Architecture

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

Designer: Manuel Lap Yan Lam Design Type: Public Bathroom Classification: Architecture

Ocean Vista

Ocean Vista is a public toilet renovation located along the coastal trail in Coloane, Macau, on a hillside facing the ocean. The interior layout was reorganized and new functional elements were added to the existing concrete structure within the same footprint. A viewing platform, a balcony seating area and a long bench allow visitors to look at the ocean and to observe the stars at night. The brown and reddish added elements are inspired by the mineral covered rocks of the coastal trail. Lines in the new features filter sunlight and create moving light and shadow.

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Designer: Katsutoshi Sasaki Design Type: Residential House Classification: Architecture

T Noie

T Noie is a residential house built in Toyota City, Japan. The house is arranged as two spaces, each 1.55 meters wide, placed on either side of a central structure. The minimum dimensions needed for each room were studied for a family of five, and this study led to the width of 1.55 meters. Posts of laminated pine 50 mm wide are joined to beams to form a T-shaped structure. The floorboards are made of 55 mm local cypress. High windows bring in natural light that changes the interior through the day. The compact plan suits small sites and limited budgets.

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Designer: Sarina Jamali Design Type: Music Pavilion Classification: Architecture

Sama

Sama is a pavilion designed for street music performance. The form and materials of Sama improve acoustic quality and spread sound evenly, avoiding a single point of focus. The structure is made of a metal frame filled with eco-brick material, covered inside and outside with a micro-cement coating. Solar cells on the outer layer supply the energy needed for lighting and electrical equipment. The pavilion shelters musicians and instruments in different weather conditions. Sama measures 15 by 15 by 6 metres and can be built in different locations.

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Designer: Yuting Zhang Design Type: Cultural Center Classification: Architecture

Device of Perception

Device of Perception is a cultural center in Mexico City, set between a low rise historic quarter and a high rise commercial development. The center covers about 4500 square meters and holds a lecture hall, a small theater, exhibition space, offices, storage and a cafe. A sunken entrance plaza separates the building from the busy avenue and serves as an extension of the interior stage. Each floor of the short tower is twisted a quarter turn, forming a spiral public gallery with framed views of the city. Reinforced concrete and weathering steel are used.

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Designer: Satoshi Itasaka Design Type: Offices Classification: Architecture

Global Hub Square

Global Hub Square is an office building complex set in a forest on Awaji Island, Japan. The project moved a Tokyo office to a quiet natural site surrounded by fresh air and sea breeze. Large windows bring sunlight and wind into the interior and open the rooms to the landscape. A cafeteria serves healthy meals made with local food to both employees and island residents. The architecture recalls a temple through a series of graceful arches and a large central staircase. The total floor area is 2257 square meters.

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Designer: Qun Wen Design Type: Cultural Exchange Center Classification: Architecture

Sino Italian

The refreshingly diverse piece of architecture includes multifaceted spaces for exhibitions, meetings, receptions, and catering, displaying an amazing marriage of Italian and China style elements in its contemporary architecture. The AOE carefully observed the intersection of the two cultures, celebrating the differences and union between East and West.

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Designer: Alexandru Zingaliuc Design Type: Country Villa Classification: Architecture

Eth

Eth is a single family country villa planned for a site near a river. The main building material is rammed earth, selected for its load bearing capacity, its appearance and its low environmental impact. Rammed earth also helps to regulate humidity and to keep the interior warm. Wood, metal and glass complete the design. The plan develops along a long line and is divided into two parts joined by a gallery. One part holds the main bedroom with separate access, wardrobe and bathroom. The other part holds an open living room, a dining area, a kitchen and two further bedrooms.

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Designer: Adel Badrawy Design Type: Residential House Classification: Architecture

The Tree

This house is a prototype for a residential complex aimed to accommodate young families. It is designed to symbolize the tree. A tree that grows and continues to spread its roots down the earth and its branches up in the air. It's the symbol of a family. It's obvious that this house structure is growing the same as the tree structure. The stem of the tree is the core of the house which in this case is the stairs. The stairs that shape its journey. A journey from the bottom the entrance level to the top the roof garden. With all spaces cantilevered out of the core.

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Designer: Gronych + Dollega Architekten Design Type: Residential House Classification: Architecture

Kylie

Kylie is a residential house located on the outskirts of a city near the countryside. Like a sunflower, the building rotates with the course of the sun. In winter, solar gains reduce the heating demand, while in summer turning into the shade prevents overheating. Kylie was built as a prefabricated timber frame structure, with oak used for the terrace decking, furniture, wall cladding and parquet flooring. Heating is provided by a groundwater heat pump, and a photovoltaic system on the roof generates electricity. Overall, the house produces more energy than it consumes.

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Designer: Ling Chen Design Type: Multifunctional Club Classification: Architecture

Xixi Endliess Garden

Xixi Endliess Garden is a multifunctional club set in the Xixi Wetland of Hangzhou, China. The traditional structure of pavilions and corridors defines the buildings, the spaces and the functions. The pavilions stand within the wetland and are linked by corridors. A box like structure without central pillars adds a modern character to the traditional form. White walls and gray windows follow the building tradition of southern China. The construction area is 5,642 square meters. The planning limits the size of buildings and roads to protect the original wetland ecology.

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Designer: Ioannis Panagiotou Design Type: Residential Architecture Classification: Architecture

Polygon House

The building is dominated by the broken geometries created by the reconstruction of the architectural form while maintaining at the same time the capacity of the lines and volumes, the desired functionality and the tranquility that the users of this holiday home are looking for. The open field of view both indoors and outdoors adds elements of visual comfort and relaxation to users who can see the horizon around them unobstructed. The relationship of the building with the environment is characterized as provocative in terms of highlighting its volumes.

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Designer: Katsufumi Kubota Design Type: Villa Classification: Architecture

K

K is a villa located in Nasu, Tochigi, Japan. The floors, walls and roofs are treated as thin separate planes rather than joined volumes. Slender columns of 90 millimetres in diameter support the reinforced concrete slabs, so the structure appears light. The underside of each tapered slab is finished with a stainless steel mirror, which reflects the surrounding landscape. Internal partitions are reduced to a minimum, so the rooms flow into one another. The design aims to connect daily life with the nature around the house.

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