Hainan Ocean Flower Resort
LAVA’s innovative design for the new Flower Resort, poised to be a 7-star hotel, draws its inspiration from the graceful forms and patterns created by water.
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Xixi Apartment Buildings Surrounded by a Water Garden and Wild Landscape
Xixi Project is a “village” with apartment buildings recently completed by David Chipperfield Architects. Xixi is located near Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province, China.
High-altitude suspension bridge made of glass opens in Hunan, China
A high-altitude suspension bridge with glass-bottomed opened Thursday in China. The bridge spans the gap between two cliffs at the Shiniuzhai National Geological Park in Pingjiang County, Hunan province, and is thought to be the highest glass-bottomed bridge in the country. The bridge, called “Haohan Qiao” in Chinese, spans a 300-metre canyon and is 180 metres
Villas Complex with Stunning Sculptural Facades
Project: Villas Complex Architects: UNStudio Team: Ben van Berkel, Hannes Pfau with Markus van Aalderen and Shoujiong Zhang, Whenzen Yi, Fernie Lai, Yuchen Liu, Irina Bogdan, Cristina Gimenez, Gil Greis Client: Guorui Group Location: Yunteng Road 2#, Miyun Economic & Technical Development Zone 1, Beijing, China Building surface: 26,455 M2 (GFA) Building site: 23489 M2
Aloft Boutique Hotel Has a Bold and Elegant New Identity in China
Hong Kong-based Spatial Concept has designed the new Aloft boutique hotel recently opened in Dongguan, China. Located in the Songhu lake resort area and designed by Spatial Concept, the newly opened Aloft Hotel Dongguan is the first 2nd generation Aloft hotel in China. A vision of W Hotels, Aloft Hotel is a boutique hotel that
Beijing House That Embodies Modern Taste and Traditional Spirits
COSCO RuiFu in Beijing is a magnificent mansion that beautifully blends modern aesthetics with traditional Chinese culture. Designed by W. Designs, the interior of this luxurious residence seamlessly integrates oriental elements
Taipei Small Loft – How Can Be Put in Value a Small Space
Lee’s Designn has arranged this Taipei small flat considering the pursued objective by the owners, two sisters that wanted to benefit of their own private space.
Lotus & Bamboo Tea Room: Dedicated to Meditation and Spiritual Search
Lotus & Bamboo Tea Room is a project realized by Shanghai design studio Minax and with this project they participate in 2014 at China International Aquilaria Culture Exposition & Living Space Exhibition space. Made of 500 pieces of bamboo with a diameter of 6cm and different lengths, Lotus & Bamboo Tea Room has the form
A Revolutionary Building to Commemorate the Xin Hai Revolution a Wuhan, China
Project: Xin Hai Revolution Museum Architect In Charge: Lu Xiaoming, Ye Wei Design Team: Lu Xiaoming, Ye Wei, Guo Lei, Ding Mao, Li Mingyu, Cai Xiaopeng, Wen Siqing, Wang Xin, Shao Guofen, Zhang Hao, Hu Wenjin, Lei Jianping, Sun Yanbo, Liu Bin, Ou Yangjian Area: 22138.0 sqm The Xin Hai Revolution, or the Hsin-hai Revolution,
Hope Tree – solution for desert areas, by Zhejiang University
Hope Tree was designed to be used in areas where there are big temperature variations between day and night. This project can be very useful in desert areas from Africa and the two Americas. Basically, this “tree” is a pretty big device that absorbs the moisture from the air, moisture that emerges in conditions of