Zaha Hadid Architects announced winner of the design competition to build Phase II of the International Exhibition Centre in Beijing. As the cultural, academic and civic centre of China, Beijing has also developed into one of the world’s centres of communication and scientific research.
Project name
Beijing’s International Exhibition Centre, China
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
Patrik Schumacher, Eduardo Camarena, Enoch Kolo, Che-Hung Chien, Felix Amiss, Genci Sulo, I-Chun Lin, Jiaxing Lu, Juan Liu, Mariana Custodio dos Santos, Meng Zhao, Michael On, Nastasja Mitrovic, Nicolas Tornero, Ying Xia, Zheng Xu
Visualization
Atchain, Slashcube, Brick Visual
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max , V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Cultural › Exhibition
Overlooking the Atlantic Seaboard in Bantry Bay, Horizon Villa boasts the perfect balance between luxury and comfort. The property had an existing house, which totally under-utilized the site’s fantastic characteristics.
Project name
Horizon Villa
Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Design team
Stefan Antoni, Philip Olmesdahl, Mark Rielly, Gina Leinberger
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Typology
Residential › House
Sophia Michopoulou: Augmented reality as an intuitive tool for construction. This proposal aims to use augmented reality (AR) technology as a tool for construction, engaging and guiding the community through the building process.
Project name
Collaborative Nest
Architecture firm
Sophia Michopoulou & Foteini Bouliari
Location
Marsassoum, Sédhiou, Senegal (Coordinates:12°49’52.2”N 15°58’37.4”W)
Principal architect
Sophia Michopoulou & Foteini Bouliari
Design team
Sophia Michopoulou & Foteini Bouliari
Visualization
Sophia Michopoulou & Foteini Bouliari
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, GhPython, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Typology
Educational › Elementary School
Nelson de Araújo Design: Sauvage, the french word that means savage. The fear and anger that are taking the world during the COVID-19 pandemic are turning us into savages.
Architecture firm
Nelson de Araújo Design
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max , Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Nelson de Araújo
Visualization
Nelson de Araújo Design
Martin Duplantier Architectes: The landscape is baroque. Unique. Breathtaking. It is world heritage site. The mountains rise like nimble fingers towards the sky. The vegetation, against all odds, has managed to grow on this invincible rock. Faced with this topographical spectacle, all are left astounded.
Architecture firm
Martin Duplantier Architectes
Location
Zhangjiajie Shi, Hunan Province, China
Design team
Martin Duplantier Architectes, Daqian Landscape Architects
Status
Ongoing (unbuilt, winning-project)
Typology
Urban and landscape design
Karv One Design: The design started with studying the unique regional cultural memory of Huadiwan followed by extracting and deriving the flower-themed IP for the project.
Project name
The Florescence
Interior design
Karv One Design
Location
Guangzhou, China
Photography
Jack Qin, Jimmy He, King Ou
Principal designer
Kyle Chan
Design team
Kyle Chan, Jacky Wan, Ally So, Derek Ng, Jimmy Ho, Yujie Peng, Amber Ho, Reeta Wu, Kennys Tseng, Bruce Lee, Samuel Wan, Lou Lu
Material
Tarrazzo flooring ; Stainless steel ; Grey Marble ; Wood veneer ; Bamboo feature ; Blue fabric ; Lighting consultant
Typology
Cultural › Exhibition Hall
Zaha Hadid Architects: Construction works are progressing on the site of the Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre. The steel structure of its lattice roof canopy has now been installed over two of the centre’s four cultural venues.
Project name
Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects
Principal architect
Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher
Design team
Armando Bussey, Marius Cernica, Grace Chung, Nelli Denisova, Xuexin Duan, Kaloyan Erevinov, Nassim Eshaghi, Kate Hunter, Yang Jingwen, Reza Karimi, Ben Kikkawa, Lydia Kim, Julian Lin, Mei-Ling Lin, Valeria Mazzilli, Sareh Mirseyed Nazari, Massimo Napoleoni, Yevgeniya Pozigun, Cao Qi, Qiuyu Zhao, Aurora Santana, Hannes Schafelner, Michael Sims, Patrik Schumacher, Sharan Sundar, Maria Touloupou, Chao Wei, Charles Walker
Interior design
Shenzhen Z&F Culture Construction
Landscape
Beijing Institute of Architecture & Design (South China Centre)
Lighting
Shenzhen Global Lighting Technology
Visualization
Minmud, Slashcube, Methanoia
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max , V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Status
Under construction
Typology
Cultural › Arts Center
Shomali Design Studio: Sloping roofs can form the whole design, we paid attention to this feature, then started to design a holiday house in the middle of the jungle.
Architecture firm
Shomali Design Studio
Location
Masal, Gilan, Iran
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop, Lumion, Adobe After Effects
Principal architect
Yaser Rashid Shomali & Yasin Rashid Shomali
Design team
Yaser Rashid Shomali & Yasin Rashid Shomali
Visualization
Yaser Rashid Shomali & Yasin Rashid Shomali
Typology
Residential › House
SAOTA and ARRCC, together with ADMARES, a world leader in alternative real estate, announces their collaboration to create an exclusive high-end floating villa line to be made available to clients worldwide during 2021.
Anthony Authié, founder of Zyva studio and Charlottz Taylor, founder of Maison de Sable presents their second collaboration, « Neo-Chemosphere », a dreamlike project homage to John Lautner who design in 1960 a crazy alien spaceship house in Los Angeles.
Project name
Neo-Chemosphere
Architecture firm
Zyva studio, Maison de Sable
Location
Massif des Calanques, Marseille, France
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max , V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Anthony Authié, Charlottz Taylor
Design team
Anthony Authié, Charlottz Taylor
Visualization
Zyva studio, Maison de Sable
Typology
Residential › House
