Month: May 2024

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ARG Architects updates gridded home in Iceland with curving walls

May 31, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

A curved wall of rammed earth made from local soil has been added to the gridded interior of Curvilinear Serenity, a house in Iceland renovated by local practice ARG Architects. ARG Architects was tasked with updating the single-storey family home built in the 1970s in Garðabær, a rapidly growing area of Iceland. According to the studio,

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ARG Architects updates gridded home in Iceland with curving walls

May 31, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

A curved wall of rammed earth made from local soil has been added to the gridded interior of Curvilinear Serenity, a house in Iceland renovated by local practice ARG Architects. ARG Architects was tasked with updating the single-storey family home built in the 1970s in Garðabær, a rapidly growing area of Iceland. According to the studio,

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Recycling “breakthrough” could usher in zero-emissions cement

May 31, 2024 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have devised a way of cheaply producing low-carbon concrete at scale by making use of waste cement and the steel industry’s electric arc furnaces. The method developed by the engineers involves recycling old cement from demolished buildings by heating it up and reactivating the compounds within it. Key to

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Paradiset Studio / LOOP Architects

May 31, 2024 Andreas Luco 0

In a former school in Paradisgade (Paradise Street), the Danish architecture studio found beauty in transforming and reimagining the numerous exceptional and historical details and materials. Furthermore, they have installed a small meeting room in the center of the gym, with mirror cladding reflecting the space and possessing the impact of an artwork.

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European Collective Housing Award Announces Winners of First Edition

May 31, 2024 Nour Fakharany 0

The European Collective Housing Award has selected the winners for the 2024 cycle. Created by The Basque Architecture Institute and Arc en Rêve Centre d’Architecture, in collaboration with the Department of Territorial Planning, the award highlights innovation and excellence in collective housing design, emphasizing aesthetics, social responsibility, and environmental sustainability. The winner in the new construction category is La Borda Housing Collective in Barcelona, Spain. Regarding the renovation category, the winner is the Conversion of a Wine Storage into Housing in Basel, Switzerland. The inaugural edition of the European Collective Housing Award recognizes the importance of collective housing in creating sustainable and inclusive communities while emphasizing the need to promote architectural excellence in this domain.

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Inga Sempé celebrates the joyful mess of everyday life in The Imperfect Home

May 31, 2024 Amy Frearson 0

A full-size home interior installed inside the Triennale Milano showcases furniture and homeware by French designer Inga Sempé alongside dirty dishes, hanging laundry and personal trinkets. The Imperfect Home is a retrospective exhibition showcasing over 100 objects developed by Sempé since she founded her Paris-based studio back in 2001. Designed with interiors office Studio A/C,

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Necchi Architecture takes cues from retro nightlife at Hotel Chateau D’Eau in Paris

May 31, 2024 Clara Finnigan 0

Interior design studio Necchi Architecture has combined lacquer, chrome and retro design accents to evoke the “uninhibited atmosphere” of the disco era at the Hotel Chateau D’Eau in Paris. The 36-room hotel is located on Rue du Château d’Eau in an area that was the hub of 1970s nightlife with the iconic club Le Palace,

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