Archive Auto Service Facility / PHTAASave this picture! Kukkong ThirathomrongkiatRefurbishment, ServicesKhet Bang Na, ThailandArchitects: PHTAA Living DesignAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:600 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2024 PhotographsPhotographs:Kukkong Thirathomrongkiat Lead Architects: Ponwit Rattanatanatevilai , Harisadhi Leelayuwapan More SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. Archive Auto is located in the Bangna area, primarily offering car washing, car detailing, and a hotel for vehicle storage. Since these services typically involve long wait times, a coffee shop has been designed as an additional activity for customers. This coffee shop is situated in the front of an old building, making it easily visible from the main road, while also connecting to the automotive service area in the back, allowing customers to enjoy coffee while watching the vehicle care services. The entire project involves renovating an old row house consisting of five rooms, as well as a service warehouse with a truss structure located at the back.Save this picture!Save this picture!The automotive service area was previously a warehouse for storing car parts and a garage, which contributes to its high interior space and several mezzanine levels. The designer opted for a movable staircase to facilitate access to the mezzanine levels without needing multiple staircases, thereby reducing costs and saving space. This staircase can also be used for repairs on higher sections of the building. For the vehicle hotel, walls with semi-transparent properties were created to clearly delineate spaces without making the area feel cramped. The roof has been repaired, painted, and reinforced, with some sections modified to allow natural light during the day and provide natural ventilation.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!In the front building, the coffee shop was designed under the concept of repurposing materials. Observing the use of several roller shutter doors in the old building, some of which were in good condition and featured interesting vented metal sections and were repurposed as the feature wall behind the coffee bar. The interior layout of the coffee shop was designed to minimize the perception of being a typical row house, with the main counter and entrance door angled to align with the building's structure and the traffic flow from the main road. The second and third floors of this front building are intended for rental space.Save this picture!Save this picture!The design of the building's faade, which faces the busy Bangna-Trad Road, borrowed ideas and materials from the previous use of the building, as observed by the project owner before renovation. The interesting management of the former garage space for storing car parts, using hanging equipment made from wire mesh was carried forward by stacking these panels in two layers. This created a pattern that incorporates diagonal and vertical placements to provide transparency at the front of the building, while also featuring openings for ventilation and enhancing the building's security without the need for a tall front fence. Additionally, the angled arrangement of the wire mesh panels allows for an overhanging eave, providing shade similar to an awning for the building.Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessProject locationAddress:Khet Bang Na, ThailandLocation to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.About this officePHTAA Living DesignOfficePublished on December 30, 2024Cite: "Archive Auto Service Facility / PHTAA" 29 Dec 2024. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1024733/archive-auto-service-facility-phtaa&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

Hai Au Restaurant / TAHA STUDIOSave this picture! Hiroyuki OkiRestaurants & BarsPhan RangThp Chm, VietnamArchitects: TAHA STUDIOAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:4300 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2024 PhotographsPhotographs:Hiroyuki Oki Lead Architects: Huynh Duc Thua, Phan Duc Nhut, Vo Quoc Truyen, Vo Phuong Quang More SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. Hai Au Restaurant is located on the land of the old restaurant, in the Hoan My Resort. The land is adjacent to Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street connecting to Binh Son Beach, which is the main traffic axis for people in the whole city to go swimming. With the characteristic of a narrow land shape, stretching along the East-West axis towards the sea. Therefore, the design plan is placed in the relationship between: the overall existing resort - people - natural landscape along the coast. The plan is carefully studied for a friendly, open architectural form, adapting the existing values on the land. The project has a scale of 1 floor, with a reasonably distributed layout that allows the green core to be interwoven deep into the project and condensed in architectural lines.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!The functional spaces are arranged to create a clear separation between the static area - VIP rooms and the dynamic area - the open space restaurant area and the indoor restaurant. Interspersed between the functional blocks are green landscapes and water surfaces, creating a buffer space for insulation, improving the microclimate, saving energy for the spaces, and increasing the privacy of the VIP restaurant area.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!The restaurant with open space exploits natural lighting and sea breeze, maximum natural ventilation for all spaces but still ensures insulation, solar radiation, and limited air-conditioning space to save energy for the project.Save this picture!The design applies solutions from tropical-traditional architecture with buffer spaces created by corridors, canopies, and courtyards combined with gardens weaving into concrete columns and landscape lakes adjacent to the building.Save this picture!The sloping roof form with high clearance height, and large space between concrete ceiling and wooden ceiling creates an effective insulation layer above the building. The skylight glass roof uses anti-radiation glass and a large enough height concrete louver system to create a unique lighting effect for the restaurant space.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!The elevation of the building gradually increases towards the sea, helping to enhance the view of diners to the sea, while creating restaurant spaces with diverse elevations, creating excitement, and stimulating the exploration of space for diners.Save this picture!Natural materials such as locally sourced stone and wood, combined with the raw texture of exposed concrete, are crafted by the skilled hands of local artisans to create a space with a familiar atmosphere, reflecting the sense of place and the local community culture. The famous Bau Truc ceramics (Intangible Culture heritage_UNESCO 2022) from the Ninh Thuan region have been cleverly incorporated by the architect into interior and landscape spaces as decorative accents.Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessProject locationAddress:Phan RangThp Chm, VietnamLocation to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.About this officeTAHA STUDIOOfficePublished on December 29, 2024Cite: "Hai Au Restaurant / TAHA STUDIO" 29 Dec 2024. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1025043/hai-au-restaurant-taha-studio&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

