*️⃣Leeza SOHO

Architect #Hadid #ZahaHadid #ZHA
City #Beijing
Country #China #AP

🔤The tower’s design divides its volume into two halves enclosed by a single facade shell. The emerging space between these two halves extends the full height of the tower, creating the world’s tallest atrium at almost 200 m. #record@simoderna

Each half of the building is serviced by its own core so that the two sides basically operate as independent towers, belted together by steel trusses and skybridges ringing them into a stable structural unit. Each side is designed with a glazed interior facade, facing its twin opposite.

The atrium brings natural light deep within the building, acting as a thermal chimney with an integrated ventilation system that maintains positive pressure at low level to limit air ingress and provides an effective clean air filtration process within the tower’s internal environment.

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Colour #black
Material #glass
Function #office
Feature #skyscraper #interior
Address: China, Bei Jing Shi, Fengtai District, Li Ze Lu 邮政编码: 100070

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pics by #HuftonCrow
text by architects and architecturalrecord.com

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*️⃣Suleiman-Too Museum

Architect #Nazarov #KubanychbekNazarov
City #Osh
Country #Kyrgyzstan #AP

🔤Constructed during the Soviet era, museum's architecture reflects a blend of utilitarian design principles and a deep respect for the site’s natural significance. #retro

It's structure is partially embedded into the mountain, leveraging its #steel arch contours to create a unique interaction between built and natural environments.

The museum’s design also respects the spiritual significance of Suleiman-Too Mountain. It avoids excessive ornamentation, aligning with the solemnity of a place long regarded as a pilgrimage site. This architectural restraint reflects a sensitivity to the site’s cultural and religious importance.

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Colour #white
Function #public #museum
Address: GQHM+C5R, Osh, Kyrgyzstan

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pics by 2gis and Pinterest
text by e-architect.com

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*️⃣One River North

Architect #MAD
City #Denver
Country #USA #NA

🔤One River North integrates nature into the heart of Denver’s River North Art District. A carved canyon runs through the glass facade, creating a vertical landscape that immerses residents in an experience inspired by Colorado’s foothills and canyons. #context

The canyon trail, spanning from the sixth to the ninth floor, features landscaped terraces, water elements, and gathering spaces designed to foster community and well-being. This organic intervention contrasts with the building’s geometric form, blending indoor and outdoor environments.

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Colour #tan
Material #stucco
Function #residential
Feature #interior
Address: 3930 Blake St, Denver, CO 80205, United States

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pics by #IwanBaan, Parrish Ruiz De Velasco and Vic Ryan
text by architects

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*️⃣The Cloudscape of Haikou

Architect #MAD
City #Haikou
Country #China #AP

🔤Its organic, fluid shape resembles an imaginary marine creature with openings of various sizes that add to the mystery of the architecture, therefore further evokes the audience’s imagination and desire to explore.

The circular openings of the building are reminiscent of holes forged by wildlife or seas, blurring the boundary between architecture and nature.

MAD champions an "anti-material" approach, avoiding the expression of structure, thus dissolving the inherent everyday perception of the material and allowing the spatial feeling itself to become the main subject. Here, #rawconcrete is a liquid material, characterized by its flowing, soft, and variable structural form.

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Function #public #library
Feature #interior
Address: 28VC+C55, Shiji Brg, Longhua District, Haikou, Haikou, Hainan, China, 570228

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pics by #CreatAR and #ArchExist
text by architects and Archdaily

*️⃣AEAJ Green Terrace

Architect #Kuma #KengoKuma #KKAA
City #Tokyo
Country #Japan #AP

🔤An overall shape that looks like a tree was assembled using small section pieces (105mm×105mm) of Japanese cypress based on the theme of the aroma of wood, and enclosing it inside a glass box. This glass box is filled with the aroma of wood, creating space where you can experience the fragrance throughout the new facility of Aroma Environment Association of Japan.

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Material #wood
Function #office
Feature #adminvisited
Address: Japan, 〒150-0001 Tokyo, Shibuya, Jingumae, 6 Chome−34−24 AEAJグリーンテラス

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pics by Masaki Hamada
text by architects

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