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Bridge Building: 7 Inhabitable Structures Spanning Spaces and Ideas

Architizer

They can be material structures that connect two (or more!) Beyond spanning from point A to B, architects are designing bridges as inhabitable structures to build connections between people and places. Architects: Want to have your project featured? Showcase your work through Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newsletters.

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Erlebnis-Hus seaside visitor centre wrapped in timber grid to "play in, on, under or beside"

Deezen

Located alongside a dyke on a coastal promenade in Sankt Peter-Ording, the centre contains event spaces, a shop and restaurant and lookout points, housed in a series of "cubes" that slot into the structure's gridded framework. metre timber grid, elevated on concrete pile foundations due to the site's status as a flood protection zone.

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Bend, Curl, Twist and Turn: 7 Steel Structures Establishing New Frontiers for Building Envelopes

Architizer

Most commonly used for structural purposes, its function is often limited to framing systems and building foundations. In addition, by echoing the Las Vegas architectural typology, this flexible, freestanding structure creates a grand cathedral-like event space. Consequently, C.F.

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Moody Nolan unveils design of athletic facility at Obama presidential campus

Deezen

The Obama Foundation and US architecture studio Moody Nolan have released images of an athletic facility to be built on the Obama Presidential Center campus in Chicago. Wedges of textured metal fold over the building's exterior. Renderings show a rectangular, winged building where each side dips to meet at the centre.

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A rural residence that sits gently in the landscape

Habitus Living

In renovating and redesigning the 1950s timber cottage-style farmhouse , Layan Architects was able to both revitalise the existing distressed weatherboard structure and expand its functionality to meet their clients’ off-grid priorities. The design approach takes a respectful simplicity that favours reuse over renewal.

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House of Grid by BEEF Architekti |

Architonic

.</p> <p>Veiled beneath the facade's surface, which defines the house's square footprint, hides an intricate internal structure. Extended ext…

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Smart Inclinations: 8 Stunning Structures Shaped By Their Sloping Sites

Architizer

Floating buildings can be constructed on slopes either by using a taller foundation or supports. Inspired by the geometry of the Krkonose Mountains, this new building blends into the landscape (almost completely!) One the one hand, this is a four-story structure with stacked volumes that follow the contours of the site.

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