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GIKEN GROUP designed by void.Co.,Ltd.

Relocation project for GIKEN GROUP's head office near the Gifu prefectural office in Gifu-shi. In addition to the head office programs, a co-working space, rental offices, and seminar rooms were to be added, not only for employees, but also for use by government workers, businesses, and students, creating a place for diverse communication. It was also expected to be used by visitors to the prefectural office.

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Skip-floor house designed by KAMITOPEN Co., Ltd. (Japan)

The project theme is an expansion plan for a pediatric dental clinic designed for the future development. Initially, the plan was to extend only the clinic. However, later on it was decided to add some extension to the clinic owner’s house.

The wishes of the clinic director were very clear: “I want to have an open house with no partitions inside”.

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Villa A designed by teamSTAR® (Japan)

The villa - named for its location on Akiya Beach - commands a breathtaking view of the Pacific Ocean near the town of Hayama, the birthplace of Japanese yachting culture. Befitting this stunning natural environment, the villa’s design seeks a sculpturesque form, symbolized by the large vaulted roof and its series of arches that resemble white, rolling ocean waves.

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Daiichi Hospital designed by KTX archiLAB (Japan)

The Laminaesculapian is the new replacement building for Himeji Daiichi Hospital’s 56 years old construction bloc that did not meet the new earthquake resistance standards. The new design explores the idea of breaking up the monolithic blocks of modern hospitals without losing the functionality aspect crucial to a healthcare facility.

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The Chudong Parking Structure designed by Q-LAB (Taiwan)

The Chudong parking structure is situated in a suburban town of Taiwan where its population is less than one hundred thousand people and its demographic composition is made of mostly Hakka Group. The economic of this particular town is heavily based on tourism and agriculture and therefore the central market plays a significant role in the day to day life of its people.

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Tianmu Lake · LI City Library designed by Greater Dog Architects (China)

LI City Library is located in the Tianmu Lake Resort in Liyang City. The building was an office before the renovation. The government proposed new social functions, to offer the convenience of shared urban cultural spaces and provide a public space for citizens and tourists to read books for free 24 hours a day.

3 focal points: Reuse: Retention and Reuse of Architectural Framework 2. Sustainability: Introducing Natural Light into the Building 3. Renewal: Extending the Use of the Building with New Functions

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Minoh-Senba Handai-Mae Station Entrance designed by GEO-GRAPHIC DESIGN LAB. + TOHATA ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS. (Japan)

This project constitutes the ingress expanse adjacent to the recently expanded terminus of the Osaka Metropolitan Subway's Midosuji Line, presently elongated in the northerly trajectory. Initially, its functional requirement was to serve as the passageway connecting the third basement floor station entrance to the ground level and pedestrian deck. However, the design competition facilitated the development of this station entrance that transcends its utilitarian purpose, transforming into the public place.

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YSK Office designed by Jindesign Co., Ltd. (Japan)

YSK office is an employment office that helps local residents to find jobs in industrial areas. Rather than aiming to become an office, we aimed to become a place to lean on for people who live and work in this area.

This building has a 1.7-meter balcony around a long rectangular office in the east-west direction, and horizontal wooden louvers, inspired by the "Noren," a traditional Japanese residential solar control device, are attached to the ends to create an energy-saving, comfortable office environment and a space under the eaves for pedestrians on the front street.

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Hangzhou Vanke Liangzhu BIRLAND designed by Fun Connection Design (China)

Birland, located in Liangzhu cultural village, Hangzhou, is an artistic commercial complex designed for micro-vacations. As the final piece of the commerical puzzle, it not only meets the increasing daily consumption demands of the villagers, enhancing the attractiveness and convenience of the residential area,Continuously attracting visitors from the Yangtze River Delta with high-quality cultural, artistic, and design content, Birland appeals to a group of micro-vacationers who have long admired the lifestyle represented by Liangzhu.

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M50 Bird Water Tower designed by FLIP studio (China)

The Bird Water Tower is located in the northwest corner of M50 Creative Park in Shanghai, backed by Heatherwick's 1000 Trees. The water tower has an industrial history of half a century, once the studio of artist and curator Bing Su, and was later abandoned. The renovation aims to reconstruct a series of spatial experiences in the ruins that can allow people to shuttle between the old and new time and place, and immerse themselves in contemporary art.

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High-Tech Quantum Pocket Park by 10 Design (China)

High-Tech Quantum Pocket Park : Centered around the core landscape feature, a circular trajectory is designed to draw attention towards the center, and this design concept gives rise to a series of layered landscape boundaries. This results in a three-tiered spatial structure consisting of outer, middle, and inner zones, each catering to the functional needs of public seating, plant communities, and interactive amenities, respectively.

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G0hee Inc - Tiny/Tsujido (Japan)

The project site is located in the Shonan area of Tsujido-Motomachi, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture. This regenerative project is situated on land that has been passed down through 13 generations of landowners. The project began out of a desire to preserve the culture, tradition, and natural beauty of the land while avoiding selfish use by the current landowners.

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