Materials Green Architecture
Innovative, sustainable materials and ideas that make a difference in architecture.
02-04-2020 - Materials
Nature and art, a project by Heliotrope Architects
Heliotrope Architects has completed a new home-retreat for an art collector and gallery owner on Orcas Island, the largest of the San Juan Islands in Washington State. The building acts as a stylish frame for the stunning nature, the real artwork in this wild setting.
25-03-2020 - Materials
Weekend House by Pavel Míček Architects in the Beskydy Mountains
The Czech studio Pavel Míček Architects has designed a small weekend retreat in Beskydy. The architects designed the cottage to blend in with the idyllic nature of this mountainous zone and first thought about the building materials as the basis for their concept.
13-03-2020 - Materials
The Link by Make Architects, placemaking in Melbourne
The team from Make Architects have crafted a project in Melbourne that blends placemaking, infrastructure and innovation. The Link is a weather-protected walkway connecting the famed Chadstone Shopping Centre to a new hotel.
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04-03-2020 - Materials
NBJ Architectes, Halles des Sports in Uzès
With the Jean Louis Trintignant Sports Hall in Uzès in the Gard department in southern France, the team from the French firm NBJ Architectes have developed community architecture that complements the existing environment and ensures the ideal conditions for playing sports.
24-02-2020 - Materials
Cabin A, architecture to love, by Bourgeois / Lechasseur architects
Cabin A by Canadian studio Bourgeois / Lechasseur is a mountain retreat in the Charlevoix region, one of Quebec's most picturesque areas. The cabin is made from basic materials inspired by the International Code of Signals (ICS) - long used in communications between vessels at sea - to craft simple but warm spaces.
12-02-2020 - Materials
Balcones Residence Austin, renovation by Clayton & Little
Balcones Residence is a house in Austin, Texas originally designed by the modernist architect Roland Roessner, professor at the University of Texas during the latter half of the 1900s. The architects from local firm Clayton & Little completed a sensitive renovation that improves the environmental performance of this jewel of modernism, retaining as much of the home’s original character as possible.
06-02-2020 - Materials
Pink Power: Malita by Hitzig Militello Arquitectos
Hitzig Militello Arquitectos has designed “Malita”, located smack in the centre of the Palermo district in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The venue is an extension of an existing pub and the architecture firm led by Fernando Hitzig and Leonardo Militello have crafted an interior that is reminiscent of the American Diner with a contemporary language that flirts with the imagery of films.
31-01-2020 - Materials
Canine & Feline Hotel, accommodation for cats and dogs by Raulino Silva
The Portuguese architect Raulino Silva has designed the Canine & Feline Hotel in Parada, Vila do Conde. A building that provides temporary accommodation for cats and dogs when their owners have to be away for a few days. A real holiday retreat for our best friends.
10-01-2020 - Materials
Restaurant Avocado Gang in Prague by Mimosa architekti
Czech firm Mimosa architekti has designed Avocado Gang, the first “avocado” restaurant in Prague. The intense colour of the avocado and food made here inspired the venue’s interior design, with the multicoloured dining table standing in the middle underscored by the shades of grey in the rest of the restaurant.
