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Ali Mohammed T. Al-Ghanim Clinic building by AGi architects stands as a pioneer in the healthcare sector, where challenging issues such as privacy and security are addressed using a new model, where courtyards attached to the façade are the driving element behind this unique typology. The program occupies the entirety of the site, and from […]
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Eix, pretends to be a calm space full of natural contrasts; where tranquility and nature are always represented. From the impotent façade the interior can be sensed. The black tinted Iroko wood trims contrasts with the huge windows that allow the natural light pass through. A two area space, treatment space and pilates space. In […]
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Discreet presence of a giant complex The principal urban development objective of this large-scale project, the dimensions of which far exceed those of the surrounding fabric, is to ensure the successful integration of the complex into a park-like setting. The use of a traditional courtyard structure is an effective means to this end. A system of five interconnected blocks enables […]
Renaissance Hotel at Zhongshan Park is a five star hotel located in the heart of Shanghai, completed in December 2008. It is directly connected to a busy transportation hub which links various metro lines and provides easy access to the city’s major attractions. The 672-room hotel has been designed as a tranquil oasis from the […]
Louis Kahn divided spaces into two types: served and servant (where ‘servant’ refers not to domestic staff but to spaces serving other spaces). Marcel Breuer structured a considerable number of his single-family homes into a bi-nuclear scheme. The pre-existing H-shape of the Tomás home already favoured its spatial organization into two living areas, as in […]
Perched on the edge of a wooded cliff overlooking Tate Creek, the North Fork Residence occupies a small shelf of land on the east face of a mountainous site. The house forms mirror the natural slope of the site; grounding the house and making it appear as a natural connection between the steep slopes above […]
