Vernacular architecture has been gaining more and more space in theory and design practice, with its characteristics being studied and revised. An impulse related to different factors, but mainly to the context of climate change that we are experiencing, which calls for more sustainable and context-connected construction solutions.
This house was commissioned 10 years ago and only two years ago it was decided to start the project. Despite all this time, both the client’s requirements and the site have remained the same. The clients are a couple who have never lived together, each of them lives in their flat, just a few meters away on the same street in the capital. Therefore, this holiday home is the first time they will have their beds under the same roof.
the purple ink studio’s auditorium anchors the complex’s spatial dynamics, functioning as a central core with the concentric plaza.
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Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki, who designed buildings including 4 World Trade Center and was one of the founders of metabolism, has died aged 95. Maki, who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the AIA Gold Medal, passed away on 6 June due to old age, reported the Japan Times. Trained at both the University of
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Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki, who designed buildings including 4 World Trade Center and was one of the founders of metabolism, has died aged 95. Maki, who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the AIA Gold Medal, passed away on 6 June due to old age, reported the Japan Times. Trained at both the University of
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Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki, who designed buildings including 4 World Trade Center and was one of the founders of metabolism, has died aged 95. Maki, who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the AIA Gold Medal, passed away on 6 June due to old age, reported the Japan Times. Trained at both the University of
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Heatherwick Studio has unveiled the design of a new large-scale glass canopy to become one of the main attractions of Olympia, an ambitious regeneration project aimed at transforming the 138-year-old exhibition halls in London into a global culture and entertainment destination. Originally designed by Sir Henry Edward Coe, Olympia is set to offer visitors a wide range of venues and activities, including two hotels, over 30 restaurants, bars and eateries, a 4,400-capacity live music hall, a theater, and spaces for the Wetherby Performing Arts School, in addition to over 2.5 acres of accessible public spaces. The revival project is co-designed by Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC.
The Masaryčka building in Prague is defined by circulation routes which will provide access to new civic spaces for the city. Accommodating the continued growth of the city’s corporate sector with office spaces designed to meet 21st-century working patterns, the 28,000 sq. m Masaryčka office and retail development incorporates seven storeys within its eastern section and nine storeys at its western end. Integrating with Czech Railways’ modernisation of the historic Masaryk Railway Station is creating a new public square partially over the railway tracks, Masaryčka’s design will enhance accessibility to the railway platforms below and provide new pedestrian routes between Florenc and Hybernská on either side of the station.
inverse project encloses its beach barn with a large roof opening with clerestory windows to captures the morning sunlight.
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The history of the use of lime in the construction industry dates back thousands of years, spanning cultures and communities worldwide. In fact, around 4000 B.C., the ancient Egyptians used quicklime mixed with water as a building material for their pyramids. Although lime has multiple applications in the food and agricultural industries, as well as in chemical, mining, and steel industries, in architecture it is one of the main construction materials due to its versatility, adhesion, waterproofing, workability, performance, setting, and durability, which allow for the creation of masonry mortars, interior or exterior plasters, among other functions.
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