Remove Exterior Remove Landscape Remove Materials Remove Windows
article thumbnail

Reframing the Concept of Building Envelope Through Minimalist Windows

ArchDaily

While envelopes evolve within diverse contexts, materials, and systems, minimalist windows distinguish themselves through their aesthetic qualities by being transparent and fluid skins. These windows excel with their functionality and visual lightness, standing out in the architectural landscape. Read more ยป

Windows 269
article thumbnail

Modu clads Houston building with "self-cooling" exterior

Deezen

Brooklyn-based studio Modu has created a building envelope that lowers the ambient air temperature in order to help cool the interior and exterior of this Houston building. Each tenant will be provided with both an interior and exterior space. A bamboo grove will also provide additional shade.

Exterior 124
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Red River Gorge Cabin by West Workshop

Archinect

Anchoring the home to the sloped landscape, the foundation terraces down the hill, going with the land. Inspired by traditional Kentucky barn materials with a modern upgrade, the home’s two towers feature an exterior vertical black shou-sugi-ban-rainscreen cladding paired with a galvanized metal roof.

Exterior 231
article thumbnail

Frame House by Studio MBM / Maurizio Bianchi Mattioli

Archinect

The Frame House transforms the existing barn house typology into a contemporary dwelling, redefined by strategic compositions of window frames on each new elevation and new structure extending from the existing gambrel roof construction.

Housing 240
article thumbnail

Schemata Architects embraces rough material finishes for gallery in Seoul

Deezen

"In this context, we thought that inserting another unique feature into the landscape would not be appropriate," explained Nagasaka. On the third floor, sections of the exterior wall were removed to create a full-height glass wall in the VIP area. The photography is by Yongjoon Choi.

Finishes 114
article thumbnail

Mexico City renovation by Taller Hรฉctor Barroso includes dark exterior

Deezen

For the exterior walls, the team used concrete blocks, which were then covered with dark brown stucco that, when dry, appears black. On the street-facing facade, windows were kept small enough to retain privacy while still allowing light to enter and for the inhabitants to view the surroundings. The photography is by Cรฉsar Bรฉjar.

Exterior 145
article thumbnail

Muza Lab's resort interiors are informed by Greek culture and landscapes

Deezen

Promotion: design studio Muza Lab has created the interior and exterior spaces of the One&Only Aesthesis resort, bungalows and villas in Athens , Greece. Textural local stone and marble are also used across the scheme, uniting the spaces by underpinning them with naturally occurring materials found in Greece.