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Houseboat on the Eilbekkanal by Rost Niderehe Architects

This contemporary houseboat situated on the Eilbekkanal in Hamburg, designed by Rost Niderehe Architects. The original idea has been to design a houseboat that essentially has the character of a boat in combination with the comfort of a traditional family home. The formal architectural language should be clear and simple. This is reflected both in the floor plans as well as in creation of the individual rooms. Using a single wall that wraps like a spiral from the outside to the inside, the rooms are developed from public use on …

X2 Resort Kui Buri by Duangrit Bunnag Architects

The X2 Resort Kui Buri sited in shoreline on the Gulf of Thailand, designed by local designer Duangrit Bunnag Architects. The resort makes use of invisible wall design – what’s a craggy stone wall to one villa appears as a fence partition to another. Common areas include a large pool, indulgent spa, a fusion restaurant and roof terrace bar that overlooks the sparkling waters of the gulf and a tranquil white-sand beach untouched by development. A smooth wooden boardwalk meanders like a maze through the resort, each twist and turn …

Architecture Uniqlo Shanghai Store by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Architects just finished a modern flagship store building for Uniqlo Shanghai, introduce their brand and house their offices. The branding of the store required visibility of location with windowless space to display product however the government prevented exterior lighting or removal of the existing facade glass. A rotating series of mannequins inhabit the entry. Robotic lighting tracks patron activity and engages them in a dramatic experience. A glass shard cuts through the existing concrete floors, and is animated with mannequins flying vertically on theatrical rigging. This new …

Kona Residence in Hawaii by Belzberg Architects

Belzberg Architects finished Kona Residence, beautiful home sited between cooled lava flows in Hawaii. The program is arranged as a series of pods distributed throughout the property, each having its own unique features and view opportunities. The pods are programmatically assigned as two sleeping pods with common areas, media, master suite and main living space. A central axis becomes the organizational and focal feature for the entire house, connecting each of the pods through an exterior gallery corridor.

To help maintain the environmental sensitivity of the house, 2 separate …

The DE BEERS Ginza Building by Jun Mitsui & Associates Architects

Japanese architecture firm Jun Mitsui & Associates adds swirling new façades to the luxurious DE BEERS Ginza Building in Tokyo. The DE BEERS Ginza Building design is intended to reflect the sophisticated Ginza streetscape and fit appropriately into this dynamic context. In the process of the design, the first image that came to the architect’s mind was a twisting form of light in motion.

This was the aesthetic essence of the DE BEERS Ginza building design. The expression of the curtain wall varies continuously as it ascends and as it reflects …