Santa Cruz Architect

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

One such innovation is the aerogel glass block, a remarkable material that combines the transparency of glass with the extraordinary insulating properties of aerogels. How Aerogel Glass Blocks Are Made To understand the creation of aerogel glass blocks, it is essential to first grasp the concept of aerogels.

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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. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Danish architecture studio BIG has completed the EPIQ tower in Ecuador , which consists of L-shaped stacked blocks that curve as they meet at the structure's centre. Each section has curved edges that wrap inwards where the two volumes meet, creating an opening that serves as the entrance to the building.

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Deezen

MARCH 10, 2022

From patterned glass to netting, here are eight ways to make buildings more bird-friendly. Read: Glass facades are "the main culprit" for billions of annual bird deaths. They didn't evolve to deal with glass. Here are eight ways to help birds avoid crashing into glass-covered buildings: Photo is by David Sundberg Esto.

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Deezen

JANUARY 8, 2024

The 18,040 square foot (1,676 square metre) administrative building is part of a larger 199,000 square foot (18,460 square metre) industrial complex for Biofarma , which produces feed for animals including poultry, swine and cattle. Glass partitions enclose several office spaces, while others were left open.

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2024

New York firm RKTB Architects has completed One Sullivan Place, a mixed-income apartment building that rises 12 storeys and cantilevers in two directions over the rooftop of an adjacent structure. The building is located in the Crown Heights neighbourhood, near Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

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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

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

JUNE 10, 2022

"They wanted an exceptional building with new programs that would enhance the festival and this community for decades to come," said Hariri Pontarini Architects founding partner Siamak Hariri, who took the lead on the project. Exterior materials include bronze, glass, stone, and wood. The photo is by Scott Norsworthy.

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Deezen

JANUARY 31, 2022

The architects claimed that the building combines a religious experience with secular attitude, explaining that the church "aims to create a spatial container that both respects the past and looks towards the future.". A manmade lake surrounds the building. A manmade lake that surrounds the building provides privacy on all sides.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Local studio Hopson Rodstrom Design placed a sawtooth roof on top of this black-clad apartment building with an interior courtyard in southern California. Its facade is interspersed with many skinny windows The seven-storey structure has a ground-level podium clad in green-painted concrete interspersed with steel gates.

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Deezen

JULY 21, 2022

Architecture studio SPF Architects has completed a sports facility in Los Angeles consisting of two separate buildings that were built using pre-engineered metal structures in order to not disrupt activity at the site. SPF Architects designed atheletic buildings for the Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex.

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Deezen

APRIL 3, 2024

A crematorium clad in ribbed concrete and a geometric university bell tower feature in this roundup of 10 brutalist buildings photographed by Simon Phipps for his Brutal Wales book. I'm interested in the sculptural qualities of each building and the ways in which light and shade articulate them," he continued.

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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

MARCH 19, 2024

CannonDesign has created a student centre for a Michigan university "The primary concept of the building was to celebrate place, with a focus on elements and symbols that are universal to all people – and especially important to the Western community," Brett Lawrence, Cannon Design project manager, told Dezeen.

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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. For the restoration, the team revamped large portions of the school building's, extending the programme of the addition's interior throughout.

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Deezen

JANUARY 3, 2022

o de Buen and Luis Young have used a green metallic frame to form the structure of an airy apartment built atop an existing building in Mexico City. o de Buen and Young to provide a standalone unit atop a concrete building from the 1950s. The structure itself defines the architectural program," said the architects.

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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. The exterior facade was covered in cypress in a natural tone, while the same wooden plywood used as a part of the wall structure was kept on the interior walls and ceiling. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Dwell

MARCH 12, 2024

From the exterior, the new PorchLight Eastgate shelter in Washington isn’t immediately recognizable as such. One day last summer when he was cooking, shortly after the facility opened, a deer wandered up to the back patio, where everyone could see it through the cafeteria’s floor-to-ceiling glass windows.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 26, 2022

North Carolina architecture studio Duda Paine has created the 405 Colorado office building in Austin with a sculptural glass form that sits on top of a terracotta base. Duda Paine placed a glass element on top of a terracotta parking garage in Austin. The building was influenced by sculptures on pedestals.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The shape of the gable, how it is detailed, and its style depends on the structural system used, which reflects regional aesthetics, climate and material availability. These drawings not only tell a story of materials and assembly but also of structure and how a person will experience the space. Summerhouse Lagno?.

