stands on a pentagonal plot and is arranged around a central courtyard that connects all rooms and opens the interior to the sky. Two stairways begin at the entrance, and the rooms fan out around the courtyard, while a narrow passage links the wings at the rear. The circulation forms a continuous double loop, so each room has its own route and residents can move without crossing paths. Natural light and air flow through the house, reducing energy use.

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Time Catalyst Cultural Center

Time Catalyst

Time Catalyst is a proposal that adapts a former winery in Valencia for public cultural use. The design retains the existing structure and brick wall while introducing additional openings to improve light, access, and connections between interior and exterior. By removing portions of the roof, the designer creates an internal courtyard that brings daylight and landscape into the building. The interior accommodates studios, exhibitions, and community activities, balancing preservation with selective interventions to allow the building to remain in use.

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Volcano Visitor Center Exhibition

Volcano Visitor Center

Volcano Visitor Center is a visitor center in Iceland that presents geological, historical, and cultural information about Icelandic volcanoes. The building covers 7,300 square feet and is set into the volcanic terrain, joining subterranean spaces with a sculpted roofscape. The material palette is simple, consisting of concrete, metal, and glass, with a green roof designed to support local plants. Parametric design tools shaped the curved form while keeping a rational geometry. Circulation guides visitors to experience the horizon, the land, and nature.

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Tiangang Art Center Gallery

Tiangang Art Center

Tiangang Art Center is a renovated building in Baoding that houses art galleries, a hotel and catering services. The project covers 2586.95 square meters and reuses an original semi-circular concrete frame structure that had been left unused. The main body is coated with white granular paint to keep the color pure, giving the clean geometric form the look of a large object that catches sunlight. A curved skylight spreads even daylight through the main spaces, creating changing light and shadow during the day. The center serves as a gathering place for artists and art events.

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Mailiao Township Library Aesthetic Living Center

Mailiao Township

Mailiao Township is a cultural park with a library and a cultural living center in coastal Yunlin, Taiwan. The two buildings frame an egg-shaped courtyard, the Aesthetic Incubation Plaza, which offers shade and shelter from strong sun and coastal winds. Deep overhangs, double-layered walls and semi-outdoor spaces support comfort through the year. Brick, long used in rural Taiwan, wraps the upper facades, while recessed glass at ground level links inside and outside. The library is planned around the needs of seniors and children.

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