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HW Studio’s vaulted concrete home nestles into forest outside Morelia

October 25, 2021 James Brillon 0
The Hill in Front of the Glen

HW Studio has created a sunken home in the forests of Morelia, in central Mexico, with a vaulted concrete living room that opens out to the site’s lush surroundings. The project, nicknamed “The Hill in Front of the Glen,” was completed as a family home outside of Morelia, where HW Studio is based. The low-slung

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Contaminar Arquitetos designs concrete and cork school in Portugal

October 20, 2021 Jon Astbury 0
Cork school by Contaminar Arquitetos

Cork-clad concrete canopies cover large outdoor gathering spaces at a primary school on the outskirts of Leiria, Portugal, designed by local practice Contaminar Arquitetos. Casa da Árvore or Tree House was designed to foster a close connection to the outdoors and a nearby pine forest, with classrooms opening onto a central courtyard surrounded by a

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Loop Architects wedges Thy National Park visitor centre into dune landscape

October 17, 2021 Alyn Griffiths 0
Aerial view of coastal visitor centre

Danish firm Loop Architects has completed a visitor centre for Thy National Park in Northern Jutland, Denmark, which has a concrete structure that is embedded in the coastal landscape. The building was designed by Loop Architects for a site in the small coastal village of Nørre Vorupør, which is located at the heart of the

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ST/SongEun Building by Herzog & de Meuron opens to public in Seoul

October 15, 2021 Lizzie Crook 0
Aerial view of ST/SongEun Building

Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has released more photos of its ST/SongEun Building, a wedge-shaped art institute that is now open in Seoul, South Korea. The pointed concrete structure, which is located in the Chung Dam District, is Herzog & de Meuron’s first realised project in South Korea. The ST/SongEun Building contains art

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FHV Architectes and Blancasmoran overhaul Swiss Ambassador’s Residence in Mexico City

October 13, 2021 James Brillon 0
Swiss Residence in Mexico City

Black granite, terrazzo, and concrete all contrast the lush vegetation at this compound on Mexico City’s elite Paseo de la Reforma, which houses the official residence of the Swiss Ambassador to Mexico. The residence of the Swiss Ambassador in Mexico City was comprehensively renovated by Swiss studio Fruehauf, Henry & Viladoms (FHV) in collaboration with

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Concrete and travertine form minimalist chapel in northern Mexico by WRKSHP

October 12, 2021 James Brillon 0
Entrance to Monterrey chapel by WRKSHP

This minimalist chapel outside of Monterrey in northern Mexico by WRKSHP was designed with a limited palette of materials that allow natural light to define the spacious interiors. Fuego Nuevo chapel was completed earlier this year, after the firm was commissioned directly by the congregation of El Uro, on the outskirts of Monterrey. The area

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Striatus 3D-printed bridge “establishes a new language for concrete” says Holcim CEO

October 12, 2021 Benedict Hobson 0
Striatus 3D-printed concrete bridge

Holcim CEO Jan Jenisch explains how 3D-printed concrete bridge Striatus aims to showcase how to build with less material without compromising performance in this video Dezeen produced for the building materials company. Striatus is a 16-metre-long 3D-printed concrete footbridge built by Block Research Group at Swiss university ETH Zurich and the Computation and Design Group at Zaha

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Bernardo Bustamante Arquitectos combines eucalyptus and concrete in Quito home

October 6, 2021 James Brillon 0
Casa 9B by Bernardo Bustamante Arquitectos

Board-formed concrete imprinted with eucalyptus planks forms the exterior of this home in Quito, Ecuador, by local firm Bernardo Bustamante Arquitectos. The low-slung house is sited on a corner lot in the Tumbaco neighbourhood, on the outskirts of Quito. Local planning regulations required that the house have a generous front yard, and prohibited the construction

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Roberto Benito incorporates naked materials into Vivienda Texturas in Cordoba

September 27, 2021 Jenna McKnight 0
Vivenda Texturas by Roberto Benito Arquitecto

Roberto Benito Arquitecto has completed a low-slung house in central Argentina that has concrete walls designed to look like geological strata. The project, called Vivienda Texturas – or Textural House – is located in San Francisco, a city in the Argentine province of Cordoba. The horizontal dwelling sits on a 1,490-square-metre corner lot in a

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