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Architectural Details: Why Metal Is the Perfect Material for Dynamic Educational Projects

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As designers imagine the future of educational buildings, the values and materials of today will inform school environments for decades to come. They called on BŌK Modern to design custom metal treatments for the building’s exterior façade, front gate, interior stairs, and balcony guardrails to strike that balance.

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Environmental Innovation: 8 Materials at the Forefront of the Sustainable Design Revolution

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From the technological building systems we choose for our projects to considering the carbon impact of where a product comes from to have a better awareness of the materials our products are made out of. While many sectors are charging forward, the field of materials is rapidly progressing and reshaping how we approach design specifications.

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Future Materials: Rethinking Façades and Ceilings with Arktura

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Their global team now strives to be carbon-neutral, incorporating smart material sourcing and more efficient processing. As the company notes, their materials have a high proportion of recycled content and can be processed for recycling. The following projects showcase the company’s products through façade and ceiling solutions.

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Future Materials: Kengo Kuma’s Shingle, Scale and Stone Façades

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Architecture is defined by materials. One of the most significant designers in contemporary architecture, Kengo Kuma ’s work builds upon a legacy of Japanese craftsmanship while rethinking how we use materials. The exterior walls include 2,500 cast stone panels hung on gently sloped walls curving vertically and horizontally.

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Peter Markos models timber Monocoque Cabin on world war two fighter plane

Deezen

The timber cabin is wrapped by an external skin clad with cedar shingles "The idea behind the Monocoque Cabin was inspired by the construction techniques used in the aerospace and automotive industries, which are renowned for their efficient material utilization," Markos told Dezeen. metres-wide, 3.5-metres-tall

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15 Single floor house designs for inspiration (+detailed floor plan)

Building and Interiors

The concept has three distinct areas: 6 bedrooms, a social area with integrated spaces, and functional premises, which comprise the garage and service utilities. Also, the project focuses on the eternal inquiry of living between the interior and the exterior, between the dark and the light. Single floor house design #2. Green House.

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Important Portals: 6 Residential Designs Where Traditional Arches Meet Contemporary Concepts

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Showcase your work through Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newsletters. To reflect on these questions, this collection examines a diverse array of residential buildings from around the globe that integrate arches as integral elements of both their exteriors and interiors. Architects: Want to have your project featured?