Archinect

APRIL 22, 2024

The building at Surinameweg 4 in Haarlem was completed in 1981 and designed by Arnold Numan Oyevaar. The extension is designed to be circular, demountable, and remountable. On the office floors the colours are in sync with the amount of daylight coming in. It is also characterised as closed and heavy.

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Archinect

JULY 22, 2022

Construction has commenced on the ZGF -designed expansion of Portland International (PDX) Airport. ZGF’s answer was a singular terminal building housed under one undulating, mass timber roof, accompanied by an interior strategy which prioritized biophilic design, interior landscaping, daylighting, and natural materials.

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Archinect

JANUARY 9, 2024

The roof canopy itself is comprised of a lightweight steel grid shell with a screen to filter daylight into the terminal space. Image credit: Foster + Partners Inside, the scheme’s material palette is designed to be “warm and welcoming, evoking the Cambodian vernacular in a contemporary manner.”

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Archinect

MARCH 22, 2024

When designing the interior of this office building, we took our inspiration from Brazilian brutalism: natural materials such as concrete and wood, dark colours and lots of plants. Behind its door, a new world opens up: a green oasis bathed in natural daylight. This tropical patio forms the entrance to the first floor.

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Santa Cruz Architect

APRIL 13, 2024

In this guide, we’ll explore practical daylighting strategies and design choices to help you create a bright, inviting, and energy-efficient living environment. Consider a Window Wall A window wall can dramatically increase natural light and add a striking design element to your home.

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Archinect

JUNE 6, 2023

The team describes the project’s aesthetic as “directed by streamline automotive design,” with a split-level concept following the hilly topography of the site.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

With construction underway on the 3XN-designed Sydney Fish Market in Australia, the firm has offered an insight into the design of the scheme’s defining roofscape. When completed, the 700,000-square-foot building will be the largest fish market in the southern hemisphere.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The complete list of newly listed competitions can be found here.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 1, 2023

In terms of their design strategies, they must embrace modern approaches that respond to the changing needs of students and teachers. Kalwall focuses on developing forward-thinking solutions for human-centered design that address these evolving needs, while responding to a tight budget.

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Archinect

APRIL 9, 2024

The integration of biophilic elements, controlled daylight, institutional-grade materials, energy and water-conscious design, dynamic landscapes, and public art, results in a physical expression of sustainable and resilient design in the urban Sonoran Desert.

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designboom

APRIL 4, 2024

the wooden interiors are kept simple and snug with an L-shaped layout and ample daylight filtering through several windows. The post madeiguincho repurposes cargo container as tiny house with sunken roof terrace appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The design challenge at Lee Street Lofts was creating a sense of spaciousness within four slender, elegant townhomes tucked against the Queen Anne hillside overlooking downtown Seattle. The inspiration for Lee Street Lofts springs from the pursuit of authenticity.

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Archinect

APRIL 7, 2024

West Main is a three-tower 1,030,000-square-foot office and retail development designed by Graphite Design Group in collaboration with Compton Design Office for Vulcan Real Estate. West Main seamlessly integrates a mix of office and retail spaces with a design that emphasizes harmony and functionality.

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designboom

MARCH 20, 2024

The post verena bachl and karsten schuhl’s AI-powered installation mimics the cycle of daylight appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. using diffusion within LED tubes, the artists explore changes from sunrise to sunset through subtle color and brightness variations.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As a weekend retreat for a Manhattan mother and her young daughter, the 1,500 square foot modern prefabricated cabin - located two hours outside the city - was carefully designed for simple, low-maintenance living. The compact floor plan efficiently accommodates the essentials for their weekend lifestyle. During warmer month.

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Archinect

MARCH 31, 2023

The American Institute of Architects has published its latest quarterly report on residential design. The AIA Home Design Trends Survey for Q1 2023 revealed evolving trends in kitchen and bathroom design, where homeowners have moved toward electric appliances and are making decisions based on long-term value.

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Archinect

JANUARY 12, 2023

Fresh air and daylighting are just some of the biophilic design features that make this a LEED Gold facility and a resilient hub in Northeast Washington DC. The system is designed to take advantage of the mild temperatures during the fall and spring in Washington DC.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 2, 2023

An important part of the design was to maintain the special character of the of the chapel, both on the interior and exterior. A new opening in the rear façade connects the living with the garden and brings in daylight. The Wilhelmina chapel in Maarssen is part of the build local heritage and dates from 1901.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Chambless King’s design directly addresses this challenge with a unique interplay between shelter and light. An all-glass interior wall creates a feeling of openness and extends daylight from the dispatch room into the main corridor. The light and airy design greatly improves the health and well-being of the dispatchers.

