Archinect

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The building addresses its coastal site with a sand-like exterior finish, appearing as though it were a natural landform. Image: © Herzog & de Meuron. Courtesy Qatar Museums. A sculptural polished plaster stair serves as the entrance to the building.

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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2025

Studio Bua has completed a cabin in western Iceland Atelier Nyp is the latest addition to a cluster of former farm buildings on the remote site in Skardstrond that have been turned into a home, guesthouses and cultural spaces by Studio Bua , which has offices in London and Oslo.

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Deezen

APRIL 7, 2025

Glossy blue and brown tiles intended to evoke mineral veins cover the exterior of this mining museum in Yixing City, China, completed by Atelier XK. Glazing' means applying a finishing layer to the surface of pottery to achieve the purpose of beauty, airtightness, anti-penetration, and increase strength," explained the studio.

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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. LACMA has yet to release a public opening date. (A

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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

DECEMBER 24, 2024

"Removing clutter and an abundance of colours, textures, and materials in combination with a soft polished plaster finish throughout brings an incredible sense of calm". To add further texture to the monochrome interiors, a second finish of stainless steel was added to some surfaces.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Beijing-based People's Architecture Office 's (PAO) design opens up the previously private site to expand the area's offering for both locals and tourists. The studio connected the old structures with modern elements At the centre of the site next to a large brick chimney, PAO has encased the factory's tallest structure in a glazed shell.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Architecture studio DHaus has used a full-width skylight to draw light into this extension in north London , which is finished with a pared-back palette of pale brick, plaster and oak. This steps up to a standalone garden studio at the end of the site. "We

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Deezen

AUGUST 31, 2023

Located on a wooded site above the Yara or Birrarung River the project, called Fenwick St, replaces a former single dwelling with nine apartments, spread across three separate concrete "pavilions". The post Edition Office uses concrete and copper to finish Australian apartment block appeared first on Dezeen.

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2025

The main proposals are kept to the rear of the site resulting in the principal elevation being unaffected." Here, a series of wooden steps designed in response to the site's sloping topography leads down to the outdoor space. The photography is by Will Scott.

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Deezen

MARCH 23, 2025

Read: Hat-shaped metal roof shelters Hee House by Studio Ellsinger When complete, all the modules were transported on trucks to the forest and assembled on site using mechanical fasteners for the joints. It has a red timber exterior The house has large windows that are protected by full-height shutters incorporated into the wooden facade.

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Archinect

MARCH 7, 2024

Image credit: Samara The 150,000-square-foot factory will host the construction of Samara’s modular units, including interior and exterior finishes. Samara notes that the unit can be installed in “as few as seven months,” including permitting, with 30 days of on-site labor. “On average, most people in.

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Deezen

MAY 10, 2024

It was elevated to avoid humidity and provide greater views and more illumination The architects conceived a two-storey house that is partly lifted above the site by steel piers. Exterior walls consist of cypress wood screens and large stretches of glass. Concrete and black-painted steel were used for the structural system.

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Deezen

APRIL 8, 2025

Triptyque and Architects Office ( AO ) based their design of the tower on a simple, exposed concrete grid, which was then tapered, angled and adjusted in response to the site's planning, climactic and programmatic requirements. Triptyque and Architects Office have completed a skyscraper with a concrete "exo-skeleton" in Brazil.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The 205-square-metre dwelling was designed for a client with a background in the steel industry and is located on a site surrounded by large mango trees in the coastal town of Tanur. Interior spaces at House XO were designed to have a minimal appearance "Material choices focused on sustainability and efficiency.

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Deezen

AUGUST 28, 2024

From a home formed of two overlapping volumes in Alabama to a structure on a narrow site in San Francisco , we've rounded up 11 houses in the United States with striking black facades. The material covers both the exterior walls and roof, with warm-toned Brazilian Cumaru wood interwoven in select areas, such as entryways.

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Deezen

MARCH 31, 2024

Located in the suburb of Highgate, the home replaces an existing cottage on the site that had been occupied by the clients for several years. Studio Roam has finished a brick home in Australia with "oozy mortar" "With the demolition of the existing cottage, the lot was reconfigured with a life-long masterplan in mind," explained the studio.

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Deezen

MAY 15, 2024

A 36-metre-tall concrete silo has been converted into a dramatic hotel lobby at Bacalan Block – the transformation of a former factory site in Bordeaux into a mixed-use development by Colboc Sachet Architects. To the west is the Moxy Hotel, finished with a terracotta-coloured facade and metallic upper level to match its neighbour.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Designed for a family of four, the residence is located on a cactus-dotted site in Phoenix and looks toward Camelback Mountain, one of the city's most notable landforms. Vacant for decades, the historic house has a simple, boxy shape and white exterior screens with elliptical openings. The photography is by Dan Ryan Studio.

