Deezen

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Materials from a dismantled warehouse were used to build this courtyard house named Dailly, which local studio Mamout has nestled between two buildings in Belgium. Dailly is arranged around two courtyards and features colourful spaces filled with reclaimed materials. The photography is by Séverin Malaud.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Stone has the potential to become a go-to, low-carbon structural material, but barriers around quarrying and a lack of awareness must be overcome to make this a reality, experts tell Dezeen in this Stone Age 2.0 She explained that the proximity of a quarry to the construction site is important if the material is to be used sustainably.

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Deezen

APRIL 15, 2024

Jean Benoît Vétillard Architecture has created a house and artist's studio in Paris Maison Nana is accessed by a paved garden, which Jean Benoît Vétillard Architecture has placed across half of the site. The post Exposed materials and colourful accents define Maison Nana in Paris appeared first on Dezeen.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Argentinian architect Malvina Zayat has completed a white home for herself and her family that is lifted above a sloped site and enters into "an intimate dialogue with the sky and clouds". The residence sits within a native forest in the town of Salsipuedes, which lies about 30 kilometers from the city of Córdoba.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

US architecture studio Schaum/Shieh has embedded a Virginia house with irregularly shaped volumes into the contours of a steep site. The house is finished with bamboo wood floors and insulated stucco. Our clients knew many hilly sites from growing up in the area and their time in Greece.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 19, 2023

When you think of a building – whatever scale or project type, the items that go to create that building are most frequently associated with the materials that are selected that define the appearance of the building. Continue reading Ep 121: Material Selection at Life of an Architect. Is it early? All the time? Is it early?

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Spanish architect Juan Gurrea Rumeu used a palette of warm, textural materials and carefully positioned voids to create atmospheric living spaces inside this house he designed for himself and his wife in Barcelona. The post Tactile materials "accentuate the value of shadows" in Bolívar House appeared first on Dezeen.

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Deezen

JUNE 16, 2023

Raw, tactile materials including clay tiles, earthenware pots and compressed earth bricks define this courtyard home near Chennai, India , designed by local practice Rain Studio. The structure was built from a combination of reclaimed and regional materials, which were left raw wherever possible. The photography is by Yash R Jain.

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Deezen

JULY 8, 2022

Located on a long, narrow backland plot in a conservation area, the 127-square-metre, four-storey home turns inward with a palette of pale, natural materials to create an "escape from the world outside". The site previously held the garage and rear garden of an adjoining house, which informed the design of the new building.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Harnessing stone as a structural material can make architecture more enjoyable to both build and inhabit argues Tristram Carfrae, an Arup engineer working on the Sagrada Familia , in this Stone Age 2.0 Stone has become a luxury cladding material, whether used as a rainscreen, or as floor tiling," Carfrae told Dezeen. "We

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Architizer

MAY 6, 2024

Shipley and Bates accomplished this feat through site-responsive design that blurs the line between interior and exterior. This site has a huge number of challenges on it,” Bates noted bluntly. “As As soon as we walked on the site, we could tell there were wetlands. We were squishing, our boots were squishing.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The home references traditional rural Czech dwellings "But then we kind of completely embraced them, especially when we saw the finished symmetrical red gable roof protruding in the landscape amongst the other similar houses, it began to feel right," Zizka told Dezeen. Meanwhile, the roof is lined with traditional tiles called bobrovka. "The

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Deezen

JANUARY 18, 2023

Local practice Platform 5 Architects has completed NW10 House, a family home on an infill site in north London with exposed concrete interiors and a textured brick exterior. Centred around a skylit, concrete spiral stair, the home's spaces fan out to fill the triangular site, overlooking a paved terrace that wraps its eastern edge.

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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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Hotel Designs

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Hotel Designs Duravit focuses on sustainable and durable materials Duravit focuses on sustainable and durable materials Duravit is constantly researching innovative and ecological materials to help reduce CO2 emissions to enable durable and sustainable products to be manufactured.

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Dwell

MARCH 21, 2022

Photo by Ståle Eriksen Planning restrictions required the external material palette to adhere to what was previously on site, including dark clay tiles and timber, but Leech used the parameters as an opportunity. "We named it Hipped House for the striking roof form," says founder and firm director Oliver Leech.

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Deezen

APRIL 9, 2022

Designed for a family local to the area, the three-storey 100JOA home occupies a tight row-house site, with a small walled garden at its rear surrounded by neighbouring buildings. Barcelona-based Vallribera Arquitectes ' aim was to open up this site to the outdoors, creating a stepped form with a series of terraces that overlook the garden.

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Architizer

MAY 11, 2022

The distinctly modern forms contrast with the organic surrounds they occupy but the materiality and scale of the structures make them ‘of the landscape’… like they fit right in. ″ spacing of the vertical and horizontal slats set the basis for all structural and finish alignments. Products / Materials .

