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• Architects

  Claudia Haguiara Arquitetura

• Location

  Trancoso, Brazil

• Team

  Vera Azem

• Area

  700.0 m2

• Project Year

  2016

• Photographs

  Christian Maldonado

Polish practice FAAB Architektura have created a new building for the Pawiak Prison Museum in Warsaw. Formed with a multi-level vertical park, the project is designed on the historic site of the former "Serbia" prison. FAAB's plan utilizes landscape architecture strategies to integrate and mark the layout of the complex within the city. The new structure was made to challenge the consciousness of visitors as they confront history itself.

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• Architects

  Studio Cadena

• Location

  Bogota, Colombia

• Lead Architects

  Benjamin Cadena, Studio Cadena

• Area

  7500.0 ft2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Naho Kubota, Benjamin Cadena, Ambiente Familiar

Carlo Ratti Associati has teamed up with Makr Shakr, the world’s leading producer of robotic bartending systems, to design a driverless robotic bar which “aims to propose new on-demand ways to enjoy leisure in cities.” GUIDO (Italian for “I drive”) features two mechanical arms with the ability to precisely prepare and serve drinks in seconds, mounted atop an autonomous vehicular platform.

Self-driving technology allows GUIDO to weave through the built environment, responding to bookings from a customer app. As orders are placed through the app, GUIDO sources the cocktail’s components from bottles stored on the counter, and prepares the drink on site. GUIDO’s system also performs ID age verification and supports paying via mobile phone.

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• Architects

  Powerhouse Company

• Location

  Amsterdam, The Netherlands

• Partners in Charge

  Paul Stavert, Nanne de Ru

• Team

  Nanne de Ru, Paul Stavert, Ard Jan Lootens, Erwin van Strien, Gert Ververs, Joppe Kusters, Max Tala Nossin, Mitchel Veloo, Nolly Vos, Stefan de Meijer, Alex Niemantsverdriet, Amber Peters, Helena Tse, Jeffrey Ouwens, Luca Piattelli, Luke Vermeulen, Máté Molnár, Maud Gossink, Murtada Al-Kaabi, Paul Rikken, Pim Haring, Ruben van der Spek, Undine Kimmel

• Area

  27000.0 m2

• Photographs

  Egbert de Boer, Ossip van Duivenbode, Jeroen Musch

A team of Danish designers and architects have won the competition to design seven new landmarks for Amager Nature Park near Copenhagen City Centre. ADEPT, Møller & Grønborg, SNC-Lavalin Atkins and BARK Rådgivning submitted a proposal for a series of structures featuring wooden roof forms around outdoor activities and experiences. The new landmarks are designed to create a holistic experience of the urban nature reserve and contribute to the park’s future growth.

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• Architects

  Adamo Faiden

• Location

  Bonpland 2169, C1425FWA CABA, Argentina

• Author Architects

  Sebastián Adamo, Marcelo Faiden

• Collaborator Architects

  Paula Araujo Varas, Ezequiel Estepo, Marcos Altgelt, Martinica De Barba

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Javier Agustín Rojas

Although the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), south of Mexico City, is home to the well-known O’Gorman murals, it is, in fact, the campus itself, that is quite intriguing. Walking through UNAM, individuals find themselves in an architectural display of modernist buildings that date back 70 years, along with open courtyards, hidden walkways, and pavilions. Uniquely, the campus buildings have a little bit of everything: bold geometry, openness, abstraction, humanistic design, permeability with nature, decaying masonry walls, local lava rocks used as walls, and pavers throughout the campus.

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As mentioned in our previous article on retail stores under 100 square meters, the spatial distribution of commercial spaces is a determinant for its success. Not only does it address adequate logistics and the circulation of customers, but the variations and innovations that will enable a more efficient and original space.

Below, we've selected projects from our site, with their plan and section, that can help inspire your next project.

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• Architects

  Compagnie O Architects

• Location

  Belgium

• Lead Architects

  Joke Vermeulen & Francis Catteeuw

• Area

  310.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Tim Van De Velde

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• Architects

  Miguel Marcelino

• Location

  Outão, Portugal

• Area

  4090.29 tt2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Archive Miguel Marcelino

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• Architects

  TRACKS

• Location

  77930 Perthes, France

• Lead Architects

  Moïse Boucherie

• Area

  1028.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Guillaume Amat

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• Architects

  ELASTICOSPA+3

• Location

  San Quirino, Italy

• Lead Architects

  Stefano Pujatti

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Elisabetta Crovato, Mattia Balsamini

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• Architects

  GENETO

• Location

  Osaka, Japan

• Lead Architects

  Koji Yamanaka, Yuji Yamanaka, Asako Yamashita, Mitsuteru Nakada, Shizuka Yoshimatsu

• Area

  81.5 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Yasutake Kondo

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• Architects

  SZA

• Location

  Xizhimen, Beijing, China

• Lead Architects

  Zhe Wang

• Design Team

  Wei Shi, Zewei Wen, Meilin Wang,g Yan Zhan, Qi Han, Wei Hong

• Area

  11500.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Weiqi Jin

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• Architects

  JMY architects

• Location

  Geumjeong-gu, South Korea

• Lead Architects

  Jaemin Yoon / Seongmin Lee, JMY architects

• Design Team

  Hyejin Park

• Area

  171.36 m2

• Project Year

  2016

• Photographs

  Joonhwan Yoon

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• Architects

  LWK + PARTNERS

• Location

  Southeast side of Chongqing Central Park, Chongqing, China

• Area

  420000.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Guanhong Chen