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Bapagrama Stone House, Pragrup
Bapagrama Stone House, Pragrup
Building Case Studies
The strong straight lines of stone emerge into a homogenity that harmonizes with the surroundings. stone slabs spanning 14 ft in height, 2 ft in width, and 4" thick protect the wall from the storms and humid climate.
Harold Street Residence, Jackson Clements Burrows Pty. Architects
Harold Street Residence, Jackson Clements Burrows Pty. Architects
Building Case Studies
Brick screen allows cross flow ventilation and cooling, and diffuse light to the internal spaces.
Finnish Larch Home, Djuric Tardio Architectes
Finnish Larch Home, Djuric Tardio Architectes
Building Case Studies
Finnish Larch is a high quality wood, durable with waterproof qualities, as well as a smooth and knot-free surface.
New Concrete House, Wespi De Meuron
New Concrete House, Wespi De Meuron
Building Case Studies
The property adjoins on three sides to existing and new constructions, while to the downhill side it’s attached at the access road and above it provides free views to the Lake Maggiore and to the mountains. The cleareasy-cut volumetry and also the naturalistic materializing of the concrete in the same colour like the natural rocks, integrates the new building with caution in the heterogeneous area. Concrete gets the natural stone of the modern era.
Finnish Larch Home, Djuric Tardio Architectes
Finnish Larch Home, Djuric Tardio Architectes
Building Case Studies
Finnish Larch is a high quality wood, durable with waterproof qualities, as well as a smooth and knot-free surface. The panels come from sustainably managed cooperatives of small private forest owners
Glass House For Diver, Naf Architect & Design
Glass House For Diver, Naf Architect & Design
Building Case Studies
Overall composition of the building consists of roof and transparent glass to enclose interior space with the aforementioned concrete block structure. There is no roof over the concrete blocks. Therefore rays of the sun pour over the blocks, and the reflection of the light shines inside the house. Furthermore, vines of various flowers will be planted along the block, changing breakwater-like structure to a hill of flower and greenery in the future.
Villa Dvt, Boetzker |Helder
Villa Dvt, Boetzker |Helder
Building Case Studies
Cut and folded metal sheets in horizontal lines offer patters on the façade
Concrete House, Simon Twose
Concrete House, Simon Twose
Building Case Studies
These concrete screens are arranged in various dynamic ways; leaning, elevated or floating and form the outer carapace to the house. Within this, courtyards are separated off by glass, which threads between the concrete screens. This brings the house in active and equivalent relationship with the landscape.
Metal Shutter Houses, Shigeru Ban Architects, Dean Maltz Architects
Metal Shutter Houses, Shigeru Ban Architects, Dean Maltz Architects
Building Case Studies
Movable facade serve as light-modulating privacy screen.
Trojan House, Jackson Clements Burrows Pty. Ltd
Trojan House, Jackson Clements Burrows Pty. Ltd
Building Case Studies
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House In Tinos, Mx Architecture, Emmanuel Choupis
House In Tinos, Mx Architecture, Emmanuel Choupis
Building Case Studies
The vertical locally sourced natural stone masonry walls provide support to the horizontal raw-faced in-situ roofs. The thermal inertia of masonry slowing the rate of temperature change.
290 Mulberry Condominiums, Shop Architects
290 Mulberry Condominiums, Shop Architects
Building Case Studies
A zoning district requirement specifying a masonry enclosure for the two street walls created an opportunity to respond directly to the Puck Building, one of New York’s most recognizable masonry buildings. We then focused the idea on the reinterpretation of local laws and regulations with a contemporary response to masonry construction and detailing that doesn’t attempt to imitate the past.
Tsai Residence, Hhf Architects, Ai Weiwei
Tsai Residence, Hhf Architects, Ai Weiwei
Building Case Studies
The use of corrugated metal is meant to represent a scaleless piece an abstract piece of art in the landscape.
After Hours Building, Merz Project
After Hours Building, Merz Project
Building Case Studies
Resists weathering and vandalism. The durability and minimum maintenance extend a building’s useful life, providing an enduring, high-quality appearance.
Domus Impluvium, Bernardo Rodrigues
Domus Impluvium, Bernardo Rodrigues
Building Case Studies
The exterior to east and south is cast with the local lava stone, recalling the usual stone walls dividing the lands and protecting the houses all over the island landscape. On top a play with two moving cryptomeria wood volumes around the impluvium courtyard envelops the rooms and links also with the traditional added wood volumes seen all over the landscape.
The Hall House, Alphaville Architects
The Hall House, Alphaville Architects
Building Case Studies
Strength and Durability, Versatility, Low maintenance, Affordability, Fire-resistance, Relatively low emissions of CO2, Energy efficiency in production, Excellent thermal mass, Albedo effect.
Silver Shack, Chae Pereira Architects
Silver Shack, Chae Pereira Architects
Building Case Studies
Allows transmission of light to the interior, but does not allow a reading of depth.
Muuratsalo Experimental House, Alvar Aalto
Muuratsalo Experimental House, Alvar Aalto
Building Case Studies
This material allows for exploration of different configurations of the unit, and gives a sense of human scale and a haptic quality. Fifty different types of bricks which are arranged in various patterns as a material exploration.
Maison De Verre, Pierre Chareau, Bernard Bijvoet
Maison De Verre, Pierre Chareau, Bernard Bijvoet
Building Case Studies
The glass blocks for this house were custom made, with clear glass featuring an elegant circle