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Kulturbau And Mall, Benthem Crouwel Architects
Kulturbau And Mall, Benthem Crouwel Architects
Building Case Studies
The volume has an double façade with a Structural-Glazing construction of white silk-screened glass, which embraces the building like a second skin.
Cidade Das Artes, Christian De Portzamparc
Cidade Das Artes, Christian De Portzamparc
Building Case Studies
Between the two horizontal plates of the roof and the terrace are set the large curved concrete walls that contain the halls in an interplay of volumes and voids.
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.
Chateau Cheval Blanc Winer, Christian De Portzamparc
Chateau Cheval Blanc Winer, Christian De Portzamparc
Building Case Studies
Concrete has relatively high compression strength, but significantly lower tensile strength, and as such is usually reinforced with materials that are strong in tension (often steel). The elasticity of concrete is relatively constant at low stress levels but starts decreasing at higher stress levels as matrix cracking develops. Concrete has a very low coefficient of thermal expansion, and as it matures concrete shrinks. All concrete structures will crack to some extent, due to shrinkage and tension. Concrete which is subjected to long-duration forces is prone to creep.
Bank Of Georgia Headquarters, Architectural Group & Partners, Tbilisi
Bank Of Georgia Headquarters, Architectural Group & Partners, Tbilisi
Building Case Studies
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Archi-Union Architects Office, Archi-Union Architects
Archi-Union Architects Office, Archi-Union Architects
Building Case Studies
This is a low-tech, simple material applied to create an undulating surface
Tubohotel, T3arc
Tubohotel, T3arc
Building Case Studies
Low-Cost, Fast building structure from recycled concrete tubes.
0-14, Reiser + Umemoto
0-14, Reiser + Umemoto
Building Case Studies
40cm thick concrete shell with more than 1,300 openings performs as an efficient exoskeleton structure that allows to create colum-free open spaces in the interior without the core. It also works as a sunscreen open to light, air, and views.
Mülimatt Sports Education And Training Centre, Studio Vacchini Architetti
Mülimatt Sports Education And Training Centre, Studio Vacchini Architetti
Building Case Studies
Acts both as the façade and the structure.
La Tallera, Frida Escobedo
La Tallera, Frida Escobedo
Building Case Studies
Using concrete as a screen, giving it a light appearance despite concretes typical, solid, heavy structure.
La Tallera, Frida Escobedo
La Tallera, Frida Escobedo
Building Case Studies
Using concrete as a screen, giving it a light appearance despite concretes typical, solid, heavy structure.
Ironbank Building, Rta Studio
Ironbank Building, Rta Studio
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.
California Academy Of Sciences, Renzo Piano
California Academy Of Sciences, Renzo Piano
Building Case Studies
The concrete mix achieved the ultra-low shrinkage requirements, and cast-in-place concreted allowed for complex geometry to be achieved.
Sos Children's Villages Lavezzorio Community Center, Studio Gang Architects
Sos Children's Villages Lavezzorio Community Center, Studio Gang Architects
Building Case Studies
Leftover concrete from neighboring projects were donated to this low budget project, were poured in horizontal layers that undulate as it moves along the building. The final layering of the different concrete mixes reveal the fluid nature of concrete before its curing while telling a story of how the building was financed.
Grand Rapids Art Museum, Why Architecture
Grand Rapids Art Museum, Why Architecture
Building Case Studies
Local sand and gravel, cast in place, carefully crafted with no patching allowed.
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.
Utrecht Library, Wiel Arets Architects
Library Of The Eberswalde Technical School, Herzog & De Meuron
Library Of The Eberswalde Technical School, Herzog & De Meuron
Building Case Studies
The molds used for the precast panels were lined with material which was dot-screened by acid etching, pixle by pixle, to duplicate historical photos from the collection of photographer Thomas Ruff which depict German life. The images are repeated along a band around the building.