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David Chipperfield combines three housing typologies at Hertogensite in Belgium
British studio David Chipperfield Architects has completed the Hertogensite residential complex in Leuven, Belgium, with a series of interconnected brick-clad forms. Situated on a narrow site between a fragment of the city's medieval wall and a branch of the river Dyle, the complex comprises a 14-storey tower, nine townhouses and a small apartment block united
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Pratique and Fanum add "imposing" plywood pavilion to Villa Medici gardens in Rome
French architecture studios Pratique and Fanum took cues from Roman architecture when creating the Forum des Vestiges plywood pavilion, which is located in the gardens of Rome's historic Villa Medici. Pratique and Fanum designed the pavilion, which was informed by ancient Roman forums, to encourage social interactions and conversation. "The main design goal was to create
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Pratique and Fanum add "imposing" plywood pavilion to Villa Medici gardens in Rome
French architecture studios Pratique and Fanum took cues from Roman architecture when creating the Forum des Vestiges plywood pavilion, which is located in the gardens of Rome's historic Villa Medici. Pratique and Fanum designed the pavilion, which was informed by ancient Roman forums, to encourage social interactions and conversation. "The main design goal was to create
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Pratique and Fanum add "imposing" plywood pavilion to Villa Medici gardens in Rome
French architecture studios Pratique and Fanum took cues from Roman architecture when creating the Forum des Vestiges plywood pavilion, which is located in the gardens of Rome's historic Villa Medici. Pratique and Fanum designed the pavilion, which was informed by ancient Roman forums, to encourage social interactions and conversation. "The main design goal was to create
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NBBJ uses "softly curving" buildings for adolescent behavioural health campus
Architecture firm NBBJ has integrated a series of curved buildings into a sloped California site to create an "inclusive, healing environment" for a behavioural health campus for adolescent patients. The 55,600 square foot (5,165 square metres) campus is located in Monterey and serves as a local and adolescent-focused branch of Montage Health, a California-based non-profit
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/09/03/nbbj-ohana-behavioral-health-campus-california/
NBBJ uses "softly curving" buildings for adolescent behavioural health campus
Architecture firm NBBJ has integrated a series of curved buildings into a sloped California site to create an "inclusive, healing environment" for a behavioural health campus for adolescent patients. The 55,600 square foot (5,165 square metres) campus is located in Monterey and serves as a local and adolescent-focused branch of Montage Health, a California-based non-profit
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/09/03/nbbj-ohana-behavioral-health-campus-california/
Dezeen Debate features a bench that "promotes deeper interrelation with the built and natural world"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a reusable formwork that moulds trees into benches. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. The demountable metal mould that shapes willow trees into a self-supporting bench was created by Belgian design firm Studio Part. Readers were captivated by the design, with one calling it "innovative and sustainable". Another
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Dezeen Debate features a bench that "promotes deeper interrelation with the built and natural world"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a reusable formwork that moulds trees into benches. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. The demountable metal mould that shapes willow trees into a self-supporting bench was created by Belgian design firm Studio Part. Readers were captivated by the design, with one calling it "innovative and sustainable". Another
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/09/03/willow-trees-bench-studio-part-dezeen-debate/
Atelier Chardonnat and Salem Architecture overhaul mid-century Montreal house
Local studios Atelier Chardonnat and Salem Architecture have renovated and expanded a mid-century modern house in Montreal, dividing the original residence from the addition with a monumental skylight. Architects Morin & Cinq-Mars originally constructed Residence Ave Duchastel on Mount Royal in the Outremont district in the 1950s, drawing inspiration from Frank Lloyd Wright's designs. Completing
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/09/03/atelier-chardonnat-salem-architecture-mid-century-montreal-house/
Marmora Nero Antico tile by Casalgrande Padana
Dezeen Showroom: Italian tile maker Casalgrande Padana combined technology and aesthetic research to create an ultra-realistic marble-look tile with optional three-dimensional veining. The vein-touch finish replicates the low-relief patterning of marble, which in the dramatic black-and-white Marmora Nero Antico tile serves to further enhance the look of light and shadow playing on the surface. Alternatively, the
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Marmora Nero Antico tile by Casalgrande Padana
Dezeen Showroom: Italian tile maker Casalgrande Padana combined technology and aesthetic research to create an ultra-realistic marble-look tile with optional three-dimensional veining. The vein-touch finish replicates the low-relief patterning of marble, which in the dramatic black-and-white Marmora Nero Antico tile serves to further enhance the look of light and shadow playing on the surface. Alternatively, the
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/09/03/marmora-nero-antico-tile-casalgrande-padana-dezeen-showroom/
Ublo window by Ublo
Dezeen Showroom: large areas of fixed glazing can be opened to allow for ventilation with the Ublo window, created by Korean start-up Ublo. The Ublo window is a small, circular aperture similar to a porthole that can be cut into unopenable glazing and covered with a lid. This approach allows fresh air to enter interior spaces
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/09/03/ublo-window-dezeen-showroom/
"Instead of the restrictive modernist concept of heritage, how about a postmodern one?"
