Glass

“Thank God for Heatherwick’s sparkling creations” says commenter

August 9, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing plans revealed by Heatherwick Studio for a glass shopping centre in Seoul with volumes that resemble “rippled hourglasses”. According to the proposal, the existing Hanwha Galleria shopping centre on the site will be replaced with two near-identical volumes made of curved glass. “Gorgeously original” Readers drew parallels

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Heatherwick Studio unveils plans for rippled-glass shopping centre in Seoul

August 6, 2024 Starr Charles 0

UK architecture practice Heatherwick Studio has revealed plans to redesign the Hanwha Galleria shopping centre in Seoul by introducing volumes that resemble “rippled hourglasses”. Located on a major crossroad close to the city’s Han River, the store’s existing structures will be replaced with two near-identical volumes formed of curved glass. The proposal is intended to

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Beef Architekti creates “outdoor rooms” at House of Grid in Slovakia

April 23, 2024 Betty Owoo 0

A gridded facade of fibre cement, glass and large blinds defines this house in western Slovakia, designed by local studio Beef Architekti. Called House of Grid, the single-storey home in the city of Trnava is designed to offer a seamless connection between its interior and exterior spaces. Beef Architekti has lined the colonnaded facade with

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Gustav Düsing and Max Hacke design modular study pavilion for German university

March 14, 2024 Kate Donaldson 0

Berlin-based architects Gustav Düsing and Max Hacke have created a modular and demountable steel-framed pavilion for the Technical University of Braunschweig in Germany. Located centrally within the campus at a junction of existing pathways, the 1,000-square-metre gridded structure was designed to create flexible and non-hierarchical spaces for students to learn, study and socialise in a

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Jan Tyrpekl raises glass micro home on stilts in rural Austria

February 15, 2024 Shona Jackson 0

Wall-to-wall glass and a material palette informed by local vernacular define Zen House, a 33-square-metre micro home on stilts in Austria, completed by Czech studio Jan Tyrpekl. Located on a remote farm in Hainburg an der Donau, the home was designed for clients who wanted a compact space that was open to the surrounding landscape,

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KPF tops Abu Dhabi airport with undulating roof informed by sand dunes

February 14, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio Kohn Pedersen Fox has completed a terminal at Zayed International Airport in the UAE with an undulating roof informed by sand dunes and geometric patterns. Formerly known as Abu Dhabi International, the airport’s new terminal by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) was designed as a “civic landmark” for the region and to double capacity to

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Saunders Architecture creates steel-clad house for Carraig Ridge in Alberta

February 12, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

Norway-based Saunders Architecture has created a Y-shaped house clad in Corten steel with floor-to-ceiling glazing in a design-focused neighbourhood near Calgary, Alberta. The aptly named Y House has a footprint of 190 square metres and was completed by design firm Saunders Architecture in 2022. The residence is located in a designed-focused community called Carraig Ridge,

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World’s largest cantilever opens over six-lane highway in Dubai

February 1, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

The world’s largest cantilever has reached completion in Dubai, projecting out from between two skyscrapers at the mixed-use One Za’abeel development by Japanese studio Nikken Sekkei. Measuring 67.5 metres, the cantilever forms part of a longer horizontal structure called The Link, which is dramatically suspended 100 metres above a six-lane highway and topped by a

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Steel, Wood, And Stone Are On Display Inside This Hillside Home

January 16, 2024 Erin 0

Bjella Architecture has sent us photos of a contemporary home they completed in Los Angeles, California, that’s nestled on a hillside overlooking the sprawling city. Due to the home being in an area prone to earthquakes, the structural elements are bigger and bolder. There are timbers connected by heavy steel plates, ornate steel compression struts […]

La Base Studio wraps glass Buenos Aires house with shading screen

November 29, 2023 Kate Mazade 0

Local architecture firm La Base Studio has renovated a glass and concrete home, wrapping it in a delicate privacy and shading screen on a lush site in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Known as Casa Mendoza, the 2,150-square foot (200-square metre) residence was completed in 2022 on a 3,350-square foot (330-square metre) lot at the connection of

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