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Guapa Cordon Sur Apartments / Mola Kunst + Mateo Nunes Da Rosa

May 28, 2020 Valeria Silva 0

A transformation of a large patio house into seven individual apartments. The original house belonging to the beginning of the century, had been already renovated before, having the particularity of a very extensive service ground floor, and an upper level of housing very high, enough for making seven units on the lot.

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Network of Architecture creates lakeside swimming hut in South Tyrol

May 28, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Cafe and changing room alongside Völser Weiher Lake in South Tyrol by Network of Architecture

Italian studio Network of Architecture has built a timber cafe and changing room alongside the scenic Völser Weiher lake in South Tyrol, Italy. Built for the municipality of Völs, the cafe and changing block replaced a small hut next to the lake, which is a popular destination for swimming in the summer months and ice skating in

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Six women architects that deserve to win the RIBA Royal Gold Medal

May 28, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Women’s collective Part W has selected six women that it believes are deserving of winning the RIBA Royal Gold Medal, to help address the gender imbalance of past winners. Nominations for the 2021 RIBA Royal Gold Medal are now open and Part W is campaigning for RIBA members to put forward women architects to help address

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5 Alternative Materials for Building Emergency Shelters

Earthquakes, pandemics, conflicts, and environmental disasters are some of the events that have challenged architects, planners, designers, and engineers. The goal is to find ways of creating structures and infrastructure more quickly, easily, efficiently, suiting both the circumstances and the location in which they will be implemented. When searching for materials that meet the requirements for each situation, those considered “alternative” or unusual – at least in the context of emergency shelters – can offer great opportunities for experimentation and applicability for emergency structures. Containers and tensioned fabrics always come to mind when discussing temporary constructions. However, there are other highly available materials with good mechanical properties that can achieve relief purposes.

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The Brick Pixelation Facade P.C. Hooftstraat / UN Studio

May 28, 2020 Andreas Luco 0

The Brick Pixelation Facade at the P.C. Hooftstraat 140-142 embodies the intricate, crafted details epitomised by couture clothing. Cast stainless steel bricks with glass inlays pixelate together along this partially transparent facade to create a distinctive shopfront experience on one of Amsterdam’s best-known streets. The P.C. Hooftstraat is famous for its high-end boutiques and design shops, situated between the Museum Quarter, the Vondel Park and the Oud-Zuid neighborhood. Shops along this street are a testament to Dutch design, creativity, high-end clothing, and art. UNStudio’s renovation brought two separate buildings together to become one retail space, making The Brick Pixelation one of the largest retail spaces along with the P.C. Hooftstraat.