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Hearth House / Kastler Skjeseth Architects

May 27, 2024 Paula Pintos 0

The project consists of the renovation and additions to a storehouse from 1749 adding a bathroom, kitchen and bedrooms. The scheme also includes renovating the old masonry baker oven and walls made of timber framing with infill from slag stone.

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National Innovation Center / Joaquim Portela Arquitetos

May 27, 2024 Andreas Luco 0

The Legal Innovation Center is located in the historic center of the city of Bragança. This building suffered several interventions over the years, to adapt to the different functions required. Some of these interventions defaced important areas of the building and required restoration.

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Inuce designs Mountain Church of Julong as “more than just a place of worship”

May 27, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Architecture studio Inuce has created a church in the town of Julong near Quanzhou, China, which evokes the form of a biblical ark resting on a rock. Located at the foot of a mountain surrounded by forest and with views across the town, the Mountain Church of Julong references both the form and representation of

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Osonnia Apartment / Makhno Studio

May 27, 2024 Paula Pintos 0

As soon as you step over the threshold of this urban oasis, you enter a world of comfort and style. The space is bathed in natural light, creating an inviting atmosphere that entices you to stay and relax. This urban sanctuary, nestled within the heart of the TARYAN complex, is a testament to innovation, environmental consciousness, and the art of living, even in adversity.

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Commonbond Architects self-builds Gardenhide Studio using hempcrete and timber

May 27, 2024 Katie Last 0

London practice Commonbond Architects has designed and built its own studio at the end of a garden in Abbey Wood using a combination of hempcrete and timber. Named Gardenhide Studio, the workspace in southeast London is intended to showcase the potential of hempcrete – a bio-composite material made from hemp and lime – as a

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The Groundscraper: A Building Typology to Decentralize Cities

May 27, 2024 Ankitha Gattupalli 0

A groundscraper is essentially the opposite of a skyscraper – a large building that sprawls outward horizontally instead of soaring vertically into the sky. Though no strict definition exists, groundscrapers are generally described as extremely long but low-rise buildings with over 1 million square feet of space, sometimes called sidescrapers or landscrapers. The term came into the spotlight with Google’s plans for their massive $1.3 billion London headquarters. Designed to be only 11 stories tall but over 1,000 feet long, this vast office block epitomizes using horizontal expansion to create immense space for thousands of employees.