In the Demon Slayer series, the Infinity Castle arc is a defining moment for the Demon Slayer Corps because of the battle for survival against the Upper Moon Demons. The stakes of the corps are at an all-time high during this battle, especially with the death of their leader.

While exploring the seas in Blox Fruits, you can encounter various sea events. But some of them, like Prehistoric Island, have an extremely low spawn rate. Luckily, it can be significantly increased by getting a certain item. So, in this guide, you will discover how to get and use Volcanic Magnet in Blox Fruits.

Audiences and critics alike have praised the Silent Hill 2 remake by Bloober Team for its incredibly accurate recreation of the original classic horror game, and one player has spotted a clever detail regarding the truth about Maria that others may have missed. Those who have completed Silent Hill 2 know that Maria is a manifestation of Mary, protagonist James Sunderland's deceased wife, but many may not have noticed a small detail that hints at this connection early on in the game.

As is tradition, LG is announcing several of its new OLED monitors before CES 2025 kickoffs in earnest. The new UltraGear GX9 series all feature curved WOLED panels, webOS and an anti-glare, low reflection coating that should make them pleasant to look at wherever your desk is stationed.LG is positioning the 45GX990A or LG UltraGear OLED Bendable Gaming Monitor as the star of this new lineup. It's a 45-inch, 5K2K bendable screen that can move "from completely flat to a 900R curvature within seconds," according to LG. Like the 32-inch UltraGear OLED LG introduced in 2023, this new model has the company's Dual Mode feature for quickly toggling between resolutions and refresh rates with the push of a button, along with a 0.03ms GtG response time for smoother visuals when you do decide to play games.LGIf you'd prefer a screen that doesn't move, the LG UltraGear OLED Gaming Monitor (45GX950A) gives you the same 45-inches of screen real estate along with a 21:9 format, 5K2K resolution, and ultra slim bezels. LG says the monitor also supports DisplayPort 2.1, HDMI2.1 and USB-C with 90W power delivery, and certified to work with AMD FreeSync and NVIDIA G-Sync.For a smaller (and likely more affordable) option, the LG UltraGear 39GX90SA still gets you a curved display, but in a 39-inch size with a 21:9 aspect ratio. The monitors OLED panel means you'll get "nuanced colors and deep, dark blacks," according to LG, and the multiple USB-C ports means you'll actually be able to connect the 39GX90SA to multiple devices at once. Having a smaller option might be a good thing too finding extra desk space for last year's LG 49 UltraGear gaming monitor was one of the biggest problems with it.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/computing/accessories/lgs-new-ultragear-lineup-includes-a-bendable-5k-oled-010028431.html?src=rss

