An underground Polish museum with a ground level rooftop that hosts public activities; a shelter for the victims of domestic violence in Israel; a series of beach hut-style tree houses in Singapore that educates the public about waste pollution – here are some of the winners of this year’s World Architecture Festival.
A skyscraper defined by a massive vertical garden, mass housing of futuristic forms, and repurposed heritage monuments – here are some of the Singapore-based projects that made it to the prestigious World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards shortlist this year.
Last November, Spark Architects excited Beijing’s architecture scene by commencing construction of its design for the capital’s developing mixed-use development site in Daxing; and it proudly unveils the first landmark within the area – the Vanke-Shoukai Daxi Sales Gallery, reports Ren Wan.
SPARK’s eye-catching ‘pleated’ and ‘woven’ facade in this mixed-use development resolves a variety of practical issues whilst referencing the textile market that formerly operated on the site.
Spark dreams up a future scenario for Singapore – one where self-sustaining food centres will float on water, drawing all the energy they need from the sun.
Spark dreams up a future scenario for Singapore – one where self-sustaining hawker centres will float on water, drawing all the energy they need from the sun.