Located at the mysterious North Latitude 18°, LingShui in Hainan conceals a continuous 500-year-old historical and cultural heritage. The Tanka Families living here make their livelihood from the sea, considering the sea as their home.
Organizer
AIM International Design Competition (http://aim-competition.com/portal/aim/home#aim-majorCompetition)
Category
Competition Announcement (Built Projects & Masterplans)
Eligibility
Open to all designers and architects globally
Register
http://www.aki.com.cn/lshsymcx?l=en
Awards & Prizes
(The prize money is all pre-tax.); Track A: Upgrading and Renovation of Fishing Row Dwellings. 100000RMB Award for Overall Enhancement of Fishing Rows Dwellings: 1 Winner. 50000RMB Award for Low-Carbon Technological Design of Fishing Rows: 1 Winner. 20000RMB Award for Fishing Row Modular System Integration: 3 Winners. Track B: Public Space Design; 100000RMB Award for Overall Fishing Row Community Development Design: 1 Winner. 50000RMB Award for Sustainable Eco-Friendly Fishing Row Design: 1 Winner. 20000RMB Award for Fishing Row Public Space Design: 3 Winners. 5000RMB Most Popular Award: 1 Winner.
Entries deadline
November 06, 2023 08:00 PM
Venue
LingShui, Hainan, China
Step into the future of architectural wonder as we explore this breathtaking landscape. Here, a visionary design transforms the land, where floating roof forms seem to defy gravity, creating a mesmerizing visual spectacle.
Architecture firm
Green Clay Architecture
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Khatereh Bakhtyari
Visualization
Khatereh Bakhtyari
Typology
Residential › House
Nestled within a challenging sandy site, complete with its own valley, this coastal residence was born to take full advantage of its bayside location. The approach undertaken was to craft an open-ended, carved box that delicately framed the mesmerizing sea views.
Architecture firm
Di Bartolo Architects
Location
Mornington Peninsula, Australia
Principal architect
Marco Di Bartolo
Civil engineer
Shackelford Consulting Engineers
Structural engineer
Shackelford Consulting Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Hydronic heating, Solar Panels, Double Glazing, North Facing
Supervision
Builder / Architect
Construction
Builtec Builders Pty Ltd
Material
Concrete & Glass
Typology
Residential › Modern Single Family Home
This house, built in 1945, belongs to the historic center of Ílhavo. It is isolates, has two fronts and is built with raw earth bricks, a vernacular material typical from this region of the country. It is a beautiful example of the architectural style Português Suave, where the rigorous use of the defining elements of this movement are notorious.
Project name
Casa dos anos 40
Architecture firm
Frari - architecture network
Location
Ílhavo, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Maria Fradinho
Collaborators
Ana Soares, Ana Rita Gomes
Structural engineer
Pedro Tavares
Supervision
Pedro Tavares
Construction
Antero Santos & Santos
Material
Brick, wood, glass
Typology
Residential › House
“Tetra Food Hall” is a three-level commercial building with the area of 600 m². It’s located on Kianabad Street in Ahvaz with different functions such as café, restaurant and pastry bakery. The building was previously covered with a flat stone façade without any architectural values neighboring mostly tall brick buildings. Thus, the client proposed...
Project name
Tetra Food Hall
Architecture firm
OJAN Design Studio
Location
Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran
Photography
M.H.Hamzehlouei
Principal architect
Ojan Salimi, Dena Khaksar
Design team
Sepas Haghighi, Fereidoun Poortavackoli
Interior design
Ojan Salimi, Dena Khaksar
Structural engineer
Ramin Khademi Fard
Environmental & MEP
Ali Mirzavand
Construction
Ramin Khademi Fard
Landscape
Ojan Salimi, Dena Khaksar
Supervision
OJAN Design Studio
Material
Brick, Concrete, Glass, Metal
Visualization
OJAN Design Studio
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-Ray, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator
Typology
Hospitality › Café & Restaurant
The project is an outsider that seeks to acknowledge and convey its dominant architectural idea, influencing the city's character. The project consists of a family apartment, and our focus was on creating semi-open spaces, activating them, and ensuring privacy in the innermost parts of the micro-spaces. Each of these micro-spaces serves as a habita...
Architecture firm
Mohat Office
Photography
Parham Taghioff
Principal architect
Mohammad Hadianpour, Reza Mansouri
Design team
Mohammad Hadianpour, Reza Mansouri
Collaborators
Katayoun Kazemi
Interior design
Mohammad Hadianpour
Environmental & MEP engineering
Meysam Aziziyan
Civil engineer
Aliehsan Javadiniya
Structural engineer
Aliehsan Javadiniya
Construction
Shahram Mami
Visualization
Mohammad Hadianpour
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Revit
Typology
Residential › Apartment
At the heart of Tromsø lies an unmissable attraction—the Astronomical Center and Aurora Observatory. Positioned along Tromsø's picturesque waters, this architectural marvel is built on a concrete coastal platform, mirroring the essence of the surrounding environment, particularly the snowy hills.
Project name
Tromsø's Astronomical Center and Aurora Observatory
Architecture firm
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Location
Tromsø, Northern Norway
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Visualization
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Astronomical Center & Observatory
A 14,000 square foot office remodel reimagines a century-old space in an iconic Seattle neighborhood. Substantial, a digital design studio, moved into a 100-year-old building in the heart of Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Principal architect
Jon Gentry, Aimée O’Carroll
Design team
Jon Gentry, Aimée O’Carroll
Construction
Crossgrain and Dolan Built
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Located in one of the most exclusive residential buildings in the west of Mexico City, Ventanas Apartment emerges as a residential interior design proposal conceived under a rigorous analysis of the needs and objectives of the user, as well as natural and artificial lighting. The 420 square-meter apartment was intervened as a white canvas to create...
Project name
Ventanas Apartment
Architecture firm
Taller David Dana
Location
Bosques de las Lomas, Mexico City, Mexico
Photography
MAVIX (Hugo Tirso, Raúl Hernández)
Principal architect
David Dana Cohen
Environmental & MEP engineering
Landscape
Taller de Paisaje Entorno
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Nestled on the enchanting shores of the Persian Gulf, this stunning villa house brings to life the timeless architectural style of Frank Lloyd Wright.
Project name
House by the sea
Architecture firm
Four Architectural Design
Location
The coast of the Persian Gulf
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Niknam Parhizkari
Visualization
Niknam Parhizkari
Typology
Residential › Villa
