Wei Yi International Design Associates creates grey-toned apartment in Taipei

February 10, 2019 Ali Morris 0
Blue Eye by Wei Yi International Design Associates

Concrete, clay and dark blue wallpaper line the walls and ceilings of this darkly atmospheric apartment in Taipei, Taiwan, designed by locally based studio Wei Yi International Design Associates. Measuring 270 square metres, the Blue Eye apartment is located in the city’s Zhuwei neighbourhood with panoramic views of the Tamsui River to the west and Mount Datun to the

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Five concrete houses in Argentina by Luciano Kruk Arquitectos

February 8, 2019 Eleanor Gibson 0
Casa H3 concrete house by Luciano Kruk

Argentinian architect Luciano Kruk is unfaltering in his commitment to rugged and textured concrete. Here are five residences, built among Argentina’s woodlands and sandy dunes, in which the concrete connoisseur champions the material. Casa H3 Board-marked concrete walls wrap around large expanses of glazing to form this two-storey summer house, which Kruk and his studio

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Patisandhika and Daniel Mitchell complete A Brutalist Tropical Home in Bali

February 7, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
A Brutalist Tropical Home in Bali by Patisandhika and Daniel Mitchell

A double-height living room stands at the centre of this brutalist house, completed by architectural studio Patisandhika and designer Dan Mitchell in Bali, Indonesia. Named A Brutalist Tropical Home in Bali, the 532-square-metre house is located in a small valley nestled within rice fields on the south coast of the island. It has exaggerated structural

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World’s longest 3D-printed concrete bridge opens in Shanghai

February 5, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0

A team led by professor Xu Weiguo at the Tsinghua University School of Architecture in Beijing has 3D-printed a 26.3-metre-long concrete bridge, which they claim is the world’s longest. The 3.6-metre-wide pedestrian bridge, which spans a canal in Shanghai’s Baoshan District, was installed earlier this year. It was designed by Tsinghua University School of Architecture’s Zoina Land Joint

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Concrete exhibition space showcases Bahrain’s architectural past and present

February 3, 2019 Alyn Griffiths 0
Leopold Banchini Architects gave the House for Architectural Heritage

Leopold Banchini Architects gave the House for Architectural Heritage in Muharraq, Bahrain, retractable glass walls that open it up to its surroundings. Architects Noura Al Sayeh Holtrop and Leopold Banchini designed the architectural archive and exhibition space for an empty site in the city of Muharraq, known for its dense urban fabric and traditional Bahraini houses.

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FAHR 021.3 Have Designed A New Concrete Sculpture Named ‘LOOP’

February 1, 2019 Erin 0

Photography by Joao Morgado   Creative studio FAHR 021.3 have designed ‘LOOP’, a sculptural structure that was developed for the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the creation of the Science and Technology Park of the University of Porto (UPTEC) in Portugal.   Photography by Joao Morgado LOOP is located in the garden in front of […]

Concrete and glass form Luciano Kruk’s Casa BLQ in Buenos Aires

January 30, 2019 Jenna McKnight 0
Casa BLQ by Luciano Kruk Arquitectos

Argentinian architect Luciano Kruk has created a family home that follows Mies van Der Rohe’s “conception of architecture as the expression of structure”. Casa BLQ is located in Nuevo Quilmes, a gated community in Buenos Aires with relatively small plots of land. Designed by local architect Luciano Kruk, the home sits on a flat, irregularly

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Final design of MVRDV’s KoolKiel complex will be determined by the community

January 29, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
KoolKiel by MVRDV in Kiel, Germany

MVRDV has released visuals of KoolKiel, a mixed-use complex in Kiel, Germany, which will have its final form determined in consultation with the community. The commission winning proposal by MVRDV for the post-industrial site at tip of the Kiel Fjord will be adapted as the design is finalised. There are range of eventual options with additional balconies, varied

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Concrete screen shades basketball court at BP Arquitectura’s Casa Mq2 in Córdoba

January 20, 2019 Eleanor Gibson 0
Casa Mq2 by BP Arquitectura

Stone patios and gravel terraces slot in between the monolithic concrete blocks that make up this Argentinian house designed by BP Arquitectura. Two concrete volumes are stepped on top of one another to form the 626-square-metre Casa Mq2, which is located on a sloped site in Mendiolaza – a city close to Córdoba. The upper block is

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Voids and openings provide views and sea breezes at Patio House by OOAK

January 17, 2019 Alyn Griffiths 0
Holiday home on Karpathos by OOAK Architects

This concrete holiday home on Greek island Karpathos cantilevers over a rocky cliff and features an open-air dining area that looks out across the Aegean Sea. Stockholm-based architecture office OOAK designed the property for a couple living in Paris, who enjoyed travelling to Greece to windsurf. The house stands on a cliffside plot with panoramic

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