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Hamonic + Masson gives Alta Tower in Le Havre an “expressive” twisting concrete shape

March 5, 2024 Betty Owoo 0

A reinforced concrete frame defines the twisting form of a tower designed by local studio Hamonic + Masson & Associés for the port city of Le Havre in northern France. Called the Alta Tower, the residential building has a prominent position in the city at the centre of Le Havre’s 20th-century postwar masterplan designed by

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Ateliers O-S and NAS Architecture organise French school around planted courtyard

February 29, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Gabled concrete forms surround a planted courtyard at Samuel Paty School in Béziers, France, created by local studios Ateliers O-S and NAS Architecture. Located in the city’s Devèze district, the single-storey school is designed by Ateliers O-S and NAS Architecture to balance well-lit, navigable spaces with a feeling of enclosure and privacy for those inside.

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Ehl & Koumar Architekti unveils footbridge with cantilevered viewpoints in Litomyšl

February 29, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Czech studio Ehl & Koumar Architekti has revealed a sculptural footbridge made from steel and concrete that features cantilevered viewpoints on both sides. The footbridge, which creates a pedestrian route across a busy motorway in Litomyšl, the Czech Republic, is made from welded steel supported by exposed concrete pillars. “The heavy shapes of concrete pillars

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UNStudio uses ‘carbon builder’ tool to reduce footprint of Luxembourg office building

February 29, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Dutch architecture firm UNStudio has unveiled plans for The Kyklos building, a mixed-use office building in Belval, Luxembourg, designed in collaboration with local studio HYP Architects. Aiming to create a building with the “smallest possible carbon footprint”, the studios implemented a hybrid construction approach of concrete and 100 per cent recycled steel, using a sustainable-design

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Allies and Morrison completes “21st-century factory” for London College of Fashion

February 29, 2024 Starr Charles 0

British architecture studio Allies and Morrison has completed a university building for London College of Fashion at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London. Conceived as a “21st-century factory”, the London College of Fashion (LCF) building is defined by its gridded concrete structure and a rectilinear facade lined with tall warehouse-style windows. “We think of

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Steiner Architecture finishes sculptural Clinic in Anif with wood-textured red concrete

February 28, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Vienna-based studio Steiner Architecture has completed a private clinic in Salzburg, Austria, made from wood-textured red concrete and topped with a serrated roof. Named Clinic in Anif, the two-storey project by Steiner Architecture houses a ground-floor respiratory clinic along with two individual apartment units on the upper floor. Fronted by a sculptural facade, the 750-metre-square

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Concrete vaults support rooftop football pitch in China by UAD

February 24, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

A vaulted concrete base supports an elevated football pitch and running track at the Hexi Sports Field, which The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Zhejiang University has completed in Shaoxing, China. Hexi Sports Field is located on a site to the northwest of Shaoxing University’s campus, which borders the old town and overlooks the

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Spaceworkers frames views through deep concrete reveals at Portuguese house

February 19, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Irregularly placed square openings puncture the thick concrete exterior of SV House in Portugal, recently completed by architecture studio Spaceworkers. Located on a sloping site near the town of Sobrado, the blocky, three-storey home occupies a plot once occupied by the home of the client’s grandfather. It is formed from board-marked concrete, designed by Spaceworkers

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Alors Studio extends exposed-concrete home in rural France

February 16, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

A cantilevering concrete canopy shelters a new entrance at this extension to a modernist-style home in Ardèche, which has been completed by French practice Alors Studio. Located in a small village in the south of the French, the house was originally built in 2007 as a holiday home and is comprised of three separate areas

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Cesar Mancillas distributes patios throughout narrow Mexican house

February 15, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

Mexican architect Cesar Mancillas used high concrete walls while creating a linear house with spaces focused on relaxation in the often-changing urban landscape of Ensenada, Mexico. With a floorplan of 251 square metres, Casa Malbec was completed in 2022 by Cesar Andrés Mancillas de la Torre, an architect based in the northern Mexico state of Baja

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