Materials Green Architecture
Innovative, sustainable materials and ideas that make a difference in architecture.
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.
01-01-2020 - Materials
Sabine Marcelis at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion, Barcelona
Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis crafted No Fear of Glass, a site-specific art installation in one of the most iconic spaces of the 20th century, the German Pavilion, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich for the 1929 Barcelona International Exhibition. A material connection between art and architecture.
24-12-2019 - Materials
Connecting with the history of Vienna, Renngasse 10 by 3XN
The Danish architecture studio 3XN designed the Renngasse 10 apartment building in Vienna’s first district. A contemporary design that adapts to the surrounding historic buildings in a way that complements its neighbours, at the same time retaining its own identity.
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19-12-2019 - Materials
DAS Lab designs Lost Villa Boutique Hotel in Zhongwei, Ningxia
On the banks of the Yellow River, not far from the desert heading towards Mongolia, the Lost Villa Boutique Hotel designed by the Chinese studio DAS Lab has been built in Zhongwei, Ningxia, China. The project strives to blend in with nature to avoid disturbing the landscape it invites you to enjoy.
06-12-2019 - Materials
Fogon, a restaurant in Riyadh by Hitzig Militello Arquitectos
The Argentine studio, Hitzig Militello Arquitectos led by Fernando Hitzig and Leonardo Militello has designed the Fogon Restaurant inside the Saedan shopping mall in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The architects paired the typical materials of a British pub with a contemporary aesthetic to match the context.
28-11-2019 - Materials
Casa Nivana, a desert hideaway by RED Arquitectos
The Mexican studio RED Arquitectos headed by Susana López Gonzalez has completed a house that looks as if it was born from the land, in a harmonious symbiosis with its natural context in Baja California.
20-11-2019 - Materials
BANDe Architects designs the GreenMonster Lab in Beijing
The team from Chinese studio BANDe Architects have turned the basement level of Kuntai Jiarui Cultural Center into a multifunctional space called GreenMonster Lab. Their concept is based around reorganising the existing environments and using different materials and forms to create an immersive experience
31-10-2019 - Materials
Casa Almudena designed by Jesús Perales
Casa Almudena, designed by the Spanish architect Jesús Perales for a family of four, is a single-storey home that encourages the family to connect to each other and to enjoy the surrounding landscape of the Baix Penedès vineyards in Tarragona, Spain.
24-10-2019 - Materials
SET architects, Bologna Shoah Memorial
Commemorating the past in a way that triggers true contemplation: the Bologna Shoah Memorial by the Rome-based studio SET architects has become a distinctive landmark, stimulating emotions in the urban context of Bologna.
