Can stone be a viable modern building material? Dezeen’s Stone Age 2.0 series explores the material’s re-emergence and potential to be a durable, low-carbon alternative to steel and concrete. Starting today, our week-long Stone Age 2.0 series will investigate how a small, but growing, group of architects and engineers are rediscovering the potential of one
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ACAN Natural Materials Group co-ordinator Aurore Baulier calls on architects to embrace stone’s natural qualities and reintroduce the material into their toolkits, in this Stone Age 2.0 interview. “Obviously, you can shape concrete into all these fancy forms, but if you’re clever with stone, you can do incredible stuff,” Baulier told Dezeen. “Stone can be
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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 […]
Japanese studio Kooo Architects has completed a collection of hotel cottages in China that draw on the local vernacular to integrate into the surrounding village. Named Ningshan LuZhai Cottages, the hotel was designed the structure to appear like a series of cottages alongside terraced farmland at the foot of a small mountain in Yuwancun, Ankang
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French architecture practice TVK has completed a neighbourhood in Paris made up of limestone buildings surrounding a garden and designed as a sustainable development that aims to increase biodiversity. Located on a triangular site in Paris’s 19th arrondissement, the project is “the capital’s first zero-carbon district”, according to TVK. Named Îlot Fertile, which translates to
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Opulence and artistry converge to create these two spectacular home interiors, where natural stone transcends its utilitarian role, becoming the very essence of luxury. Each stone element is carefully selected with precision and purpose to breathe life into modern, neutral spaces, evoking a sense of grandeur and indulgence. Experience how stone’s captivating textures, colors, and […]
Australia has become the first country in the world to ban engineered stone, following rising cases of silicosis among workers who handle the material. The ban was agreed at a meeting of Australian federal and state workplace ministers on Wednesday, and will come into place across the country from 1 July 2024. The ban targets
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Adrian James Architects has shared photos of a contemporary home they completed in Oxfordshire, England, that has a sculptural form which sprouts organically from its hillside setting. The home’s design is inspired by the crinkle-crankle Cotswold stone wall, with ribbons of cast Portland stone snaking around the exterior, accentuating its cliff-ness and curviness. These smooth […]
Greek architecture practice K-studio has completed a visitor space for drinks company Metaxa, carving an experiential route out of the stepped stone terraces of a century-year-old vineyard. Located on the island of Samos the project, called Liknon, nestles into a large terraced vineyard that is home to one of Metaxa’s key ingredients, the Muscat grape.
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Mexican studio TO Arquitectura has worked with the local community to create a music school that features a vault made from recycled and donated masonry in Mexico City. Known as the Kithara Music Kiosk, the 645-square foot (60-square metre) project sits on an 860-square foot (80-square metre) corner lot in the Yuguelito neighbourhood. TO Arquitectura completed
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