SKY BOWL / SOPA

Architects: Society Particular – SOPAArea: 1000 m²Year: 2023Photography: Yong Gao, Ying Liu, Courtesy of Hisense PlazaLead Architects: Yong CuiProject Team: Xin Guo, Ping Lu, Mindaugas Glodenis, Ignas Rackauskas, Mikas Kauzonas, Jingru Zhang, Mingzahn Zhao, Ran LinStructural Consultant: XinY Structural ConsultantsLighting Consultant: One Lighting AssociatesFacade Consultant: CABR Technology Co., Ltd.Local Design Institute: Qingdao Beiyang Architectural Design …

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Wooden Box House / Suzuki Architects

Architects: Suzuki ArchitectsArea: 79 m²Year: 2015Photography: Kenta HasegawaLead Architects: Kosuke Suzuki, Hisako YamamuraConstruction: Home Buider Co., Ltd.Structural Design: Seiji OhkawaCity: KawaguchiCountry: Japan Wooden Box House, designed by Suzuki Architects in 2015, serves as a combined residential and work space in Japan. The project, encompassing 79 m², provides a functional environment tailored to the specific needs …

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Katsutadai House / Yuko Nagayama & Associates

Architects: Yuko Nagayama & AssociatesArea: 178.5 m²Year: 2013Photography: Daici AnoLead Architects: Yuko Nagayama, Yohei KawashimaCity: YachiyoCountry: Japan Katsutadai House residential building with a shop designed by Yuko Nagayama & Associates in Chiba prefecture, Japan, merges a patisserie with a floating family dwelling. Completed in 2013, the design creates an inter-observing relationship between the shop and …

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Jinan Huizhong Starry Center / THAD SUP Atelier

Architects: THAD SUP AtelierArea: 27,635 m²Year: 2022Photography: Zhi XiaLighting Design: One Lighting Studio of THADLandscape Design: Beijing Yuren Raineco technology Co., Ltd.Lead Architec: Yehao Song, Jingfen SunArchitects Team: Dan Xie, Yingnan Chu, Xiaojuan Chen, Huixin Lv, Shuyi Chang (Intership), Danli Lin (Intership), Zhuoran Zhang (Intership)Engineering Consultation: Nan Chen, Zhihong Xie, Jinren Cao, Fei ChenConstruction Design: …

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Crystal Houses / MVRDV

Architects: MVRDVArea: 840 m²Year: 2016Photography: MVRDV, Daria Scagliola & Stijn Brakkee, PoesiaManufacturers: Siko, Poesia/ Vetreria ResaneseCo-Architects: Gietermans & Van Dijk Wim Gietermans, Arjan Bakker, Tuğrul AvuçluConstructor: Brouwer & Kok – Paul Brouwer, ABT – Rob NijsseContractor: Wessels Zeist, Robert van der Hoef, Richard van het Ende, Marco, Ronald van de PoppeDesign Team: Winy Maas, Gijs …

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Vancouver Convention Centre West / LMN + DA/MCM

Situated on Vancouver’s waterfront with spectacular views of mountains, ocean, and parks, the Vancouver Convention Centre West is designed to bring together the natural ecology, vibrant local culture, and built environment, accentuating their interrelationships through the architecture. Opened in April 2009, the Convention Centre West expansion facility triples the total square footage and functional capacity as well as completes the development of the public realm on the waterfront.

Besiktas Fish Market / GAD

Located in one of Istanbul’s most populated and diverse neighborhoods, Besiktas is an eclectic area with a village-like atmosphere that is in the process of urban renewal. The Besiktas Fish Market is located on a triangular site.