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Innovative, sustainable materials and ideas that make a difference in architecture.
27-09-2023 - Materials
Casa Encinos by APT, a fusion of form and function respectful of the local context
With Casa Encinos, Architect Lilian Rebollo from the APT arquitectura para todos studio has created a small architectural gem that respects the breathtaking natural context of the Santo Domingo Ocotitlán village situated in the El Tepozteco National Park, in Mexico. The use of local materials, techniques and labour makes the project particularly sustainable.
09-08-2023 - Materials
Mimosa Architects transforms the outdoor cinema in Prachatice
In their transformation of the old outdoor cinema in the Czech town of Prachatice, Mimosa Architects drew their inspiration from the imagery of film, with its reels and projectors. The complex now has a new face, offering a new attraction for summer evenings with a special focus on urban greenery and maintaining all the charm of its past.
19-04-2023 - Materials
In harmony with nature, Casa Entrecopas by Marina Vella
Peruvian architect Marina Vella has designed Casa Entrecopas, a home that draws both inspiration and materiality from its location: the interior of a large historical farm located North of Lima, in Peru. Thanks to the construction techniques and to the local materials used, the result is an architecture that is intrinsically sustainable and in close harmony with the idyllic surrounding landscape.
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27-08-2018 - Materials
Taller Héctor Barroso, Entre Pinos, Valle de Bravo
Mexican architectural firm Taller Héctor Barroso has built a complex of five houses in the Bravo Valley, a region much loved by the inhabitants of Mexico City for out-of-town trips, as a destination for escaping from the metropolis.
22-08-2018 - Materials
Living in Potsdam and respecting the historical context
Architect Ingo Andernach has built a single-family house in Potsdam near Berlin, Germany, which combines contemporary materials like concrete with full respect for the UNESCO World Heritage site of Potsdam's castles and parks.
21-08-2018 - Materials
Hangzhou Neobio Family Park by Li Xiang
In the wake of the resounding success of the Neobio Family Park in Shanghai, Chinese designer Li Xiang, head of X+Living, has designed a new indoor theme park, this time in Hangzhou.
23-07-2018 - Materials
Wutopia Lab designs an all-white bookstore in Xi’an, China
Shanghai-based architecture studio, Wutopia Lab recently completed a bookstore of the Zhongshu chain in Xi'an, one of China's oldest cities, and the capital of thirteen dynasties.
17-07-2018 - Materials
Make Architects and the Portsoken Pavilion in London
Portsoken Pavilion, a sculptural monocoque structure by Make Architects, has been unveiled as part of the City of London Corporation’s transformation of a 1960s gyratory into a high-quality, new-millennium public space.
10-07-2018 - Materials
Omicron spaces, cultural encounters in Vorarlberg
A project that brings together traditional building materials like clay with Bangladeshi fabrics and an Austrian enterprise.
