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Source: Christos Papantoniou archdaily.com

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Loukas Residence, Emba, Paphos, Cyprus, 2008 designed by Vardastudio Architects & Designers

This residence is a round shaped fair face concrete building, with a semi detached rectangle entrance. The long narrow windows following the form of the structure look out to the wrapped back yard with the timber floors and semicircle swimming pool. -- ArchDaily

Source: Takeshi Hirobe Architects archdaily.com

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Seashore Shell House, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, 2008 designed by Takeshi Hirobe Architects

We decided to go with the idea of obstructing the disturbing view and framing the beautiful view towards the sea and the sky at the same time. We experimented with various types of courtyard style structure in order to find a way to frame the sea and the sky. And we eventually came up with this shelter-like structure. It is composed of a sequence of structural members that wraps around the void space in middle, without any wall or roof. -- ArchDaily

Source: J.J. Pan & Partners archdaily.com

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Ring Celestial Bliss, Hsinchu City, Taiwan, 2013 designed by J.J. Pan & Partners

The Lantern Festival is the last of the series of spring festivals that celebrate the Chinese New Year (Feb. 9 ~24, 2013). During this time, people come together to offer good wishes and pray for more blessings in the coming year. From the outside, the lantern appears as a glowing object hovering in the night, a feat achieved through the special design of the steel structure.When standing inside the lantern, one is surrounded by a ring of ever-moving projected images produced by the latest projection technology and LED lighting, which serve as a metaphor for nature’s endless cycle of life and inspires prayers for the future. -- ArchDaily