Architizer

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Issues related to the unsustainable nature of the industry and the need for more holistic approaches to design have long been on the radar of Foster + Partners, informing their work for over five decades. Ombú by Foster + Partners , Madrid, Spain (2022) How is sustainability embedded within the culture of your practice?

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Deezen

JANUARY 3, 2024

Providing a new home for the International Institute for Geo-Information Sciences (ITC), the building was designed to be a "sustainable symbol" for the campus. It repurposes an abandoned 1970s structure to house bright interiors organised around courtyard gardens.

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Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2024

It got the studio thinking about timber and sustainability, and how although timber is usually assumed to be a green building material, it's not without its problems. It got the studio thinking about timber and sustainability, and how although timber is usually assumed to be a green building material, it's not without its problems.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

At L'échappée, the material is complemented with stone in reference to a historic nearby quarry. "We This ambition aligns with the French government sustainability law to ensure all new public buildings are built from at least 50 per cent timber or other natural materials.

Structural Engineering 142

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Architizer

AUGUST 2, 2022

Stillwater – Appearing as a series of sheds from afar, Stillwater brings nature inside at every opportunity. Big Sky views and natural light peek through the clerestory windows, while nearly every space overflows into an outdoor patio or deck. What drove the selection of materials used in the project? Products / Materials.

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Technology Technology Sustainability Construction 69

aasarchitecture

MAY 8, 2024

Daylight and gardens The design is focused on creating non-institutional environments with good sightlines and acoustics, ample daylight, natural ventilation, access to gardens and outdoor spaces are key design objectives.

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Deezen

AUGUST 26, 2022

Symes designed Pepper Tree Passive House for local builder Adam Souter, whose company Souter Built aims to create high-performance sustainable homes. The architect was intent on preserving the site's biodiversity by limiting disruption to the existing environment and incorporating landscaping that reinstates nature.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2023

"We looked to the bush – those forested, undeveloped areas of nature that surround the house – while allowing the built structures to adapt to the natural terrain," the studio said. The interior palette uses natural materials like stone and oak and madrone wood finishes. the studio said. "By

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 18, 2024

Design for integration & Design for Discovery: The Science Station is integrated into the broader context of the high desert and the immediate context of the new OSU-Cascades campus in form and materiality. Photo © Alan Brandt Open, airy labs flooded with natural light accommodate an array of experiments, activities, and student groups.

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2024

The buildings sit next to a grove of pine trees The materiality was influenced by the region's forests and the existing brick buildings at Bowdoin College, which was established in 1794, "at the dawn of the American republic". Both buildings also have mass timber frames, wooden interior finishes and brick facades.

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Building Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Education 128

Dwell

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The local builder’s brief was for a small footprint structure that encouraged his own three young kids to connect with the outdoors, as he had here in his youth, and had the essentials to support a growing family and the flexibility for seasonal internal expansion.

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Interior Transportation Structural Engineering Engineering 88

Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2023

These natural materials will age gracefully over time without loss of their inherent character and life, to safeguard the long-term visual quality of the building and the sense of place and community that it represents," he added. The photography is courtesy of John McAslan + Partners.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Instead, the design of BD House became a layered transformation in which cultural heritage, sustainable transformation, and the rich natural qualities of the area combine. Both the existing villa and the extension are in brick, yet they contrast in size, color, and treatment of the material, revealing the layers of time in the project.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Melbourne-based Studio Edwards has completed a workspace for creative agency Today Design using recycled and off-the-shelf materials that could be reused in the future. Despite its irregularity, the layout was planned to ensure that all partitions match the standard material sheet size, minimising the need for cutting.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Ben Callery Architects performs an epic renovation at the rear of a bungalow that maximizes a nature-loving family’s connection with the outdoors. Victoria ash lining boards, Tasmanian oak flooring, and silvertop ash slats bathed in natural light express the warmth inherent in this place.

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Home Structural Engineering Renovation Engineering 105

aasarchitecture

MAY 7, 2024

BIG’s design proposal for the Joint Research Centre in Seville inspired by the architectural vernacular of the southern Spanish city, delivers on JRC’s commitment to sustainability, unites the European vision of the New Bauhaus initiative, and establishes a new benchmark for workspace that empowers knowledge sharing, collaboration and co-creation.

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Urban Design Associates

JUNE 7, 2021

For example, did you know that natural design and sustainable designs aren’t the same thing? Natural Design vs. Sustainable Design. Natural designs and sustainable designs are not the same thing. What is Natural Design? A natural design is not always focused on being sustainable in the long term.

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Deezen

MARCH 26, 2024

The apartment shave full-height glazing Its form also creates views of the surrounding natural landscape of Seattle, which she describes as an important influence. "We We wanted to respond to these bigger broader ideas of an ever-changing maritime climate," she said. "We The photography is by Lara Swimmer / Esto unless stated otherwise.

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Information Residential Structural Engineering Landscape 141

Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

"We wanted our expansion to retain the qualities of surprise and free-spiritedness that have defined Kresge College, while at the same time opening it up to students of all abilities, the incredible natural ecology of its site, and the larger university community beyond." The photography is by Jason O'Rear.

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Dwell

JANUARY 18, 2024

To that end, the structure gently rests near the base of a bluff, at the seam where rock and vegetation meet. Using rugged materials that reflect the desert fabric (Cor-Ten steel, split-face concrete block, and cedar), the structure naturally blends in and ages with its surroundings.

