October 2019 - Page 116 of 117

Grande House / Lado Blanco Arquitecturas

October 1, 2019 Daniel Tapia 0

Grande House is an integral refurbishment of a 400m2 house located on an estate in Madrid where it is easy to find wild animals that share with the house the environment with autochthonous vegetation in which holm oaks and junipers define the landscape. The restoration of the old house has been carried out with the purpose of enjoying it with family and friends, that idea was the one transmitted by its owners as a fundamental goal. Working with them very involved, we have managed among all of it; the desire materializes in a sincere and relaxed house that integrates into the natural environment that surrounds it.

“Could all things ‘green’ be the glue that sticks us back together?”

October 1, 2019 Michelle Ogundehin 0

Tranquil Dawn Dulux Colour of the Year 2020

Dulux chose Tranquil Dawn as its colour of the year for 2020, but something bolder would have better represented the year ahead, says Michelle Ogundehin. Dulux’s colour of the year for 2020 – a hazy, muted green that recalls a sort of pale Chinese celadon mixed with sage and a smudge of grey – is intended to

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Constructions Begin on a WOHA Designed Campus in Singapore

October 1, 2019 Christele Harrouk 0

Expected to be completed in 2023, construction works have started on the campus of the Singapore Institute of Technology designed by WOHA. The 91,000 square meter project located in an existing forest, will create a “Campus in a Park” experience, where learning spaces and green spaces will be combined.

Cupaclad Creates Four Natural Slate Cladding Systems

October 1, 2019 Erin 0

contemporist has partnered with Cupa Pizarra to bring you this editorial feature Developed alongside Danish architects and contractors, CUPACLAD offer a range of natural slate cladding systems. CUPACLAD combines the latest fixing solutions, highly durable structural natural slates, and ventilated cladding systems, to create an innovative, environmentally friendly, and sustainable cladding, that’s also maintenance free, lightweight, […]

Pitsou Kedem “stitches” old and new inside Jaffa apartment

October 1, 2019 Natasha Levy 0

Aged stone walls punctuated by grand arched openings serve as a backdrop to the rooms within this Jaffa apartment, which has been overhauled by architecture practice Pitsou Kedem. The sea-facing apartment is set inside a 300-year-old building in Jaffa’s Old City, an area recognised for its winding cobbled alleyways and bustling flea market. Having only

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23 Buildings You Shouldn’t Miss in Chicago if You are into Architecture

October 1, 2019 Virginia Duran 0

On August 12, 1833, the Town of Chicago had roughly 200 inhabitants. Four years later, in 1837, it was upgraded to The City of Chicago – an interesting fact given that there are still 19 incorporated towns in Illinois. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 killed 300 people, destroyed about 3.3 square miles (9 km2), and left more than 100,000 residents homeless. However, by that time Chicago had become the world’s fastest-growing city and its population had risen over 300,000 inhabitants. The fire meant these ambitious citizens had to start again.

Hongje Community Center / Simplex Architecture

October 1, 2019 María Francisca González 0

Hongje-dong has a relatively large elderly population. In front of the existing houses, the elderly used to sit on the benches and spend some time together. The newly planned Hongje Community Center was intended to serve as a community space for these seniors, as well as a public facility for the local residents.

Flower Michelin extends Scottish house with cabin clad in blackened wood shingles

October 1, 2019 Jon Astbury 0

Shingle House by Flower Michelin Architects

Flower Michelin Architects has rennovated and extended a house on the west coast of Scotland, adding a charred shingle-clad gabled cabin that references traditional Scottish Blackhouses. Shingle House is a large, red sandstone building overlooking the Isle of Arran, which had been largely neglected. Flower Michelin Architects reworked the layout to bring it up to

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Mount Washington Studio / FAR frohn&rojas

October 1, 2019 Paula Pintos 0

Adding a studio and a spacious deck facing the silhouette of the Angeles National Forest we extended the home of the LA-based artist Kim Schoen. The existing 1930s house is located on a steeply sloping site in the Mount Washington neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Human-Free Construction: How BuildTech’s Evolution Impacts Design

October 1, 2019 Eric Baldwin 0

The construction industry has evolved throughout time, but always by way of builders. What happens when people are no longer part of building and construction? This is the question asked by British multinational infrastructure company Balfour Beatty, and they’ve published their answer in the 2050 Innovation Paper. The industry report has become a reference point to those looking at the evolution of buildings and design.