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

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The two-storey addition is part of the Cathedral Close, an entire city block in Nob Hill that includes the Grace Cathedral. 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. Bloszies, FAIA.

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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. Duda Paine placed a glass element on top of a terracotta parking garage in Austin.

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Deezen

MARCH 24, 2023

Architecture studio LBR&A has designed a residence that "breaks the imposed paradigms of construction" in a Mexico City neighbourhood where development has reportedly taken its toll on the landscape. A dark wax patina was applied to the steel structure. Exterior walls at the entrance were clad in marble.

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Deezen

AUGUST 8, 2023

Local studio Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados has completed a wooden A-Frame house with underground bedrooms in a forested area outside Mexico City. The A-Frame structure consists of pre-fabricated elements brought to the site. The top and sides of the A-Frame are enclosed in glass, as is the space at the back of the structure.

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The Architect's Newsletter

MAY 20, 2022

Brought to you by: Architect querkraft Location Vienna, Austria Completion Date August 2021 Exterior Glass Schüco Galvanized Profiled Steel-Tank Panels Brucha Trees Grünbau jakel GmbH Landscape Kräftner Landschaftsplanung; Green4cities Structural Consultant [.].

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

"Located on the heights of Dijon in Burgundy, a few metres from the tramway stop, the building is built of seven levels, allowing it to be seen from a distance from the city's expressway," said the practice. The exterior is clad in a double glass skin. The building incorporates a timber exoskeleton.

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Deezen

MARCH 10, 2022

From patterned glass to netting, here are eight ways to make buildings more bird-friendly. Reflective surfaces are "the main culprit" for mass bird deaths according to Melissa Breyer, a volunteer who has studied bird-window collisions in New York City. Read: Glass facades are "the main culprit" for billions of annual bird deaths.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Courtyards , walkways, and staircases delineate the volumes of this home in Mexico City designed by local studio PPAA. The area is an established residential enclave that lies west of the Bosque de Chapultepec, one of the city's main parks. PPAA designed the house in Mexico City. Facades are board-formed concrete.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

A private mezcal bar forms the heart of this house that Amsterdam interior architecture firm Barde vanVoltt has overhauled in Mexico City 's La Condesa neighbourhood. In the central courtyard, Barde vanVoltt removed the roof from the double-height space and replaced it with operable glass panels to let in more light.

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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

MAY 20, 2024

Local architecture studio DF Arquitectos has wrapped an expansive clubhouse for a football team in volcanic stone in the shadow of a rocky cliff in Mexico City. Read: Intersticial Arquitectura builds Casa Maguey in Mexico on volcanic stone plinth The top level of each building is almost entirely glass with recreation and entertainment areas.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Mexican architecture studio Cimet Arquitectos has remodelled and reinforced an 18-storey-tall structure in Mexico City after it was damaged by a series of earthquakes. Cimet Arquitectos restored an earthquake-damaged office tower in Mexico City. The structure had been unoccupied for years.

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Deezen

AUGUST 15, 2022

Mexican architecture studio Team 730 has completed a pavilion within Mexico City 's Chapultepec Zoo that offers new exhibition spaces and refurbishes an existing welcome building. Team 730 modernised the entrance to a zoo in Mexico City. The intervention includes new structures built on top and around an existing stone building.

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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. Appearing as two distinct buildings, the structure has a front facade along Sullivan Place and a front facade along Washington Avenue.

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Architizer

JANUARY 19, 2024

This island city-state boasts a skyline adorned with new skyscrapers, garden homes and innovative designs that respond to cultural traditions and tropical weather. By looking to the future of the city and the country, architects are imagining new building forms and spaces, architecture that feels progressive, futuristic and inventive.

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Archinect

AUGUST 5, 2022

Located in the city’s Garment District, the hotel adopts what the team calls a “robust, solid architecture” with a material palette including brick, concrete, steel, and oak. Photo credit: William Jess Laird Inside, the lobby features a series of poured-in-place, steel-edged concrete structural arches. Front desk.

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Deezen

AUGUST 2, 2023

Local studios Inaba Williams Architecture and Kyle May Architect have created a cafe in New Jersey oriented around massive structural columns and bright, colourful elements. Called Lackawanna Café, the project occupies the ground floor and mezzanine of a mid-rise apartment building in Jersey City designed by Fogarty Finger Architecture.

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Architizer

JULY 13, 2023

Both cities have a long history dating back to the 1860s, thanks to the growth of agriculture and the lumber industry. Over time, the Twin Cities gained their moniker from sharing diverse political, cultural and educational institutions. In turn, new architecture continues to be built, highlighting each city’s design culture.

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Deezen

MAY 9, 2022

Local studio Mesh Architectures has completed Timber House, a condominium in Brooklyn that developer The Brooklyn Home Company claims is "the largest mass timber building in New York City.". It is also the first condominium project in the city to be built using mass timber, the developer said. The floors are also made of wood.

