Tag Cement

08-12-2020

Porcelaingres Loft: stone and cement surfaces inspired by Nordic design

Porcelaingres’s new collection of Loft high-tech ceramic surfaces draws its inspiration from the basic elements of Nordic design, practicality, beauty and simplicity, to create spaces characterised by warmth and wellbeing with intimate ties to nature. Embellished by the presence of little iridescent particles, the four colours of Loft define the atmosphere of living spaces and public places while maintaining great underlying elegance and a bold contemporary character

27-11-2020

3d printable buildings for living on the moon by BIG, ICON and SEArch+

3D printing technology for architecture could make it possible to build a house on the moon

20-11-2020

MVRDV’s Depot of concrete with a mirror façade

A storage depot for art which is also a museum, made entirely of concrete and covered with mirror panels.

16-11-2020

Henning Larsen’s concrete and timber town hall on a bridge over a river

Il municipio di Eysturkommuna è un edificio a ponte con una struttura in cemento, un rivestimento in legno e il tetto verde sul quale fare dei picnic

16-10-2020

Henning Larsen designs a concrete gallery over the lake

Denmark’s Arne Haugen Sørensen Museum dialogues with Lake Videbæk

09-10-2020

COBE and Arup’s Brutalist concrete station

COBE and Arup have built a metro station in the port of Copenhagen reinterpreting the Modernist idiom.

08-10-2020

Wittman Estes, refashioning a holiday home

With Aldo Beach House, the American architecture studio Wittman Estes has revamped an existing structure from the 1940s. The new-look beach house is now a multi-generational home in the stunning natural environment of Hood Canal, Washington.

07-09-2020

BAAQ’ puts its name to a sustainable refit in Mexico City

The Mexican architecture studio BAAQ’ founded by Alfonso Quiñones is behind the refurbishment and conversion of a 1960s building in a neighbourhood where the population density is rising. The project generates inclusive spaces, improves the use of daylight and implements sustainable solutions, including the harvesting of water.