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TaiOursea Laomendong SPA Shop / RoarcRenew

December 28, 2019 Collin Chen 0

Both Sukhothai and the ancient city of Nanjing are places of peace that make people feel at ease and relaxed. Either for Nanjing, an ancient capital of six dynasties, or for Siam, mystery is the common term in the oriental world that originates from belief and habit of people. The special unrestrained style of Sukhothai echoes with the ambience of streets and lanes in Nanjing. The oriental world is located in the east in position but its cultivation mainly remains in the south of China. Nanjing in the south resonates with north Thailand in cultivation. The same cultural origin bonds us closely in our derections, while Erawan can also find its One World ideology in Confucianism. According to topic of this design plan, designers find a starting point from common characters of two cultivations, i.e. Place Mapping. Place Mapping is a design methodology gradually summarized by Roarc Renew in design of numberless projects. This is the first time that Place Mapping is put into practice directly in a project.

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Summer House Renovation / ARP – Architecture Research Practice

December 28, 2019 Andreas Luco 0

The project deals with the renovation of a 30-year-old vacation house located in Mykonos island. The existing house sits on a typical mykonian rock with unobstructed views towards the port, the old town and the sunset. It has gradually grown through the years with several additions and extensions of rooms leading to a charming but complex assembly of spaces. Although it has many picturesque qualities, due to its organic growth, it lacks good circulation and a hierarchy of interior and exterior spaces.

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GA Apartment / StudioLIM

December 28, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

One of the biggest challenges in retrofitting old apartments is to correct visual structural imperfections previously hidden by walls. Before removing walls or changing layouts, it is essential to analyze the project in three dimensions.

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satoshi saito’s ‘melt’ house in osaka encloses an indoor garden

December 28, 2019 macnadusa 0

in yao, a city in japan’s osaka prefecture, architect satoshi saito has completed a residence on a narrow plot that measures just 5.6 meters (18 ft). named ‘melt’, the dwelling was designed for a couple in their 30s and their two children. the client asked for a house where they could feel a close connection […]

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Architecture grad makes affordable prefab homes from Hawaii’s invasive trees

December 28, 2019 Paul Jebara 0
Albizia low-cost housing by Joey Valenti

University of Hawaii architect graduate Joey Valenti has designed prefabricated and low-cost housing units made entirely from invasive albizia trees on the island of Oahu. The prefab Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) – a type of small residence typically built in backgardens – form part of Valenti’s greater Albizia Project, which spawned from his seventh-year dissertation.

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RC34 House / Zooco Estudio

December 28, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

The Project is developed in an existing dwelling located in a residential area of el Sardinero, an exclusive neighbourhood with magnificent views of the Cantabric Sea.