Architizer

MARCH 19, 2024

Built out of local materials and relying on local craftsmanship, the continuous flow of the skin around the building produces a series of adjacent semi-open spaces that improve ventilation, reduce heat gain and offer shading against direct sunlight.

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Residential Concept Contemporary Design 97

Deezen

APRIL 11, 2023

The "global footprint of the automotive in big cities" could shrink thanks to advances in car technology, Peugeot 's Philippe-Emmanuel Jean told Dezeen at the European unveiling of the brand's Inception Concept EV. It replaces mechanical links with digital electric controls and is controlled by movements similar to how we use a smartphone.

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Concept Cities Technology Technology 105

The Spaces

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Though hardly a new trend, ‘raw’ has really taken off in 2023 with material textures playing pivotal roles in interior design. The raw aesthetic leans into the rugged side of minimalism, celebrating the texture and honesty of materials. But what exactly is it? Raw interiors are irregular or rough, weathered and often handworked.

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Materials Interior Concept Finishes 99

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The designers were briefed to experiment with materiality and craft, taking advantage of Huguet 's capabilities as a manufacturer of artisan tiles, cement and terrazzo. The project was conceived by Astrid Stavro, who created tiles with sustainable materials. Sascha Lobe created a typographic design.

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Technique Design Consulting Information 98

Deezen

JANUARY 27, 2023

These undergraduate and postgraduate architecture students have created models from materials such as wood , plastic , clay and fabric using techniques including laser cutting, 3D printing and construction by hand. Gravitational Tectonic sees robotics and 3D printing merged with clay to produce intricate lattice-like structures.

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Students Concept Project Mining 111

Deezen

APRIL 11, 2024

Also included is a project that creates 3D printed materials based on the structure of chainmail and an installation that uses folded aluminium sheets to create dramatic lighting effects. Each project's research explores three stages of design that encapsulate material research, computation design and robotics fabrication.

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Technology Technology Project Deconstruction 110

Habitus Living

APRIL 5, 2023

Lena Teo, the lead architect, was adamant about maintaining the original dual outdoor room concept, which was central to the original design by CplusC Architects. The clients were in love with Shou Sugi Ban – the Japanese technique of charred timber – but the material was extremely expensive.

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IT Housing Landscape Concept 98

Architizer

MAY 6, 2024

AI technology has revealed techniques such as generative design, simulation and optimization through the use of algorithms and machine learning systems. Sean Ahlquist, professor in architecture at the University of Michigan and the principal material researcher of the project stated: “Computational design is about design exploration.

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Architecture Technique Information Technology 92

Habitus Living

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Our conversation traverses process, childhood, materiality and what makes home ‘home’. The concept of making things comes from being in the natural environment, and that’s always been really important to me. With ropes, there are different thicknesses, and you can even make ropes with different materials.

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Materials Environment Art Home 52

Deezen

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Also included is a "hypothetical city" created via a combination of hand sketches and AI, and a project that explores the concept of chainmail. In the second semester, students participate in design studio activities, including digital fabrication, robotic construction systems, and the simulation and optimisation of materials.

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Technology Technology Project Students 111

Habitus Living

JULY 26, 2022

The Passage collection sees Aitken achieve her unique vision through the materiality and technical possibilities of rug manufacturing. The joy of moving through seasons is further explored by the considered use of texture and materials from rug to rug. Each pattern is available in two different colour options.

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Sketching IT Manufacturing Photoshop 97

Deezen

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Promotion: Romanian stone brand Piatraonline has launched Raw, a collection of natural stone tiles that "uncovers the material's wild and rugged character". Extraordinary projects cannot come to life with ordinary materials," Piatraonline managing partner Mariana-Bradescu Constantinescu said. Stone has been finished to look unfinished.

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Technique Finishes Installation Nature 105

Architizer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Shou sugi ban, originally known as yakisugi, is an ancient wood-burning technique developed in Japan centuries ago. Prized for its dual protective and aesthetic qualities, this time-honored material treatment is now utilized all over the world. The restaurant’s exceptional material details summon the topography of historic Japan.

