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Shuhei Goto Architects turns lecture hall into multi-level work space

August 26, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0

CODO Suzuyo head office by Shuhei Goto Architects

Shuhei Goto Architects added large, stepped boxes to a former lecture hall to transform it into a playful multi-level office in Shizuoka, Japan. The Shizuoka-based studio worked with creative agency Loftwork on the project, called CODO, which was designed for logistics company Suzuyo’s head office in the city. An auditorium, which had previously been used for

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‘also moonstar’ flagship store by toru shimokawa celebrates japanese craftsmanship

August 26, 2020 sofia lekka angelopoulou I designboom 0

the interior of the store combines the craft of a carpenter, plasterer and gardener.
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12 Ways to Make the Most of Your Yard (14 photos)

August 26, 2020 Lauren Dunec Design 0

If your outdoor area is on the small side, use that as an asset to create an inviting outdoor retreat. With a few strategic choices to expand views, hide storage and maximize vertical surfaces, you’ll get the most out of every inch of your yard. These…

Adobe: The Most Sustainable Recyclable Building Material

August 26, 2020 Santiago Baraya 0

When building for a more sustainable world, the materials you choose undoubtedly play the biggest part in minimizing your project’s carbon footprint. Building a wall out of plastic bottles, for example, prevents them from adding to the hoard in a landfill. However, there is a material used for centuries throughout the world that tops all the rest when it comes to sustainability: adobe.

XML uses bright red signage to facilitate orientation within parking garage in amsterdam

August 26, 2020 xml architecture research urbanism 0

25 years after its original opening, the parking garage of the johan cruijff arena in amsterdam has undergone an extensive renovation by XML, alfons hooikaas and studiostaak.
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ON-A proposes covering Barcelona’s Nou Camp stadium with Nou Parc

August 26, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Nou Parc park at Nou Camp stadium in Barcelona by ON-A Architecture

Barcelona studio ON-A has envisioned a 26-hectare park in the city that would rise up to cover FC Barcelona football stadium to the west. Named Nou Parc, as a direct reference to the Nou Camp stadium’s name, the forested park would cover the venue along with the surrounding car parks and other smaller sports venues.

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polyergo’s summer house sits on a steep slope on the island of crete, greece

August 26, 2020 sofia lekka angelopoulou I designboom 0

the two-story building coexists harmoniously with the surrounding landscape.
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Grimshaw designs sculptural metal enclosure for HS2 ventilation shaft

August 26, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0

A decorative roof and curved weathered-steel wall will enclose the Amersham Vent Shaft that Grimshaw has designed for the High Speed Two railway. Built within a road junction in the town of Amersham, England, the cylindrical headhouse will become one of the only visible elements of the rail line’s 10-mile-long tunnel through the Chilterns countryside.

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ASI Reisen Headquarters / Snøhetta

August 26, 2020 Paula Pintos 0

Surrounded by a lush exterior, the four-story timber structure combines timber frame construction with solid wooden elements to optimize material use and allow for the greatest amount of open floor plans. In addition to the open office concept and sustainable construction methods, the building features an optimized and sustainable energy concept, based on a combination of high-tech and low-tech solutions.

Future Architecture Rooms / Common Landscapes – Tbilisi Architecture Biennial

August 26, 2020 Diego Hernández 0

Even before the pandemic forced us to do so, c/o now started to shift Lucius Burckhardt’s strollology into the digital space. The so-called Googlewalks undertaken for this contribution respond to the question posed by the Tbilisi Architecture Biennale 2020 – What do we have in common? – and the upcoming theme of the Future Architecture platform – Landscapes of Care. The resulting mission statement for c/o now’s work is explained and developed upon by their guest, researcher Lela Rekhviashvili.