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56 projects

Paul

Extention : Sustainable housing

The project adds sustainable extensions to the Schammatwiese neighborhood, creating high-quality housing and semi-public communal areas while renovating façades. Using a modular timber system with clay and lime finishes, new apartments integrate into the existing grid. A new building adds barrier-free units, community spaces, and a social hub.

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The Infinite Energy Loop: High-Rises Redefined

High-rise Buildings Supply Energy: Solutions for Sustainable Cities As the population is concentrated due to the rapid urbanization of the modern cities, skyscrapers are being built to maximize space utilization and strengthen the symbolism of the city.

Estefania and 3 others

Nomad House "Singahub"

Nomad House, at 4300 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6, Singapore, seamlessly merges workspace and residential living. Its 10-level complex, spanning 31,200 sqm, boasts a modern façade blending glass, steel, and concrete. With communal amenities and convenient access to lifestyle offerings, it redefines urban living in Singapore.

Samuel and 3 others

Green Nomad

“As the sun rises over the bustling cityscape of Singapore, our project stands as a testament to innovation, sustainability, and community-centric design. Nested amidst the vibrant urban fabric, our co-living and co-working space embodies a vision of modern living that transcends conventional boundaries. “

daye and 3 others

Evolution amazon house

When you think of the Amazon, the concept of the heart of abundant rainforests and ecosystems comes to mind. Today, the Amazon is experiencing both the state of the rainforest's immediate extinction and the lack of living space due to the sudden and rapid deforestation of people due to the rapid expansion of forests. In the reality of the Amazon, it is time

J Michael

Greenhouse Apartments

This project seeks to enhance sustainability by increasing the utilization of balconies, optimizing the building orientation, increasing the area of exposed earth and vegetation, and using renewable material resources.

Mariam and 3 others

Nilai, the city that feels like home

Nilai city is a manifestation of the Javanese history, culture, and identity. Designed to empower, sustain, and stay afloat, it is truly the city that feels like "home". Exploring a realm of interchange between modernism and vernacular, Nilai is the perfect blend of the two worlds.

Anastasia

XL CONTEXT HUB

The idea for the building is the urban fabric are retained and shifted vertically into a new three-dimensional urban organizational grid., becoming the new framework. The structure we have visual and circulatory freedom and sunlight to reach deep into the buildings.

Robert and 3 others

Courtyard Living

The project proposes housing that reflects Bolgatanga’s culture and lifestyle by incorporating the spatial arrangement of the region’s traditional compound houses and courtyards, which encourage community engagement among inhabitants.

Nicodesign

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The idea is to build three towers, each got a conic shape on the three sides and is straight on the forth. Each tower has five floors, which gives space to 30 different companies. On the ground floor, between the towers, is a common lobby for all the different businesses to meet customers and each other, if they choose to do so.

Michael and 2 others

EMERGENT / The Picturesque Evolved

The intent of this design is to create meaningful connections amongst site, program and reality of program and everyday life/discovery and create new biophilic form design that isn’t dependent upon site build components or major disturbances that then need to be “grown back” to meet the definition of a blurred boundary.

Marianne and 2 others

ELDERLIVING

Through this project we tried to enhance connection between elderly and nature through both gardening program and biophilic architecture. With a free-barrier design and co-housing, we wanted to break their loneliness.