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The Afterlife Cultural Space

Michel Ghostine Cultural Space Cultural Heritage

The Afterlife

The transformation of the former Cold War bunker into the Peace Center is characterized by a harmonious blend of practicality and symbolism. By incorporating translucent materials and strategic lighting, the space promotes transparency and accessibility, which are essential for peace-building efforts. The combination of historical elements and contemporary design features establishes an environment conducive to introspection and dialogue, signifying a forward-looking shift from a symbol of conflict to a beacon of optimism.

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CoDe Italian Design Museum

Adam D. Tihany and Matteo Vercelloni Italian Design Museum Cultural Heritage

CoDe

CoDe is a design museum located on board a cruise ship. The museum presents 470 exhibits of Italian design from the 1930s to the present, including furnishings, fashion items and everyday objects. CoDe covers 400 square meters in a high traffic area between two entertainment venues. The layout is built around a walking path portal formed by a series of stainless steel arches lit from the inside. Guests can cross the space as a corridor or step aside to view the displays on each side, which encourages repeated visits.

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Hui House Architectural Exhibition Book

ILSA YUMENG LI Architectural Exhibition Book Cultural Heritage

Hui House

The art book depicts Hui style architecture, the unique ancient architectural school, and a fading heritage in China that verifies the cultural integration dated back millennia. Each page showcases comprehensive yet digestible information and when overlaid, they transform into a delicate 3D Hui style panorama to attract a broader audience, unveiling not only architectural details with spatial reference and proportionality but also the misty Hui regional culture landscape.

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Cunda Despot House Hotel

Isil Gencoglu Tasar Hotel Cultural Heritage

Cunda Despot House

Cunda Despot House is a restored historical building in Ayvalik, Turkey, brought back into use as a hotel. The main building and its cistern were repaired with respect for the original materials and construction techniques. Later additions were removed, and old paint and plaster were cleaned. Wooden floors, doors, windows and the staircase were rebuilt in accordance with the originals, and the foundation and structural system were reinforced. The main building holds twenty rooms, while a restaurant, a spa and pools support the hotel function.

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Wudang Mountain Visual Design

Wu Yao Visual Design Cultural Heritage

Wudang Mountain

Wudang Mountain is a visual identity and illustration project created for the Wudang Mountain World Cultural Heritage site in China. The project includes three illustrations, three logo designs, packaging, patterns based on Wudang mythology and local animals, and the interior design of a flagship store. The main logo uses a complex form to reflect the history and solemnity of the site, while the commercial sub-brand uses clean lines. The packaging box measures 18 by 18 centimeters and combines embossing, hot stamping and ultraviolet coating, so details can be seen and felt.

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Aum Campus

Edwin Mintoff Campus Cultural Heritage

Aum

AUM British Building is a university campus created within a 19th century heritage building in Senglea. The building was severely damaged during the Second World War and later fell into disuse. The historic fabric was restored carefully, and the structure was rehabilitated for contemporary use. The campus contains classrooms, laboratories, offices, a library, an internal garden and a cafeteria that remains open to the public. Contemporary materials were chosen to stay visually distinct from the original fabric. Exposed services and riveted steel beams recall the industrial past.

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Gaojia Garden Urban Public Space

DDO design Urban Public Space Cultural Heritage

Gaojia Garden

Gaojia Garden is a tea house and cultural space located in quiet woods by the canal under Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou. The interior covers 1200 square metres and recalls the Republic of China era. A corridor at the entrance combines new and old elements to form an art and culture passage that displays cultural relics and tells the history of the canal. The design preserves original elements of the Nanhua Building and joins them with modern techniques. Stone, cloth, wood, metal and leather are used, and a background wall of layered silk with embroidery marks the foyer.

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Harmony Cultural Learning Space

Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan Cultural Learning Space Cultural Heritage

Harmony

Harmony is a cultural learning space created inside a historic tea factory at National Kuan Hsi Senior High School in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The school was founded in 1924 with an agricultural focus. The renovated area covers 352 square meters. Flexible and modular planning, interdisciplinary collaboration zones, and immersive digital media support situational teaching. Old tea processing equipment and the preserved tea throwing opening are transformed into artistic installations. Reusing old equipment and furniture reduces waste and joins historical texture with modern design.

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Warehouse 20 21 22 23 Historical Workshop Renewal

Tsung Wei Yang Historical Workshop Renewal Cultural Heritage

Warehouse 20 21 22 23

As an appreciation to the historical structure, the purpose of Historical Workshop Reappearance design was not only to preserve but also to spotlight the structure by drawing attention to the historical element. The architect uses new steel frames that outline the space protects the original structure, and with lighting design also exhibits the structure, making the space an exhibition for the industrial architecture itself. The project brings a modern characteristic to the space that creates an overlapping relationship between modern and industrial.

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Time and Seasons of Dunhuang Cultural Promotion

Dapeng Zhang Cultural Promotion Cultural Heritage

Time and Seasons of Dunhuang

Time and Seasons of Dunhuang is a poster series that links the mural aesthetics of the Mogao Caves with the twenty-four solar terms of the Chinese calendar. The mineral pigment colors of Dunhuang were digitally reconstructed, and brushstroke rhythms and decorative patterns were combined with contemporary typography to show the agricultural meaning of each solar term. Each poster measures 594 by 841 millimeters and is made by screen printing. The series offers a way to renew intangible cultural heritage while keeping historical accuracy and a simple modern form.

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The Glory Of Jun Hun 1975 Cultural Preservation and Restoration

Taiwan Power Company Cultural Preservation and Restoration Cultural Heritage

The Glory Of Jun Hun 1975

The Glory of Jun Hun 1975 is an immersive cultural heritage exhibition set in the former Jun-Hun Power Plant on Bei-Gan, Matsu. The plant was completed in 1975 and remained closed for decades. The 237 square meter site spans two floors and is entered through a 30 meter tunnel carved into the mountain. Vintage explosion-proof wall lamps light the tunnel walls, and recorded generator sounds recreate the noise of the power generation era. Lighting, sound and dance performances guide visitors back to the Cold War period. The design preserves the fragile structure without damage.

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Mar Mediterraneo 34 Housing Units

Inca Hernandez Housing Units Cultural Heritage

Mar Mediterraneo 34

Mar Mediterraneo 34 is the restoration of a historic house in the Tacuba neighborhood of Mexico City. The house was built in 1910 in an eclectic French style and was in advanced deterioration. Artistic and handcrafted elements of the main facade were recovered, including the carved quarry stone of the lintels and balconies, the iron railings and the glass roof tiles. The main patio was rebuilt as a reinterpretation of the past, with openings in double height that rise from a volcanic stone baseboard. The restored building has three levels and seven apartments.

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