article thumbnail

Yoghurt window coating proposed as emergency heatwave measure

Deezen

British engineer Tom Greenhill has proposed a low-cost, low-energy solution for keeping UK homes cool in a heatwave: painting the outside of windows with yoghurt. Greenhill admits that this may seem like a "totally eccentric idea". Greenhill admits that this may seem like a "totally eccentric idea".

Windows 140
article thumbnail

Eight tranquil interiors where oversized windows frame lush views

Deezen

This week's lookbook explores eight peaceful residential interiors that feature expansive glazing and floor-to-ceiling windows framing verdant views. These eight projects all use oversized or unusually shaped windows in clever ways, creating interiors that embrace nature and forge welcome connections to the outdoors.

Windows 144
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

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

article thumbnail

Sonn uses rough plaster finishes for "monolithic and sculptural" London extension

Deezen

Tropical modernism informed the plaster finishes of this extension in Hackney , London , which has been completed by local architecture studio Sonn. The post Sonn uses rough plaster finishes for "monolithic and sculptural" London extension appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is courtesy of Sonn.

Finishes 128
article thumbnail

'Inflatable' concrete homes are coming to the market thanks to this startup

Archinect

Drywall, doors, windows, and cladding are added to complete the structure, which, for now, is finished off with rebar that CEO Alex Bell says may come pre-installed in the future. Image courtesy Automatic Construction "The prefabricated forms are built in our factory with reinforcement in.

Technique 360
article thumbnail

RIBA announces first two House of the Year shortlist contenders

Archinect

The first, a reimagined beachfront property called Seabreeze from RX Architects that is inaccessible by road, comes externally finished with pink-pigmented trowelled microfiber concrete to create a sealed envelope which then combines with a deliberate lack of gutters and window ledges to create robust and weatherproof structure safe from the corrosion (..)

Housing 338
article thumbnail

Steiner Architecture finishes sculptural Clinic in Anif with wood-textured red concrete

Deezen

The project comprises a clinic and two apartment units Fronted by a sculptural facade, the 750-metre-square building is punctured by irregular circular and rectangular openings on the upper floor, while operable windows line the ground floor. One of the facades looks like a toy face with a winking eye," the studio said. "On

Finishes 139
article thumbnail

ConForm Architects models green-terrazzo flat extension on bay windows

Deezen

Green terrazzo is teamed with concrete and clay-toned plaster at Terzetto, a London flat extension that architecture studio ConForm Architects has modelled on bay windows. Externally, these distinct materials have been combined to evoke the components of a bay window – which are a plinth, column and pediment.

Windows 141