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Revisiting Skyscraper Design: The Benefits of Responsive Facades and Passive Designs

ArchDaily

Image © Stephen Bridger via Shutterstock Our contemporary society has been witnessing a surge in skyscraper construction in urban centers worldwide for various reasons—including engineering advancements, increased urban density , space constraints, and, arguably, a competitive drive for building the tallest structures.

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Quentin Desfarges punctuates Norwegian woodland cabin with large circular windows

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Porthole-style windows puncture the gable ends of this timber mountain cabin in Norway , which has been designed by local architect Quentin Desfarges. Quentin Desfarges added porthole-style windows to Timber Nest "Timber Nest does not merely occupy its site; it coexists with it," Desfarges told Dezeen.

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Reframing the Concept of Building Envelope Through Minimalist Windows

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Image Courtesy of Vitrocsa When we talk about the building envelope , we often make the analogy of a skin that protects and wraps the structure, creating a transition in the physical environment. These windows excel with their functionality and visual lightness, standing out in the architectural landscape. Read more »

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Structures Sculpted by Snow: Nature’s Seasonal Dance With Architecture

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Inspired by her global experiences, she shares captivating insights into the world’s most extraordinary cities and buildings and provides travel tips on her blog, The Travel Album. While buildings are often designed with longevity and permanence in mind, they interact with changing seasons in profound ways.

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Redrawing Boundaries: The Three Principles of Minimalist Windows

ArchDaily

Thanks to the use of a reinforced concrete slab and column system, the Dom-Ino structure allowed for the flexible arrangement of elements in the floor plan and freed the facade from the limitations imposed by load-bearing walls. Read more »

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LAN "deliberately exposes" mass-timber structure of Paris apartment block

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Chunky columns wrap the exterior of Wood Up, an apartment block in Paris by French studio Local Architecture Network with a glued-laminated and cross-laminated timber structure. Generally protected and hidden, the wooden structure is instead deliberately exposed. It is left exposed both externally and internally.

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Seven student adaptive reuse projects that repurpose existing structures

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Adaptive reuse refers to avoiding building from scratch due to its environmental impact, and instead choosing to reuse existing structures and assigning them new purposes. The project involved designing auxiliary structures that enhance the preexisting ruins on the site, without tampering with them too heavily.

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