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Building Technique Utilities Contemporary 116

Architizer

MAY 16, 2022

Ulf Mejergren: We have started a series called ‘Primitive Huts’ where we investigate materials found in nature combined with our creativity to create shelters. What inspired the initial concept for your design? The initial concept, or the method to arrange the cones into a shelter, was a coincidence sort of.

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Materials Nature Architect Transportation 49

Hotel Designs

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Image credit: Locke Designed in keeping with Locke’s locally-focused ethos, forward-thinking London-based design studio, Sella Concept , led by Tatjana von Stein, took inspiration from the city, reflecting the cultural identity of Zurich through the distinctive and sophisticated design language used throughout the rooms and common areas.

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Concept Inspiration Technique Windows 114

Hotel Designs

JUNE 9, 2023

Three dynamic and diverse food and beverage concepts are poised to become new local culinary destinations. The building’s past life as one of King Henry VIII’s royal palaces is referenced in the materials used throughout the hotel, with marble ceramics and gold finishes evoking its former regality.

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IT Events Finishes Inspiration 52

Architizer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? To consequently follow our concept of seamless connection to the exterior we needed to apply all our design tricks. What drove the selection of materials used in the project? However, the result has been amazing and we received great feedback from all our guest.

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Materials Construction Construction Design 71

aasarchitecture

AUGUST 31, 2023

Image © GRAFT The concept envisages a mixed-use development consisting of office and commercial units as well as educational and cultural facilities. A hostel, housed in a smaller building at the western end of the site, rounds off the mixed-use concept. The ground floor and the first floor make up the plinth of the building.

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Transportation Industrial Concept Urban Development 122

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The undulating prototypes are each 75 centimetres tall The prototypes were made from a high-density lightweight polyurethane plastic, but the studio aims to eventually explore other materials and is also looking at using wire-cutting technology to fabricate the pieces. "We In fact, we have developed quite a lot of experience with it.

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Design Technique Technology Technology 122

Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2024

Named Spindles, the project, which borrowed techniques from local chair making traditions, involved using small pieces of shaped wood to make a roof-supporting column. It got the studio thinking about timber and sustainability, and how although timber is usually assumed to be a green building material, it's not without its problems.

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Structure Structural Engineering Students Technique 128

Deezen

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It has all these amazing properties that make it a super durable material, especially when you introduce it in an anodised finish." I was just walking in the forest and contemplating aluminium as a material, and I was thinking about having a light impact or a low footprint in nature," Beller Fjetland said. Read: Bello! For the Bello!

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Manufacturing Design Finishes Materials 109

Deezen

JANUARY 25, 2024

A sculptural skylight sits at the centre of the pavilion roof According to DaeWha Kang Design, its overall concept for the design of the pavilion aimed to evoke "the feeling of being inside a Georgia O'Keefe painting". When selecting materials for the project, practicality and longevity were central to the studio's approach.

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Contemporary Site Design Roofing 142

Deezen

APRIL 7, 2024

By employing a modular system, the vision is brought to life with a megastructure that weaves through Skid Row, transforming the concept of a tent city. To enhance the surface texture, mesh textures from the scanned building material were amplified in the digital double.

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Project Students Architecture Innovation 119

Architizer

JANUARY 10, 2022

While traditionally built from wood in simple forms, architects have introduced materials such as black granite and new techniques such as 3D scanning to the design process. Used both in winter and summer, saunas promote relaxation through dry heat provided by heated stones and create a social space for friends to gather.

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IT Architect Design Windows 94

Deezen

MARCH 22, 2023

Named Block, the wall-mounted toilet was made using a material developed by Woodio founder Petro Lahtinen that is around 80 per cent wood by volume, incorporating locally sourced aspen and offcuts from the Finnish forest industry. Basically we have developed moulds that can handle non-fluid raw materials," Lahtinen said.

