Materials Green Architecture
Innovative, sustainable materials and ideas that make a difference in architecture.
Curated by Christiane Burklein
01-07-2021 - Materials
Villa EB: a reclamation project characterised by formal harmony
The architects of Italian studio monovolume architecture + design renovated Villa EB in the province of Bolzano, reclaiming a mid-twentieth-century duplex with a focus on details, from materials to interaction with the home’s natural setting.
25-06-2021 - Materials
Taller64Arquitectos’ Casa-7 is screened-off but open to dialogue
Taller64s Casa-7, in Veracruz, Mexico, responds to the need for privacy without shutting itself off from dialogue with its urban surroundings, offering welcoming, spacious interiors for its inhabitants and their guests.
10-06-2021 - Materials
UPHouse by cumuloLimbo studio, or: how to enlarge a space elegantly
The #UPHouse project, by Madrid-based architecture firm cumuloLimbo studio, is a sustainable intervention within an existing building. By adding a staircase and a new mezzanine-style floor, the architects have managed to give the house 50% more living space.
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24-05-2021 - Materials
atelier-r restores a castle in the Czech Republic
Helfštýn castle is the Czech Republic’s second-largest castle, after the one in Prague. Located in the region of Olomouc, it was subjected to a major restoration by Czech architectural practice atelier-r.
20-05-2021 - Materials
Coffee and local history: Arquetipo’s Casa Zaragoza
Arquetipo Arquitectura Práctica built Casa Zaragoza, a café in the heart of the city of Veracruz, in the Mexican state of the same name: a convivial place where history meets the contemporary world, in a welcoming atmosphere where the architects expertly use traditional materials to create a spatial narration with a contemporary appeal.
10-05-2021 - Materials
Marina Vella’s Casa Traversa: an extension of the landscape
Peruvian architect Marina Vella has built a house in San Luis Potosi, Mexico that is inspired by intense dialogue with the landscape and appears to be a natural extension of it. The construction in contemporary style uses local vernacular building techniques and materials appropriate for the climate.
06-05-2021 - Materials
monovolume architecture+design’s P2 House as an integral part of the landscape
Bolzano studio monovolume architecture+design built the P2 House in Appiano, Alto Adige, a new multigenerational construction that fits into the local landscape with delicacy, becoming an integral part of it. The choice of materials underlines this intimate bond between architecture and landscape.
19-04-2021 - Materials
Michael Green Architecture completes two new mass timber buildings
MGA Michael Green Architecture of Vancouver completed two new mass timber buildings for the College of Forestry at Oregon State University, in the United States. In line with the institution’s mission, both buildings are made of wood and designed in collaboration with a number of departments in the College.
12-04-2021 - Materials
ORA’s Winery Nešetřil in Znojmo
The architects of Czech studio ORA have built a winery in their home town, Znojmo, blending local history with contemporary conviviality, using carefully chosen construction materials in a prestigious landscape and urban setting.
