article thumbnail

They Restored an Abandoned Church and Turned It Into a 30-Unit Apartment Building

Dwell

Originally constructed at the corner of Church Street and Oak Avenue in 1910 for a largely Swedish immigrant community, the existing building on the site was used by the Soujorner Covenant Church for over a hundred years. Have one to share? Post it here.

article thumbnail

SOM-designed "Breathing" bank headquarters opens in Shenzhen

Archinect

SOM's work on this project included architecture, mechanical, electrical and plumbing, structural, and civil engineering. The tower’s façade is defined by an external diagrid, which acts as both the building’s structure and solar shading element.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

5468796 Architecture adds "floating" office floor within preserved pumphouse

Deezen

Local studio 5468796 Architecture has renovated an early 20th-century utilities building in Winnipeg , Canada, showcasing the industrial equipment while updating the structure for contemporary usage. 5468796 Architecture has added residential buildings to the site The station closed in 1986 and was slated for demolition.

article thumbnail

The looming Federal Government shutdown could impinge on infrastructure projects for years

Archinect

A stop-work on October 1st would exacerbate the industry's sustained backlog of infrastructure builds and threatens to imperil important areas in the now two-year-old Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that are, in many cases, tethered to a multilayered compendium of different funding sources.

article thumbnail

Project Mingde uses "cascading" roofs on Chinese nursery to recycle rainfall

Deezen

Curling around a central courtyard, a staggered trio of redbrick buildings house a new nursery, teaching dormitories and a collection of indoor and open-air community spaces for the village's 3,000 residents to gather in. The solution was three buildings of varying heights with roofs that channel rainfall into a lotus pond.

Roofing 124
article thumbnail

Dig Studio and Lake Flato revamp Scottsdale Civic Plaza for "increasingly warming world"

Deezen

American firms Dig Studio and Lake Flato have restored and expanded Scottsdale Civic Plaza in Arizona , adding a series of pavilions and responding directly to existing buildings flanking the outdoor space. million gallons (22,000 cubic metres) of water annually for the plaza. The photography is by Alan Karchmer.

article thumbnail

Who Needs Glass? Not This Board-Formed Concrete Retreat in Greece

Dwell

Taylor, who’s been visiting this area since the ’70s, wanted the new building draw upon the rich local history of making rudimentary structures out of the materials that people had at hand. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share?

Glass 91