Architizer

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

By design, glass ceilings tend to attract attention to themselves. Their functional purposes are fairly limited, and their shortcomings can be sizable (depending on how good the glass is at insulating), but we keep building them because they’re just so appealing. Click here to sign up for our Jobs Newsletter. . Photo by Hengzhong Lv.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

American studio SOM has created a "vertical campus" for the US Department of Transportation in Massachusetts that features aluminium fins on its sides and a landscape installation by designer Maya Lin. Its facades are a mix of glass and white-painted aluminium, placed at various positions based on the sun's path.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Architecture studio NYAWA has restored and updated a traditional timber home in Toyama, Japan , to create a pared-back holiday home where visitors can "feel the passage of time". However], we thought that simply leaving the old things and cleaning them up would not complete what is comfortable for people today," he added.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

International studio Snøhetta has completed Beijing City Library in China , a glass-lined building filled with towering tree-like columns and rooms disguised as hills. Its design is based on natural landscapes and prioritises helping visitors to connect to the outside, enticing them away from their screens.

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Civil Engineering Restoration Engineering Engineering 145

Deezen

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

A gabled extension adjoins to the former ruin The 171-square-metre house is formed of two gabled structures situated perpendicular to one another, connected by a glass corridor. Meanwhile, with in the second building is a separate living room, with large windows punctured into the volume framing views of the surrounding landscape.

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Deezen

MAY 1, 2024

American studio Walker Warner Architects has completed Hale Kiawe, a family retreat with simple, gabled forms are set within an undulating landscape dotted with chunky lava rocks. Simple lines and geometries create a striking contrast with the undulating landscape and stunning coastline in the distance," the team said.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Architect Marc Perrotta has renovated a traditional home in Mérida , Mexico by removing a "clumsy" addition to the home and substituting it for a concrete structure with glass and brick walls. Perrotta restored the street-facing facade of the home, keeping it within the historical context and restoring its facade.

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Home Restoration Glass Renovation 116

Dwell

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The Spanish revival home is on the market for the first time in decades after a multimillion-dollar restoration. acres From the Agent : " Known as the John Show Ranch Estate, this Spanish Colonial Revival home is one of the most significant historic structures in all of the San Fernando Valley.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The Hasselt-based practice designed House Be to provide a distinctive but harmonious counterpoint to its extensively landscaped surroundings, with internal courtyards and a covered kitchen terrace that allow the garden to "extend into the building.". Read: NWLND Rogiers Vandeputte contrasts red concrete pool house with green landscape.

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Nature Housing Design Landscape 145

Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Chicago architecture firm Studio Gang has expanded a California college through the addition of mass-timber structures that were informed by how fungi grow in the wild. Four buildings were designed to complement the existing structures – California modern-style buildings with stucco walls and splashes of colour – and the woodland environment.

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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2023

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California , the cedar house was originally constructed in 1961 and expanded in 1969 and again in 1971, with unusually shaped rooms, rounded seating spaces and colourful glass accents. The studio renovated the finishes and restored some of the original layouts. The home features stained glass elements.

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Renovation Housing Restoration Glass 119

Deezen

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The stone walls of a 16th-century clergy house have been restored and contrasted with new, white concrete elements to create El Priorato, a holiday home in Burgos, Spain , designed by local practice Atienza Maure Arquitectos. The building was restored to make the existing structure a focal point.

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Architizer

MARCH 7, 2024

A Waterfront Homestead Reborn: Restorative Design in the Yangtze Delta Polders by Shanghai Landscape Architecture Design and Research Institute, Shanghai, China | Jury Winner, 11th Annual A+Awards, Sustainable Landscape / Planning Project PLANNING 1.

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Deezen

JUNE 2, 2023

Vastushilpa Consultants placed the Smritivan Earthquake Memorial Museum on a hill below a fort, which was restored as part of the project, on the outskirts of the city of Bhuj, near the epicentre of the earthquake. The sound of the landscape and its temperature all have affected the city at large."

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Consulting Restoration Landscape Structure 127

Deezen

APRIL 3, 2024

Read: Eight brutalist homes in Latin America "There are a handful of Welsh modernist structures that have been listed and recognised for what they are, but so many have been dismissed, neglected, forgotten and even demolished," he continued. The structure employs 13,850 feet of galvanised locked coil three inch wire rope.

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Building Civil Engineering Structure Roofing 138

Deezen

MARCH 22, 2024

This leads through to the Lantern Atrium, a new centrepiece for the building organised around a steel and glass staircase that provides clearer orientation through the building. The venue is Grade-II listed Levitt Bernstein is a London and Manchester-based landscape and architecture practice that was founded in 1968.

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The Spaces

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Brooklyn architects Civilian reimagined the interiors for Gensler ‘s building restoration, using Knoll furnishings and massive planters for greenery. Subdividing the concrete structure into guest rooms and a restaurant, he retrofitted bespoke wood berths for beds and baths and fitted new shutters around existing windows.

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Architizer

APRIL 4, 2024

Known for its picturesque landscapes, including the majestic Ozark Mountains and the winding Arkansas River, the state’s architecture is grounded in its natural surroundings. The state boasts a variety of structures and construction approaches that contribute to a diverse built environment.

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Nature Architecture Students Landscape 105

Architizer

AUGUST 18, 2022

A1 House is a true emblem of the perfectly restored villa. The interior plasterwork was removed to reveal the old brick and structural components, giving it an industrial and honest aesthetic. The main building is made of quarry lava rock which ensures a secure structure and adheres to local building traditions.

