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Building Case Studies

Concrete

2007

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Sos Children's Villages Lavezzorio Community Center, Studio Gang Architects Jan 2007

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 Jan 2007

Grand Rapids Art Museum, Why Architecture

Building Case Studies

Local sand and gravel, cast in place, carefully crafted with no patching allowed.