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Gillies Hall – Monash University: Australia’s Largest Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) Building for New Student Accommodation

In order to achieve Passive House Certification, this Australia’s largest cross-laminated timber (CLT) building is designed with some CLT panels to halve the embodied carbon amount. It works better than typical concrete construction in a building. This way also can help the Monash University in achieving its target of “net-zero” carbon by 2030.

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Site of the Former Montrouge Train Station: Construction of Three Separate Buildings and the Former Montrouge Station in Paris

Stands on rue Coulmiers and rises in an eight-story tower, the building is distinguished by some projecting windows. Those windows seem to have been there for a long time randomly. It is also used as a solution for the second volume of the building which is different from its bronze color and its small size from its neighbor.

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Gonzague Saint Bris Social and Cultural Center: A New Social and Cultural Center with Two Distinct Building Blocks

The two buildings of Gonzague Saint Bris Social and Cultural Center are almost identical and also designed from the same archetype with the Norman habitat and imposing terracotta roofs. With the L arrangement around the square which is also symmetrical, the building volumes combined the coating of a textured tile (Terreal) and a larch-glued laminated framework consists of large porticos 8m in span.

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Youth House and House of Associations: A Storage Shed Rehabilitation with A Metal Frame

The volume of Youth House and House of Associations is divided into two levels. This separation is done by adding a collaboration of a mezzanine floor. Each program of this building design has its own floor. The youth home is located on the ground floor while the home of associations can be found on the first level of the building. Each of them also has an entrance on one of some gables.

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Yagan Square: A Local Project of Major Investment with A Clear Cultural Design Idea

The design concepts of the architecture in this project can respond to the imperative for this site to be welcoming and inclusive. Yagan Square also becomes an active cultural and civic destination that represents the diversity of broader Western Australia and local Perth region. The convergence ideas for this project include indigenous and non-indigenous people, narratives, tracks, and geologies.

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City Beach Residential College Addition: New Design Spaces for Gifted High School Students

The building design revolves around the passive surveillance pinwheel from the main reception area. With some different spaces, the design can embrace the ocean distant views, the city, bold park, and intimate views of a ficus tree and the courtyard. With large glass doors and walls, the views around the building also can be seen easily from inside the building.

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UCCA Dune Art Museum: Unique Architecture of Art Museum underneath the Dunes

This museum has a complex three-dimensional geometry from its concrete shell. It is shaped by the local worker’s hand in Qinhuangdao using a formwork made from wood small linear strips and other chosen materials. The architect also retains the imperfect and irregular texture of the formwork, allowing the building’s manual construction traces to be seen and felt clearly.