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Patina Maldives Hotel

Patina Maldives

Patina Maldives is a hotel resort located on an island in the Maldives. The design covers a built area of 34,500 square meters and includes every element, from the masterplan to the light pendants. Wooden structures allow a cleaner and faster construction. Natural materials such as stone, sticks and fibers are used throughout. The buildings are low and visually permeable, so the architectural lines do not break the horizon. Spaces are arranged from private to public, and open air areas connect interior and exterior. The architecture stays quiet so that nature remains the main focus.

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Seaside Town Urban Design

Seaside Town

The Seaside Town project is defined by five types of villas, each of which has its own characteristics that distinguish it from the others. But at the same time, the idea and physical program follows almost the same principles. With the help of each volume orientation, all villas benefit from views of both the city and the sea. As for privacy matters based on the location and culture the site provides, it was required to make sure each building and its views will not hurt other villas’ privacies or views, the buildings are close to each other by only one elevation that does not have any doors.

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Jade Villa Three Dimensional Eco-House

Jade Villa

Jade Villa is a residential complex designed as a three dimensional eco house. The project takes inspiration from the landscape of Wu Hu and places a hanging garden along the east west axis, giving each unit a private garden with a storey height of 6.2 metres. High performance concrete and low polluting building materials are used. A rainwater harvesting system, green vegetation and a rain garden support ecological restoration. Open transitional spaces link interior and exterior areas and encourage contact between neighbours. The interior layout is adjustable for flexible use of space.

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Feng Yong Chao Yang Residential Community

Feng Yong Chao Yang

GD has crafted a serene secluded garden like community in the old city of Hangzhou. Rooted in the local context, the project redefines a contemporary lifestyle. The iconic building facades, adorned with full-glass curtain walls, evoke the image of a clear lake cascading from the sky, inviting residents to embark on a beautiful journey of discovery and everyday living. The master plan design prioritizes the internal spatial experience within the community, aiming to create a secluded garden style community in the city, offering a natural and serene retreat in a diverse urban environment.

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Zhuhai Shizimen CBD Phase 1

Zhuhai Shizimen

Zhuhai Shizimen is a mixed-use development located in the Shizimen District of Zhuhai, China. The complex covers a site area of 203,000 square metres and includes an office and hotel tower, a serviced apartment tower, a hotel tower, an exhibition and convention centre, a theatre and an opera house. Zhuhai Centre, the main tower, rises 330 metres and is the tallest building in the city. The design was inspired by the link between the site and the water and by the description of Zhuhai as a city of romance. The convention centre is shaped as a ribbon along the water's edge.

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Huafa Jinjiang Manor Residential Development

Huafa Jinjiang Manor

Huafa Jinjiang Manor is a residential development in Sansheng Town, Jinjiang District, Chengdu, China. The design creates a hidden elevated courtyard within an urban district. Residential spaces are arranged in multiple layers along the central axis of the site, following a natural landform that is high in the north and low in the south. A layered, barracks-style arrangement brings natural light into each unit and keeps a close relationship with the landscape. The site covers 37,303 square meters, with a floor area of 55,955 square meters and 626 residential units.

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Urban Pastoral Affordable Rental Houses

Urban Pastoral

This design takes into consideration the need for affordable rental housing in Shanghai, the impact of epidemics, and China's carbon reduction policies. The designer creates a community vegetable plantation within the settlement and small vegetable gardens on the roofs of buildings of different heights. Together, they form a multi-level growing system that provides safe and easily accessible food for residents. Additionally, each floor of the building has a public space that encourages neighborhood interaction and serves as a service place for emergency medical control during epidemics.

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Greenland Bund Centre Mixed Use Complex

Greenland Bund Centre

Greenland Bund Centre is a mixed-use complex on the South Bund of Shanghai. The site covers 126,700 square meters, with a total construction area of 1.2 million square meters. Class A office towers, residential buildings, retail areas, cultural venues and public spaces are combined with preserved historic structures. Small-scale buildings and pedestrian routes relate the complex to the nearby old town. An east-west landscape axis and a north-south cultural axis link the riverside with the surrounding neighborhood.

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Baoshan U World Mixed Use

Baoshan U World

Baoshan U World is a mixed use development in a suburban district of Shanghai. The layout uses a permeable perimeter block. Continuous facades along the city roads define an active public sidewalk, while several paths and small plazas lead into a central courtyard. The porous plan improves visual links to the nearby riverfront greenery. Community facilities and entertainment venues occupy the ground floor to keep the streets lively. Creative offices and apartments sit along the sides and surround a community service building that serves as a social and fitness hub.

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Hepalink Industrial Park

Hepalink

Hepalink is an industrial park designed for biopharmaceutical research, development and manufacturing in Pingshan District, Shenzhen. The park includes production factories, research offices, staff dormitories and supporting commercial facilities. The phase IV construction covers a land area of 27,822.03 square meters and a total building area of 81,874.43 square meters. Modular column grids and standardized floor heights are used, and space is reserved for water, electrical and wind equipment. The reserved capacity allows future adaptation to new functions.

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Glorieta Insurgentes Tower

Glorieta Insurgentes

Glorieta Insurgentes is an office tower located on a roundabout that connects two major avenues in Mexico City. The tower rises 120 meters over 26 levels above ground and offers a total area of 60,000 square meters. The semicircular form follows the shape of the roundabout. Facilities include a triple height lobby, 18 office floors, a double height multipurpose hall for 800 people with retractable bleachers, and two roof gardens. Double glazed low emissivity curtain walls, solar panels and automated lighting and shading systems reduce energy and water use.

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The Miao-style Town Commercial

The Miao-style Town

The Miao Style Town is a cultural tourism and commercial town located in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, Liuzhou. The project covers an area of about 210,000 square meters. The design is guided by the idea of sustainable development and balances ecological, social and economic aims for long-term benefit. Existing rivers, slopes and terrain are used to reduce earthwork. Architectural elements drawn from Miao totems, costumes and traditional buildings shape three commercial streets, courtyards and stilted guesthouses. Pedestrian routes are separated from vehicle routes.

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