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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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This Tehran office building features a sloped green roof and exterior structure

Avontuura

The volume of the building is drawn out of the ground, creates a visually beautiful skyline and harmony with the environment. The post This Tehran office building features a sloped green roof and exterior structure appeared first on Åvontuura.

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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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Pushing Boundaries: 11 Exteriors That Use Fabric For Protection, Shape, and Longevity

ArchDaily

Image © Fernando Alda Architecture – once it moved out from under its cavernous beginnings – started off largely nomadic. Fishery Terminal Lonja De Pescado / Estudio Acta. 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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Inspired by Japanese architecture, Pelli Clarke & Partners opens adaptive reuse sake brewery in Hyde Park, New York

Archinect

Image courtesy Pelli Clarke & Partners Image courtesy Pelli Clarke & Partners Inside, 55,000 square feet of space for rice washing, Koji-making, drying, steaming, and other parts of the fermentation process are enabled without any major alterations being made to the building’s footprint.

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Architecture is Awesome: #32 Every Building is a Prototype

SW Oregon Architect

The series is my meditation on the awesome reasons why I was and continue to be attracted to the art of architecture. While iterative prototyping is a vital tool for design and innovation in many industries, the use of prototypes is severely limited in the production of architecture. Buildings vary widely in scope, design, and context.

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