Deezen

DECEMBER 6, 2024

David Chipperfield Architects has completed three buildings in Lyon Confluence The project is located in the residential district La Confluence, a former industrial area in Lyon that is being redeveloped with a masterplan by Herzog & de Meuron. The photography is by Simon Menges.

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Deezen

JANUARY 23, 2025

Located in downtown Austin, Sixth and Guadalupe is 865 feet tall (264 metres) and has an ascending program of retail, office, and residential, with terraces and balconies dispersed at different points of the construction. The idea is that residents never really come in contact with the office tenants."

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Construction is in full swing again on a Raphael Viñoly Architects -designed 88-story 125 Greenwich Street Manhattan residential project after resuming earlier this year following a four-year pause.

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Archinect

JULY 26, 2022

The new Strata Wynwood mixed-use residential building, designed by global firm Stantec, is the newest addition to the Wynwood Arts District in Miami. The project includes 257 residential units, artist studios, three floors of office space, street-level retail, and 474 parking spaces.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Construction is in full swing again on a Rafael Viñoly Architects -designed 88-story 125 Greenwich Street Manhattan residential project after resuming earlier this year following a four-year pause.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The studio also worked closely with the structural engineer AS Construction & Structural Engineering to create a very shallow floor plate, allowing for generous ceiling heights of up to 2.8 Playful portholes were added to its west facade.

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Santa Cruz Architect

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Santiago Calatrava, born on July 28, 1951, in Benimmet, Valencia, Spain, is one of the most celebrated architects and engineers of our time. Known for his innovative approach that seamlessly combines structural engineering with artistic expression, Calatravas works have left an indelible mark on the global architectural landscape.

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Deezen

MARCH 17, 2025

In addition to its gabled form and visible timber-frame structure, Tudor influences also informed the layout of the home, with living spaces organised in a pinwheel around a central fireplace and concrete chimney. Eight Gables is topped by an interlocking hipped roof clad with Kentish peg tiles, in another reference to its local context.

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Deezen

MARCH 20, 2025

Riverrock, considered Wright's last residential commission, was to be built of stone gathered from the nearby Chagrin River," said the Foundation. The plans were also reviewed by a group of architects and engineers, according to the Dykstra's, who are "Frank Lloyd Wright enthusiasts".

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The Architect's Newsletter

JULY 29, 2022

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Deezen

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Local architectural studio Polysmiths has aimed to bring Mediterranean warmth to a London terraced house with a sequence of structural arches and a mottled lime plaster finish. We eventually settled on using structural arches that support the existing rear wall, and connect with the extension, and the garden beyond."

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Dwell

MARCH 17, 2025

A developer and their design team expanded the 1910 structure with a metal-clad box, creating a mix of flats that add housing density to Evanston, Illinois. Retaining the existing church structure and adding a compact addition maximized unit count as well as perimeter wall area for light, air, and views. Have one to share?

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Deezen

APRIL 5, 2025

The project's starting point was how to reuse the concrete structure of the old house, which the client wanted to repurpose after it had been left abandoned on the site for over a decade. The 183-square-metre Lake Como Villa is divided into two wings. Outside is a large terrace with a swimming pool. The photography is by Dario Borruto.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

For the structural system, the team paired lightweight steel with Douglas fir glue-laminated beams and rough-hewn log columns. The structural supports are meant to have "an elegant and minimal presence". It was our intent to make the experience feel more like a residential space rather than a commercial one," the team said.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Read: Studiotwentysix adds plywood-lined loft extension to Edwardian family home Eland said the aim was to create a palette with"a balance of bold and soft, earthy colours, and with moments of structure mixed with moments of playfulness". The photography is by Taran Wilkhu.

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Deezen

MARCH 26, 2024

Local architecture studio Hewitt has unveiled the 33-storey-high Skyglass residential block in downtown Seattle , which was informed by an offset stack of magazines. The tower rises from a brick-clad base "I looked at the profile and stopped seeing a lot of floorplates twisting but just saw a basic shift," said Nagele. "I

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Deezen

MARCH 25, 2024

Dutch studio MVRDV has revealed a series of residential high-rises arranged around courtyards in Shenzhen 's Qianhai bay, which will form part of a smart city development by technology company Tencent. Pedestrian paths through the complex will provide added outdoor space populated with sports and leisure activities.

