Concrete

University of Melbourne Student Pavilion by KoningEizenberg is “like a big treehouse”

September 26, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

An external concrete stair with social terraces connects the floors of the Student Pavilion at the University of Melbourne, designed by US studio KoningEizenberg. The 2,508-square-metre centre has a variety of dining, work, events and meeting spaces where students can “study and linger” throughout the day to help combat social isolation. It forms part of a

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Max Núñez Arquitectos creates concrete care home in Chile

September 18, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Local studio Max Núñez Arquitectos designed this concrete care home in Chile with open interiors to reduce maintenance, create a dialogue with a park and build a sense of community for the elderly inhabitants. Set in a suburb of northern Santiago, Max Núñez Arquitectos created four multi-storey concrete buildings oriented around a pavilion-like structure with

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Zuzana & Nicholas transforms Brisbane cottage into own home and studio

September 14, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

The founders of Australian studio Zuzana & Nicholas have used a “robust palette” of stone, concrete and steel to transform a former workers’ cottage in Brisbane into their own studio and house. Located in the Red Hill neighbourhood, the cottage was originally designed in the Queenslander style that defines much of Brisbane’s suburbs – a

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Archipelago converts brutalist post office in Belgium into learning centre

September 8, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Local architecture studio Archipelago has transformed a former brutalist post office in Belgium into a learning centre, stripping it back to reveal its “spacious, generous and luminous” interiors. Located in Louvain-la-Neuve, the building was renovated for the Centre d’enseignement supérieur en Brabant wallon (CPFB), an education centre linked to the University of Louvain that focuses

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Wooden louvres create “subtle seclusion” at Tokyo house by Keiji Ashizawa Design

September 5, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Japanese architect Keiji Ashizawa referenced louvres on townhouses in Kyoto when designing the concrete House in Aoyama, which is intended to foster a sense of privacy. Located in Tokyo’s central Aoyama area, the home is designed for a family with a child and two dogs. House in Aoyama’s location at a busy intersection led Keiji

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Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter unveils curved concrete church in Roskilde

September 4, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

Architecture studio Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter has completed the concrete Trekroner Church on the outskirts of Roskilde, Denmark. Located in the growing suburb of Trekronor, the church was designed to combine a contemporary, organic form with more traditional ideals. It was built as a multifunctional space that could function “both as a church and a

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Red curtains line facade of FADEU Building at Santiago architecture school

September 2, 2024 Jenna McKnight 0

Sunshades and screens line the exterior of a concrete-framed university building in Santiago, Chile, by architects Alberto Moletto and Sebastián Paredes that was envisioned as an “articulator of the campus”. The building houses the FADEU – which stands for Facultad Arquitectura, Diseño y Estudios Urbanos, or the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urban Studies. It

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“Garden for the city” forms heart of health centre in Carcavelos

September 2, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

A curving concrete canopy and a public garden animate Carcavelos Health Complex near Lisbon, Portugal, completed by local practices Simão Botlelho, Studio-J and Duoma. Carcavelos Health Complex combines four separate health services in a single building and was the result of a public architecture competition held in 2018. Its sloping site is bordered by residential

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Atelier O-S perches “Roman circus” car park in France on concrete columns

September 1, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Sculptural concrete columns support the Cesson-Viasilva Park and Ride and Bus Station in Rennes, which was designed by French studio Ateliers O-S Architectes to “update the image of a car park in the outer suburbs.” The facility was designed to be an “urban catalyst” for the new Atalante ViaSilva district in the suburb of Cesson-Sévigné,

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Villain House is a concrete replica of an old Barcelona townhouse

August 29, 2024 Katie Last 0

Local studio Architecture Office Claudia Raurell has replaced a dilapidated townhouse in Barcelona with a concrete home that mimics its original footprint. Named Villain House, the home incorporates the existing front facade, which Architecture Office Claudia Raurell said was the only salvageable part of the structure. The new volume has a blocky, straw-coloured concrete structure

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