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Archinect

APRIL 25, 2024

Additionally, the design addresses the existing house's missed opportunities to take full advantage of the site's natural beauty – namely refining the entry approach from the forested driveway on the east and opening the house to views westward of an expansive rolling meadow and of the Sudbury River.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Dílna designed the new building to be a "practical and utilitarian" contrast to this existing historic building, with a minimal, white-plastered exterior that mirrors the white cube-style studio spaces within.

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Deezen

MARCH 21, 2024

The rough finishes of an existing concrete and brick structure are contrasted by white exhibition spaces at Arario Gallery in Seoul , completed by Japanese studio Schemata Architects. On the third floor, sections of the exterior wall were removed to create a full-height glass wall in the VIP area. The photography is by Yongjoon Choi.

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Dwell

JULY 3, 2024

Self-finishing materials were selected to reduce resources and reveal the building’s construction. Tile and plywood are the only added "finishes"; They cover areas with wiring and plumbing. This is a suburban-scaled site, but with the careful window placement there is a feeling of being alone in a forest.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

NTSA Architectes used load-bearing rammed-earth for the project, which was extracted 50 kilometres from the site and combined with concrete, to celebrate the region's long history of building with the material.

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Deezen

MARCH 16, 2025

Local studio Delve Architects used glazed green tiles to camouflage the exterior of this garden studio in south London with the surrounding trees and bushes. Kim-oflage was constructed using a simple timber frame, raised on foundations that were required to accommodate an old air-raid shelter discovered beneath the site.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Architecture firm Alterstudio has completed a tower-like house in Texas that rises up from a steep, wooded site that was long overlooked "as a possible home site". The site had long been overlooked as feasible for home construction. The team cut away portions of the boxy exterior to create balconies, which vary in size.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

US architecture studio Schaum/Shieh has embedded a Virginia house with irregularly shaped volumes into the contours of a steep site. Rounded corners on the home's exterior are reflected on the interior, further softening a largely white interior palette. The house is finished with bamboo wood floors and insulated stucco.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 30, 2024

DataAE and Xavier Vendrell designed the project on a Barcelona hillside Claudi Aguiló and Albert Domingo, who run DataAE , and Xavier Vendrell Studio respectively, worked to create the project on a steep site at the edge of town. The Termoarcilla was topped with white stucco for a uniform, neutral exterior finish.

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Deezen

APRIL 19, 2025

Locally-sourced wood decorates the home's spaces and is contrasted by cool-toned marble floors that extend across the interior and exterior spaces. Extending from the lodge's exterior, timber was also used to clad the ceilings across the interior, where it's complemented by birch plywood used for partition walls and cabinetry.

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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 main interior lobby renovation features a circular staircase, refinished and renovated with a glass guardrail and stainless steel handrails and a terrazzo tile finish on the treads.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Argentinian architect Malvina Zayat has completed a white home for herself and her family that is lifted above a sloped site and enters into "an intimate dialogue with the sky and clouds". The north and west sides open up to the exterior, providing a sense of expansion. On the west end, the building hovers 3.5

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

To preserve the nobility of the barn, enhance it, and ensure minimal interventions on the vegetated site, the house does not 'anchor' itself on the plot, but rather, 'floats' on land, creating an interesting paradox: does the new house become the annex of the barn, or is it, as logic would suggest, the reverse?"

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Architizer

MAY 6, 2024

Shipley and Bates accomplished this feat through site-responsive design that blurs the line between interior and exterior. This site has a huge number of challenges on it,” Bates noted bluntly. “As As soon as we walked on the site, we could tell there were wetlands. We were squishing, our boots were squishing.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Located on the site of Coopers Brewery , the circular concrete building contains a restaurant , bar, private tasting room, interactive museum, outdoor plaza, microbrewery and whisky distillery with underground storage for barrels.

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Architizer

MARCH 20, 2025

From timber grids to soaring steel trusses, the way a building holds itself up has long been hidden beneath layers of cladding and finishes. Showcase your work by uploading projects to Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newsletters. But nowadays, structure is stepping into the spotlight much more often.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Relatively simple in form, the structure has a cork exterior and mass-timber structural elements, with many different types of wood used for the interiors, mostly left unfinished to highlight the processes and nature of the materials as well as the almost-ubiquitous use of wood."

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Deezen

MARCH 13, 2025

Steel and timber line the exterior These bedroom arrangements also enable different cultural groupings and adaptation over time, providing appropriate separation where required by cultural protocols. The timber was salvaged from the local mine site in the process of clearing.

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