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Vector Architects designs concave Chapel of Music for Chinese seaside resort

February 8, 2024 Kate Donaldson 0

Chinese studio Vector Architects has completed a monolithic, concrete concert hall in the coastal resort of Aranya in Qinhuangdao. Located centrally within the town’s public square, the three-pronged concrete structure was designed as an intimate space for musical performances. Its three concave walls were informed by the Echo Wall that encircles the Imperial Vault of

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Hill-like concrete forms shape arts centre in China by DUO

February 7, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Chinese studio DUO has completed Nanchang OCT Contemporary Arts Centre, a series of exhibition spaces housed in stepped concrete forms with accessible green roofs. Overlooking a wetland park and the nearby Gan River in Nanchang, the building is designed by DUO to “coexist” with the site. This is achieved by creating natural-looking, hill-like forms rather than

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Zooco Estudio resurrects “vestige of the past” for brutalist restaurant

February 5, 2024 Shona Jackson 0

Madrid-based Zooco Estudio has created a striking restaurant within the Cantabrian Maritime Museum in Santander, Spain, that celebrates the building’s brutalist architecture. The restaurant is set within a dramatic vault of concrete paraboloids that were unearthed during the renovation, while a slatted timber ceiling pays homage to the area’s shipbuilding legacy. Overlooking the tranquil waters

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Winwood McKenzie hides “urban oasis” behind Melbourne cottage’s heritage facade

February 1, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Australian studio Winwood McKenzie has extended a former worker’s cottage in Northcote, Melbourne to create a house arranged around two courtyard gardens. Named Quarry House, the home is located alongside the former Northcote Quarry and Brickworks – now the All Nations Park – and references the site’s industrial past with a palette of exposed brick and

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Memo Architectuur organises Belgian home renovation around concrete spiral staircase

January 30, 2024 Starr Charles 0

A spiralling staircase and concrete flooring characterise this renovation of a dilapidated row house in Mortsel, Belgium, designed by local studio Memo Architectuur. Originally comprising two stacked apartments, Memo Architectuur overhauled the spaces to form a single-family home, adding an additional floor to align the building with the streetscape and maximise interior space. “The residents

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Brutalism is “very simple and honest architecture” says Ludwig Godefroy

January 29, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

French architect Ludwig Godefroy discusses how working in Mexico has helped him to develop his concrete-heavy style in this exclusive interview. Hailing from Normandy in northern France, Godefroy opened his eponymous studio in Mexico City in 2011 and has since become known for his distinctive Brutalist-style buildings that are often punctuated by geometric openings and

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ConForm Architects models green-terrazzo flat extension on bay windows

January 27, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

Green terrazzo is teamed with concrete and clay-toned plaster at Terzetto, a London flat extension that architecture studio ConForm Architects has modelled on bay windows. Located in a conservation area in Hampstead, the sunken rear extension opens up the existing flat, ridding it of its low ceilings and dark interiors, while reorienting its living spaces towards

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Skylit home offers a “seamless transition between indoor and outdoor living”

January 26, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Funnel-shaped concrete skylights illuminate a plant-filled courtyard at the centre of this home in Bangalore, India, which has been designed by local studio A Threshold to “blur boundaries between the inside and outside”. Named Ineffable Light, the four-storey family home is located on a tight urban plot with neighbouring buildings on three sides, which required

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Translucent glazing and concrete encase compact Japanese home by IGArchitects

January 25, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Large translucent windows bring a lantern-like quality to Check Patterned House, a concrete home in Saitama, Japan, completed by local studio IGArchitects. Designed for a family of three with a limited budget, the home occupies a 70-square-metre site and is planned around two large concrete blocks. These blocks provide structural support and contain service spaces,

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Overlapping concrete arches frame Bangkok shopping centre by Linehouse

January 24, 2024 Kate Donaldson 0

Chinese studio Linehouse has refurbished the Central World shopping centre in Bangkok, Thailand, introducing a double-layered facade punctured by arches. According to Linehouse, the revamped facade and seven floors of retail space depart from typical shopping centres by drawing from the history of the site and creating opportunities for “peace in the chaos”. “The design

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