You might be surprised by this, but the days of shopping in stores are long from over-, in fact, they’re experiencing a renaissance, and are creating a whole new type of design and experience to bring consumers back through the doors. The rise of e-commerce and the pause caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have served as a perfect catalyst for creating a whole new type of experience through unique design features, technological advancements, and customization that will revitalize physical stores in the future.
UNIQLO TOKYO Store / Herzog & de Meuron
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Architects: Herzog & de Meuron
- Area: 23059 m²
- Year: 2020
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Professionals: Aron Lorincz, Hibino Chromatek Div., Nomura Co.Ltd., Takenaka Corporation, tha
On The Water House / Nikken Sekkei
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Architects: Nikken Sekkei
- Area: 640 m²
- Year: 2015
Nine Hours Capsule Hotel / Naruse Inokuma Architects
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Architects: Naruse Inokuma Architects
- Area: 994 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Cera Trading, Koizumi, LIXIL , Magis, ModuleX, +2
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Professionals: Hiromura Design Office, Modulex Inc.
Best Houses of 2019
More than 5.000 architecture projects were published in ArchDaily this year. Year after year, we curate hundreds of residential projects, and as we know our readers love houses, we compiled a selection of the most visited residential projects published on the site.
Set in various locations around the world, in urban, rural, mountain and beach landscapes; a variety of structural designs, from traditional masonry to the most technological prefabricated systems; from small dwellings to large houses and materials such as concrete, wood, and bricks as the most used. We also found their design and typology solutions were very much aligned with their specific settings and all of them share a strong dialogue between the house and nature, whether it is its direct surroundings or the introduction of green into a more condensed urban setting.
This selection of 50 houses highlights the most visited examples during these twelve months and, according to our readers, were the most attractive in innovation, construction techniques, and design challenges. Check them out below:
Fire Doors: How to Incorporate Them Into an Architecture Project
Fire doors are doors that meet fire resistance standards and can prevent fire (or smoke) from spreading through the floors or living spaces of a building, allowing people to evacuate safely from a fire.
Spotlight: Herzog & de Meuron
Led by Jacques Herzog (born 19 April 1950) and Pierre de Meuron (born 8 May 1950), most descriptions of Herzog & de Meuron projects are almost paradoxical: in one paragraph they will be praised for their dedication to tradition and vernacular forms, in the next for their thoroughly modern innovation. However, in the hands of Herzog & de Meuron this is no paradox, as the internationally renowned architectural duo combine tradition and innovation in such a way that the two elements actually enhance each other.
Offices and Workplaces: Examples in Plan
The functional distribution plays a fundamental role in the contemporary design of offices and places for work. The study of the architecture plan shows an interesting form of approach; not only allows for proper logistics and circulation but find efficient variations and innovations that will enable better workspaces that adapt to the current needs.
We have selected more than 50 plans of projects that will inspire you, recognizing the different ways in which architects have faced the challenge to design offices, in all different scale ranges.
MARLMARL Sanjo-Street Kyoto / Atsushi Suzuki / TANSEISHA
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Architects: Atsushi Suzuki / TANSEISHA
- Area: 70 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Koizumi, Sugatsune Kogyo, Timber Crew
The House with Plants / KamakuraStudio
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Architects: KamakuraStudio
- Area: 95 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Hirata TILE, Panasonic, Sanwa
ºC (Do-C) Ebisu / Schemata Architects
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Architects: Schemata Architects
- Area: 726163 m²
- Year: 2017
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Professionals: Zycc, Thermarivm, DAIDOPolymer, OKAMURA CORPORATION, KOTOBUKI SEATING CO.LTD
HULIC & New Shibuya / ETHNOS
GINZA LOFT / Schemata Architects
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Architects: Schemata Architects
- Area: 3306 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Nippon Paint, Rock Paint, Washin Chemical Industry
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Professionals: OKAMURA CORPORATION, BPA Co.Ltd.
Ginza Place / Klein Dytham architecture + TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers
- Area: 7350 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Colour Kinetics Japan, FUJITEC, Fuji Sash, Nissan
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Professionals: SIRIUS LIGHTING OFFICE, Taisei Corporation
A Sake Brewery Addition / a-um
The 14 Stories Behind the 2016 Building of the Year Award Winners
Last week, ArchDaily unveiled the 14 winners of this year’s Building of the Year award. Selected by ArchDaily readers from a pool of over 3,000 candidates, these 14 projects represent the best designs published by ArchDaily in the past year, as determined by an unbiased network of 55,000 voters who took part - each of them a judge in one of the world's most democratic architecture awards.
Representing a diverse field of architects, locations and project types, each design has a very different story about how it came into being, how its design responds to its context, how it fits into an architect's oeuvre, or what it says about the direction which architecture is traveling in. But despite the many different types of story represented, each of the stories behind the Building of the Year winners is a fascinating architectural tale. Here are those 14 stories.