Month: July 2023

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DART Lab creates biodegradable concrete casts using sawdust

July 31, 2023 Ellen Eberhardt 0

A research team at the University of Michigan has created biodegradable formwork out of sawdust in an attempt to mitigate wood waste in the process of laying concrete. The wood-based material is a result of the BioMatters project by the Digital Architecture Research and Technologies (DART) Lab at Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.

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DART Lab creates biodegradable concrete casts using sawdust

July 31, 2023 Ellen Eberhardt 0

A research team at the University of Michigan has created biodegradable formwork out of sawdust in an attempt to mitigate wood waste in the process of laying concrete. The wood-based material is a result of the BioMatters project by the Digital Architecture Research and Technologies (DART) Lab at Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.

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Studio North juxtaposes industrial garage with delicate garden in Calgary

July 31, 2023 Kate Mazade 0

Local architecture firm Studio North designed a custom garden and garage combination complete with Corten steel planters and a green roof in Calgary, Alberta. Known as the Garden Garage, the 700-square foot (65-square metre) garage sits on the sunny edge of a 12,000-square foot (1,115-square metre) lot and holds two cars for a 1,785-square foot

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Modern Neutrals Transformed: Unveiling the Power of Texture and Curved Decor

July 31, 2023 HD Staff 0

Modern neutrals come alive in this impeccable home interior by Anastasia Afanasyeva, showcasing a seamless fusion of contemporary charm and tranquility. A captivating blend of soft whites and natural wood tones provides a calming backdrop, while curvaceous stucco walls lend an architectural elegance that guides the eye with fluid lines. Understated sophistication emanates from intricate […]

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Green Roofs With Native Plants Enhance This Home Built Into A Rocky Hillside

July 31, 2023 Erin 0

Photography by Ana Santl Athens-based architecture studio Block722, has shared photos of a modern home they have completed that’s perched on the rocky slopes above the Mediterranean Sea on the Cycladic Island of Syros. Photography by George Pappas The client’s brief outlined a home inspired by the simple forms of the Greek island vernacular and […]

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Niall McLaughlin Architects creates glasshouse-informed steel pavilion on the Isle of Wight

July 31, 2023 Betty Owoo 0

Stirling Prize-winning studio Niall McLaughlin Architects has completed a prefabricated steel-framed home with a pyramidal copper roof overlooking a tidal saltmarsh on the Isle of Wight. Called Saltmarsh House, the home designed by Niall McLaughlin Architects was one of thirty winners of the Royal Institute of British Architects’ National Awards for 2023, and one of

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