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Modu clads Houston building with "self-cooling" exterior

Deezen

Brooklyn-based studio Modu has created a building envelope that lowers the ambient air temperature in order to help cool the interior and exterior of this Houston building. Each tenant will be provided with both an interior and exterior space. A bamboo grove will also provide additional shade.

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Leveraging Building Services as a Framework for the Evolution of Building Envelopes

ArchDaily

Facade of a modern building with ventilation pipes. The building background. Image © Stanislav71/ Shutterstock Rising demands for energy efficiency, technical functionality, and interior comfort in buildings necessitate the development of more efficient building envelope constructions. Read more »

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Reframing the Concept of Building Envelope Through Minimalist Windows

ArchDaily

Image Courtesy of Vitrocsa When we talk about the building envelope , we often make the analogy of a skin that protects and wraps the structure, creating a transition in the physical environment. These windows excel with their functionality and visual lightness, standing out in the architectural landscape. Read more »

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Lucas Museum of Narrative Art begins exterior finishes ahead of 2025 debut

Archinect

The finish line for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art may still be out on the horizon, but the exterior of the $1-billion project from Star Wars and Indiana Jones creator George Lucas is starting to take shape. We’re building an institution, a 200-plus-year proposition," Director Sandra Jackson-Dumont had said previously.

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Ways to Landscape Your Backyard

Aric Gitomer Architect

And that’s how you could landscape your backyard. Several homeowners participate in landscaping their backyards as a means of hobbies and family time. Landscape architects or Landscape Designer could essay a critical role in developing your backyard to give your home the complete look. Review the Design.

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Mexico City renovation by Taller Héctor Barroso includes dark exterior

Deezen

The team decided to strip the three-storey building down to its structural elements and completely revamp the facades and interior layout. For the exterior walls, the team used concrete blocks, which were then covered with dark brown stucco that, when dry, appears black. Concrete flooring and staircases feature in the interior.

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Pinwheel house by JM Architecture resembles "a white pebble in the landscape"

Deezen

Pinwheel is a holiday home in Italy "While exploring several design options for a compact house to fit on this small plot, we realised that the building constraints and the client's requirements resulted in the simple geometry of a pentagon shape," said JM Architecture founder Jacopo Mascheroni. The photography is by Mascheroni.

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