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Deezen

JANUARY 25, 2024

Featuring buildings equipped with meandering balconies and terraces that fan out like leaves, this roundup collects 10 of the most dramatic sculptural balconies published on Dezeen. Its wavy balconies create private spaces outside each apartment, whilst maintaining a communal thoroughfare along the length of the building.

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Deezen

JULY 7, 2022

Curved cement-screed walls with embedded rows of vertical glass bars characterise this spa in Prague designed by local studio Formafatal. The spa's main treatment area features three rooms that are delineated by rows of perpendicular glass bars, in reference to the vertical design of the building's facade.

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Architecture Ideas

MAY 15, 2023

Whether it is a house, a big corporate office, or a small office building, every structure needs to design well. It does not mean that we need to sacrifice the look of the building. It takes the creativity of an Expert Interior Design And Commercial Fitout Specialist to build a sensible building that defines their purpose.

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Deezen

APRIL 8, 2024

The museum is designed in the shape of the yin-yang symbol "The circular form of the building and the circular walkway surrounding it symbolise the Taiji diagram, which is a visual representation of yin and yang," founding partner Lu Yun told Dezeen. The structure is enclosed by a sweeping circular walkway.

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Deezen

JUNE 9, 2022

Fashion brand Hermès has built four large structures modelled on water towers and covered in translucent sheets of coloured paper inside events space La Pelota at Milan design week. The installation is set within the expansive industrial building La Pelota, which is located in Milan's Brera neighbourhood. Images are courtesy of Hermès.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 1, 2022

SHL also designed the exterior of the seven-storey library to reference literature. Fifteen photographs of marble swirls were "printed" onto the facade's glass panels in homage to China's long history of printed literature. The main structure of the building is supported by two pavilions. Photo is by Tian Fangfang.

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Deezen

APRIL 20, 2023

Buildings embellished by decorative brick facades are the focus of this roundup , which includes houses, a winery and a mausoleum. Bricks are a common building material used all around the world, typically for constructing walls.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 16, 2023

US studio Anacapa Architecture has transformed an early 1900s, stucco -clad building that was formerly closed off to the public into a welcoming hotel filled with compact rooms and handcrafted decor. The building has served various uses over time. The building's terracotta tile roof was retained, as well.

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Architizer

MAY 8, 2023

Commercial buildings are designed to attract users, to get us to spend as much time as possible inside or to encourage us to return. They also communicate the mission of a business, boldly projecting the brand’s identity and values.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The two pitched structures connect on an underground floor level Completed in 2020, Elizabeth Roberts Architects used the grade to embed part of the plan and maximize views of the mountains. This inconspicuous space creates the effect of two separate buildings from the approach." acre site with a steep drop-off.

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Deezen

APRIL 16, 2024

Ross Barney Architects has created a deep-space technology research centre in Ohio The building forms part of a master plan for the NASA site, which has also been designed by Ross Barney Architects. The copper in the concrete allows for the building to act like a Faraday cage, completely isolating it from outside radio interference.

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Deezen

APRIL 14, 2022

Danish studio Schmidt Hammer Lassen has revealed its design for a 100-metre-tall housing block in Switzerland, which will be the world's tallest timber building when it completes. Named Rocket&Tigerli, the terracotta -clad building is set to be built on a former industrial site in the city of Winterthur, near Zurich.

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Deezen

MARCH 14, 2024

Architecture practice Studio Guma has overhauled an old farmhouse in Normandy, retaining its stone and timber structure to "evoke the rural history" of the site. A paved patio is accessed through sliding glass doors Studio Guma has preserved the farmhouse's existing structure and complemented it with subtle contrasts in concrete and steel.

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Deezen

MAY 9, 2024

It integrates a 1930s grain silo in Kristiansand The interior of the 37-metre-tall structure has been carved out, creating a grand, "basilica-like" atrium and circulation core that stretches to 21 metres in height. Around it are the galleries, the majority of which are housed in two adjoining extensions.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

A moving wall that evokes a sailing ship and a roof canopy modelled on a banana tree feature in this roundup , which collects 10 buildings that challenge conventional ways of fitting solar panels to help kick off our Solar Revolution series. Bay View, USA, by BIG and Heatherwick Studio. Find out more about Bay View ›. Photo is by Ivar Kvaal.

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Deezen

APRIL 10, 2024

Brooklyn architecture studio Allied Works has created a building with interlocking boxy forms clad in sandstone and steel for the Palmer Museum of Art in University Park, USA. However, the form of the building is decidedly contemporary, with a tectonic height variation between the different pavilions within the structure.

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