The Spaces

JANUARY 26, 2022

Nature is the greatest architect, and its influence is felt keenly in contemporary design. The 2017 Serpentine Pavilion by Francis Kéré. Diébédo Francis Kéré looked to the palaver tree at the centre of his home town of Gando, Burkina Faso, when designing his 2017 Serpentine Pavilion for London’s Serpentine Galleries.

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Deezen

APRIL 5, 2023

A marble plinth sits at the centre of the space "We were highly inspired by the square-plan mosques of Bengal's Sultani Period and tried to transform the essence of that period in a contemporary way which is highly rooted in Bengali mosque architecture," said Ahammed. The photography is by Asif Salman.

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e-architect

DECEMBER 31, 2022

New Domestic Buildings in England – Best Contemporary UK Properties information & images. Kai Tak is a contemporary holiday home located in Polzeath, Cornwall. The brief was to create a rigorously contemporary house that is also both sustainable and sympathetic to it’s surroundings. English Houses: UK Properties.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

The design of the Jamesport Beach House project responded to the challenge of its long, slender site on a bluff overlooking the Long Island Sound with the spaces arranged to fit the program of a full-sized family house in a location where there had previously been a fishing cottage. The large clerestory window is formed by the split roof.

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Deezen

MARCH 6, 2022

Taoxichuan Grand Theatre is one of several new buildings on the site. Former factory buildings on the site have already been converted to create a museum, a ceramics market and porcelain shops, and David Chipperfield Architects is also building a music academy. The site includes a complex of four hotel buildings.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Located on a sloped site in San Francisco's Bernal Heights neighbourhood, the house sits among Victorian and Edwardian homes that line the area's hilly streets. The couple, who are avid collectors, desired a home that showcased their treasured belongings and supported their creative work.

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e-architect

MARCH 7, 2023

The colors and scale are also reminiscent of an archeological site, further invoking historical references. The structure makes use of compression and tension members to reduce its steel volume by 20% compared to traditional designs, creating the effect of a roof that floats above the continuous glass wall. Shih, Gene K. 2019 – June.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a house in the Hamptons by Diller Scofidio + Renfro with a sloping fibreglass roof and a glass facade. The home, which was recently photographed by Iwan Baan , was completed in 2017 for Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit founder Julie Taubman and her husband, Robert Taubman.

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e-architect

JANUARY 19, 2022

The owners’ passion for contemporary architecture led them to Dory Azar Architect Inc. DAAi) for a reimagined version of the classic building typography, designed and built strategically and specifically for the site. The black metal roof cascades over the south elevation as if to cloak it in privacy from the busy highway.

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e-architect

MARCH 20, 2023

A strategy is in place to reduce site waste through off-site manufacture of components, minimise transportation and create greater efficiencies in the construction and maintenance of the hospital. Importantly, the design has been developed to ensure minimum impact on the site.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A journey through the captivating space takes visitors on a visual experience showcasing the works of talented artists/residents Joyce Billet and Sarah Philouze, whose work fills the gallery, where history meets contemporary art. Mixed materiality is adopted for the walls and ceilings, bringing a diversity of tones and textures.

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e-architect

APRIL 26, 2023

Elements such as courtyards, exposed timber beams and bamboo are typical in Sri Lankan houses but were integrated into this house scheme in a contemporary way. This project has won the best of Houzz in the Design category in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021. Exposed Glulam beams support the sloping roof.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 14, 2022

British architects and their houses have a strong sense of context and a site-sensitive approach to design," said Bradbury. "It Henning Stummel 's own family home is a wonderful example of what can be achieved on a tight, urban backland site. The Quest, South West Award 2017, by Ström Architects . Photo by Martin Gardner.

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e-architect

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Its saving grace fortunately, was the interesting existing layout considering the stunning views this site presents over the golf course. Secondly, 60% of the elevation of the house was covered in garish volcanic lava rock cladding with plaster walls in yellow.

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Deezen

AUGUST 8, 2023

Eight Tenths Garden, Shanghai, 2017 "We used duality to unfold the space. The courtyards are contemporary Chinese courtyards, originated and refined from an artwork by Chinese painter Chou Ying. Read on to find Yu's views on the five projects that best represent his work.

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The Spaces

JUNE 19, 2023

With the opening of the upcoming Malta International Contemporary Art Space (MICAS) and next year’s inaugural Malta Art Biennale 2024, its cultural and creative scene is one to watch. The highlight is the award-winning public roof garden by Japanese landscape architect Tetsuo Kondo.

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e-architect

JANUARY 27, 2022

Contemporary NZ Properties : Residential Architecture Photographs. The Briar Bank Holiday House has a large view, designed for a couple with 5 adult children visiting at different times – a place for both privacy and expansive living – outlaid on a carefully crafted site plan.A New Zealand Houses: NZ Property. 5 Oct 2021. 12 Sep 2021.

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e-architect

AUGUST 24, 2023

Working in conjunction with the Colleges Strategic Plan 2017 2021, MICA developed designs to meet the Colleges ambitious targets for expanding and enhancing the core academic priorities and purpose of the College. Photo Credit: Hufton + Crow and MICA What was the brief?

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Central Parade, London, by FG Southgate, 1958 "Built on a WWII bomb-site in Walthamstow, Central Parade is a striking piece of commercial streetscape that cannot fail to lift the spirits, combining shops, offices, housing and a public hall. "In This joyous building was listed in 2017."