An updated, postmodern value framework for architecture preservation is needed to protect buildings that are young or ubiquitous as well as those that are exceptional, writes Owen Hopkins. It's not uncommon for architects and clients to disagree. In fact, it's often better that they don't entirely see eye-to-eye. A lively exchange of ideas and opinions
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"Common sense and local culture" inform social housing block in Mallorca
Spanish architect Joan J Fortuny and studio Alventosa Morell Arquitectes have created 54 social housing units in Inca, Mallorca, wrapped in larch shutters and perforated bricks. Located on an empty plot at the edge of the town, the project provides socially rented flats for low-income tenants and is designed as a response to its urban
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/09/03/54-social-housing-inca-joan-fortuny/
Various Associates creates irregular pyramid-shaped flagship store for DJI
Chinese interior studio Various Associates has completed an irregular pyramid-shaped flagship store for drone brand DJI in Shenzhen, China. Located at OCT Harbour on the shores of Shenzhen Bay, the flagship store was designed to demonstrate the Chinese drone company's latest technology. The 4000-square-metre store contains spaces for product display, a gallery, customer service area and
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/09/03/dji-flagship-store-shenzhen-china-various-associates/
Ambientec turns to organising events to showcase lighting products
Promotion: Japanese portable lighting brand Ambientec is, for the first time, organising its own events as well as showing at trade fairs to showcase its products. The brand said augmenting its approach is part of a push to keep its identity fresh and innovative. Prompted by the fact that Milan design week's biennial lighting show
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Red curtains line facade of FADEU Building at Santiago architecture school
Sunshades and screens line the exterior of a concrete-framed university building in Santiago, Chile, by architects Alberto Moletto and Sebastián Paredes that was envisioned as an "articulator of the campus". The building houses the FADEU – which stands for Facultad Arquitectura, Diseño y Estudios Urbanos, or the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urban Studies. It
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Goettsch Partners designs Nashville's tallest skyscraper with "subtle" facets
Architecture studio Goettsch Partners has unveiled the design of the Paramount skyscraper , which is set to be the tallest skyscraper in Nashville, Tennessee. Construction recently began on the Paramount skyscraper, which is planned to reach 60 storeys and stand 750 feet tall (229 metres) upon completion, unseating the 617-foot-tall (188 metres) AT&T Building. The
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H03 Knob on Half Moon by Bankston Architectural among new products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: a sculptural door knob made from a combination of wood, metal and stone is among ten new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. H03 Knob on Half Moon by Civilian for Bankston Architectural Australian brand Bankston Architectural aims to make a feature of often-overlooked door handles in its sculptural H03 Knob on Half Moon. The
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Poetry tile collection by STN Cerámica
Dezeen Showroom: created by Spanish company STN Cerámica, Poetry is a delicately patterned marble-look tile that can be enhanced with 3D textures. Based on the look of Rapolano marble, the Poetry porcelain tile collection features light, cloud-like veining across its surface, creating a soft and inviting look. The rectangular tile is available in three neutral colours
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