*️⃣Doha Metro Network

Architect #UNStudio #UNS
City #Doha
Country #Qatar #ME

🔤The network’s design bridges the past and future of Qatar. While drawing inspiration from regional architecture, it simultaneously presents an effective vision of the future.

Referencing the notion of Caravanserais - which were inns with enclosed courts that served as gathering and resting places on ancient trade routes - and following in the lineage of historic train palaces, the design generates social interaction and propagates place creation over space creation.

The contrast of solid sandstone exteriors and rich, illuminated interiors with a motherof-pearl iridescence, exemplify Qatari
traditions. The atmospheric exterior
references the monolithic strength of ancient Qatari architecture, while interior spaces reveal themselves like oyster pearls,
capturing a sense of movement.

Drawing inspiration from the arch, expressions of traditional architecture, the lightness of the dhow sail, and the tensile profiles of nomadic tents, the 'Vaulted Spaces' design proposes a contemporary approach to the interpretation and structural implementation of these references.

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Colour #tan
Material #stone
Function #transportation #metro
Feature #district
Address: 9FJV+P6R, Doha, Qatar
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*️⃣Suwon Starfield Library

Architect #Buchan
City #Suwon close to #Seoul
Country #SouthKorea #AP

🔤By maximizing the advantages of open space with four floors, Suwon Starfield Library aims to break down boundaries, create a practical relational space through people and programs, intersecting various gaze, movement, and content. The 'Wonder-Book Tower' is an object of the huge bookshelf symbol of the Byeollang Library.

Its name, "Byeollang," combines the Korean words for "star" (별) and "wave" (랑), symbolizing creativity and dynamism.

Suwon Starfield Library offers a unique blend of traditional Korean architecture and modern amenities. Situated in a serene environment, it provides a peaceful retreat for those looking to escape the hustle and bustle of city life.

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Material #wood
Function #mixeduse #public #library #retail #mall
Feature #interior
Address: South Korea, Gyeonggi-do, Suwon-si, Jangan-gu, Suseong-ro, 175 스타필드 수원 4F~7F
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text by Glowseoul and intetour.com

*️⃣Cube houses

Architect #PietBlom #Blom
City #Rotterdam
Country #Netherlands #EU

🔤Hans Mentink, the politician in charge of spatial planning at the time, had grown tired of the utilitarian architecture which was increasingly prevalent and believed that

"Rotterdam was in need of architecture with some life in it.”

#quote@simoderna

Metaphorically, he considered the experience of living in trees; each elevated cube represented a tree and therefore they collectively represented a forest. Blom realized that elevating inhabitable masses on narrow trunks would maximize public space below while creating ideal views from above, a concept that was inspired by the work of Le Corbusier.

In addition to residential cubes, there are also two larger “supercubes”. The southernmost supercube was developed as a school of architecture while the nothernmost supercube was intended for commercial functions.

One residential cube has been opened to the public as a response to curious tourists, so that visitors can experience the unique spatial volume. Recently the two supercubes have been converted: the school of architecture into a youth hostel, and the unresolved commercial space into transitional social housing.

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Colour #yellow
Material #wood
Function #residential
Feature #retro #adminvisited
Address: Overblaak 70, 3011 MH Rotterdam, Netherlands
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pics by Amy W and Pinterest
text by Archdaily

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*️⃣ Majara Hotel

Architect #ZAV
City #Hormoz close to #BandarAbbas
Country #Iran #ME

🔤The project is a multitude of small-scale domes built with the super- adobe technique of Nader Khalili, the innovative and simple technique using rammed earth and sand. Domes are familiar structures in the region. Their small scale makes them compatible with the building capabilities of local craftsmen and unskilled workers, which have been prepared for this project with previous smaller projects.

The infinite number of colorful particles, be they soil, sand, gravel or stone, pile up and form the rainbow topography of Hormuz island. In this project a carpet is woven with granular knots inspired by the particles that make up the ecotone of the island. The sandbags that create the spatial particles (aka domes) are filled with the dredging sand of the Hormuz dock, as if the earth has swollen to produce space for accommodation. #context

Under the economic distress of sanctions, increasing the GDP generates social change, which in this project is achieved by: 1. Building economically, to the benefit of the client. 2. Earmarking a bigger share of the budget to labor costs rather than expensive imported materials, to the benefit of the local population, empowering them by offering training for construction skills. 3. An adaptive and future-proof spatial scenario that can respond to unpredicted need, to the benefit of the client and the island. 4. Using materials and human resources from Iran, to reduce construction and transportation costs and increase the GDP, to the benefit of the whole country. #budget

Project was selected by #Archdaily as the best building in residential category in 2021. #award

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Colour #mixed
Material #concrete (basically)
Function #residential #hospitality #hotel
Feature #budget
Address: 3CCG+MP Hormoz, Hormozgan Province, Iran

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pics by #Majidi
text by Archdaily

*️⃣National Art Center Tokyo

Architect #Kurokawa #KishoKurokawa
City #Tokyo
Country #Japan #AP

🔤The entrance lobby atrium features 21.6 meters high-ceiling and the undulated #glass façade. The energy-saving design cuts out of solar heat and ultraviolet rays, and the building has a symbiotic relationship with the surrounding areas.

As the trees surrounding the museum grow, they will enclose the atrium in a forested public space.
Also in the atrium space are two inverted cones, the upper portion of both featuring the restaurant and café.

The atrium connects with the Roppongi downtown as one part of the street, perhaps to be an element of Roppongi’s famous nightlife.

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Function #public #museum
Colour #teal
Feature #interior #adminvisited
Address: 7 Chome-22-2 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo 106-8558, Japan
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pics by Pinterest and jctiru.github.io
text by nact.jp

#bonus@simoderna (John Wick 4 movie and Your name anime had scenes filmed here)