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HKS references “forts and palaces” for monolithic arena in Saudi Arabia

March 15, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio HKS has unveiled plans for The Arena in Diriyah, a 20,000-seat venue for sports and entertainment in Saudi Arabia that references the country’s traditional architecture. Designed by HKS for developer Diriyah Company, the arena will be located in the town of Diriyah and intended as a “tourism hallmark” that helps draw visitors to the

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Mono Architekten tops perforated concrete car park with public plaza

December 30, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Berlin studio Mono Architekten has combined a perforated concrete viewing tower with a car park topped by a public park to create a new entrance to the town of Neuenburg am Rhein, Germany. Located close to the border with France and Switzerland, the project is situated between the town itself and the recently redeveloped green

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Eight bright and airy interiors illuminated by perforated brick walls

November 25, 2023 Starr Charles 0

Dezeen’s latest lookbook explores eight interiors – from bright, airy residential spaces to cool, open-plan offices – illuminated by perforated brick walls. Perforated brick walls are often used as a cooling strategy in warmer climates. This lookbook highlights their effect on the lighting and shading of interior spaces and how they can be used to create

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Bloom Architecture uses handmade cement blocks to decorate Cambodian houses

September 28, 2023 Betty Owoo 0

Handmade blocks made of grey and red cement define the facades of Small Houses, a collection of homes that Cambodian studio Bloom Architecture created as a “haven” from the bustling streets of Phnom Penh. Located in a compact urban area in a historic part of the Cambodian capital, the homes are accessed by a narrow

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Industrial warehouses inform Melbourne office block by Carr

September 8, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Australian architecture studio Carr drew on 20th-century industrial warehouses for this office building in Melbourne, which features a stepped frontage of perforated red-brick columns. The office on Bruce Street is the first large building to reach completion in the redevelopment of an “industrial wedge” in Kensington, a suburb defined by brick warehouses and grain siloes

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Studio North juxtaposes industrial garage with delicate garden in Calgary

July 31, 2023 Kate Mazade 0

Local architecture firm Studio North designed a custom garden and garage combination complete with Corten steel planters and a green roof in Calgary, Alberta. Known as the Garden Garage, the 700-square foot (65-square metre) garage sits on the sunny edge of a 12,000-square foot (1,115-square metre) lot and holds two cars for a 1,785-square foot

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Paperfarm conceals home in Taiwan behind perforated “brick veil”

July 30, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

A perforated facade provides light, air and privacy to Veil House, a home in Taiwan that architecture studio Paperfarm designed to reference the area’s history of brick manufacturing. Located in a dense urban area in Kaohsiung, Veil House meets the client’s desire for airy, open spaces while retaining their privacy from the neighbouring buildings on

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Perforated brickwork wraps Premier Office in Vietnam by Tropical Space

July 6, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

A shell of perforated brickwork and climbing plants encases this concrete office building in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, designed by local studio Tropical Space. Located in the commercial Tan Binh district, the 300-square-metre Premier Office has gridded facades intended to provide occupants with a variety of spatial conditions. The facades feature a mix of

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Geometric perforations characterise coloured concrete housing block in Mexico

February 14, 2023 Jane Englefield 0

Mexican studio Miguel de la Torre Arquitectos has designed the Real de Los Reyes housing complex in Mexico City’s Coyoacán neighbourhood, which features coloured concrete facades pierced with circular perforations. The housing block includes 13 individual homes formed from rectilinear reinforced concrete volumes in a distinctive terracotta hue with perforated latticework in Coyoacán, a former village

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Palma positions stucco-clad housing complex on Mexican coastline

January 16, 2023 Jane Englefield 0

Off-white stucco walls and a round staircase characterise the Chiripa housing complex in Mexico, which architecture studio Palma designed as a “hybrid” experiment merging residential and hotel-style living. Located on a steep site in the Mexican town of Sayulita along the Riviera Nayarit, Chiripa consists of two geometric volumes that are connected by stacked bridges

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