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e-architect

JANUARY 30, 2023

Image: Rungkit Charoenwat Grant Associates first collaborated with architects Foster + Partners, TK Studio Co, and a wide team of consultants in 2017 to develop this unique and distinctive landscape concept. Grant Associates led the landscape masterplan through concept and scheme design with TK Studio taking it forward to detailed stages.

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e-architect

MARCH 7, 2023

” Located within the city’s UNESCO World Heritage Site at the eastern end of its Georgian New Town, the public building is shaped internally by the acoustic requirements of the 1,000-seat concert hall, and externally by its celebrated urban environment. KG situated in the town of Künzelsau in southern Germany.

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A Detroit Architect's Journal

APRIL 2, 2017

On March 5, 2017, developer Dan Gilbert unveiled his vision for Detroit's historic Hudson site. Located on the original site of Hudson's Department Store, once the second largest department store in the nation, the site has remained vacant since the original building was imploded in 1998.

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e-architect

OCTOBER 16, 2023

On Saturday, a 3-metre wide glass oculus was craned onto the roof of the General Market. It will rest above a newly laid copper-tiled roof, whose gleaming surface gives the museum a temporary metallic shine before it eventually turns green. A fixture on London’s cultural scene since first opening in 1976, the museum is moving house.

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e-architect

MAY 8, 2023

These special functions, such as the relaxation space, workspace, two guestrooms, shared living room with coffee bar, canyon with mountain pathway, forest patio, roof-top beach and bar, shared cars and cinema, form a chain of experiences running through the building. The zero-energy building boasts a large number of solar panels on the roof.

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e-architect

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Peeking through the building envelope openings, cascading green terraces are introduced from the street level and up to the roof, where office workers and visitors can enjoy 360-degree views of Qianhai Bay. Between the volumes, the envelope opens up to create a subtle crevice of green balconies, from the ground level to the roofs.

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e-architect

JANUARY 23, 2022

El Portal Visitors’ Center had been closed since the devastating passage of Hurricane María in September 2017. Moreover, new passive ventilation was integrated at the exhibit, café and multi-use pavilions, accomplished through new roof structures with clerestory windows and new shading structures. Architecture in the Caribbean.

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e-architect

JANUARY 23, 2022

El Portal Visitors’ Center had been closed since the devastating passage of Hurricane María in September 2017. Moreover, new passive ventilation was integrated at the exhibit, café and multi-use pavilions, accomplished through new roof structures with clerestory windows and new shading structures. Photos: Marcelo Donadussi.

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e-architect

JUNE 28, 2023

The site presented challenging constraints including a former tenants’ hall and public right of way, existing mature trees and a neighbouring terrace of listed Georgian buildings. The landscape design achieves a net gain in biodiversity and exceeds the required urban greening factor of 0.5.

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Architizer

AUGUST 3, 2023

They often include the extensive use of unpainted wood and glass, minimal decoration, site integration through asymmetrical floor plans and low roofs with overhanging eaves. Envisioned as a new model for an urban sculpture park, the project is located on an industrial site at the water’s edge.

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Deezen

APRIL 15, 2022

Textile works by Bangladeshi women which were repurposed as architectural site drawings-cum-tapestries are displayed in the museum's main space, while the lower floors of the museum are host to case studies of Heringer's work across three different continents. "The Anadaloy, India (2017). Photo is by Kurt Hoerbst.

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Architizer

MARCH 2, 2022

At the intersection of utopia and pragmatism, the team creates contemporary architecture that feeds the imagination with an Afrofuturist vision. Simultaneously massive yet light, the roof is inspired by the tuguna, the sacred gathering space of many small Burkinabè communities. In 2017, they chose Francis Kéré.

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e-architect

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

To the one inaugurated in Barrio Schneider in 2017 (N° 2) new Zonal Ombudsman No 5 located in Barrio La Esmeralda, in the north of the city and the project for N° 4 to be built in the Barrio Santa Rosa de Lima is already underway. Site Manager: Ing. It is a construction made of exposed concrete framed. Andrea Cuicas – Ing.

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e-architect

APRIL 27, 2023

Hellmuth’s legacy spans 32 years with HOK, having served as CEO since 2016 and chairman since 2017. 8 Jun 2017 LG Science Park , Seoul, Korea The world’s largest new corporate research campus is 75 percent complete and on target to officially open in Seoul in 2018. John’s, Newfoundland.

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e-architect

JANUARY 14, 2022

Taller de Arquitectura: Contemporary Spanish Architecture Practice, France, Europe. And from that philosophy an enormous production has come out – around a thousand architectural works in forty countries – very varied in its stylistic expression, deeply rooted to the site, with a strong component of innovation and risk.

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e-architect

JANUARY 29, 2023

Located at a highly visible site next to the Baofeng overpass in Wuhan’s Central Business District, the Wuhan Library will integrate literature, information services, as well as scientific and technological innovation and research resources.

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e-architect

MARCH 18, 2023

Our focus is on contemporary Dutch buildings in the second largest Dutch city – the largest port in Europe. This soil is not just being disposed; at the construction site, ten bigbags have been filled to the brim. We include the best Rotterdam buildings / projects by respected architects.

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Architizer

MARCH 3, 2022

This willingness to put things together in an unorthodox way is reflected in the firm’s 2017 project Square House , a 2018 Jury Winner in the A+Awards in the Private House Category. Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao was a special honoree at the 2017 A+Awards , winning the Impact Award for her work designing affordable and sustainable housing.

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