Dwell

JANUARY 2, 2024

Rather than add an addition to the original structure, their plan was a complementary new companion house: a ruggedly modern home capable of coexisting in balance with the existing house, offering the potential for dual occupancy or future use of either building. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Dwell

JANUARY 12, 2024

In a celebration of structural steel, the home is held aloft by four heroic columns, minimizing the impact on the site. The perfect integration of form and function, the structure is literally the finish, the palette of materials minimal and serene: black steel framing, galvanized wall panels, aluminum fenestration, and frosted glass."

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

From monolithic concrete pillars to ornately decorated columns, this lookbook collates ten living room interiors that embrace existing structural columns. Pillars can provide a strong focal point that can be enhanced by both the choice of interior finishes and the placement of furniture around them.

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Deezen

JULY 17, 2022

For our latest lookbook , we've chosen 10 residential glass extensions that create airy, light-filled and modern additions to homes. Glass is a popular material for house extensions as it is durable, weather-resistant and – thanks to its transparency – adds light and brightness to a space. Find out more about The Glass Ribbon ›.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Local architecture firm La Base Studio has renovated a glass and concrete home, wrapping it in a delicate privacy and shading screen on a lush site in Buenos Aires , Argentina. Sliding glass doors open to the garden The sliding glass doors open to the garden and pool deck, blurring the interior and exterior relationship.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions.

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Deezen

JANUARY 16, 2023

The Apple Tree House is a modernist-style glass residence. ACDF Architecture arranged the structure around an apple tree. Glass walls throughout the public areas of the home give sightlines of the tree and the other living areas from a variety of different positions. Structural engineer: Poincaré – Paul-Henry Boutros.

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Deezen

AUGUST 14, 2023

Designed to help connect the home to its garden, the extension was designed to turn a house that suffered from dark and small spaces into a light-filled home with glass walls that frame views of nature. We were interested in creating heavy sculptural forms in a limited material palette with three main elements of concrete, timber and glass."

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Deezen

JUNE 10, 2022

Exterior materials include bronze, glass, stone, and wood. The structure was oriented around the primary, horseshoe-shaped 600-seat auditorium. Around this symmetrical volume expressive glass wings were created that undulate along the river on one side of the building and the road on the other. The photo is by Scott Norsworthy.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Swedish architecture studio Konstantin Arkitekter has created a pavilion in Greenland named Qaammat, which is made up of two glass block walls perched on the rocky terrain of a UNESCO World Heritage site. Approximately 1,200 glass blocks were used. A circular steel bracket acts as the base for the glass blocks.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Secondly, the entire facade in this segment is made of glass, even above the sliding glass doors. Due to a limited budget, the house was very simple in terms of finishing. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share?

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Deezen

MAY 18, 2022

London architecture studio Bureau de Change has produced a range of patterned tiles using Thames Glass, a biomaterial created by artist Lulu Harrison from mussel shells. Harrison – a student on the Material Futures masters at Central Saint Martin's – creates her bio-glass using the ground-up shells of quagga mussels as a substitute for sand.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The studio added a metal and glass extension to the school The extension included the "careful inssertaion" of a modern, glass-lined structure between the cathedral and the school. The interior was finished with white walls and acoustic panels Founded in 1985, the Office of Charles F. Bloszies, FAIA.

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Deezen

MARCH 22, 2022

La Firme left much of the original structure exposed, including tall, rough-hewn timber beams and brick walls with structural arches as passages between rooms. La Firme left structural arches and brickwork exposed. The post La Firme reorganises centuries-old Montreal loft with contemporary finishes appeared first on Dezeen.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Local studio Geddes Ulinskas Architects has completed an expansive home in Cow Hollow, San Francisco with indoor-outdoor spaces, a cast glass staircase and stone detailing. Geddes Ulinskas Architects added wood-wrapped roof eaves to the structure. The structure is pulled back from the exterior walls," the studio said.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Mjölk Architekti has renovated a 130-year-old dwelling in the north of the Czech Republic , adding a glass extension , sunken living area and domed skylight. Behind the curtain of the original cabin, a glittering glass extension has sprung up.". There is a contrast between old and new materials and finishes.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Today, our most exciting projects are when a client’s house looks like a beautiful, completed midcentury steel-and-glass home from the moment it’s craned on site. Photo courtesy of Connect Homes Aside from the layout, everything from the finishes to the appliances are up for customization.

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Archinect

MAY 17, 2023

This news comes a year after the exterior finishes of the office complex were said to be nearly done. Breaking ground in early 2020 , the 800,000-square-foot structure, resembling staggered icebergs through its glass façade, now rises in full view above the 134 freeway in Burbank, California.

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Deezen

JANUARY 5, 2023

London practice PDP has renovated Eighty Strand, an art deco office building on the Strand, restoring its original finishes and complementing them with glazed pavilions that reference the style's geometric forms. The studio added glass and steel extensions that have an art deco look. Photo by Andrew Meredith.

