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The Quincy Hotel Building in Singapore by ONG&ONG Pte Ltd

The Quincy Hotel building designed by ONG&ONG Pte Ltd shows the process of how one design concept is implemented through all design elements, providing consistency in creativity and design. The 108-room boutique hotel is a trendy choice for the weary business traveller. Tucked away in Mount Elizabeth’s residential enclave, the location affords quietude right in the heart of the bustling city area. Initially, the narrow plot of land posed a significant design challenge, but this was cleverly remedied by shaping the building into a rectangular block. Furthermore, anodised aluminum …

Architecture Design Airport in Caticlan Island by Buensalido Architects

Makati (Philippines) based Architecture firm, Buensalido Architects recently win a airport competition in Caticlan Island, the gateway to beautiful resort Boracay Island. To achieve this, different pieces of information from the island’s socio-economic profile were converted into line graph form, then superimposed with the timeline from when Boracay was discovered to the present. This act of overlaying formed an undulating grid pattern that ultimately became the basis of the building shell facilitated by digital and parametric modelling. As beaches are basically deposition landforms formed by water currents, the emergent wave-like …

Contemporary 23.2 House in Canada by Omer Arbel

The 23.2 House is a single family house created by Omer Arbel architect sited on a large rural acreage outside Vancouver in the West Coast of Canada. The design of the house itself began, as a point of departure, with a depository of one hundred year old Douglas Fir beams reclaimed from a series of burned down ware- houses. The beams were of different lengths and cross sectional dimensions, and had astonishing proportions – some as long as 20 meters, some as deep as 90 cm. It was agreed that …

Bella Sky Hotel in Conpenhagen by 3XN Architects

The ‘Twin Towers’ Bella Sky Hotel recently opened for public on May 16th. This modern hotel designed by 3XN Architects. the prongs of the Bella Sky Hotel rise 76.5m into the sky, branching off from one another in a graceful arch so recognisable that Arne Bang Mikkelsen, Director of the Bella Center concludes: “We have decided not to add any signage on the exterior.”

Whilst the sheer volume of the building sets it apart from its local competitors – with 814 hotel units and 30 conference rooms it is currently the …

Contemporary Larix House Design by Corvin Cristian Architects

The Wooden Larix House situated near Snagov Lake Romania, designed by Corvin Cristian. The walls are to be filled with a collection of paintings. The lot is narrow thus generating the plan and position. For intimacy reasons, the street elevation is totally opaque while the openings abound towards the courtyard. Sun protection is provided by exterior electric aluminum blinds that slide underneath the wood facade when not in use. In the austere geometry of the house we introduced some “romantic” elements as the curved balcony handrail or the 1900 colored …