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STOMP designs Billy O’Tea house to resemble “docked ship” in India

August 13, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Nautical references nod to the coastal setting of this brick house in the port city of Thoothukudi, India, which has been completed by local architecture studio STOMP. Named Billy O’Tea after the ship in the popular folk song The Wellerman, the 464-square-metre home is intended to evoke a “docked ship”, in which its residents can

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circular slabs wrap around kengo kuma’s civic complex in shibuya, tokyo

August 13, 2024 lea zeitoun I designboom 0

the building features an atrium, which runs from the first floor to the rooftop, serving as a pathway for the light and wind to enter.
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Bathroom of the Week: Clean and Compact With a Corner Shower (13 photos)

August 13, 2024 Suzanne Ennis 0

When a Michigan couple wanted to add rooms and functionality to their second story without increasing its square footage, the remodeling team had to approach the space like sculptors. “You start with a chunk of stone. You can’t add to it. You mindfull…

EFFEKT and MAST design floating platform for marine park in Denmark

August 13, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

Sømærket is a proposal for a floating pavilion in Denmark, which local studios EFFEKT and MAST have designed to be towed between cities to “raise awareness about the underwater world”. The pyramidal structure will float on a barge and incorporate an underwater exhibition space for visitors to learn about the Nature Park Lillebælt – the

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The House on the Lake / duearchitetti

August 13, 2024 Andreas Luco 0

Each house is a story where it’s beautiful to enter, to observe, to listen, to assimilate. It is here where the architect, with his direction, can intervene to create a new scene! The lake house is a ’70s cottage that has always been used as a holiday home. After this past, there was the desire on the part of one of the heirs to make it a home to be lived in all year round. His home! The need to renovate it and revive it to accommodate a new, lively and dynamic personality, pandering to his passions and requirements, was a strong stimulus for the project! The shared objective has been to make it a home to live in all year round, enjoying a private life or with friends.

Eight public buildings in France made from bio-based materials

August 13, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Schools and libraries are among the latest public buildings in France to be designed with natural materials, following a French law informed by the sustainability aspirations of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Environmental Regulation 2020 (RE2020), which came into effect in 2022, aims to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of France’s new builds and

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Skyscrapers no longer priority in Malaysia says prime minister

August 13, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim has stated that Malaysia does not need more skyscrapers and that it should prioritise initiatives that “serve its people” instead. Ibrahim has said that expensive tall buildings will no longer be a priority for the Malaysian government, reported by The Malaysian Reserve. Instead, the prime minister said its ministries will

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red timber-clad skin embraces park house’s art nouveau facade in aveiro

August 13, 2024 Paulo Martins 0

wooden slats carve through park house by paulo martins, connecting new and original structures.
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8 Pro Tips for Handling Change Orders (9 photos)

August 13, 2024 Kyle Troutman 0

When homeowners change their mind about a design feature late into a project — for example, after plans have been finalized, contracts are signed and builders have broken ground — things are bound to get complicated. Sometimes you might have to deal w…

The Past, Present, and Future of Hemp in Construction

August 13, 2024 Eduardo Souza 0

Cannabis has been widely used throughout human history for a variety of purposes: textiles, paper, food, medicine, biofuels, and even as a stigmatized recreational drug. Considered one of the first plants cultivated by humanity, its history spans millennia and often intertwines with the world of construction. Hemp, a variety of cannabis, has been an essential material in construction history, widely used for its exceptional strength and versatility in various applications, such as fiber production for reinforcement, thermal and acoustic insulation, and as a sustainable alternative in construction processes.