Shanghai Oriental Pearl Tower

The view of standing on a glass floor!

 

Vertical Courtyard Apartment In China

Courtyard houses can be found in most traditional Chinese cities. The courtyard ensures adequate lighting and ventilation as it brings in nature into the inner core of a house. It is also an element that ensures good Feng Shui is captured within the house. 

By stacking the courtyard houses concept vertically, the Chinese are exploring new type of architecture that may change the way of life of its people. However, this concept only works best at one level, when you have multiple layers on top of another, natural lighting will always be compromised to the lower level. It will take a few more experiments to make this concept work to suit the high rise living of modern China.

The Elegant Sheraton Huzhou Hot Spring Resort

Location: Huzhou, China

Architect: MAD Architects

For decades this type of architecture has remain on the drawing boards of students and budding architects. They were often perceived as mere daydreams of the architects and will never be materialized. This building proves that as long as architects are brave enough to dream big, anything is possible!

Pure Fantasy Or Potential Solution

Location: Shenzhen, China

Architect: Callebaut Architectures

With our earth facing global warming effects that is certainly going to affect the lives of our next generation; will this proposal be the answer to save our planet or remain simply as the wildest dream of the architect?