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【ADF Web Magazine】Red Dunes of XISUI Design won the popular choice at the 2023 Architizer A+AwardsRed Dunes by XISUI Design (Shanghai, China) won the popular choice at the prestigious 2023 Architizer A+Awards. This innovative design showcases undulating red dunes that create an alluring landscape for children's activities. By seamlessly integrating functional installations within the natural topography, the project evokes the charm of a mountain nest or a jungle treehouse. |
Zushan ー Ji Xin Monastery ー Wood Buddha Statue Museum by ArchstudioThe Wood Buddha Statue Museum is located at Ji Xin Monastery in Zushan Scenic Area of Qinghuang dao City. With a history dating back to the Song dynasty (960-1279), the temple nestles half way up the mountain, overlooking the city and Bohai Sea like a hermit. As a major tourist spot of Zushan Scenic Area, the existing temple was rebuilt on its original site in 2002. Facing eastwards, the temple complex unfolds across the mountain terrain, forming a spatial layout in three courtyards. The museum is located at the back courtyard. As visitors navigate through a corridor of the temple’s main hall, they will see three halls standing on top of a high platform: the Guanxin Hall, the Hall of Medicine Buddha and the Hall of Amitabha Buddha, which are venues for the wood Buddha statue museum. |
Colorful Wangjing by Hu QuanchunThe sculpture Colorful Wangjing is a new landmark created for Wangjing Sub-district in Beijing. It is located at the junction of Wangjing West Road and Futong West Avenue, which is a main intersection towards the downtown of Wangjing and is also an urban gateway. |
【ADF Web Magazine】andblack design studio designed Multifunctional Prefabricated”Darwin Bucky”Design studio andblack introduces Darwin Bucky, a black box that can be used as an exhibition gallery, town hall, exhibition center, performance arena or even a bar or nightclub. It can be placed in public gardens, exhibition grounds or even in the city center. The cultural context chosen is the city of Ahmedabad, where similar theaters are scattered. |
A Renewed Exploration of Diversity and Locality in Art Spaces SUIYUE ART by DA INTEGRATINGAs a hub of Sichuan-style art, Chengdu has witnessed a group of outstanding artists such as He Duoling, Zhou Chunya, and Zhang Xiaogang emerge at the end of the last century. Yulin Road, a gathering place for contemporary artists, has bred avant-garde artistic and fashionable lifestyles. As a part of the local cultural cluster, SUIYUE ART finds its new location in an old office building in the 1980s on Fangcao West Street. DA INTEGRATING created a brand new art space reduced to 400 square meters from the original 1,500-square-meter gallery. |
【ADF Web Magazine】Residential Barn in a Hamlet Zone in SwitzerlandBe Architektur presents its residential barn project in a hamlet zone of about 15 buildings in a rural, predominantly agricultural setting in Switzerland. Typical barn features were taken up and reinterpreted in a modern way. From a distance, the residential building blends discreetly into the rustic surroundings. |
“CANTINA” mograg VERSE at DIESEL ART GALLERYDIESEL ART GALLERY presents “CANTINA” mograg VERSE, a group exhibition of nine artists curated by mograg gallery, an advocate of "Japanese Lowbrow Art" from Saturday, June 10 to Thursday, September 7, 2023. |
【ADF Web Magazine】Les architectes FABG designed New public Space Esplanade Tranquille in Montreal, CanadaThe Esplanade Tranquille designed by Les architectes FABG constitutes the last phase of a project to develop the public spaces of the West Pole of the Quartier des Spectacles in Montreal. Its name pays tribute to the Tranquille Bookstore, once located on the site, an important place in the contemporary history of Quebec where the Refus global manifesto was launched in 1948. |
【ADF Web Magazine】Groupe Party Expert unveils contemporary headquarters designed by VADParty Expert chose the Centre corporatif Laval X development by Montoni, located alongside Highway 13, to establish its new corporate centre and warehouse. With abundant natural light and high ceilings, the commercial building presented an interesting potential for the creation of a bright and modern work environment enhanced with industrial accents. |
【ADF Web Magazine】“Binary Spectrum” an Art Installation Designed by Dubbeldam Architecture + DesignFor the lobby atrium of one of these new buildings on King Street in downtown Kitchener, Canada, Dubbeldam Architecture + Design designed Binary Spectrum, a site-specific installation that draws ideas from the region's rich history of manufacturing and its transformation into an emerging technology hub. The three-story-high installation consists of 8,000 coloured discs of varying diameters suspended from 650 wire cables. |
【ADF Web Magazine】SOUR and Seoinn Design Group designed Chimneys Are the New “Sexy” in South KoreaThe Metropolitan City of Incheon, together with the Housing and City Development Corporation, organized an international competition for the new Geomdan Museum Library Cultural Complex. Among 75 entries from around the world that responded to the open call, SOUR, in collaboration with Seoinn Design Group, was selected among the Final 5 to present for the second stage of evaluations in front of an international jury |
Meet Nail Flag Store by 8877 InteriorsMEET NAIL is a high-end chain nail brand store. The site is located in Shanghai along the Xuhui Riverside. The basement floor serves as the outdoor setting, and there is not much lighting. As a result, the initial design concept was to "borrow light" from diverse angles as much as possible to enhance the amount of indoor light. |
Songyun Villa by Bob Chen Design OfficeSituated in the bustling downtown of Changzhou, the hundred-year old Songyun Villa has now been opened to public after renovation. While remaining the original architectural style, an exquisite and deluxe restaurant has been built in the courtyard. The restaurant features the functional spaces for dining, high-end banquet, wine tasting, tea drinking and courtyard leisure, with 15 boxes of various sizes and one big dining hall. |
【ADF Web Magazine】“mum” project changes course and embraces the uncontrollable nature of ocean plasticsProduct Designer Virginia Alluzzi introduces the architectural design studio behind the "mum" project. This studio is a sustainable start-up from Japan that aims to re-evaluate marine pollution. In a world where marine plastics have become part of the environment, this project presents marine plastics as natural materials by accepting the materials as they are. |
【ADF Web Magazine】Residential Renovation Project “Harty House” Designed by Atelier SUNHarty House, an oasis in the suburbs, is a renovation project by Toronto design firm Atelier SUN. The design masters the challenge of transforming a prefabricated house into a minimalist and serene living space. |