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French architect Philippe Starck recently designed a red cube to accommodate the LA Almazara olive mill museum and restaurant in Andalusia. It has been adorned with symbols connecting to the regions heritage. The building is surrounded by groves on a 25-hectare estate near Rona and was created for oil producer LA Organic as an initiative to boost oleo tourism tourism based on olive oil production. The building is decorated with huge symbols that celebrate the magic and poetry of the area. It includes a bulls horn in Corten steel and a carved eye symbolizing the areas connection with the surrealist movement.Designer: Philippe StarckLA Almazara itself is surrounded by acres of olive groves, bathed in powerful and warm lights of Andalusia. This gives a sense of the radicality I had to come up with for the project. Everything had to be out of the ordinary, out-of-scale, a little strange, and surrealist. The place is full of fertile surprises that reflect Andalusian symbols, said Starck. On the outside, it is a huge monolithic red block, as if fallen from the sky, added Starck. An enormous eye at the facade illustrates the vigilance of the great Andalusian surrealist artists, the smoke that emanates from it is surrealist and reflects mystery.The interior of the building is intended to be an inhabitable work of art. It includes a restaurant area which is placed under a suspended metal pipe and funnel that reference the production of oil, and a wing-like form which symbolizes the Andalusian scientist that was supposed to be the first human to fly.The space includes a small seating area placed around a fireplace. The fireplace is situated below an oversized bullfighting sword that leans against the wall. This leads to a terrace that cantilevers from the building and seems to be supported by huge metal chains. It offers views of the surrounding landscape, creating an intriguing contrast against the buildings dark interior. The building contains other two floors as well which hold a museum space and facilities of the production of extra virgin olive oil. It is also surrounded by walking trails on the outside, as well as sculptures by Starck and some other visitor facilities.As soon as you enter, you are struck by the contrast in lights. In the building, it is dark and cool, to respect and enhance the delicate process of olive oil production, said Starck. Yet the inside shadows hold strong symbols as well, such as monumental half-olive embedded in the rusty steel wall, a metal pipe penetrating the building without ever coming out, he concluded.The post This Olive Oil Mill Museum Is As Surreal And Unusual As A Building Gets first appeared on Yanko Design.

LGs 2025 gaming monitor lineup includes a bendable 5K2K OLEDLGs 2025 gaming monitor lineup includes a bendable 5K2K OLED / The UltraGear GX9 series features two 45-inch monitors that LG claims are a great fit for both gaming and productivity.By Chris Welch, a reviewer specializing in personal audio and home theater. Since 2011, he has published nearly 6,000 articles, from breaking news and reviews to useful how-tos. Dec 30, 2024, 1:00 AM UTCShare this story Image: LGLG isnt waiting until CES begins to reveal its new collection of gaming monitors. The 2025 lineup is led by the UltraGear OLED Bendable Gaming Monitor, which LG claims is the worlds first 5K2K-resolution bendable OLED display. That strikes me as extremely specific, but hey, its always worth bragging when youre first, I suppose. The 45-inch monitor has an expansive resolution of 5120x2160, so youre getting the same vertical pixel count as a typical 4K screen but a much wider canvas to game on.And with a 21:9 aspect ratio, LG believes it provides a immersive gaming experience than standard 16:9 displays, while maintaining better content compatibility than 32:9 monitors. This format also makes the display a great fit for productivity work when youre not immersed in gameplay.The UltraGear OLED Bendable Gaming Monitor (model 45GX990A) can transition from completelyflat to a 900R curvature, and the latest version of LGs Dual-Mode feature allows users to switch effortlessly between resolution and refresh rate presets, and customize theaspect ratio and picture size. Its certified for Nvidia G-Sync and AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, but the press materials dont specify a maximum refresh rate. Ive asked for more details there.Both 45-inch monitors have a 5K2K resolution of 5120x2160. Image: LGLG is also releasing a non-bendable model with a permanent 800R curve. Otherwise, its the same 45-inch size, same aspect ratio, and same 5K2K resolution. LGs press release says you can expect sharp, lifelike images with the stunning colors and exceptional contrast LG OLED products are known for. Shared specs between both monitors include a 0.03ms (GtG) response time and support for DisplayPort 2.1, HDMI 2.1, and USB-C with 90W power delivery. The 45GX950A uses a RGWB subpixel layout to improve readability of text on the screen and make the aforementioned productivity work easier on your eyes. Along with these two monitors, LG is also introducing the curved UltraGear 39GX90SA, a webOS-powered home entertainment hub with easy access to streaming services just like LGs TVs. It seems like the company has taken some cues from Samsungs smart monitors here. At 39 inches, this ones a bit smaller than the other GX9 displays, but it retains the 21:9 aspect ratio and 800R curve. Equipped with USB Type-C ports, it offers convenient connectivity, and incorporates LGs ergonomic and space-saving L-shaped stand for a clutter-free desk setup, LG said in tonights press release.As per usual with CES news, pricing and a specific release date are still to come later in 2025. But well be getting our first in-person look at the UltraGear GX9 series in Las Vegas, so stay tuned for impressions early next month along with an avalanche of stunning screens from many other companies, too.Most PopularMost Popular

