aasarchitecture

JUNE 19, 2023

MAD architects, led by Ma Yansong, is nearing the completion of the China Philharmonic Concert Hall in Beijing, China, for which the firm won the design competition in 2014. With an overall site of 11,600 sqm and a total building area of 26,000 sqm, the concert hall is one of the most significant cultural projects in the nation’s capital.

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 26, 2022

Overlooking Quito’s La Carolina Park, the 24-story Qorner Tower maximizes the potential of a small site. Image © Safdie Architects. Source by Safdie Architects. Image © Safdie Architects. Image © Safdie Architects Image © Safdie Architects Image © Safdie Architects Image © Safdie Architects Diagram Costruction.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Location: Taiping, Kunming, Yunnan, China Architect: Peter Pichler Architecture Team Ppa Competition Phase: Peter Pichler, Gianluigi D´Aloisio, Daniele Colombati, Giovanni Paterlini, Simona Alù, Cem Özba?aran, Section.

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The site is separated by the central river and the planned road into 4 plots which are set to create a dynamic community for locals and visitors. At the same time, by introducing separate waterfront footpaths and pedestrian bridges, walkability is promoted throughout the site. Source by UNStudio.

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 2, 2024

Designed by NEXT architects, Waag Woensel-West is a milestone in the redevelopment of Eindhoven’s Woensel-West neighborhood. In reality, a seven-story building is a bit too large and imposing for the site. Source by NEXT architects. As a historical reference, the inspiration was a weighing house.

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aasarchitecture

JULY 11, 2023

The joint design by a+r Architects and NL Architects has won the international competition for the temporary new home of the Württembergische Staatstheater Stuttgart. Image © a+r Architects and NL Architects Once the opera and ballet have returned to their original ‘home’, the production spaces will be repurposed as a “makers city”.

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aasarchitecture

JULY 26, 2022

The Hanyang West Street path will curve across the project to take in the retained historic buildings on the site as it once had. Section diagrams. A pedestrian route will further activate the masterplan and establish a key pedestrian zone lined with Gingko trees, restaurants, and shops. Image © 5+design. Source by 5+design.

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 20, 2022

10 Design, part of Egis Group and in collaboration with local architect BIAD, has won an international competition to design a new campus for the International Co-operation Innovation Zone (phase 1) at Dongguan University of Technology in China. Image © 10 Design. Source by 10 Design. Image © 10 Design.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 23, 2023

Image © Melike Altınışık Architects In those terms, COA Hills will become a place of inspiration where nature and design find collaboration. Image © Melike Altınışık Architects The resort also hosts workshops and classes that cover a range of topics, including cooking, organic farming, and sustainable living.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 2, 2023

Image © MCA This vision and diagram extends into the design of the rest of the house: on the second floor, through a new spiral wooden staircase and a new circular bathroom, while in the basement through an oval, fully equipped projection room. Source by MCA.

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 8, 2024

In the international competition, the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) achieved first prize for their design – a high-rise office building that creates a connection to the city and riverbank through its small-scale structure and a podium with landscaped terraces that are open to the public. Source by gmp.

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Image © Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter Location: Thy, Thisted Kommune, Denmark Architect: Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter Client: A.P

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Building on a site that is at high risk of and requires extensive ground improvements, how might we create a substructure that is naturally isolated from earthquake loads, floods, and rising sea levels? How might we rethink the ground conditions to minimize the impacts of earthquakes? Is it possible to have a building with no foundation?

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aasarchitecture

MAY 19, 2022

This new ground plane traverses an irregularly sloped site and spans a busy motorway to create seamless connections between the north and south sides of the site. The angular main building is wrapped in transparent floor-to-ceiling glass and cantilevers twelve meters over the site, appearing to float above the folded stone landscape.

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Architizer

APRIL 13, 2022

Architizer chatted with Moein Nikaeen , Principal architect at Disc Architects Studio to learn more about the project. By applying a grid on the project’s site, several square-shaped platforms were created. © Disc Architects Studio. By starting the process of design, project’s site was analyzed.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The new façade of the project creates a locus for the site, and acts as a visual marker for the entrance to the overall site, which spreads over 12 acres of land. In the dense urban fabric of Mumbai, the project will be visible from pedestrian as well as vehicular routes, making the site experience more coherent.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 25, 2022

A tall earthen brick structure containing a well and fog catcher anchor and identify the site, while also providing a still water pond for all to enjoy. Ultimately these channels function as a steady flow of water throughout the site and supply a pond, septic tank, and landscape irrigation. Classroom Unit Diagram.

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 6, 2023

The site also connects with an exhibition centre, an ecological park and metro connections, creating a new mixed-use destination in Wuhan. A ground-floor podium connects amenities on the west of the site, while an elevated garden on the second floor connects the apartment tower to the park. Diagram. Image © Aedas.

