Architizer

MAY 22, 2024

We’ve looked at a number of highly technical projects, nevertheless materials have usually been natural, or as natural as possible. But what about when the setting, the landscape onto and into which we build, is utilized as an integral part of the structure? They are a continuation of landscapes reimagined as materials.

Landscape 91

Landscape Materials Sustainability Architecture 91

ArchDaily

JANUARY 10, 2024

The material, once seemingly forgotten by modernity, has resurged with full force, facing significant challenges but also revealing promising opportunities. Due to technological advancements and research into the limits and possibilities of this material, there has been a significant leap in the development of wood in construction.

Concept 294

Concept Project Architecture Sustainability 294

The Architecture Designs

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Are clients any good in terms of construction projects? source: pinterest.com First things first, without clients and initiators, there would be no projects at all. Clients usually have a good knowledge of all the aspects of work. How can clients and project managers overturn construction projects?

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Client Clients Construction Construction 52

Deezen

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Design studio D415 has used standard construction materials such as plasterboard and steel profiles in unexpected ways to create a concept store in Bratislava , spotlighting young fashion designers from Slovakia and neighbouring Czechia. The post D415 reimagines mundane materials for Bratislava boutique Som Store appeared first on Dezeen.

Materials 122

Materials Finishes Structure Space 122

Deezen

JUNE 16, 2023

Raw, tactile materials including clay tiles, earthenware pots and compressed earth bricks define this courtyard home near Chennai, India , designed by local practice Rain Studio. The structure was built from a combination of reclaimed and regional materials, which were left raw wherever possible.

Contemporary 144

Contemporary Materials Home Technique 144

SW Oregon Architect

JUNE 25, 2023

These places authentically embrace the local culture, materials, and context. Whether it’s the majestic sweep of a dome, the graceful curves of a bridge, or the symmetrical layout of a garden, the structure imparts a sense of unity that transcends its constituent components. We live in a three-dimensional world. We move about it.

IT 182

IT Architecture Inspiration Art 182

Dwell

APRIL 26, 2024

A generous office space to work from home was also part of the clients’ brief. The honest expression of form and materiality has been lovingly detailed and designed. All exposed timber is recycled hardwood, much of it salvaged from the original structure, regretfully demolished due to extensive flood and termite damage.

Home 89

Home IT Landscape Site 89

Dwell

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Among the rolling hills of eastern Pennsylvania’s Brandywine Valley, MaMo Architects was called upon to design a home for their formerly nomadic clients. The insulated concrete formwork allowed us to create a contiguous structural building that can be pushed and pulled while maintaining its structural integrity."

Materials 77

Materials Modern Exterior Landscape 77

Deezen

APRIL 8, 2024

New steps, ramps and balustrades provide accessibility through the park Once home to a neighbourhood in the 13th century, parts of the park are part of an archaeological reserve, and Kauh incorporated any historical materials found during construction into its new design. The photography is by Fernando Alda.

Restoration 116

Restoration IT Site Finishes 116

Archinect

DECEMBER 24, 2022

In 2022, hardly a week passed on Archinect without the hottest construction material of the year making the news: Mass timber was everywhere — in novel conceptual proposals, competition-winning entries, experimental school projects, and, increasingly so, in completed, real-life, and often record-shattering buildings.

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Client Clients Environment Structure 306

Deezen

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Designed to have "a fun and unconventional presence", the extension was conceived by THISS Studio as though it were a piece of furniture rather than a conventional structure. In doing so we were forced to consider the materials and how they came together much more than you normally would, as every joint and intersection was exposed."

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Client Clients Roofing Structure 143

Habitus Living

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

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. Use of sustainable materials was a central aspect of the brief given to Davis Architects.

Materials 52

Materials Sustainability Interior Modern 52

Design Thoughts Architects

DECEMBER 2, 2022

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. Best Architects do so much more than that.

Client 52

Client Clients Housing Modern 52

Deezen

MARCH 6, 2022

TYPE 's design centres around simple, quality materials that can be left exposed, so they don't need external finishes. Details include an exposed concrete structure, lime plaster walls, a floor of quarry tiles and furniture elements made from ash and Douglas fir. Structural engineer: Blue Engineering. Joinery: DJG Furniture.

Materials 111

Materials Housing Windows Structural Engineering 111

Dwell

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Blend Projects’s prefab homes are built from glulam-beam structures in eight-foot-long sections. Geordie and Jess graciously show their home to many of our future clients, so in many ways, it feels like it is part of the Blend family. The steel brackets connecting them are custom made by Unlimited Fab Nanaimo, a local metal fabricator.

Materials 101

Materials Home Project Nature 101

Deezen

AUGUST 27, 2022

Balancing natural and industrial materials was a key focus during Brazilian studio Memola Estudio's renovation of this São Paulo apartment. Memola Estudio stripped back walls in the apartment to reveal the concrete structure. Memola Estudio stripped back walls in the apartment to reveal the concrete structure.

Structure 105

Structure Renovation Windows Finishes 105

Dwell

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Turkel Design built and outfitted this multigenerational home for Canadian clients. The clients selected us to design a multigenerational vacation home for their growing family on a plot of farmland. Every project follows a finely honed set of design principles and is executed with premium materials.

Home 105

Home IT Client Clients 105

Deezen

AUGUST 12, 2022

Architecture studio Parti has completed a compact housing project in north London , with a palette of robust and affordable materials chosen to create a sense of permanence. Details including a strong grid-like facade and use of a grey brick that contrasts with its neighbours are intended to give the structure a contemporary feel.

Materials 98

Materials Housing Building Site 98

Archinect

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

” Named Rockbound, and located in Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia, the home was commissioned as a place of refuge for a busy client.

