Design Articles

Niko Kapa

Bioclimatic Pergola

Saturday, 28 September 2024

Arc

Functionality defines the aesthetics, using new techniques to reinterpret eternal themes in an attempt to synthesize spatial quality through specific architectural gestures. Open to the elements, external space is protected by a canopy that creates a microclimate. Combining modern design with simplicity of shape, curves and crisp lines define a layout adjusting elegantly into any architectural context while permitting occupants to enjoy outdoor spaces regardless of weather conditions all year round.

Danne Ojeda

Type Design

Friday, 27 September 2024

A Garden for All

This project is an educational project. It was an assignment on Typography Design given to tertiary education students from the School of Art, Design and Media, NTU, Singapore. The assignment was for each student to design Drop Caps as a font family. The outcome was multiple font families created by students and inspired on the flora, fauna, and unique features of the Singapore Botanic Gardens. From this, the best Drop Caps were printed in the book A Garden For All, published by the editorial Epigram Books in Singapore.

Shigetaka Mohizuki

Shrine

Thursday, 26 September 2024

Hoshino Jinja

It is an innovative approach that combines old and new technologies, such as the traditional Japanese traditional construction method that does not use any metal fittings, Ishiba-building and limit strength calculation based on modern structural analysis. The design, composed of horizontal and vertical lines, is highly aesthetic and has been described as attractive structural beauty based on the unique Japanese sense of beauty.

Oliver Schütte

Residential

Wednesday, 25 September 2024

Black House

The Black House forms part of the modular No Footprint House series. The climate responsive designs of the project are based on passive strategies such as site specific positioning and the use of natural resources for cross ventilation, solar shading and energy production, as well as rainwater harvesting and biological water filtration. Industrial construction techniques create a high level of efficiency that can be delivered to any target location, combined with locally harvested and renewable materials to promote integral sustainability and regenerative development for the built environment.

Zhaocheng He

Cultural and Creative Design

Tuesday, 24 September 2024

Six Pandas

The brand logo extracts the cute and honest appearance of pandas in its design, using overlapping and shared techniques. Three pandas, either lying or sitting, form six complete pandas through the flexion and extension of their legs and feet. The logo graphics have been continuously arranged in multiple ways and transformed into exclusive patterns for the six panda brands. Fashionable product design, loved and purchased by consumers.

SunEdge PV Technology Co., Ltd

Sustainable Social Building

Monday, 23 September 2024

The Sun House

The Sun House, with its geometrically bevelled exterior, is an Organic Architecture that combines solar power, green technology and symbiosis with the environment. The building's facade is dominated by solar panels, and the bevelled form is used to obtain a large amount of light and achieve better energy generating. The building is designed using environmentally friendly construction methods and all energy is reused through various recycling systems.