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2022

US studio Heliotrope Architects has minimized site disturbances while creating a cedar -clad holiday home on a wooded hillside in the Pacific Northwest. The clients initially tapped Seattle's Heliotrope Architects to consult on the site selection and then hired the firm to design the dwelling itself. "We It has a rectilinear form.

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Deezen

APRIL 7, 2022

The site formerly held a run-down, 1940s dwelling that was owned by the clients. The existing house was in bad shape and rife with common hazardous materials from the time, such as lead paint and asbestos," the firm said. Read: In Situ Studio creates low-lying Trull Residence for wooded site in North Carolina.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Architecture studio Dallas Pierce Quintero has completed a cluster of houses in London with sawtooth roofs and corrugated-metal cladding that nod to the site's former use as a builders' yard. Their design references the site's former use as a builders' yard. Dallas Pierce Quintero has completed a cluster of houses in London.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

In order to capture the breathtaking views of Jim Ned Valley from every room, the main lodge structure, and the smaller guest house are sited on the side of a rocky hill," said the Texas-based Sanders Architecture. "It The interiors feature weathered materials. Rustic materials contrast with the more contemporary finishes.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

acre site there feasible for the young couple. We assessed first what would be left to rebuild if 4/Way did burn, and how the site might shield other homes and safely serve firefighters," the team said. Interior finishes include raw concrete and birch plywood. The disaster led to a drop in property values, which made buying a 2.5-acre

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Architizer

DECEMBER 12, 2023

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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Architizer

MAY 4, 2023

Often, the expression of this negotiation between form and use plays out in materials, the many assemblies and combinations that define what we experience. But it wasn’t until the 19th century that the material began gaining new architectural applications outside roofing. This was combined with the ALPHATON terracotta panel.

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The Architecture Designs

JANUARY 19, 2023

Projects get finished on time when your construction business is more productive, and you will avoid cost overruns. Equip Your Constructions Site For Success source: pinterest.com One of the most critical factors in productivity is having the right tools for the job. There are many people and businesses involved every step of the way.

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Santa Cruz Architect

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Several applications are already applying AI this way, with benefits ranging from improved job site safety monitoring to heading off potential material shortages. Similarly, for projects have already started, AI can predict upcoming labor or materials shortages thus reducing the time taken to onboard new resources onto projects.

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Architecture Ideas

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Besides concrete walls and finished flooring, several hours of labor, safety precautions, and material quality must be considered. What is Construction Material Testing (CMT). The materials used to construct any structure, whether it is a road, a bridge, or a building, are critical to the project’s success.

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Architizer

JANUARY 26, 2023

It’s sculptural form and rich materiality serve as a gateway to the park at large. miles from the site. The cost of bringing a sanitary sewer to the site was $2.0M – threatening the viability of the entire development. © Tom Harris Photography What drove the selection of materials used in the project?

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Dwell

APRIL 22, 2022

Studio Hagen Hall added a rooftop suite and finished each level with a blend of timber, clay, concrete, and green quartzite. The new extension is home to a primary bedroom with pink clay rendered walls and an en suite with a similarly rich material palette. The natural light also animates the palette of natural materials. "We

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Architizer

JUNE 2, 2022

Despite technical complications involved in construction, inclined sites can invoke inspiring new architectural possibilities that just aren’t possible on flat sites. Below are a few ways in which architects have made the most of sloped sites to create unique homes and public buildings.

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Habitus Living

JUNE 5, 2022

Taking a ‘less is more’ approach, this new build is highlighted by sleek finishes, modern materials, clean lines, and a neutral and light palette. Staron Solid Surface is a highly functional and beautiful mineral and acrylic surfacing material. Austaron Surfaces. austaronsurfaces.com. Darren James Interiors. darrenjames.com.au.

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Deezen

JUNE 2, 2024

It is formed from a deliberately simple material palette of Douglas fir and concrete, chosen by F+G Architectes to echo nearby agricultural buildings. The material palette is deliberately restrained, favouring raw and functional elements," he added.

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Deezen

MAY 30, 2024

Approached to redesign the "dark and cramped" home in Hackney, London and Edinburgh-based Cairn reconfigured and expanded its ground floor using a palette of low-carbon and bio-based materials. Fixtures, fittings and furniture throughout the home are all reused from the existing home or reclaimed and sourced second-hand.

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Deezen

MAY 9, 2024

Nowhere has renovated a house in Hyderabad called Mayalogili Alongside brick and marble dust, the studio also used plants and soil from the site to create tactile internal finishes that "weave in the materiality of the landscape", it said.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Raw finishes and "as found" materials informed by brutalist architecture are used throughout this home , which Portuguese studio Atelier Local has created on a nature reserve near Porto. Called House in Ancede, the house sits on the site of a former stone ruin that it was required to roughly match in terms of its footprint and volume.

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Dwell

MARCH 12, 2024

Rough-and-ready finishes merge with refined touches like marble trim and glass-orb pendants. The materiality of the project arises from the difficulty of accessing the construction site with particular attention to the reuse of materials on-site and off, as well as the use of natural materials such as insulation and coatings."

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