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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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Birdproof glass technology is getting better – but it's popularity still hasn't taken off

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Architects have known how to prevent their buildings from becoming bird killers for more than a decade: Patterned glass, exterior screens and turning the lights off at night can all significantly reduce bird deaths. But those standards clash with the big glass and big views that clients associate with big money.

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BIG unveils interlocking EPIQ skyscraper in Quito designed as "buildings within a building"

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Each section has curved edges that wrap inwards where the two volumes meet, creating an opening that serves as the entrance to the building. The facades are made up of long bars of pigmented concrete – meant to reference the "domed roofs of the city's cathedrals and old colonial buildings covered with local tiles", the developer said.

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Drone video showcases exterior of 1,000 Trees by Heatherwick Studio

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This drone video captures the exterior of 1,000 Trees , a shopping centre in China that Thomas Heatherwick 's studio designed to resemble a greenery-covered mountain. Recently opened in Shanghai, the building is covered with 1,000 structural columns that Heatherwick Studio has turned into planters for over 1,000 trees and 250,000 plants.

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Horses a "constant visual presence" at Black Fox Ranch by CLB Architects

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To one side of the home's atrium is the communal zone For the main home, the team conceived a two-storey, L-shaped building that gradually rises from the site. The house is located near the barn and pastures in order to ensure that "horses are a constant visual presence," the team said.

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Arthaus branding, artwork, and interiors // Visual Dialogue

Architizer

Building on the contemporary loft-style architecture by PCA, Visual Dialogue was tasked with capturing the artistic side of Boston’s Allston neighborhood for a new apartment building. © Visual Dialogue. © Visual Dialogue. © Visual Dialogue. © Visual Dialogue. Project Status: Built. Year: 2021.

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Sheft Farrace renovates loft in Los Angeles' art deco Eastern Columbia building

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Architecture studio Sheft Farrace has renovated a loft apartment in Los Angeles' iconic Eastern Columbia building, subtly incorporating colours from the art deco exterior into the minimalist interiors. Rather than keep the open floor plan, the studio chose to divide up the space to help define areas for different functions.