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Longnan Garden estate in Shanghai wanted to escape the "virus" of boring Chinese housing

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Commissioned by the district's state-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission as low-rent housing, it comprises one commercial building and seven residential buildings containing a total of 2,000 homes. Located in Shanghai's central Xuhui district, the 100,000-square-metre Longnan Garden estate was completed in 2017.

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Redefining Commercial Spaces: Trends in Modern Workplace Design

The Architecture Designs

The business world has seen the design of commercial spaces evolve dramatically over time. This article delves into the transformative trends reshaping commercial spaces, ensuring they foster productivity, creativity, and safety. Gone are the days of drab, fluorescent-lit cubicles that symbolize a monotonous work environment.

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Closing the loop: the value of sustainable commercial tiles

Hotel Designs

In this article, Paul Sewell, specification manager at leading commercial tile supplier CTD Architectural Tiles discusses the role of tiles in supply chain circularity, and how specifiers for the hotel sector can ensure they’re making the right choice for sustainability.

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"Stone makes sense, but it is not a silver bullet"

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Although a modest first step, this system has wide applicability for both housing and commercial uses. Designers need to grow a far more visceral awareness The government could lead by providing subsidies for research, codification in the form of a structural stone Eurocode and building regulations and stone supply standards.

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Building automation systems: All you need to know about intelligent buildings

Building and Interiors

Building automation is a macro term that includes automation of all types of buildings such as residential buildings, hospitality infrastructures, or commercial spaces. The lighting can be regulated (turned on, off, or dimmed) with smart home automation and building automation system. Read this article on the best kitchen appliances.

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Density - Dirty Word or Solution?

Community Architect Daily

Suburban fight against new development in Baltimore County (Photo: Baltimore Banner) Onerous regulations have been not only been a tool of separating use, race and class for a long time, they also control how many people can live in a given space, in other words: Density. Fear of density, however, remains. Re-zoning: The hottest trend?

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Understanding How Does a Home Solar System Works

Architecture Ideas

This article will discuss the basics of a home solar system, its varieties, and how they work. Residential homes and commercial businesses using this system can sell the electricity they are not using for credit. Net metering is also state-regulated in some areas. What Is a Home Solar System? Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.

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