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 17, 2024

After won an international design competition to transform the 243,768 sqm historic military airbase site into a contemporary mixed-use project, now 10 Design continues construction. With two underground railway stations embedded into the site, connectivity is one of the key design drivers. Source by 10 Design.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Through interdisciplinary design development, where architecture and engineering complement each other, the project demonstrates that environmentally friendly buildings can have a site specific design that meets both urban and climatic needs, be low tech and low maintenance, flexible in use as well as open and transparent. Facade Diagram.

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Biogenic materials and significantly increasing biodiversity are prioritized – over 40% of the site is dedicated to its landscape, inspired by the surrounding island habitat. The site is set to be completed in 2026. The structure will be built primarily of mass timber and other biogenic materials such as straw.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Location: Taiping, Kunming, Yunnan, China Architect: Peter Pichler Architecture Team Ppa Competition Phase: Peter Pichler, Gianluigi D´Aloisio, Daniele Colombati, Giovanni Paterlini, Simona Alù, Cem Özba?aran, Section.

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aasarchitecture

MARCH 23, 2022

Full Service for Runners On one of the park’s open plots, the architect erects two structures that house female and male shower rooms respectively. To address this need, the architect proposed to install multiple stretch bars that curved to various directions, to fit all body types. Analysis diagram. Photo © Weiqi Jin.

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Image © Form4 Architecture In addition, a unique challenge of this site was the increased office width of 180 feet over a three-bay parking garage podium, which is significantly greater than the standard 120-foot width. Source by Form4 Architecture.

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Architizer

JANUARY 20, 2022

Text description provided by the architects. The design team worked closely with client on this project to understand their requirements and achieve the best design outcome. Project Status: Built. Year: 2017. Size: 10,000 sqft – 25,000 sqft. Design Philosophy and Process. © Cedrus Studio. © Cedrus Studio. © Cedrus Studio.

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Deezen

AUGUST 26, 2022

It is sited amongst 100 acres of grassy, rolling hills, facing North on the slopes of the Mauna Kea volcano in Pa'auilo, on Hawaii's Big Island. The diagram of the house is simple—an outdoor triangle within an indoor triangle supporting a diamond-shaped roof," said Craig Steely Architecture. Musubi has a triangular layout.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Situated at a strategically important site, the new Parking structure will be located at the entrance of the ZAC Corbeville urban development area, signaling the entrance and serving as a transportation hub for the personnel of the Hospital Campus in Paris-Saclay. Concept Diagram. Source by Coldefy. Image © Coldefy.

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e-architect

APRIL 12, 2023

The siting of the project was influenced by local zoning regulations, however the new mass also yields to the existing house along the north elevation to celebrate the different periods of construction. This curvaceous approach also acts as a diagram to contrast new vs old.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 23, 2022

Baiziwan Social Housing is the first affordable housing project by MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong. MAD divided the plot into six blocks, anchored by a main avenue cutting through the center of the site. The large site is fragmented into a much smaller human scale. Photo © Zhu Yumeng. Photo © Zhu Yumeng. Source by MAD.

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ArchiDiaries

APRIL 2, 2022

Text as submitted by the Architect”). Site location. Site conditions. In the initial site survey, the client took us to the site and some completed projects. Formal diagram. Axonometric diagram of functions. Axonometric diagram. Studio, located in Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, China.

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A4 Architects

JANUARY 30, 2024

555 Ocean Ave (Newport, Rhode Island) In previous Archi-TEXT articles it was discussed the value of an architect to help you navigate the various phases of the design of a new home or building or the renovation of an existing one, but what are the various phases of the architectural design process?

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aasarchitecture

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

As an integral part of the Europa-Allee urban green corridor, the site is intended to be a vehicle for greenery and biodiversity, bringing ecological benefits to the environment, while improving the microclimate and contributing to the well-being of visitors and users of the building. Source by UNStudio.

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aasarchitecture

AUGUST 23, 2022

“Phase Three is located near one of the cooling stations, where the cool energy generated from the power plant is transferred to the site through the station and underground pipes. Responding to the compact site area, the plot is divided into three independent multi-functional blocks according to their respective traffic flows.

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Architizer

JULY 13, 2022

Text description provided by the architects. Javad Eiraji, founder and principal architect and Yegane Sheikhi, project manager of the studio, with their team Mahshad Fakhraeinejad and Dorsa Afzoud, have tried to reflect a new creative way of design in this project. Material are also selected according to climate conditions of the site.

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 20, 2022

10 Design, part of Egis Group and in collaboration with local architect BIAD, has won an international competition to design a new campus for the International Co-operation Innovation Zone (phase 1) at Dongguan University of Technology in China. Image © 10 Design. Source by 10 Design. Image © 10 Design.

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The site falls on Shekou’s most prominent view corridor that runs from the mountains to the sea. Photo © Kris Provoost A 40,000 m2 podium mall occupies the full length of the orthogonal site to maximise street level retail frontage. Prince Plaza takes full advantage of the view corridor without obstructing it. Source by OMA.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 16, 2022

Concentrated with commercial activities, the site will be a key component in establishing the district as the future center of civic activity and commercial consumption. With a total area of approximately 90,000 sq m, the long and narrow site is divided into several scattered plots of different shapes along the river. Image © Aedas.

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