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Deezen

APRIL 24, 2023

Iruarrizaga designed the 500-square-metre house with a timber-clad upper level that bridges two rectangular concrete structures. Bedrooms and en-suite bathrooms are located in the two concrete structures, which are separated by a covered outdoor space leading to a decked patio overlooking the lake.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 4, 2024

When seen from inside, the roof's shell structure is exposed revealing its "complex" geometry and its Douglas fir and steel construction, designed in collaboration with London structural engineers Foster Structures. There is also more room for them to study and a "snug" for their friends to come over and visit.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Triangular frames form a W shaped structure around a 1,200-square foot (112-square metre), two-storey dock. The private bedroom and bathroom are separated from the public areas by a wine cellar, and guests can gather and entertain in the outdoor kitchen shaded by a pecan tree.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Smith's proposal is being developed with structural engineer Thornton Tomasetti , after the pair won a competition to design it together in 2009. The project has been plagued by delays for several reasons, including financial issues, the Covid-19 pandemic and technical challenges, such as those relating to a weak soil structure.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

US studio CLB Architects has created a retreat in rural Wyoming that has three wood-clad structures, with a creek running underneath the primary residence. Located on a 35-acre (14-hectare) property near the town of Wilson, the home was envisioned as a series of "tectonic structures" set within a diverse ecosystem.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Behind the elegant dark wooden façade and bold aesthetics are particularly progressive engineering strategies that imbue the structure with remarkable resilience: the building was designed to withstand the force of possible avalanches. However, there is more to the design than meets the eye.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Project credits: Architect: Studio Becker Xu Contractor: BuildSense Structural engineer: Lysaght & Associates Metal fabricator: Leo Gaev Metalworks Custom woodwork: Xylem The post Studio Becker Xu revises dogtrot model for North Carolina house appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is by Keith Isaacs.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Chicago architecture firm Studio Gang has expanded a California college through the addition of mass-timber structures that were informed by how fungi grow in the wild. Four buildings were designed to complement the existing structures – California modern-style buildings with stucco walls and splashes of colour – and the woodland environment.

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Deezen

JULY 11, 2024

RSHP 's plans to redevelop the gasworks will include refurbishing the Grade II-listed gas holder frames, which date back to the 1870s, and building residential buildings within and around them. Taller residential towers will be built on the edges of the Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks site Two building typologies will be built on the brownfield site.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Structural engineer and AKT II co-founder Hanif Kara has been named the winner of this year's Soane Medal for "realising some of the most recognisable architectural projects across the globe". The engineer worked with Grafton Architects on a university building.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Located in Truro, Massachusetts , the Octagon: Revisited project followed the owner's desire for more space for a growing family while retaining the original structure of a house built in 1974. One contains an enclosed residential space and the other is a smaller, screened-in porch. Boston architecture studio Studio 3.0

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Dwell

MARCH 21, 2023

The roof extension is built in a timber frame structure with exposed beams. In this project we focused on densification, the circular economy, and cohousing. "The The notions of subtlety, simplicity, repetition, and flexibility were central in this project to create an easily adaptable, low-tech building.

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Deezen

APRIL 25, 2024

"Beyond its visually striking exterior, the true innovation of Rockbound lies in the unseen engineering," the team explained, lauding the collaboration with Blackwell Structural Engineers to redistribute the structural loads through a system of micro-piles. The photography is by Ema Peter.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Boston-based architecture studio Safdie Architects has completed a 24-storey residential building in Ecuador that has a snaking profile with staggered apartments and terraces. Qorner is a residential tower in Quito that was designed by Safdie Architects. Qorner is a residential tower in Quito that was designed by Safdie Architects.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Artworks decorate the walls of the house Inside House in Aoyama, the concrete structure is left exposed but given a variety of different finishes, including ribbed ceilings and washed and blasted walls. Concrete is exposed throughout the interior, contrasting with the insulated exterior," Ashizawa said. The photography is by Tomooki Kengaku.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The 83-metre-high tower, which will be mainly residential but also house retail and office spaces, will have a cascading shape that narrows as it rises. The tower will be mainly residential Chybik + Kristof's proposal beat designs from studios including Coop Himmelb(l)au , Bovenbouw Architectuur , XDGA and Atelier Martel.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

British studio David Chipperfield Architects has completed the Hertogensite residential complex in Leuven, Belgium , with a series of interconnected brick-clad forms. The photography is by Maxime Delvaux.

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Deezen

MARCH 18, 2022

The joinery also conceals structural elements and sliding doors, while glazed openings provide a visual connection between spaces on either side. Structural engineers: QED Structures. Sliding doors and windows are built into the partitions. The photography is by Megan Taylor. Main contractor: TW Space Conversions.

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Deezen

JANUARY 15, 2025

Read: Conran and Partners unveils residential conversion of Richard Seifert's Centre Point "Originally built in 1968 and refurbished in 1996 and 2003, our design has removed the layers of interventions to retain, expose and celebrate the original architecture and vision," Gedstone continued. The photography is by Gareth Gardner.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

A residential extension wrapped in galvanised metal is positioned over a garden and attached to an old carriage house in this project by Montreal studio Thomas Balaban Architecte. The addition's flat detailing and streamlined form are meant to contrast with the adjacent brick structure. Structural engineer: Lateral.

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