Architecture

Explore 968 award-winning designs tagged Architecture on Lifestyle Design.

Designer: Schematic Design of Super High-rise Buil Design Type: Super Highrise Buildings Classification: Architecture

Gaofuli

Gaofuli is a high-rise mixed-use building in Shanghai, China. The building stands near heritage conservation districts and Yanzhong Greenland, with an eastward visual link to a central city landmark. The design draws on traditional Shikumen architecture through vertical compositions, polygonal outlines, and softened corners with chamfered and tapered forms. The facade combines copper-toned metals with warm ceramic-like panels. The east and south sides bring in daylight and views, while the partly elevated ground floor places the entrance and drop-off area on the north side.

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Designer: Luis Enrique Macedo Ramirez Design Type: Hotel Classification: Architecture

Secrets and Impression Moxche

Secrets and Impression Moxche redefine luxury in the Riviera Maya, blending modern design with cultural heritage across 140,000 square meters. The project integrates cenote inspired pools, rooftop infinity pools, and a man made beach pool, enhancing immersion in nature's beauty. Locally sourced materials and a solstice based layout connect architecture with its environment. Sustainable features include natural ventilation, energy efficient systems, and rainwater conservation, showcasing eco conscious principles. Moxche harmonizes architecture and nature, setting a new standard for hospitality.

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Designer: Youpei Hu Design Type: Public Multifunctional Building Classification: Architecture

Village Hall

The building intentionally avoids the vernacular architectural style, and applies modern materials and structure. A big floating roof unifies the formal and informal spaces in a simple way, like a giant open umbrella. In order to achieve the floating and light feeling, the big steel roof not only needs to overcome the large cantilevers and spans, but also needs to keep member as slender as possible. With several structural innovations, a hybrid structure mimics umbrella cantilevers are formed.

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Designer: Office AT Design Type: Residential Classification: Architecture

River House

The River House offers a breathtaking view of the Chao Phraya River with a design focused on family living. It includes a pavilion, spacious living room, swimming pool, lounge, bedrooms, and sports area. The grand living room seamlessly connects indoor and outdoor spaces with strategically placed columns supporting a 12 meter cantilever structure. This design utilizes sliding doors to extend the space by 20 meter which opens to a terrace and an infinity pool, providing an uninterrupted river view.

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Designer: Motoki Yasuhara Design Type: Office Building Classification: Architecture

Sreed Ebisu T

Sreed Ebisu T is a nine story office building in Ebisu, Shibuya ward, Tokyo. The building uses a hybrid structure that combines a steel post and beam frame with timber seismic frames inserted into it. The timber frame, named the seismic timber lattice shell, serves as both a structural and an interior element. Members that resist only seismic force do not require fireproofing, so the timber remains exposed. The lower floors hold restaurants or retail stores, and the upper floors hold offices. Common terraces along the staircase support breaks and interaction.

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Designer: Diachok Architects Design Type: Private Villa Classification: Architecture

Coastal

This architectural villa redefines modern living with its sculptural, flowing rooflines and seamless fusion of luxury and nature. It seamlessly integrates with nature through lush tropical landscaping and biophilic elements like greenery on terraces. Many modern homes incorporate landscaping as an afterthought, but here, lush greenery is an integral part of the design, cascading from terraces and blending the house into its surroundings. This creates a biophilic connection that most contemporary homes lack. Also, this design embraces earthy-toned plaster, natural stone, and warm wood accents.

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Designer: Obayashi Corporation Design Type: Senior Residence Classification: Architecture

Park Wellstate Nishiazabu

This is a residence for seniors aged 65 and over in Japan, where the population is rapidly aging. Although it is located in the densely populated city center of Tokyo, there are few tall buildings in the surrounding area, so residents can enjoy views of the night view and distant mountains from the 125m high-rise building. As the elderly residents spend most of their lives on the premises, a living environment has been created in which they can experience greenery, water, light, and wind, and feel the changes of nature.

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Designer: Sarah Harhash Design Type: Residential Building Classification: Architecture

Aziz House

Aziz House is a family rest house in Buraydah, Saudi Arabia. The residence is designed to suit its desert setting, using passive cooling, natural ventilation and shading for comfort. The form draws on Cycladic massing, Najdi geometric patterns and Moroccan clay tones. Facades are finished with Tadelakt, a natural lime plaster that is hand applied, compressed and polished to a waterproof sheen, then sealed with olive oil soap. Breeze blocks provide privacy and filtered light. The site area is 3740 square meters and the total floor area is 1180 square meters.

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Designer: Roongrote Chongsujipan Design Type: Luxury Pool Villa Classification: Architecture

Naturale Phuket

Naturale Phuket combines sustainable luxury with modern tropical design, informed by consumer research to meet specific needs. Emphasizing material safety, these villas are family oriented and universally designed for enhanced safety and family bonding. The project promotes sustainability by using locally sourced materials, reducing environmental impact while supporting local communities. Each villa features open spaces and natural ventilation, creating an inviting atmosphere that fosters relaxation and connection among family members.

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Designer: Yaser and Yasin Rashid Shomali Design Type: Villa Classification: Architecture

Jaqalan

Jaqalan, translating to friends in Turkish, comprises two architecturally unified villas in the verdant landscape of Zekeriyakoy, Istanbul. Characterized by striking sloped roofs that descend to the ground, the design addresses the region's heavy rainfall while creating a bold visual identity. Expansive terraces and floor to ceiling windows foster a strong indoor outdoor connection. With solar panels and energy efficient materials, Jaqalan exemplifies sustainable living, redefining contemporary residential architecture through minimalism and contextual harmony.

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Designer: Ryosuke Okawa Design Type: Complex Building Classification: Architecture

Yokohama Symphostage

Yokohama Symphostage is a mixed-use complex building located in Minato Mirai, Yokohama, Japan. The building has a total floor area of about 183,000 square meters and contains offices, a hotel and shops. Yokohama Symphostage is connected to the pedestrian network that links central Yokohama with the surrounding areas. Two pedestrian routes cross the site and are joined by a multi-layered plaza with public facilities for gathering during events and disasters. Simulations of wind, sunlight and pedestrian flow guided the design of each space.

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Designer: Tonny Wirawan Suriadjaja Design Type: Residential Home Classification: Architecture

Theater House

Theater House is a residential house in Jakarta, Indonesia. The design connects each part of the house through a split-level layout, from the entrance to the centre of the home. The main space is an open living and dining room with openings on both sides that face the outdoors, allowing natural light and air to circulate. A planter box above the entrance portal forms a soft visual buffer and gives a garden view from within. The upper floor holds the bedrooms, each with access to a roof garden. Textured paint in three tones of grey and natural wooden planks form the finishes.

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