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Waechter Architecture references red wine for cladding of Oregon winery

November 6, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Portland-based Waechter Architecture used cladding with a red colour derived from a popular wine blend to create an angular winery on a site devasted by clear-cutting in Oregon. Corollary Wines wanted to create a base of operations and space for entertaining on an abandoned site in Oregon’s Willamette Valley that had been cut clear of

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Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter clads Danish university extension in gold-toned metal

October 14, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Copenhagen studio Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter has extended Skylab at the Danish Technological University with a cluster of gold blocks arranged around a skylit workshop. Located on the university’s Linburg campus, the centre provides an additional 3,000 square metres for Skylab – a research and innovation hub for woodwork, metalwork, 3D printing and robotics. Taking

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Eight characterful kitchens with sleek metal details

September 22, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

Our latest lookbook focuses on eight homes fitted with metal kitchens, from a flat in London informed by fish-and-chip shops to a 19th-century apartment with period details in Paris. While stainless steel has long been a material associated with restaurant kitchens due to its durability and functionality, it can bring a sleek, modern feel to residential

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Neil M Denari Architects aims for “immediate singularity” with purple LA office building

August 29, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

American studios Neil M Denari Architects and HLW have created an office structure in Beverly Hills equipped with solar panels and a distinctive “aubergine”-coloured facade. 9000 Wilshire is a single-tenant office building in Los Angeles’ Beverly Hill neighbourhood. Positioned on a low-rise commercial strip surrounded by residential, the building utilises a distinctive cladding language with

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Insulation made of discarded sheep wool used for Argentina guest house

August 27, 2024 Jenna McKnight 0

Argentine studio DUB Arquitectura has created a metal-clad house called Casa La Escocesa, which features “insulating blankets” made of sheep wool that otherwise would have been incinerated. The 150-square-metre project is located on a farm in Argentina’s subtropical Pampas region, which consists of agricultural fields that stretch over flat plains. The building site is surrounded

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EBBA Architects brightens home in Camden with “Victorian-like” metal extension

August 20, 2024 Katie Last 0

London studio EBBA Architects has completed the renovation of a terraced house in Camden, London, adding a metal frame structure that takes cues from Victorian design. Named Camden Residence, the project comprises a number of sensitive alterations within the existing building as well as a glazed, double-height extension based around a rigid white frame structure.

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Xisui Design models metal pavilion on birds’ nests and eggshells

August 4, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Shanghai studio Xisui Design drew on natural shapes for the minimalist Thin-Shell Metal Woven Pavilion, which was designed as a sunken resting space on a pond in China. The ovoid metal pavilion was made to be lightweight, wind-resistant and provide shade from the sun, while also letting some light in. “We drew inspiration from the

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Niceworkshop applies artificial wood grain texture to Seoul cafe interior

July 28, 2024 Alyn Griffiths 0

South Korean studio Niceworkshop has designed a pared-back interior for a cafe in Seoul, where concrete walls and stainless-steel furnishings are finished to mimic wood. Set in the city’s multicultural Itaewon district, HaHouse Cafe operates alongside an exhibition space on the floor above, designed by Niceworkshop founder Hyunseog Oh in 2022. The initial demolition phase

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Herzog & de Meuron inserts arched apartment behind old facade in Austria

July 19, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has unveiled Kornmarktplatz, an arched structure that extends behind a neo-baroque facade in Bregenz and contains an apartment and hotel. Located on a square near Lake Constance in Austria, the eight-metre-wide building sits on a site formerly occupied by a 17th-century building that fell into disrepair after a roof

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Christian Schlatter screens Córdoba house with weathering steel

June 21, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

A screen made of dense weathering steel slats shades the facade of a Córdoba, Argentina house expanded over the last fifteen years by Argentinian architect Christian Schlatter. Originally started in 2008, the final stage of Casa MC, a 230-square metre (2,476-square foot) infill residence, was completed in 2023. Architect Christian Schlatter designed the house to showcase

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