Archinect

JULY 20, 2022

A recent project designed and built by Swedish architect Konstantin Ikonomidis located within a UNESCO World Heritage site in Greenland celebrates Inuit cultural heritage and traditional knowledge of the environment. This was carefully chosen by the local community, site manager Paninnguaq Fleischer-Lyberth and Ikonomidis.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 2, 2023

PAU has placed a glass office building with the shell of a historic sugar refinery The structure is the centrepiece of the redevelopment of the Domino Sugar Refinery site, developed by Two Trees Management with a master plan by SHoP Architects and Field Operations.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

series, we've collected 10 recently completed and upcoming buildings that show the potential of structural stone as a modern construction material. Sections of the stone walls have been perforated to cool the space down and shade it from the sun. The sand-coloured stone was extracted only 20 minutes from the rural site.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

US studio CLB Architects has created a retreat in rural Wyoming that has three wood-clad structures, with a creek running underneath the primary residence. Located on a 35-acre (14-hectare) property near the town of Wilson, the home was envisioned as a series of "tectonic structures" set within a diverse ecosystem.

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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". Inside, one finds a linear plan with a communal space at one end of the home and a private area with two bedrooms occupying the other.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Bright red curving forms and cubic volumes form Haus 2+, a mixed-use building that architecture studio Office ParkScheerbarth has added to a compact riverside site in Berlin. Inside, the studio arranged the units based on their sizes, nestling the smaller ones closer to the river and the larger spaces towards the street.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Architecture firm Alterstudio has completed a tower-like house in Texas that rises up from a steep, wooded site that was long overlooked "as a possible home site". The site had long been overlooked as feasible for home construction. The opportunity came with challenges.

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Deezen

MARCH 11, 2024

Chinese studio Wutopia Lab has used wave-shaped roofs of blue aluminium and translucent fabric to transform an industrial yard in Shanghai into a mixed-use cultural space. Wutopia Lab focused on a former service yard and duty office at the site, transforming it into a multipurpose square with bold red concrete surfaces.

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Deezen

JUNE 15, 2023

It sits at the edge of a nature preserve on Punta Cometa, or Comet Point, a peninsula that juts into the Pacific Ocean and was once the site of an Aztec fort. Two stone towers juxtapose the site's horizontal elements The architects also needed to consider how the landscape evolves throughout the year.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Known as Indie Lab, the 69,632-square foot (6,469-square metre) complex is situated on a steeply sloped site next to a nature preserve outside the city of Medellín. The designed it "to connect to both in a meaningful way but still anchoring a new structure in hopes of tying them together," StudioSC principal Stephen Conte told Dezeen.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Named UCL East Marshgate, the concrete building has teaching and study space for 4,000 students and 700 staff and is roughly six times bigger than the university's next largest building – the UCL Student Centre. The studio described the building's material palette as industrial, chosen to evoke the site's industrial history.

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Deezen

JANUARY 25, 2024

UK architecture studio DaeWha Kang Design has designed a pavilion and courtyard for The OWO hotel at the site of the former Old War Office in Whitehall, London. The pavilion is located in front of the 1906 Grade II*-listed building, designed by architect William Young, that was once used by the British government's military departments.

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Deezen

MAY 3, 2024

SO-IL will provide critical restorations of the structures and unify the campus through a courtyard area that will connect to the buildings as well as to the street and adjacent marina. The forms of the existing structures will remain generally as is. The images are courtesy of SO-IL.

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Deezen

MARCH 12, 2024

Terracotta-coloured render made from local soil covers the curving, concrete structure of Hampi Art Labs, an arts centre in Karnataka by architecture studio Sameep Padora & Associates. It provides workshops for printmaking and sculpting in stone and metal alongside galleries and educational spaces for schools and the local community.

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Deezen

MARCH 10, 2023

"The design was generally inspired by the vernacular language of the agricultural landscape based on the origins of the site and its surroundings," the studio said. The crossbar gable – with an arcade of large windows on either side – contains the family spaces with an open plan kitchen, dining and living space under a vaulted ceiling.

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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 spaces between each pod create room for gardens, outdoor nooks and wooden terraces along the house, while a parking area was carved out of the hillside at the back.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Envisioned as a home that embraces the outdoors, the residence is composed of four structures housing the home’s separate functions. Only six trees were removed to build all four structures.

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Archinect

MAY 1, 2024

What will be a research hub for AI and other disciplines in the computing sciences offers 185,000 square feet of labs, collaborative spaces, classrooms, and faculty areas inside a shingled profile that defines two eight-story pavilions.

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Deezen

AUGUST 30, 2022

A void punctures the centre of this compact concrete home, which Japanese studio Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture has elevated over a sloping site in Chiba Prefecture. Torus House sits on a steeply sloping site in Chiba Prefecture. The concrete structure cuts through the home. It sits level with the road to the north.