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Landscape Architecture Renovation Structure 65

Deezen

MARCH 2, 2023

Exterior walls consist of stained cedar and large stretches of glass. All around the dwelling, CLB Architects incorporated thoughtful landscaping All around the home, the architects incorporated terraces and thoughtful landscaping. The Black Fox Ranch project also entailed various enhancements to the landscape.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The vast concrete structure of a former postal sorting centre in the Netherlands has been transformed into a new headquarters for PostNL by Dutch studios KCAP and Kraaijvanger Architects. The grey brick cladding of the original structure has also been kept, as well as a series of small sculptures on the eastern facade.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The structure has been refurbished and rebuilt. At other key points throughout the building, the new structure is stepped back to allow the original spaces to breathe and tell their story.". Within the 1930s Turbine Hall A, three tiers of shops surround a central atrium that is topped with a glass and steel skylight.

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Restoration Residential Consulting Contemporary 145

ArchiDiaries

JUNE 29, 2022

Now MVRDV, in consultation with Herman Hertzberger’s office AHH, is transforming the celebrated building, respectfully preserving its structure and making it the centrepiece of a sustainable, green residential neighbourhood that echoes the design principles of the existing building. Now it’s time to get to work.” .

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Residential Structure Building Insurance 52

Deezen

AUGUST 10, 2023

A light well and sunken garden replaced the circular fountain at the centre of the plaza Lighting and evergreen landscaping encircle the sculpture to emphasize its form. The terrazzo hardscape of the plaza, which features a pattern of large white circles, was removed, restored and re-installed to its former state.

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Architect Renovation Installation Restoration 98

Deezen

JULY 15, 2022

Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has released designs for a structure in Miami Beach that will be the studio's first residential tower in the United States. The structure will be supported by slender wood-lined columns. Glass will surround the entrway. The lattice at the base will fray out like branches.

Residential 122

Residential Glass Structure Restoration 122

Deezen

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Previous renovations were removed to expose the building's original shape After foregoing the option to demolish and rebuild, the team decided to retain and restore the freestanding masonry structure, which features expressive crown decorations. Three primary retail spaces were placed into the side, divided by a long "canyon".

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Space Renovation Remodeling Engineering 107

Deezen

JUNE 28, 2023

The revitalisation of the transit hub, which the studios are working on for developer ASTM North America , includes a new entrance on Eighth Avenue and a renovation of existing structures. The station will have glass ceilings and skylights to bring light into the lower aspects of the hub, which is mostly underground.

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Renovation Design Glass Contract 126

The Spaces

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Along with Historic England and the Museum of London Archaeology, the team has devised a glass prism-like structure and viewing platform, as well as a loop of enhanced projections, giving visitors a sense of being on the stage in the 16th century. The temple-like structure sits on a moated green at the edge of Jimbaran town.

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Nature Art Glass Residential 106

The Spaces

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The old factory is the central piece in the project, with Partnership for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) tapped to transform the structure for new use. Instead, it constructed an entirely new glass structure inside its iconic brick shell.

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Deezen

JUNE 30, 2022

In the eastern and western zones, which include an experimental garden and space for production seedling and germination, translucent glass and automated venting provide the ideal growing environment," the architect studio explained. Glass and steel clad the structure's facade. Structural engineer: C.E.

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Architect Structural Engineering Zoning Engineering 98

Deezen

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Architecture firm SOM is renovating the glass Lever House skyscraper that it designed in New York in an effort to preserve the modernist office building's "very important legacy". The International Style was a modernist movement defined by simple cubic forms and the use of glass and steel, stripped of any ornamentation.

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Renovation Housing Restoration Glass 116

aasarchitecture

MARCH 26, 2024

To help restore the village concept, the 31-unit, 66,580 sf, hotel is strategically placed among a disparate group of older buildings with the purpose of transforming the predictable resort experience into a newly invigorated, European-inspired mountain village. Humbird hotel is Phase 1 of this plan. Source by Skylab.

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Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering Consulting 59

e-architect

DECEMBER 24, 2022

A family home unites the demands of an extensive program with hierarchy, plasticity, natural light, views, blurring of interior/exterior space and a unique connection to the natural landscape. Building elements are organized into attached/detached pavilions based on program, hierarchy of structure and levels of privacy.

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Home Civil Engineering Utilities Engineering 94

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

On the main facade, a glass curtain wall was stripped away and replaced with a stack of planted balconies, framed by columns made from whole cedar logs to minimise wastage, becoming thinner as they move up the building. Nori Architects retained the structure's original concrete frame.

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Architizer

JANUARY 11, 2024

Through section drawings, we can begin to see how existing structures and new interventions coexist. In section drawings, architects can understand how light, structure, and scale shape how people move through rooms and gather. This underutilized structure has been repurposed into a welcoming new front door for New York City.

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Architizer

AUGUST 3, 2023

Dubbed the “Northwest Regional” or “Northwest Modern” style, these structures reflect diverse landscapes and construction techniques across project types. The design not only brings sculpture outside of the museum walls but brings the park itself into the landscape of the city.

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Project Glass Art Inspiration 91

e-architect

JANUARY 3, 2022

The Newt in Somerset Buildings and Landscape. The remainder of the Estate has been restored and transformed to give a unique outdoor experience with 300 acres of gardens, woodland, farmland, deer parks, cider orchards and productive gardens. It is an open structure of brick columns with a roof of slates on green oak. 2 days ago.

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Housing Restoration Landscape Structure 74