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Archinect

JUNE 9, 2023

A four-bedroom home in midtown Toronto designed by Dubbeldam Architecture + Design, Garden Circle House is a response to the client’s desire for a sustainable home inspired by nature, connected to the outdoors and awash in daylight.

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designboom

JANUARY 26, 2024

internally, the uneven roof creates an intriguing interplay with daylight as it filters through, creating a sense of holiness and tranquility. The post elisa valero’s jagged roof diffuses intricate pastel patterns inside granada church appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 1, 2023

This collaboration—Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects, Saida + Sullivan Design Partners, Swords to Plowshares, and Chinatown Community Development Center—supports an integrated, equitable, and sustainable community in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood. The project frames a generous internal garden courtyard.

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Archinect

JANUARY 3, 2024

With direct access to Great Peconic Bay, this prefab beach house is designed to be a weekend retreat for a young family of four from Brooklyn and a seasonal residence for their Florida-based grandparents. The dining opens onto a courtyard with an oculus-like opening to the sky above, which also provides ample daylight into the living spaces.

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World Architecture Community

JANUARY 5, 2024

Indian architecture practice Earthscape Studio has designed a farmhouse that is wrapped by a gabion wall to filter daylight and airflow to the interior the mountain ranges in Anaikatti, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India.Named The Infinite Rise, the “Ü-square-metre farmhouse.

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Archinect

AUGUST 24, 2023

Organizers share: “The competition recognizes 10 exceptional studio projects that integrate creative and innovative design strategies.

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Archinect

JUNE 2, 2022

Foster + Partners has unveiled designs for a nine-story, timber -structure department store in Tokyo , presenting an elegant retail space that features several green-building practices. Its design ensures the maximization of daylight and passive thermal comfort while using natural materials.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Architects face an important challenge: to create comfortable, productive and healthy interiors with well-regulated parameters, considering factors like indoor air quality , daylighting and biophilic features from the initial stages of design.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The list of seven was selected by a five-member panel for their projects’ “design achievement, including sense of place and purpose, community access, ecology and environmental sustainability, and history.” ” Each winner received a citation from the panel. The center, a campus-scaled gesture, is c.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Sefaira, the leader in software for high performance building design, today announced that its performance based design platform now includes daylighting analysis. With the addition of daylighting, Sefaira combines two critical design metrics in the same tool. Exclude Content: Yes.

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Archinect

JUNE 16, 2023

The focus of the design is the well-being of users - access to natural daylight, acoustic climate, ergonomics, flexible layout, and multifunctional spaces.

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Archinect

APRIL 25, 2022

The annual AIA COTE Top Ten Awards highlight the work of architects, designers, and students and their efforts in propelling carbon-neutral design initiatives. The competition recognizes 10 exceptional studio projects that integrate creative and innovative design strategies," shares the competition organizers. "The

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Archinect

APRIL 18, 2023

Seamlessly integrated into the existing site, the extension is placed underground and a new water feature was incorporated as part of the design, maintaining the baroque composition of lush gardens and water elements.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Home to a family of seven, Proctor & Shaw designed the project as an extension to an existing Edwardian house, extending the ground-floor kitchen and dining room. Deep skylights punctured into the roof draw daylight into the space below, while sliding doors seamlessly connect the interior with an outdoor patio.

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designboom

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

a large suspended ornate room opens up spilling natural daylight from above, as soft-tonal ambient sounds embrace the space. The post brian eno & jiri prihoda collaborate on immersive sound installation in prague appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Image courtesy MIR Image courtesy D-Render The sandstone-clad design incorporates two interlocking pavilions that are linked together by a glass curtain skybridge, with a series of skylights operated by a multi-layer daylight control system.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Photo: Karin Borghouts KAAN Architecten’s work combined a renovation of the 19th-century neoclassical museum building, originally designed by Belgian architects Jean-Jacques Winders and Frans Van Dijk, with the addition of a contemporary extension nestled within the original structure.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Image via EcoClosure The system is designed to reduce building energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions through "closed-loop regenerable technology." The tint and color of the algae can also respond to solar intensity and daylight to create optimal indoor conditions.

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