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Architonic

APRIL 29, 2024

The construction technology conglomerate has one of its largest sites in Kaufering near Munich. For this purpose, the large, light-flooded atrium also provides ample space for exchange between the various departments and project teams.

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Deezen

JANUARY 19, 2024

Double-height balconies and outdoor teaching spaces enliven the facades of The British School in Tokyo, which architecture practice Heatherwick Studio has completed in Japan. Each year group also has a common area, which opens onto the adjoining outdoor spaces.

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Archinect

MAY 3, 2024

Rendering courtesy Binyan and Madison Group Two 58-story structures will connect with another pair equaling 61 stories via a six-story skybridge between 90-110 and 150-164 Eglinton Avenue in the popular commercial neighborhood.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 6, 2023

© Yipeng Lyu A central plaza area bifurcates the larger and smaller venues of the design while serving as the connective foyer of all three new spaces. All five buildings at the site are supported by just 22 columns that were fabricated off-site in two varieties.

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Deezen

JANUARY 19, 2024

Architecture studio Hassell has designed the conceptual Lunar Habitat Master Plan, a scalable system of inflatable pods that could be partly constructed from moon materials and 3D-printed on site. The post Hassell designs inflatable moon base for the European Space Agency appeared first on Dezeen.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Dutch studio OMA has completed its first major public building in the UK , Aviva Studios, designed to provide flexible event space for Manchester-based arts and music company Factory International.

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Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2023

Satish Jassal Architects designed Haringey Brick Bungalow The 110-square-metre site and narrow passageway was "like building through a straw", dictating many design and construction decisions. The living spaces span both wings and look out to both courtyards, bringing in a different quality of light throughout the day." "The

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

GO'C has created the City Park Mini Mart art centre in Seattle Initially attempting to renovate an existing structure, GO'C realised it did not provide enough space. GO'C wanted to create a functional space that used as much of the 1930s-era gas station aesthetic as possible. Skylights were included in the gallery space.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Comprising six flats, the housing block replaces an old builder's yard on a site closely bordered by 19th-century stone tenements, in Edinburgh's Southside. The housing occupies a form builders' yard To retain the privacy of the surrounding houses following the removal of the sites boundary wall, the studio created an angular form.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Ken Steffes argued that "the beauty of this site is that it is untouched by man. These structures will only destroy nature and everything that lives around it." It features a large cantilever that elevates the living space 4.25 metres above the ground and creates a sheltered outdoor space.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 26, 2024

Image © Fitria Ramli via Shutterstock Renowned sculptor Richard Serra , known for his monumental steel structures that reshaped the landscape of contemporary art, passed away at the age of 85 at his residence in Orient, N.Y. The ‘7’ Sculpture by Richard Serra located at the Museum Of Islamic Art Park pier in Doha, Qatar.

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Deezen

JULY 8, 2022

Sustainably-sourced timber has been used for the structure, cladding and interior of this mews home in Highgate, London , designed by local architect Russell Jones. The site previously held the garage and rear garden of an adjoining house, which informed the design of the new building. The entire exterior is clad with Siberian larch.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It also features landscaped spaces Inside, the lower buildings house 60,000 square metres of retail space, while the tower holds 100,000 square metres of office space. The project's design is informed by Hong Kong's legacy of textile manufacturing and draws on different aspects of tailoring. The photography is by Kevin Mak.

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Deezen

APRIL 5, 2023

Named Symbiotic Urban Furniture, the collection comprises benches, chairs, tables and other items that hook over, sit on and lean against steps, railings and other structural elements. The seat is enclosed in a canopy and has space beneath lined in fabric that acts as a cosy shelter for cats.

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Architizer

MARCH 11, 2024

Stepping in from the cold, the institution’s galleries guide footfall through 10,000 square meters (107 640 square feet) of exhibition space. Shaped and assembled on-site, the design demanded a margin of error of less than 1 millimeter, and the result is innate strength, so there is no need for supporting columns.

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Hotel Designs

MAY 4, 2023

Situated within Saudi Arabia’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site and opening by Q4 2023, The Chedi Hegra will offer 35 bespoke guestrooms, each with its own distinct connection to the Hegra landscape, a breath-taking testimony of human expression within the natural environment.

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Architizer

JUNE 19, 2023

That is, moving away from the more human elements involved in their manufacture resulted in products that were standardized and more universally available, rendering their former manufacturing sites obsolete. Museums are usually designed as singular structures, iconic buildings that symbolize the museum’s brand.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Chinese studio Open Architecture has revealed its design for a space museum and experience centre in Yantai, China , which will appear like a mysterious black object in an oceanfront park. Named Space Crystals, the building will have a glossy black exterior and a faceted stone-like shape that rises at one end to point towards the ocean.

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