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ArchDaily

JULY 19, 2023

From steel and glass to wood and concrete, these form the artistic palette that transforms blueprints into tangible structures, bridging the gap between imagination and reality. It’s as simple, yet as complex as that.

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Deezen

APRIL 9, 2022

A combined living, kitchen and dining space sits on the ground floor, with bifold glass doors opening onto a patio space where a built-in barbecue area is sheltered by a wooden awning. The post Vallribera Arquitectes contrasts heavy and light finishes at compact home in Barcelona appeared first on Dezeen.

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Deezen

MAY 10, 2022

New York office SO-IL and Parisian studio FREAKS have completed the renovation and extension of an 18th-century glass factory in France, adding a sweeping concrete plaza that unites a series of cultural spaces. SO-IL and FREAKS have extended a former glass factory in France. The team added a sweeping concrete plaza.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The concrete bar – which contains circulation and sleeping spaces – was Jenny Peysin Architecture's first time working with cast-in-place concrete as an all-in-one finished facade and structural material. A double-tiered roof plate floats crowns the cube, pulling the structural spanning beams back from the edge. Kitchen: Team 7.

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Design Thoughts Architects

JANUARY 18, 2022

Sreenidhi’s Residence Making Structure. The external walls will now be finished, depending on the sort of house construction method used. This seals the building and protects it from the weather, allowing the builders to begin work on the inside components of the structure, which include electrical work, plumbing, and finishing.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The new space is formed by the extension of the hipped roof to dual gable ends, with a long rear dormer which opens out onto two roof new balcony spaces finished with structural glass balustrades. The new dormer, though long, reads as four small dormers; this was carefully designed to reduce visual impact.

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Archinect

APRIL 13, 2023

The building, distinct with its undulating glass façade and mass timber grid shell, will be home to critical research in solar and climate science, energy, biofuels, decomposable plastics, and more.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Man-made structures will eventually be worn and weathered, losing their original form and texture after decades and centuries. Would combining the additive nature of plants with spatial designs result in structures that develop and renew themselves over years, rather than breaking and collapsing?

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Deezen

MAY 17, 2024

Arkansas has claimed its first bikeable structure – a ramped office building in Bentonville designed by Michel Rojkind, Callaghan Horiuchi and Marlon Blackwell Architects. The levels are wrapped in bands of vertical glass plans, but the ramping floor plates are delineated by bands of patinated copper paneling.

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Architizer

JUNE 2, 2022

While mostly underground, a part of the structure rises above the terrain and features a glass wall that invites passersby to peek into the building and observe the activity taking place inside. Connected volumes, natural finishes, spacious interiors and stunning views make up this home. when seen from certain angles.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In a smokey, wood-paneled study, a soft, warm glow cascades from a gold-and-jade glass lamp, revealing an emerald-green velvet armchair in one corner of the room. Ornate glass curiosities line the shelves. It feels like money is no object in a sense—you can have whatever structure you could possibly imagine to live in."

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Deezen

MAY 11, 2024

New York studio BoND has "brought back the simplicity" to this modernist home on Fire Island by stripping away finishes from previous renovations and adjusting the internal layout. White-painted walls, ceilings and structural beams help the space to feel light and bright, which is also aided by large expanses of glass.

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Architizer

AUGUST 24, 2022

The combination of reflective glass and natural anodized aluminium creates a shimmering effect during daylight whilst at night time, the ambient lighting features shows off the curvilinear profiles. My favorite detail is the typical balcony interface with the glass façade. How have your clients responded to the finished project?

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Deezen

APRIL 16, 2024

Telugu Medium is located in the Jubilee Hills neighbourhood and housed in a vaulted structure of exposed brick and concrete, designed to suit the area's arid climate and reference its vernacular architecture. These finishes are combined with minimal furniture made of dark wood, chosen by the studio to be "timeless, simple, and evocative".

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Archinect

JANUARY 6, 2022

Minimal details and neutral finishes anticipate an evolving composition of the client’s art and design collection. The home’s open and connected spaces ultimately flow to the client’s workshop, a new separate structure dedicated to unbounded exploration.

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Deezen

MAY 9, 2024

The structure is clad entirely with red concrete panels "The core concept is to revive the disappearing traditional architecture in a new way in the urban area," lead architect Jianhua Sun told Dezeen. Additional touches include strip floor lighting that follows the structure's curves.

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The Architecture Designs

MAY 9, 2024

Crafting the perfect glass shower doors does more than just please the eye; it also steps up your bathroom’s game by being super handy and user-friendly. Instead, these doors are made from thick, durable tempered glass, which allows them to stand on their own without the need for a supporting frame.

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Deezen

MARCH 11, 2024

An existing structure is wrapped by a curved glass extension In order to expand the existing space, the studio wrapped the building's lower half with a curved glass extension that follows the curvature of its undulating steel roof. We carefully removed them to reveal a very traditional Japanese wooden structure." "We

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