Avontuura

APRIL 1, 2024

The proximity to the sea influenced the choice of exterior finishes. Concrete, corten, and ceramic ensure low maintenance of the building. The post Ivo Tavares Studio captures house with three volumes by Rui Rosmaninho Arquiteto in Ria de Aveiro appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Archinect

MAY 17, 2023

This news comes a year after the exterior finishes of the office complex were said to be nearly done. It comprises two buildings, one seven stories high and the other nine, atop a large underground parking space. It comprises two buildings, one seven stories high and the other nine, atop a large underground parking space.

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Archinect

APRIL 16, 2024

New updates have been shared recently by the Los Angeles Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), charting progress on the $750 million new David Geffen Galleries from Peter Zumthor that is expected to finish construction by the end of this year.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Located on the ‘Architecture Row’ in New York , the coupled twisting towers share the Hudson River skyline with neighbors such as Frank Gehry ’s IAC building, Renzo Piano ’s Whitney Museum of American Art , and Jean Nouvel ’s The Chelsea Nouvel ('100 Eleventh Avenue'), along with future works by Thomas Heatherwick and other renown architects.

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Archinect

JUNE 13, 2024

Photo by Tim Long, courtesy of Taliesin Preservation Aspects of the restoration work included adding a new HVAC system, repairing subgrade water damage, ADA-compliant accessibility enhancements, adding two new green rooms to the basement, and issuing major repairs to the building's roof and interior/exterior finishes.

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2024

Tropical modernism informed the plaster finishes of this extension in Hackney , London , which has been completed by local architecture studio Sonn. Aptly named The Plaster House, Sonn was tasked with adding an additional bedroom to the Victorian terraced building, as well as improving its connection to a rear garden.

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Archinect

MARCH 15, 2022

From start to finish, the small, egg-shaped dwelling, called the Sphere, took 23 hours and 12 minutes to build. The painting of the structure’s exterior reportedly took most of the time. The home, which won NASA ’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge in 2015, was designed by Japanese architect Masayuki Sono.

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Deezen

AUGUST 28, 2024

Opting for black on a facade can increase heat absorption and certain types of materials, such as charred wood as opposed to painted, can reduce maintenance and the need to refinish exteriors. To clad a building in a single material, the form needed to be strong enough so that the end product didn't read as one-note," said Tall Architects. "We

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Architectural concrete was a natural material selection for the Salt Shed, serving as both the building structure and exterior finish, eliminating the need for additional materials.

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Archinect

JANUARY 6, 2023

In Collaboration with 180 Degrees Design + Build, Echo Canyon is a transformation of a 1970’s era home at the base of Camelback Mountain in Scottsdale, Arizona. Simplified exterior finishes of stucco and steel elements contrast with the rugged terrain. Design/Build: 180 Degrees.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 28, 2023

SNHU Innovation and Design Education Building / HGA. Image Courtesy of Cupa Pizarras When designing architectural projects, protecting a building’s walls is key for ensuring its longevity, durability, and resistance to the elements, therefore preserving its aesthetic appeal.

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Archinect

JULY 24, 2023

While it’s true that some types of texture and massing look “cheaper” than others, there are legitimate questions about whether or not newer types of building materials — EIFS, metal cladding, and the like — are more climate friendly and affordable than other materials that seem more traditional.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The materials selected—a native Yucatan chukum tree resin plaster coating the exterior and interior with engineered oak wood finishes indoors—and voided form both call to mind thereafter an endemic type of Purépecha granary buildings called 'Troje.' Photo cr.

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Archinect

AUGUST 9, 2023

“Scraping the sealants off the building damaged the aluminum finish and as time went on and new resealant projects came in, the sealants were no longer adhering to the aluminum very well,” Academy architect Duane Boyle said in an Air Forc.

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Archinect

MARCH 13, 2022

It is a complete facade renovation and accessibility upgrade for the site and public spaces within the existing building. The building was originally built in 1964 by Richard H Dodd as a medical office building. Ceiling heights were redesigned to give the space an open feel.

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SW Oregon Architect

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The following are the outstanding recipients of the 2024 awards: Jon Baugus – Superintendent, Chambers Construction (1) Steve Kurtz – Exterior finisher (envelope and waterproofing), Xtreme Xteriors, Inc. Steve Otto – Finish carpenter, Ordell Construction Co. Steve Perkins – Mason, Hap’s Masonry, Inc.

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Deezen

AUGUST 20, 2024

Texas-based studio Moontower Design Build has constructed a "plant-based" cabin in Austin that features cross-laminated timber structural elements and a facade clad in cork. Flooring was finished in thermally treated larch The box has a single-sloped roof that stretches out to shade protruding windows, nooks and a large porch.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2024

From an art gallery in a converted grain silo to a brick workshop in Vietnam, Dezeen's editorial team have each picked their favourite building of 2024 , out of more than 1,000 we have published throughout the year. It's an unexpected triumph for a studio best known for its cultural landmarks."

