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Vila Madalena Apartment / Gui Mattos

June 28, 2023 Susanna Moreira 0

The 147m2 apartment was designed to be a cozy refuge for a single person, intended to accommodate family members from afar, including children. Through elements such as wood, linen, and cotton fabrics, and natural weave rugs, the project creates a warm and, at the same time, neutral environment, inviting new memories and personal decorative objects.

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Plants Are Encouraged To Grow Over The Exterior Of This New House

June 28, 2023 Erin 0

Giles Miller Studio has shared photos of their first completed residential property in Kent, England, that features a sculptural black facade. The house breaks down barriers between the building’s internal spaces and the glade of natural planting and trees that surround it. By having a unique sculptural facade, the home invites nature to grow up […]

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Crac Building / URBAN architectes

June 28, 2023 Pilar Caballero 0

« Crac » is a public management organization located in the heart of the city. The project involved energy and aesthetic renovation of the building envelope while maintaining the building’s activity. Ultimately, the operation reduced the building’s energy consumption for heating and cooling by a ratio of 1 to 10! These performances are now better than those required for a new building.

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Christ & Gantenbein adds concrete New Aare Bridge over Swiss river

June 28, 2023 Katie Last 0

Architecture studio Christ & Gantenbein has added a sculptural concrete bridge across the Aare River in Aarau, Switzerland, with five arches of varying widths. Designed in collaboration with local engineering studios WMM Ingenieure and Henauer Gugler, New Aare Bridge connects the city centre to a forested area on the other side and incorporates lanes for

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“Support is needed to keep queer and trans spaces alive” say LGBTQ+ designers and researchers

June 28, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

With Pride Month drawing to a close, Dezeen spoke with LGBTQ+ designers and researchers about the evolution of queer spaces and how architects can help protect them. Designers are calling for the protection of venues used by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) community as safe spaces for people to express their identities.

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Salt and sunflowers used to create Atelier Luma’s experimental workspace

June 28, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

Sunflowers, salt and algae are among the biomaterials used to complete Le Magasin Électrique, the workspace of circular-design lab Atelier Luma that it self-designed with studios Assemble and BC Architects & Studies. Based at Luma Arles arts centre in France, Le Magasin Électrique occupies a former industrial building and contains laboratories that now serve as

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New Aare Bridge / Christ & Gantenbein

June 28, 2023 Paula Pintos 0

The new Aare Bridge in Aarau, Switzerland, designed by the planning team Christ & Gantenbein, WMM Ingenieure AG, Henauer Gugler AG, and August + Margrith Künzel Landschaftsarchitekten AG, is both a modern infrastructure construction and a part of the city. Replacing a 1949 concrete bridge, the new structure blends organically into Aarau’s distinctive cityscape and the natural environment of the Aare River while strengthening the region’s transportation network. As a comprehensive bridge and riverbank design, the project creates an appealing urban space, and with its distinctive, elegantly curved arches, becomes a new landmark.