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Seeing Through Layers: Translucent Materials in Architecture

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Translucency, at its essence, is an optical property that enables the total or partial passage of light through materials, without providing a clear view of the objects behind them. Traditionally, glass sheets have been the symbolic material associated with transparency, commonly used in the fabrication of doors and windows.

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What Materials Can Promote Health in Interior Architecture?

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Architects face an important challenge: to create comfortable, productive and healthy interiors with well-regulated parameters, considering factors like indoor air quality , daylighting and biophilic features from the initial stages of design.

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Interiors of Pastry Shops and Bakeries: Design Strategies that Integrate Functions, Users, and Materials

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What design strategies are applied in the contemporary interiors of bakeries and pastry shops? Focusing their thinking on people and their needs , both disciplines strive for precision, with interior design being a broad field where the use of figures, colors, materials, and various equipment can be explored to enhance user experiences.

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Acoustics That Blend Performance with Aesthetics: Why Material Choices Matter

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From auditoriums to offices, cultural centers, and schools, acoustics in architecture can manifest itself in two ways: as a determining element of a structure's shape and as a material. This can unbalance the experience of the environment, since, although the acoustics are improved, the interior atmosphere is negatively affected.

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30 Japanese Homes that Use Metal for Interior Accents

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Image © Yusuke Fujioka Contemporary Japanese interiors incorporate elements both of tradition and modernity to embody the country's innovative spirit while maintaining a profound respect for its history and cultural heritage.

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A Glimpse into the Evolution of Insulation Materials in Architecture

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As an example, beginning with the primitive huts used in the earliest forms of domestic architecture, furs were employed as an exterior covering to restrict the flow of air and, consequently, regulate the interior environment. Read more »

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Re-Purposing Materials: From Post-Industrial Recyclate to Accessible Furniture

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Designers such as Eileen Gray, Alvar Aalto, Mies Van der Rohe, and Verner Panton conceived furniture —primarily stools and chairs— that endure over time as powerful and timeless elements, with a determining impact on the interior atmosphere.

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