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The Garden Pavilion / NCDA

July 6, 2020 Collin Chen 0

Commissioned to design a VIP Lounge in a luxury shopping centre at the heart of Hong Kong’s busiest shopping district. The brief – to create a relaxing getaway – was conceived by the designer as an airy garden-like, contemporary landscape, taking inspiration from the forms of traditional Japanese Zen garden to create a cocooning escape.

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Longdong Parking Multifunctional Building / TONG YUAN DESIGN

July 6, 2020 Collin Chen 0

Project Background
“The lake outside the city and the inner city of the lake, who wrote the map of the river. The thin smoke and rain resemble the south of the river, and people live halfway in the shade of willow.” The city of Jinan,CHINA has always left the impression of being so poetic and artistic. Under the footprint, there are “four sides of the lotus and three sides of the willow, one city and half of the city lake” and is renowned for its excellent natural scenery in the country. In this city of Jinan, the building needs to figure out how to match the characteristics of Jinan city, the stability of the mountain, The agility of the water.Situated here because of the mountain,gradually developed because of water.

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Saltwater Farm Boutique Hotel / RAD LAB

July 6, 2020 Valeria Silva 0

Sited near the pristine shoreline of Washington’s San Juan Island – an island only accessible by sea or air – lies Saltwater Farm at Friday Harbor, a stylish boutique hotel and rural retreat on 162 wild and beautiful acres. The project includes five small guest cabins and a two-story house for the clients and their two children.

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As Virtual Design Festival enters its final week, here are the top 10 most popular videos

July 6, 2020 Benedict Hobson 0

Since VDF launched on 15 April, we have broadcast nearly 200 videos, which have been viewed more than two million times. As we enter the final week of the festival, here are the 10 most-watched movies so far.   1. Orange Juice for the Ears The most popular VDF video so far is this documentary

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Epiphyte Lab creates architecture “with empathy to all species”

July 6, 2020 Dezeen staff 0
Epiphyte Lab creates architecture "with empathy to all species"

VDF studio profile: Epiphyte Lab is a Pittsburgh-based practice, which sees architecture as an inherent part of its surrounding ecology. The studio’s work is based on cross-disciplinary collaboration and “operates between design and science” in order to incorporate research directly into the fabric of its buildings. Dana Cupkova, an associate professor at the Carnegie Mellon School

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Rehabilitation of the Cordoba Congress Center / LAP Arquitectos Asociados

July 6, 2020 Pilar Caballero 0

Carrying out an architectural intervention on a building and its historic surroundings inevitably implies taking a stance on the intervention upon its historic heritage as the impact it will have on its environment. Córdoba Congress Centre (Palacio de Congresos de Córdoba) is set deep in the heart of the Jewish quarter, a few steps from the mosque-cathedral. It occupies the 16th-century San Sebastián hospital, built by Hernán Ruíz. Adapting the old building to its new use required a strategy that could add a new layer to a structure that has undergone many changes during its long existence.This had to be done in a minimally invasive way, with small interventions that would eliminate additions to the original fabric and highlight hidden elements. The aim was to create a cozy and welcoming atmosphere while satisfying the technical needs of an original and flexible congress space. A modern space in harmony with the historic premises it occupies.