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Vector Architects funnels light to forest spa with tubular concrete lightwells

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Topped with a stack of eight chimney-style lightwells, the spa is located on a river valley site surrounded by cliffs and forest in Wuling Mountain's Yanshi Village, which means Eye Stone and gives the project its name. A transparent dark-toned coating was the used to give the concrete a more "subdued and grounded" appearance.

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Technique transforms dilapidated flats into metal-clad house in Scotland

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Architecture studio Technique has combined a pair of flats adjoining a traditional stone house in Scotland to create The Den, a one-bedroom dwelling clad in a black-metal "jacket". The Den occupies a hillside site in the village of Tighnabruaich, with a panoramic outlook over a narrow sea channel known as the Kyles of Bute.

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Benzene rings inform patterned facades of Ascentage Pharmaceutical Headquarters

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The Ascentage Pharmaceutical Headquarters is spread across seven distinct buildings with facades informed by benzene – a molecule composed of six carbon atoms in a ring. The post Benzene rings inform patterned facades of Ascentage Pharmaceutical Headquarters appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is by Shen Zhonghai.

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"Ancient glacial landscapes" inform Toronto Port Lands Bridges by Grimshaw

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The bridges were constructed off-site Having strong structural elements further up the bridge's structure was important, said Porral, because of the contaminated, poor soil on the rehabilitating site – it meant the structure could rely less on the foundations. The photography is courtesy of Grimshaw Architects.

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The top 10 staircases of 2024

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Showcased in the NEST building, a laboratory for experimental fabrication techniques, the Cadenza staircase is composed of 16 identical prefabricated concrete steps made from a 3D-printed mould.

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Kengo Kuma embellishes Kyoto hotel with timber-skeleton theatre stage

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The "ethereal beauty" of classical Japanese Noh theatre informed Kengo Kuma and Associates ' design for the Banyan Tree hotel in Kyoto , with a dedicated stage hidden in its stepped gardens. Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto is set on a sloped site with a height difference of 12 metres between its lowest and highest point.

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Desert X 2025 installations explore the "vast knowledge" of Coachella Valley

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For the fifth iteration of Desert X , artistic director Neville Wakefield and co-curator Kaitlin Garcia-Maesta crafted a show informed by the "temporality and nonlinear narratives" of the surrounding desert. and Mexico before 1848. The last of the installations by Kapwani Kiwanga and Kimsooja will be installed beginning 15 March.