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Utebo Municipal Sports Area / Ingennus

March 31, 2020 Pilar Caballero 0

The project envisages three actions: the full renovation of the old “Las Fuentes” pavilion (Utebo, Zaragoza), the landscaping of the common area and the construction of a service building with a café, toilets and dining room. The proposal allows for the articulation, interconnection and rearrangement of the existing complex, the sports hall, the public swimming pools and the annexed area located next to the railway tracks.

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The Parchment Works house extension built inside ruined stone walls

March 31, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
The Parchment Works by Will Gamble Architects

The ruins of a 17th-century parchment factory and old cattle shed form part of a residential extension by Will Gamble Architects in Northamptonshire, UK. Named The Parchment Works, the extension introduces an open-plan kitchen, living and dining area to a listed Victorian house. It was designed by Will Gamble Architects for a semi-retired couple who

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Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 31 March

March 31, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0
coronavirus design and architecture briefing

Daily coronavirus briefing: today’s architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes news on Dubai Expo 2020, how Covid-19 hospitals are built, Sam Jacob’s design academy and an F1 team making a breathing aid. How emergency coronavirus hospitals are built Architects for Health chair Christopher Shaw explains how conference centres such as the ExCel in London are being converted

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13 Design Solutions to Organize your Workout at Home

March 31, 2020 AD Editorial Team 0

As cities keep growing and daily realities quickly shift, people turn to new and ever-changing ways to maintain their well-being. While the promotion of active lifestyles has been the focus of many Planners and Architects (Pedestrian/ bike-friendly cities, parks or fitness/ sports centers) aiming to support Human comfort and health, recent times have shown that these publicly coveted facilities might not always be accessible.   

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SheltAir gridshell pods inflate in 8 hours to isolate coronavirus patients

March 31, 2020 Jennifer Hahn 0
SheltAir gridshells can be inflated in 8 hours to isolate coronavirus patients

German architectural engineer Gregory Quinn has developed SheltAir, domed bio-containment pods erected using inflatable cushions that could help coronavirus patients isolate. SheltAir consists of a gridshell of plastic rods, which is assembled flat before being pushed up into its final, domed shape through a pneumatic formwork of inflatables. This blow-up cushion is made of PVC-coated

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Alcoba Housing / MYCC

March 31, 2020 Pilar Caballero 0

The house is located in one of many forgotten towns in Spain, where the small population that still remains is close to disappearing. However, it has a beautiful ruined castle and a Romanesque church. Very close to them, in a privileged location, the owner of this house decided to buy an old shed to rehabilitate it and turn it into his holiday residence. The location, a few meters from the castle, encouraged the preservation of the ancient stone walls and the design of the roof and much of the tiles of the old farmhouse.