A direct correlation exists between an LLMs training corpus quality and its capabilities. Consequently, researchers have invested a great deal of effort into curating extensive, high-quality datasets, which, at present, are achievable with craftful human annotations. Man-made datasets, however, have one downside: their reliance becomes increasingly unsustainable as complexity grows.Many methods have been worked upon to address this, and one such notion is the idea of self-improvement, providing more scalable and cost-effective solutions. It is a continual process where the loop runs until the generated responses are refined. Self-improvement thereby does away with the need for extensive human data. While Self-improvement is undoubtedly a promising phenomenon, and its implementation testifies to its rapid development, our shallow understanding of it cant be overlooked either. Many self-improvement strategies launched fail in scalability and saturate after three to five iterations. We still lack a deep understanding of the key factors and bottlenecks that drive successful self-improvement. Not only this, but we dont even know why the internal optimization mechanisms remain primarily opaque.In their recent paper, researchers from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have identified and proposed methods to monitor the pivotal factors of iterative self-improvement. The authors recognized two dynamic yet crucial factors affecting the improvement process: exploration and exploitation. Exploration refers to the models ability to generate correct and diverse responses. On the other hand, exploitation determined the effectiveness of external rewards in selecting high-quality solutions. The authors presented empirical evidence to confirm that these capabilities may lead growth to stagnate or decline. Further conflicts between the two undermine the models performance.In response to the above issues, the research team proposedBalanced Self-Taught Reasoner, B-STAR: a novel approach for self-improvement to monitor and balance these dynamic factors and optimize the current policy and reward use. They presented a new metric balance score to adjust the configurations of sampling temperature and reward thresholds in the training process. Balance Score assesses the potential of a query based on the models exploration and exploitation capabilities. B-STAR then maximizes the average balance score by dynamically adjusting configurations to balance the above forces.Balance Score captures the interplay of two capabilities by measuring the overall contribution of the synthetic data in training. The metric is designed to have a high number and proportion of high-quality responses. Authors then manipulate this score through hyperparameter configurations.B-STAR was tested against mathematical problems, coding challenges, and common sense reasoning tasks.Results from these experiments showed that B-STAR effectively steered the model towards correct responses and thereby consistently achieved higher scores. B-STAR also yielded higher quality responses, confirming its enhanced exploration capacity. The proposed method maintained a substantial growth rate , unlike other baselines, which slowed down and stagnated. As per the experiments conducted in the paper, lower temperatures were preferred initially and then were subsequently increased to account for the models shifting limitations during training.The opposite is followed in reward threshold selection, where high rewards are set up initially to ensure rigorous filtering on a weak model.Conclusion-: B-STAR captured the interplay of exploration and exploitation capabilities and presented a simple method of hyperparameter configuration with a novel metric to balance factors above and improve performance in the self-improvement process. This paper lays the foundation for advanced research in decoding exploration and exploitation to maximize the quality of generated responses.Check out the Paper and GitHub. All credit for this research goes to the researchers of this project. Also,dont forget to follow us onTwitter and join ourTelegram Channel andLinkedIn Group. Dont Forget to join our60k+ ML SubReddit. Adeeba Alam Ansari+ postsAdeeba Alam Ansari is currently pursuing her Dual Degree at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, earning a B.Tech in Industrial Engineering and an M.Tech in Financial Engineering. With a keen interest in machine learning and artificial intelligence, she is an avid reader and an inquisitive individual. Adeeba firmly believes in the power of technology to empower society and promote welfare through innovative solutions driven by empathy and a deep understanding of real-world challenges. [Download] Evaluation of Large Language Model Vulnerabilities Report (Promoted)