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Sameep Padora & Associates creates flowing concrete form for Indian arts space

March 12, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Terracotta-coloured render made from local soil covers the curving, concrete structure of Hampi Art Labs, an arts centre in Karnataka by architecture studio Sameep Padora & Associates. Hampi Art Labs is designed by Sameep Padora & Associates to appear as though it was “born from its surroundings” near the village of Hampi, a UNESCO World

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MW Works designs Longbranch house to blend with forest setting

March 11, 2024 Jenna McKnight 0

Rectilinear volumes of timber and concrete form a residence in coastal Washington state by MW Works that merges with the wooded landscape and is “designed to be overlooked”. The project, called Longbranch, is located on Key Peninsula within the Puget Sound. The house sits on a sloped, 7.8-acre (3.2-hectare) overlooking an inlet and is site

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Objektor reveals monolithic concrete cemetery outside of Prague

March 10, 2024 Kate Donaldson 0

Czech architecture studio Objektor has created a cemetery outside of Prague defined by a grid of low-rise concrete extrusions and a monolithic utility building. Located in a forest clearing next to an existing 18th-century chapel, the Hřbitov Suchdol Cemetery was conceived as a network of burial spaces that can be extended over time, while remaining

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Construction commences on world’s “tallest 3D-printed structure” Tor Alva

March 7, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Architects Michael Hansmeyer and Benjamin Dillenburger are creating a 30-metre-tall tower in the Swiss Alps, which is being 3D-printed with concrete by technology university ETH Zurich. Named Tor Alva, or White Tower, the building will become the world’s “tallest 3D-printed structure” once complete in Mulegns later this year, according to Hansmeyer and Dillenburger. ETH Zurich

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Hamonic + Masson gives Alta Tower in Le Havre an “expressive” twisting concrete shape

March 5, 2024 Betty Owoo 0

A reinforced concrete frame defines the twisting form of a tower designed by local studio Hamonic + Masson & Associés for the port city of Le Havre in northern France. Called the Alta Tower, the residential building has a prominent position in the city at the centre of Le Havre’s 20th-century postwar masterplan designed by

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Ateliers O-S and NAS Architecture organise French school around planted courtyard

February 29, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Gabled concrete forms surround a planted courtyard at Samuel Paty School in Béziers, France, created by local studios Ateliers O-S and NAS Architecture. Located in the city’s Devèze district, the single-storey school is designed by Ateliers O-S and NAS Architecture to balance well-lit, navigable spaces with a feeling of enclosure and privacy for those inside.

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Ehl & Koumar Architekti unveils footbridge with cantilevered viewpoints in Litomyšl

February 29, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Czech studio Ehl & Koumar Architekti has revealed a sculptural footbridge made from steel and concrete that features cantilevered viewpoints on both sides. The footbridge, which creates a pedestrian route across a busy motorway in Litomyšl, the Czech Republic, is made from welded steel supported by exposed concrete pillars. “The heavy shapes of concrete pillars

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UNStudio uses ‘carbon builder’ tool to reduce footprint of Luxembourg office building

February 29, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Dutch architecture firm UNStudio has unveiled plans for The Kyklos building, a mixed-use office building in Belval, Luxembourg, designed in collaboration with local studio HYP Architects. Aiming to create a building with the “smallest possible carbon footprint”, the studios implemented a hybrid construction approach of concrete and 100 per cent recycled steel, using a sustainable-design

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Allies and Morrison completes “21st-century factory” for London College of Fashion

February 29, 2024 Starr Charles 0

British architecture studio Allies and Morrison has completed a university building for London College of Fashion at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London. Conceived as a “21st-century factory”, the London College of Fashion (LCF) building is defined by its gridded concrete structure and a rectilinear facade lined with tall warehouse-style windows. “We think of

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Steiner Architecture finishes sculptural Clinic in Anif with wood-textured red concrete

February 28, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Vienna-based studio Steiner Architecture has completed a private clinic in Salzburg, Austria, made from wood-textured red concrete and topped with a serrated roof. Named Clinic in Anif, the two-storey project by Steiner Architecture houses a ground-floor respiratory clinic along with two individual apartment units on the upper floor. Fronted by a sculptural facade, the 750-metre-square

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