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2024

Design studio HGA has completed a pair of educational facilities , Mills Hall and Gibbons Center, that are among the first "commercially scaled mass-timber buildings" in the state of Maine. Both buildings also have mass timber frames, wooden interior finishes and brick facades.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

California studio LOHA has completed a residential and retail building called Bellevue53, which features a rooftop swimming pool and stepped elevations clad in white metal. The building features a rooftop swimming pool Designed to "elevate the urban environment", the building's massing was influenced by the area's hilly topography.

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Deezen

MARCH 14, 2024

Dutch studio Powerhouse Company has created the Marga Klompé Building at Tilburg University, the Netherlands , is "the first college building in Europe to be entirely constructed from solid wood". Situated on a forested university campus in Tilburg , the cuboid building has a mass timber structure and facades clad in Portuguese stone.

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Deezen

JANUARY 2, 2024

Its design was informed by surrounding farm structures "How might we use the qualities of these decaying yet compelling utilitarian buildings as the jumping off point for a modern wine country design?" Exterior walls are wrapped in Alaskan yellow cedar with a weathered finish.

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Architizer

MAY 20, 2024

Utah’s native tribes, including the Navajo, Ute and Paiute, have long inhabited the region, leaving behind a legacy of buildings that reflects their close relationship with the land. This LEED Gold building celebrates natural light with a sky-lit atrium and a sculptural glass art installation by James Carpenter.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

PLY+ and MPR Arquitectos have transformed a building at a former Catholic college into the School at Marygrove Elementary, filling it with colours and shapes that help spark "experimentation and exploration" among children. Several buildings on the 53-acre (21-hectare) campus are being converted into facilities for the School at Marygrove.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Occupying a former 6,000-square-foot church recreation hall, the project transforms the existing building into a rich mix of spaces. The design features architectural forms to metaphorically reference the bridge concept.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

SILO has created a sculptural, metal-clad home in North Carolina After years of living in studio apartments, the couple set out to build a new home in Belmont, a historic neighbourhood near Charlotte's Uptown district. The form and massing respond to surrounding buildings, from the existing mill houses to new, two-storey residences.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 2, 2023

British architecture studio Stanton Williams has designed a 35,000-square-metre academic building for the University College London, located in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The studio described the building's material palette as industrial, chosen to evoke the site's industrial history.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Atelier Xi has completed a visitor centre for Qiaochengbei Park in Shenzhen Atelier Xi aimed to have a minimal impact on this landscape, arranging the visitor centre's two structures around the park's trees and using material finishes that would blend in with the natural setting over time. "We

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Deezen

JANUARY 16, 2024

Named Red Box, the building is located at the foot of Red Mountain and references the colour of both local brick buildings and the area's iron oxide-rich soil. From the exterior to the interior, people may experience almost another world inside the red stone," the studio added.

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Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2024

Parsonson Architects has created a stilted home in New Zealand Parsonson Architects coated the home in red-painted cladding and weathered steel, creating a distinct exterior that is both weatherproof and complementary to the warm tones of the wooden interior.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Edge House is located in Route 1066, an area in Nieuw Sloten where landowners have the greater freedom to build as long as houses meet certain criteria. The exterior volume combines stucco, stone and floor-to-ceiling-glazing The studio was commissioned to design the house for a couple, who were not exactly sure what they wanted.

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Dwell

JULY 9, 2024

There’s a lot of ‘finish fetish’ with architects," says David, an architect himself and director of design at Frederick Fisher and Partners in Los Angeles, where he and Mark live part of the year. There’s a tendency that, with whatever you create, it has to stand still and never age."

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Deezen

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Surrounded by groves on a 25-hectare estate near Rona, the building was designed for oil producer LA Organic as part of a wider project to boost oleotourism tourism based on olive oil production in the region. This space opens onto a terrace that cantilevers out from one side of the building, appearing to be supported by large metal chains.

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SW Oregon Architect

MARCH 12, 2023

As was the case with most buildings built in Oregon before 1984, the original design of its lateral force resisting system lacked an awareness of the local seismicity exposure’s magnitude. Overall, FRP materials provide an effective and practical solution for seismic retrofitting and strengthening of buildings.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The block is located within Nightingale Village, a collection of six apartment buildings by different architects for housing not-for-profit Nightingale Housing that all demonstrate its development model, aiming to create housing which is "environmentally, socially and financially sustainable".

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Elding Oscarson has created a cube-shaped church in Gothenburg "We wanted to have a powerful volume for the church, to contextually fit with the harbour area's magnificent old industrial buildings," founding partners Jonas Elding and Johan Oscarson told Dezeen. The photography is by Johan Dehlin.

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Archinect

AUGUST 27, 2024

Despite its advanced state of ruin, the original building has been maintained, with special care taken to rehabilitate its pathologies, structurally reinforce the walls, repair the roof, and ensure the necessary finishes. The interior, completely transformed, retains the two existing floors, now adapted for a new purpose.

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