Chen House New home in Durham, United States

Designed by Gomes + Staub, Chen House New home is located in Durham, United States. Designed for a sloped lot with a limited construction budget, the house adopts the efficient vernacular building forms of the North Carolina landscape as well as the cost-effective exterior materials of conventional North American home construction, including fiber-cement lap siding, [...]

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Shanghai Museum of Glass in Shanghai, China

Designed by logon, Shanghai Museum of Glass is located in Shanghai, China. Externally the mass of the building is formed of dark U-shaped glass imported from Germany, which has been delicately sand blasted and enamelled to create a number of transparent glass-related words in a wide variety of languages. During the evening, the building volume [...]

Tags: China, City, Dielectrics, Geography of China, Germany, Glass, Glass art, Materials science, Shanghai, Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Museum of Glass, Visual arts

Cielo, Boca Raton Resort & Club in Florida, United States

Designed by Bentel & Bentel Architects/Planners, Cielo, Boca Raton Resort & Club is located in Florida, United States. The design emphasizes the views outward. To capitalize on the reflected light coming up from the surface of the sea below, and as a way of dramatizing the prominent horizon line, all of the ceilings are highly [...]

Tags: Astronomy, Boca Raton Florida, Event horizon, Florida, Nature, Physics, Sky, United States

Chaum Anti-Aging Life Center in Seoul, Korea

The Chaum Anti-Aging Life Center designed by KMD Architects is located in Seoul, Korea.  Initial exams are performed in a single, translucent room, or ‘pod’ wherein all portable medical equipment and staff come to the patient, providing an efficient, private and comfortable experience and introduction to the Center. Above the diagnostic and therapy services an [...]

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Rosas & Xocolate in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

Located in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, Rosas & Xocolate was designed by REYES RIOS + LARRAIN. All suites and guestrooms include a private open patio with a whirpool, as well as high ceilings, as a response to the weather conditions. The project’s concept preserves original spaces in both houses, where the main hotel’s public areas, the [...]

Tags: Electromagnetism, Engineering, Fuse, Merida, Mexico, Physics, REYES RIOS, Yucatan