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Two robotic fabrication methods entwine to make Tongji University bridge

November 29, 2019 Rima Sabina Aouf 0
Two robotic fabrication methods entwine to make Tongji University bridge

Thin carbon fibres wind over a 3D-printed metal frame to form this hybrid bridge, made by university students in Shanghai using two emerging robotic fabrication techniques. Students participating in the DigitalFUTURES International 2019 summer workshop at Tongji University worked with local research studio Fab-Union to design the bridge, which can hold more than 20 people.

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WE SHARE Micro-Nest / Qingdao Tengyuan Design

November 29, 2019 舒岳康 - SHU Yuekang 0

WE SHARE Micro-Nest, a public good community construction practice project of initiated by architectural design institute, aims to build city furniture for citizens to share. Designers hope to attract public participation through the construction of this micro “City Plug-in”, make more contributions to the urban public service along with the participation, and generate a sense of responsibility for the community, so as to activate the spiritual vitality of the whole area. Micro-Nest carries the street memory and creates the unique charm of the community. Designers hope to provide the citizens with a platform for sharing resources through city plug-in.

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Courthouse Extension / Hamonic+Masson & Associés

November 29, 2019 Daniel Tapia 0

Architecture must have meaning. It must speak, tell stories and make us a question: a site, a program, a group of people and a story. It is a matter of specificity since architecture is the art of conjunction. Our parcel is drawn between the river and the city. The courthouse of Douai, undefined, seeks an identity. The challenge is to give sense and coherence to the project.

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GEEMU Resort / fabersociety

November 28, 2019 Collin Chen 0

GEEMU Resort is a boutique hotel that explores local culture through community building and a child-friendly design. It is located in the ethereal town of Yangshuo, China, on a former self-built structure. The project explores the strategies to transform an archetypal building into an architectural and community significance.

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Before & After – A Brighter And Larger Kitchen For A Renovated Seattle Home

November 28, 2019 Erin 0

When Best Practice Architecture and Leah Steen Interior Design were tasked with renovating a house in Seattle, Washington, they took what was once a kitchen with dark wood cabinets and transformed it into a bright and larger kitchen with an island. Light grey cabinets with vertical paneling makes the new kitchen feel even larger, and […]

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Wanaka House / Three Sixty Architecture

November 28, 2019 Daniel Tapia 0

The design brief for this Wanaka residence was to provide a home with a soul, that could expand and contract with the ebb and flow of family and guests. The house is made up of two strong pitched roof forms, connected by several flat-roofed forms floating beneath. The pitched roof elements run east to west in harmony with the site, maximizing views and solar gain. The timber screened entrance leads up a covered boardwalk to a glass pivoting front door. Upon entry, the ceiling raises dramatically to follow the roof line.