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Development Developer Industrial Materials 132

aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The new hotel, designed by Snøhetta, is enriched by the interior design of the Italian architecture studio, which has come up with a concept that echoes the colours and atmosphere of the Austrian mountains, in a continuum between nature and well-being. The new 5 star Falkensteiner Hotel Montafon will open on 16 December 2022.

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Interior Technique Concept Landscape 96

Deezen

APRIL 28, 2024

Julia's concept for the community centre is 'living room' – creating possibilities for social interactions through multi-functional spaces. The design philosophy follows the metaphor offered by tiles, a material which can be fragile and easily broken in its singular form, yet is resilient and strong once bonded all together."

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Project Interior Students Design 110

Deezen

MAY 2, 2023

Traditional Japanese materials and details are fused with contemporary finishes at C4L House in Tokyo , designed by local studio Cubo Design Architects. The bathroom areas include a sunken stone bath and curved timber sauna, while a tearoom has been finished using traditional Japanese carpentry techniques and tatami flooring.

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Home Architect Design Finishes 145

The Spaces

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The concept of using glass as a building material “anchored” in the rock translates this sensibility.’. The construction method follows the same techniques used for houses in the settlement. Says Ikonomidis: ‘There is an immense sense of power in this natural landscape, yet it also reminds us of nature’s vulnerability.

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Technique Landscape Glass Engineering 123

Deezen

JULY 17, 2023

A trio of pavilions have been installed on Copenhagen 's waterfront, showing how radical materials and new ways of living might reduce the carbon footprint of housing construction. The design aims to show how combining these two materials can offer high levels of insulation and fire safety. Natural Pavilion is designed by ReVærk.

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Home Safety Technique Materials 98

Architizer

APRIL 26, 2024

Taking a survey of Seoul’s structures, each of the subsequent projects demonstrate innovative design and construction techniques. The design concept draws lines between the perfect geometry of a circle and arches. The design incorporates five key concepts to enhance the experience and symbolism of the space. in the summer.

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Modern Architecture Roofing Inspiration 114

Deezen

APRIL 18, 2022

The workshops accompany an upcoming exhibition of materials and objects made from upcycled denim that will be on show at Levi's London concept store, Levi's Haus, from 20 April to 5 May. The material's former life gives you a lot of clues about what you can make," said Store.

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Education Technique Materials Students 132

Deezen

MARCH 6, 2023

Design studio Tomorrow Machine has created a biodegradable juice bottle made from a potato starch-based material that can be peeled away like fruit skin and then eaten, composted or dissolved. Top: a short video shows how the material dissolves once peeled and added to water.

Materials 98

Materials Manufacturing Sustainability Technique 98

Architizer

AUGUST 7, 2023

Vitruvius’s treatise implicitly addressed tectonics by acknowledging the integral relationship between a building’s materiality, structural logic and spatial manifestation. Such a straightforward translation of tekton to ‘builder;’ however, does not convey the depth or breadth of this architectural concept.

Architecture 98

Architecture Technique Technology Technology 98

Deezen

OCTOBER 9, 2023

"Prada's technical expertise with raw materials, manufacturing techniques, and innovative design concepts will bring advanced technologies instrumental in ensuring not only the comfort of astronauts on the lunar surface, but also the much-needed human factors considerations absent from legacy spacesuits."

Commercial 136

Commercial Technology Technology Design 136

Deezen

MAY 9, 2024

Articulate the inspiration, concept, and impact of your design clearly and compellingly showcasing your work with high-quality visuals and multimedia content," Mizetto explained. With just three weeks left to enter Dezeen Awards 2024 , we asked past winners for tips on how to put together a winning entry.

Real Estate 105

Real Estate Diagram Innovation Sustainability 105

Dwell

AUGUST 29, 2023

Zhongyu Zhang uses her MMR Studio (Materials, Modality, and Routine) as a research tool. For her, materials and forms can uncover the underlying connections between different cultures and crafts, humanity and nature. Designers ought to follow the features of the material," the Shanghai creator says. "In

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Technique Concept Contemporary Sketching 60