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Ep 121: Material Selection

Life of an Architect

When you think of a building – whatever scale or project type, the items that go to create that building are most frequently associated with the materials that are selected that define the appearance of the building. Continue reading Ep 121: Material Selection at Life of an Architect. The "Why" jump to 12:51 Why choose the material?

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This Leafy-Green Bangalore Home Is Made From Construction Debris

Dwell

In Bangalore, and across India, rampant growth has led to a boom in new construction, especially for housing. Photo: Ben Hosking Typically, building new in Bangalore involves demolishing old buildings, and disposing of ever more construction debris is a growing concern in the city.

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Akira Koyama + KEY OPERATION INC. / ARCHITECTS Redefine the Sakuragicho Residence Exterior

Architizer

Sakuragicho Residence – The development endeavored to re-define exterior wall tiling and balcony construction distinctive to, yet typical of, large apartment blocks. The construction of an apartment block like this project with over 100 units has a significant impact on the street panorama, and can transform the vista.

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Design H&C Construct CasaTresAguas in Protected Biosphere Using Locally Sourced Materials and Responsible Design Practices

Architizer

CasaTresAguas – An architects dream to build your own house, comes with a lot of unforeseen challenges, such as millions of ideas one wants to make reality, the restricted budget, the small plot of land and probably the family which could become your worst client ever. What drove the selection of materials used in the project?

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A treasure trove of material textures

Habitus Living

The white box, with its precise lines and sharp angles, is usually associated with modernism and its attendant materials of steel, concrete and glass. Use of sustainable materials was a central aspect of the brief given to Davis Architects. The post A treasure trove of material textures appeared first on Habitusliving.com.

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New House Story of 2 Different Clients From Bangalore

Design Thoughts Architects

I recently had the opportunity to explain to one of our new house desired clients what it is that we do as an architectural firm. We design buildings that are functional and meet the client’s needs, but we also design them with a theme or an architectural style in mind. Is their house budget matching with their needs?

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RED Arquitectos integrates corn millstone into facade of Mexican house

Deezen

Casa que Da is conceived as a pre-Hispanic codex, which expresses through its spatiality and iconography, the knowledge of the earth and its materiality," RED Arquitectos principal Susana López González told Dezeen. The client named the house Casa que Da (House that Gives) to reference the act of "giving" in a culinary context.

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