Home 147

Home Architect Client Clients 147

Deezen

APRIL 23, 2024

Nestled beside the surrounding woodland, the cabin is wrapped by an external skin or 'monocoque' – similar to an eggshell – that draws on structural systems used within the aerospace and automotive industries. The structure draws aerospace and automative construction techniques Measuring 3.3-metres-wide, metres-wide, 3.5-metres-tall

Technique 132

Technique Structural Engineering Structure Construction 132

Architizer

APRIL 13, 2022

Architizer chatted with Xin Yuan, Director at XinY Structural Consultants to learn more about this project. This non-building structure consists of the rigid double curved roof and vertical columns. © XinY Structural Consultants. © XinY Structural Consultants. © XinY Structural Consultants.

Consulting 98

Consulting Structure Mining Roofing 98

RMJM Architecture

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Externally, the buildings’ facades have been kept simple yet contemporary in design and are made up of stone and light-coloured materials, so as to be a continuation and not a distraction from the natural elements that feature prominently across the JVC.

Client 52

Client Clients Real Estate Residential 52

BD+C

MARCH 22, 2023

Material shortages and volatile fuel prices are compounding long-term issues (especially, skilled labor shortages) in a way that exacerbates market instability and increases owner’s risks. While the cost of many building materials leveled out over the end of 2022, that followed the dramatic price increases of the preceding years.

Construction 97

Construction Construction IT Safety 97

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Located alongside One World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan, the Perelman Performing Arts Center by architecture studio Rex comprises a cubic structure with thin marble cladding. Several readers celebrated the studio's choice of materials. "I The house is a truly stunning creation," wrote Stace A. I wonder if it will age well?

IT 116

IT Art Housing Client 116

Deezen

MAY 23, 2024

The studio's portfolio includes the Ayla Clubhouse in Aqaba , housed in a sinuous structure inspired by the desert surrounding it. Excellent communication skills with team and clients and previous experience in residential design and project management are essential for this role.

Management 115

Management Interior Renovation Residential 115

Archinect

JULY 31, 2023

The old building was a cosmetic factory with a steel structure. ’ Actually, this is not what the client commissioned from me, it's more like I commissioned the architecture and asked the client for it. Project Description This project is to renovate an existing factory building and build new buildings around it.

Commercial 130

Commercial Renovation Client Clients 130

Architizer

APRIL 10, 2022

Beyond all clichés, property boundaries structure the whole design of urban public space: its demarcations, rights of way, privacy. In our approach, the most important thing is the space, the space between community, client, environment, technologies, memory, desire. The use of recycled materials.

Materials 65

Materials Landscape Design Client 65

Deezen

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Desai Chai Architects chose an uphill spot for the home's siting "The clients wanted flexibility to use their home as an extension of their gallery and leave portions of the site open for rotating and site-specific outdoor installations," the studio said. Layers of light and material are paired with immersive views of the landscape.

Structure 95

Structure Home Roofing Site 95

Architizer

AUGUST 22, 2022

Their design responds to the Grade I-listed landscape, with sustainable materials and traditional craft techniques creating simple, functional forms. Conceived as a family of individual curvaceous structures, their graceful tree-like canopy unites their design language. What drove the selection of materials used in the project?

Technique 91

Technique Sustainability Materials Design 91

Deezen

MAY 29, 2022

Architecture firm LOHA used "material layering" to create a light-filled workspace in California for photographers, videographers and other creatives involved in brand imaging for sportswear brand Nike. The two-storey structure has a long, linear footprint, measuring 487 feet long by 86 feet wide (148 by 26 metres).

Utilities 111

Utilities Materials Building Finishes 111

Deezen

MAY 26, 2024

It features handcrafted concrete corbels Aiming to create a dialogue between the materiality of the Victorian home and the extension, Grafted used red bricks and pigmented precast concrete on the exterior. The timber roof structure of the extension is expressed internally The timber roof structure of the extension is expressed internally.

Housing 108

Housing Windows Exterior Client 108

Deezen

MAY 23, 2024

The Brick from a Stone installation was unveiled at Clerkenwell Design Week Positioned between two red phone boxes on Clerkenwell Green, the three-metre-tall structure was built using just under 900 stone bricks, made from slabs of "unloved" limestone and sandstone with superficial inconsistencies that make them unsuitable for typical applications.

Installation 126

Installation Manufacturing Sustainability Management 126

Deezen

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

All around the world, most architecture practices continue to indulge in extravagant imagery that can only be actualised using carbon-emitting industrialised materials. It is well known that 40 per cent of emissions are due to the use of industrial materials and current construction methodologies.

IT 128

IT Foundation Environment Cities 128

Architizer

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Moreover, designers use the decomposition, reorganization and collision of texture and material to build a simple and lively volume. The project needs to seek urban integration in Jinan Spring City to realize the convergence of tradition and modernity and break through the mode and structure of traditional state-owned offices.

Materials 72

Materials Design Sustainability Environment 72

Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Muted tones and textured material finishes define the spaces of this mid-terrace Georgian home in north London , overhauled by local studio Paolo Cossu Architects. Named Nelson Terrace, the renovation and extension in the Colebrook Row conservation area of Islington showcases the contemporary art and furniture collection of its client.

Renovation 116

Renovation Architect Client Clients 116

Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

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.

Housing 144

Housing Mining Client Clients 144

Deezen

MARCH 31, 2024

Located in the suburb of Highgate, the home replaces an existing cottage on the site that had been occupied by the clients for several years. Inbuilt in the project is wealth creation, financial security, and a family legacy to eventually be passed to the clients’ two children," it continued.

Finishes 112

Finishes Home Client Clients 112