In August 2021, Wuhan University received the largest donation in its history: 1 billion yuan, from alumni Dongsheng Chen of Taikang Insurance Group. In the same year, WIT Design & Research completed a most notable project: the restoration of the former residence of Dong Fureng into a memorial museum, commissioned by the Dong Fureng Foundation, wit...
Project name
The Dong Fureng House Museum
Architecture firm
WIT Design & Research
Photography
Tantan Lei, TOPIA and One Thousand Degree Image
Design team
Gongpu Zhao, Yanli Zhang, Rui Tao, Qianxuan Niu, Xiuwen Xiao, Liang Zhao, Yongcheng Xia，Wenyi Chen
Collaborators
Foundation project management team: Yanfei Tang, Yuan He; Taikang management team: Bin Tang, Shuang Sun, Shanshan Sun, Xiaofu Gao; Copywriting Agency: NARJEELING; Project Planning: Le Brand Strategy Agency
Lighting
PROL Leading Designer: Zhenhua Luo
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Client
Taikang Insurance Group & Dong Fureng Foundation
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Museum
Bureau Fraai designed a luxurious penthouse with panoramic views towards both the seaside and the city centre in a former office building, that had been transformed into a high-end residential building. To maintain the 180-degree views from every spot in the penthouse Bureau Fraai decided to introduce free-standing oak volumes creating an open floo...
Project name
Panorama Penthouse
Architecture firm
Bureau Fraai
Photography
Flare Department
Collaborators
Interior builder: Metnils Interieur Maatwerk; Project furnisher: Bigbrands; Project furnisher: Siersema
Environmental & MEP engineering
Landscape
Garden & Landscape architect: Joost Emmerik
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Construction
Meerland Bouw
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The distinctive feature is a simplicity plus geometricity, which define the space and designate the vector of development of the overall architectural capacity. White is the main color in the interior. It creates a capacity, expand the space and fills it with air. Contrasting dark grey color reinforces the perception of capacity and forms functiona...
Project name
Duplex Apartment
Architecture firm
Pogodin Rogov Group
Photography
Inna Kablukova
Principal architect
Pogodin Dmitry
Design team
Pogodin Dmitry, Rogov Platon
Interior design
Pogodin Dmitry, Rogov Platon
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Tinted plywood, Marmoleum Forbo
Visualization
Pogodin Rogov Group
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Client
Young family with a dog :)
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The home’s design takes inspiration from Japan, emphasizing relationships between inside and outside, and framed views. Spaces shift from cozy intimacy to large open rooms. The entrance is a modest, minimal space featuring framed, wood block prints. Turning and walking through the foyer to the east, the visitor is presented with dramatic views of M...
Architecture firm
Ueda Design Studio
Location
Salem, Oregon, USA
Principal architect
Nahoko Ueda
Interior design
Nahoko Ueda, Ueda Design Studio
Structural engineer
Bykonen Carter Quinn
Landscape
Groundworkshop, GT Landscape Solutions
Construction
Cellar Ridge Construction
Material
cedar siding, fiber cement board, concrete, and steel
Typology
Residential › House
REISARCHITETTURA Workspace is the new atelier for the Italian architecture studio derived from the retrofit of its historic offices within the Villa Querini complex in Montebelluna, Treviso. The project reconfigured the original spaces to create a bright and comfortable workspace with custom-designed furniture in white metal and plywood.
Project name
REISARCHITETTURA Workspace
Architecture firm
REISARCHITETTURA
Location
Montebelluna (Treviso), Italy
Photography
Federico Villa
Principal architect
Nicola Isetta, Paola Rebellato
Design team
Nicola Isetta, Paola Rebellato
Interior design
Nicola Isetta, Paola Rebellato
Tools used
Autodesk Revit
Material
Plywood, White metal, Plaster, Glass, Elm wood
Typology
Commercial, Workspace, Interior Design
An important aspect of the Christian Community Centre of the Brethren Church in Kladno is not only spiritual programmes but also leisure activities for children, youth and adults, care for the people in need, support for people with serious illnesses, the physically disabled or people in crisis situations. The original multi-storey building in a te...
Project name
Brethren Church Christian Community Centre
Architecture firm
QARTA Architektura
Location
Václava Pázdrala 3469, 272 01 Kladno, Czech Republic
Principal architect
David Wittassek, Jiří Řezák
Collaborators
Architecture: Jarin Krouz [QARTA Architektura]. Statics: 4StatiX
Built area
Built-up Area 470 m² Gross Floor Area 470 m² Usable Floor Area 360 m²
Site area
Site area 1 400 m²
Material
Profilit glass – skylight. Brick cladding, 3D brick cladding and brick strips – parts of exterior walls, hall walls. Rough plaster – parts of exterior walls. Precast concrete – hall lintels, portico. Coloured smooth plaster – classrooms. Epoxy screed – floors of the whole building. Mineral bonded wood wool boards – acoustic ceiling in the hall. MDF – wooden ceiling in the hall.
Client
Brethren Church in Kladno
Typology
Religious Architecture, Church
Located on Boulevard Voltaire, this apartment consists of a waiting area, two living rooms, a dining room, a bibliotech, and four bedrooms. The apartment creates a functional and stylish space located against the magnificent view of Paris. In the living room, which opens to the dining room, the modern fireplace, furnished with ceramics in pale past...
Project name
Maison Voltaire
Architecture firm
Therapinterior Architecture & Interior Design
Location
Boulevard Voltaire, Paris, France
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Rhinoceros 3D, SketchUp, V-ray
Visualization
Therapinterior Architecture & Interior Design
Typology
Residential/ Appartment
A tropical apartment situated next to forested areas in Chestnut Nature Park and Upper Peirce Reservoir in Singapore. This personal project was conceptualized and visualized in CGI over a year-long period, and faithfully brought to life over a period of about 3 months. With subtle nature cues, the interior was aimed to feel like an extension of the...
Project name
Chestnut Avenue | Tropics
Location
60 Chestnut Avenue, Singapore
Interior design
Patrick Ng
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max 2021, V-ray 5, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Camera Raw, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Residential/ Appartment
