Estúdio 41 tops small white Brazilian house with rooftop garden

March 18, 2019 Jenna McKnight 0
Hauer House by Estúdio 41

Architecture firm Estúdio 41 has designed this small, white house in Brazil to be highly sustainable, including photovoltaic panels, a green roof and a rainwater collection system. Hauer House is located in Curitiba in southern Brazil. The project is named after its location in the city’s Hauer district – a former industrial zone that has

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These 13 Designs by IKEA Make Life Easier (and More Equitable) for Differently-Abled People

March 17, 2019 José Tomás Franco 0

Architects’ general ignorance about the needs and requirements for people with special needs is worrisome. Beyond complying with mandatory regulations (different in each country), the quality of life for different-abled people depends on specific and daily factors that go beyond a railing or a ramp, and are often left in the hands of professionals who have never dealt with such issues.

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Casa de Sombra / Bade Stageberg Cox

March 15, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

BSC’s design of this 5,000 SF house for a family of 7 explores the integration of indoor and outdoor living in response to the high temperatures and rainfall of Austin, TX, balancing solidity and weight with lightness and transparency.

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Researchers re-engineer cob into sustainable new building material CobBauge

March 11, 2019 Rima Sabina Aouf 0
Researchers re-engineer cob into sustainable new building material CobBauge

Ancient building material cob has been brought up to contemporary standards by a team of British and French researchers, who see it as an environmentally friendly option for homes. The team, led by Steve Goodhew from the University of Plymouth, have created a new version of cob – a building material made a mixture of

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Tarbut V’Torah Community Day School / LPA

March 8, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

Tarbut V’Torah (TVT) is a private K-12 school with a clear goal of developing a student-centric curriculum, reflecting 21st century learning concepts. The Maker building encourages critical thinking, creativity and interdisciplinary collaboration. In the Fitness building, amenities support a balanced lifestyle. Both buildings are strategically located to complement the existing K-5 courtyard configuration.

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Rural Retreat / Utz Sanby Architects

March 5, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

This rural retreat sits on the crown of a hill overlooking the Valleys beyond the Kangaroo River and is surrounded by state forest. The house has been designed as a series of pavilions that interconnect to form a protected entrance courtyard on the southern side and open up to the dramatic views across the surrounding landscape to the north.

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Usaquén Urban Wetland / CESB / Obraestudio

March 4, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

Obraestudio was awarded first prize in the open national design competition for the exterior platform of the Santa Barbara business center.  The competition was sponsored by The Colombian Architects Society. The 8,500 sq. meter landscape transformation aims to revitalize the common access space to the Torres Unidas Building, Scotia Bank, Samsung, AR and W Hotel towers, an emblematic public space corner of northeastern Bogotá.