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How to Utilize Aluminum in Modern Construction Projects

Architecture Ideas

History of Aluminum Utilizing in Construction. Built-in 1931, the Empire State Building (the prominent New York skyscraper and the tallest building worldwide up to 1970) was the first building that showcased the proper utilization of aluminum in construction. Did you know that 25% of globally produced aluminum is used in construction?

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Forge Craft uses "hammock" approach to create outdoor space for transitional apartments

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The internal common areas on the ground floor have surfaces painted with bright colours and internal windows to help spread light. The building is all-electric, and windows have been placed strategically based on positioning to handle the intense Texas sun. The photography is by Casey Dunn.

Space 119
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Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma house in copper

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Utility and storage elements are integrated into the room's vertical surfaces. Upstairs, stone flooring transitions to wood and a windowed wall in the staircase looks out to the surrounding forest. The interior palette uses natural materials like stone and oak and madrone wood finishes.

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Jun Mitsui & Associates convert grocery store into sake brewery in Upstate New York

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A covered walkway leads into a tasting room Floor-to-ceiling windows line the front of the building, which leads into a tasting room for visitors. The building's brewing facilities are located at its centre and are available to view during tours through several picture windows.

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GO'C places arts centre on former Seattle gas station site to "heal an urban problem"

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Instead, the studio decided to create a 1,500-square-foot (139-square-metre) structure on the site that consists of a gallery and gathering space and a utilities area, separated by a courtyard. Inside the structure, the restored wooden rafters were left exposed and pivoting windows were included to help expand the space.

Site 116
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HGX Design creates house that "flows like music" in the Hudson Valley

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Utility spaces, such as a powder room, laundry room and storage, were placed directly adjacent to the entry, while a long hallway leads to the entrances of three guest bedrooms. Floor-to-ceiling windows line the majority of the exterior, with the remainder clad in a vertical cedar siding.

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Soft light fills Iowa municipal building by Neumann Monson Architects

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Polycarbonate walls and a row of tall window boxes bring diffused sunlight into the Iowa City Public Works building by US firm Neumann Monson Architects. Additional daylight is provided by a rhythmic series of tall, projecting windows with integrated colour-changing LEDs. The structure houses equipment for local utilities departments.

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