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The Ranch Mine creates board-marked concrete home in Phoenix for a ceramicist

March 14, 2021 Jenna McKnight 0

Board-marked concrete, creamy stucco and weathering steel form the facades of Foo house in Arizona, designed by US firm The Ranch Mine for a ceramicist and her family. Local studio The Ranch Mine designed the home to be a suitable environment for creative activities and a growing family on a half-hectare property in Phoenix, a sprawling metropolis

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Circles form interiors of INES innovation centre by Pezo von Ellrichshausen

March 14, 2021 Amy Frearson 0

Curved walls and circular voids create unusual geometries within this university innovation centre in Chile, designed by architecture studio Pezo von Ellrichshausen. Located at the University of Bío-Bío in Concepcion, INES is designed to inspire the creativity and imagination of its occupants. Chilean architects Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen hoped to do this by showing how

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CO-LAB designs Casa Areca to merge with lush landscape in Tulum

March 13, 2021 Jenna McKnight 0

Tropical plants surround a holiday home by Mexican firm CO-LAB Design Office, which has large openings to help keep the interior “cool and fresh throughout the year”. The property is bordered by a rustic wall made of stones that were excavated during construction. Located in the Mexican beach town of Tulum, Casa Areca was carefully

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Basalt Architects builds geothermal baths on the Icelandic seafront

March 11, 2021 Amy Frearson 0

Aerial view of Guðlaug Baths by Basalt Architects

Basalt Architects has used marine-grade concrete to build Guðlaug Baths, a geothermal pool on Langisandur Beach in Iceland. The baths consist of a three-tiered structure, with a viewing deck on the top, a warm geothermal pool in the middle, and a cold-water pool at the bottom. These three oval-shaped forms are each oriented differently, creating an

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Basalt Architects builds geothermal baths on the Icelandic seafront

March 11, 2021 Amy Frearson 0

Basalt Architects has used marine-grade concrete to build Guðlaug Baths, a geothermal pool on Langisandur Beach in Iceland. The baths consist of a three-tiered structure, with a viewing deck on the top, a warm geothermal pool in the middle, and a cold-water pool at the bottom. These three oval-shaped forms are each oriented differently, creating an

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FRPO drapes metal screen over concrete car park and co-working space in Mexico

March 8, 2021 India Block 0

Estación San José is a concrete car park and co-working space topped by a public park, designed by Spanish architecture studio FRPO for Toluca de Lerdo in Mexico. Set in the centre of the city, the rooftop park is publicly accessible and has panoramic views of the capital of the Estado de Mexico. Built on

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Man-made rock pools at San Diego Bay waterfront double as coastal defences

March 5, 2021 Lizzie Crook 0

Man-made rock pools installed at San Diego Bay

A group of geometric concrete blocks that mimic rock pools have been installed at San Diego Bay in California by eco-engineering company Econcrete to prevent flooding while providing habitats for marine life. The project, named Coastalock, is a coastal defence system with textured and indented surfaces that encourage organisms to latch on and colonise it.

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Large thatched roof covers Casa Cova in Mexico by Anonimous

February 28, 2021 Jenna McKnight 0

Architecture firm Anonimous took cues from pre-colonial architecture designing Casa Cova, a sprawling beach house made of concrete, parota wood and dried palm leaves. Casa Cova is located in Puerto Escondido, a coastal town in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Designed by Anonimous, which is based in the city of Querétaro, the building serves as

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House T by Suppose Design Office is a “cave-like” concrete house in downtown Tokyo

February 28, 2021 Alyn Griffiths 0

The exterior of a stepped concrete house in Japan

Architect Tanijiri Makoto of Japanese studio Suppose Design Office has created a monolithic concrete home for himself and his family in Tokyo, featuring dark living spaces that open onto a sheltered terrace. Suppose Design Office has so far created more than 150 houses, but its founder never believed he would be able to build one

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Nicholas Burns nestles concrete chapel within grounds of Portuguese estate

February 26, 2021 Lizzie Crook 0

Architect Nicholas Burns has hidden a chapel made from concrete amongst trees and granite boulders on a large private estate in northern Portugal. Fittingly named Chapel and Meditation Room, the project was commissioned by the estate’s owners who wanted a space for both private and group reflection within the grounds. Australian-born and Bali-based architect Burns

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