Structural Engineering 119

Structural Engineering Windows Engineering Engineering 119

aasarchitecture

MAY 23, 2023

COA Hills, an eco-friendly micro-home holiday resort located in Balkaya Village, Sapanca, offers a unique architectural design that promotes health, nature, and eco-conscious living. Nature has the power to recharge, rejuvenate, and connect people with the natural world around them.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

These elements are divisibly applied to modern architecture and architecture in nature. The architecture is simply planning and functions; reinforce concrete structure with four floor height. The key is courtyard centered which brings natural sunlight to architecture.The entrance hall is lifted for natural ventilation.

Consulting 98

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Deezen

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Local materials and a mass-timber frame were used A terrace on the second floor looks out over the adjoining outdoor spaces and Heritage Park , a forested area which contains newly established greenspace and an assortment of historic immigrant-built buildings brought to the site from across the upper midwest region.

Civil Engineering 130

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Image © MVRDV Envisioned as an urban oasis, La Serre’s bold architectural and landscaping approach defies traditional housing norms to fully integrate nature into a compact urban space. “The project prioritises nature, placing it at the forefront while the building recedes into the background. Source by MVRDV.

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Landscape Structural Engineering Sustainability Engineering 78

aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Building on a site that is at high risk of and requires extensive ground improvements, how might we create a substructure that is naturally isolated from earthquake loads, floods, and rising sea levels? SOUR’s proposal for Izmir Sustainability Center, SAL, is designed as Turkiye’s first floating public building.

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Deezen

APRIL 11, 2024

Workshop Architecture has created a home in Ontario using prefabricated panels On the interior, the unfinished appearance is a result of budget constraints and a desire to reduce materials to achieve "comfort, durability and low energy use". The house looks raw and unvarnished," said Workshop Architecture Inc.

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Home Architecture Windows Engineering 132

e-architect

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

GGBS in concrete production A group of 13 experts from across structural engineering, concrete and cement industries, construction, academia, and civil society have collaborated on a paper that reviews the use of ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) in concrete, and examining ways that this may change in the future.

Structural Engineering 40

Structural Engineering Sustainability Engineering Engineering 40

Deezen

MARCH 7, 2022

The aim of the project was to demonstrate how an affordable, low-energy house could be created using simple yet robust materials. The material palette was chosen to be simple yet robust. "We Read: Architecture for London uses natural materials to renovate studio founder's home. Structural engineer: Osbourne Edwards.

Home 145

Home Architect Technique Sustainability 145

Deezen

JANUARY 3, 2023

This open-air space functions as both a social plaza and a space where children learn about nature. Sustainability played a key role in shaping the building's design aesthetic, but also keeping costs low. Structural engineering: Qube Ingeniería de Estructuras. Services engineering: JG Ingenieros.

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Education Innovation Design Engineering 136

aasarchitecture

MARCH 13, 2024

Its distinctive architecture pays homage to the monumental Cobbenhagen Building on the campus while also serving as a model for the highly sustainable ambitions of university campuses in Europe. Its circular ambitions are reflected in the renewable nature of its wooden construction, walls, floors, stairs, frames, and finishes.

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Community Architect

JUNE 10, 2021

The current "lumber crisis" puts a spotlight on this area of concern: Building materials. What are the materials we commonly use to build, how are they made, where do they come from and how sustainable are they? This is why this sequel addresses the materials and "embodied carbon". What is their carbon footprint?

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Architizer

APRIL 12, 2022

What drove the selection of materials used in the project? We selected low maintenance and easy to fabricate materials. How important was sustainability as a design criteria as you worked on this project? We are encouraging our client to reduce the AC system and use more natural ventilation. © TA-CHA Design.

Structural Engineering 81

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e-architect

AUGUST 12, 2023

Externally, the house is clad in sustainably sourced charcoal-stained cedar siding and hand-pressed terracotta bricks, creating a natural and warm material palette that harmoniously blends the architecture with its environment.

Housing 65

Housing Real Estate Civil Engineering Engineering 65

Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

With less need for air conditioning and generous access to landscaped areas, they offer a more natural, less tempered experience with the environment." The all-white houses have simple materials to accentuate their forms, with stucco on the exterior. White walls and terrazzo and hardwood floors feature on the interiors.

Civil Engineering 118

Civil Engineering Exterior Glass Windows 118

aasarchitecture

JUNE 27, 2023

Mākena Golf and Beach Club is a Discovery Land Company member community located on the southern tip of Maui, developed through a vision of sustainability. The club is conceived as a garden courtyard building, a type that has proven to be well adapted to tropical climates, as natural ventilation allows a building to breathe.

Civil Engineering 59

Civil Engineering Architect Structural Engineering Engineering 59

Deezen

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Van Beuningen tried to use simple natural materials wherever possible. I wanted to respect this industrial nature, which is not easy when adding in a new floor that is quite a heavy element. So I thought we should be quite humble in terms of materials.". Structural engineer: Peter Rommers/Luuk van Doeveren Architektuur.

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Consulting Manufacturing Structural Engineering Industrial 124

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Thin wooden slats cover the entire home, drawing cues from historical structures that are meant to provide shelter and natural ventilation at once. The singular exterior material of weathered wood cladding reflects a timeless patina reminiscent of the barns and outbuildings in rural landscapes," said Birdseye. Construction Inc.

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