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e-architect

JUNE 5, 2023

Renovation: Changes in Architectural and Spatial Functions LI City Study is located in the Tianmu Lake Resort in Liyang City. Reuse: Retention and Reuse of Architectural Framework The building has three above-ground floors and one underground floor with a frame structure.

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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

JUNE 23, 2023

An exhibition of the 1950s sets, props, miniature models, costumes and artwork used in Wes Anderson 's latest film Asteroid City has opened at 180 The Strand in London. Asteroid City was filmed on flat farmland in Spain, with the buildings made for the film set up to appear like a town.

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Deezen

JULY 13, 2023

Located about nine kilometres from the city's historic centre, the embassy complex sits on a sloping, 9.4-acre hectare) site and encompasses a main office building , support structures, a garage, a gym and a sports court. Among the natural hazards in Guatemala City are earthquakes and tropical storms.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The retreat – comprising a main dwelling, guest house and detached garage – belongs to the owners of Proxyco Gallery in New York City. Roof overhangs reduce sun glare Exterior walls are clad in wood that was charred using the traditional Japanese method of Shou Sugi Ban. The wood's pale grey colour softens the light within the home.

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Dwell

AUGUST 2, 2023

The home appears as a stony and introverted structure, revealing only some features of its solid and brutalist volume. Upon accessing each room, we find luminous, glass-enclosed spaces with clear finishes and wide views. Native vegetation encapsulates the home, creating a stark contrast to the dark exterior facade.

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Deezen

AUGUST 1, 2022

Supertall skyscrapers, which are defined as those that exceed 300 metres in height, are currently being planned that would become the tallest buildings in cities including Miami, Toronto and Austin. Below are six proposed skyscrapers planned for construction in cities outside of New York. Image is by Related Midwest.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Situated on Maluan Mountain, the centre by Line+ Studio was wrapped by glass openings – "maximizing transparency" to offer expansive views of the landscape, nearby seaport and Shenzhen city. Steel structure subcontractor: Shenzhen Special Zone Construction Steel Structure Co.

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Deezen

MARCH 20, 2024

UK Architecture studio Foster + Partners has unveiled renderings of an office tower to be built in Hollywood with a series of spiralling terraces wrapped around its exterior. They are part of a proposal submitted to the city by the building's developer, The Star LLC. Completion is expected in 2029.

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Deezen

MAY 14, 2024

WilkinsonEyre has unveiled its latest plans for Lord's Cricket Ground The proposal has been approved by Westminster City Council's Planning Committee and the ground's owners Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), with construction expected to begin in September. The current completion date is scheduled for 2027.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

A series of bridges, walkways and exterior staircases connect the various parts of this community centre in one of the most densely populated neighbourhoods in Mexico City by Rozana Montiel Estudio de Arquitectura. Its iteration of the PILARES program is located in the Presidentes de México neighbourhood, in the south of the city.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Pasadena-based studio Hopson Rodstrom Design ( H/RD ), designed the structure to "embrace" the higher-scale zoning that exists along thoroughfares in areas of the city generally filled with low-lying structures. Along this, gates lead into the complex and into glass-fronted retail and restaurant components.

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Deezen

JANUARY 16, 2024

Angular cut-outs and courtyards break up the red-concrete structure of this monolithic exhibition centre in Nanjing , designed by Chinese studio Mix Architecture. From the exterior to the interior, people may experience almost another world inside the red stone," the studio added.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The two structures are mirrors of each other and are divided by a courtyard with a privacy wall in the middle Set on 40-foot (12-metre) wide lots, the linear homes measure only 20 feet (6 metres) at their widest, leaving plenty of space for outdoor areas on either side of the house for residents to enjoy.

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ArchiDiaries

MARCH 24, 2022

Excerpt: Interconnected Volumes Establish a Dialogue Between the Indoors and the Outdoors at Earth and Glass House, a Weekend Retreat designed by Studio Lotus, located in New Delhi, India. A key design challenge was to develop the requisite joinery and junction details to cohesively unite these three distinct structural systems.

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Dwell

MARCH 12, 2024

The desert city of Scottsdale, Arizona, is set within the sprawling Sonoran Desert and overlooked by the majestic McDowell Mountains, so it’s no surprise that this spectacular landscape plays a pivotal role in shaping much of the area’s architecture. Modern Sunset House is located on 14 acres of hillside.

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Deezen

MARCH 14, 2024

California architecture studio Marmol Radziner has completed a black-clad, "modernist" skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles , which is now the tallest residential structure in the state of California, according to the studio. The Beaudry is a 695-foot-tall (212 metres) luxury residential skyscraper with 64 storeys.

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