Amy Peacock, Author at 【Free Download Architectural Cad Drawings】

Piuarch tops Fendi factory with green roof to blend into Tuscan landscape

January 26, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Italian architecture studio Piuarch has completed a production factory for fashion brand Fendi in Florence, which features a green roof to “look like a raised garden”. Located in the municipality of Bagno a Ripoli, Piuarch collaborated with landscape architect Antonio Perazzi to design a factory that would resemble its surroundings. “The Fendi production building looks

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Fabric Architecture builds CLT vacation cabin in New Zealand rainforest

January 25, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Architecture practice Fabric Architecture has designed a cabin in the West Coast region of New Zealand that provides accommodation for vacationers and features framed views of the surrounding landscape. Nestled among the rainforest trees in the coastal village of Punakaiki, the Biv Punakaiki cabin has a cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure that is protected from airborne

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Ten earthy bedrooms that use natural colours and textures to create a restful environment

January 21, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

In our latest lookbook, we highlight 10 bedroom interiors that introduce earthy colour palettes and natural materials to evoke a sense of calm and tranquility. Warm tones of earthen brown and light neutrals were used alongside colourful pops of terracotta and leafy greens on soft furnishings, headboards and decorations to create a peaceful atmosphere in

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Municipal waste used to form “low-carbon” brick for Design Museum Gent extension

January 19, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Architecture studios Carmody Groarke and TRANS Architectuur Stedenbouw have collaborated with material researchers to develop a brick made from local construction waste, which will be used to build the new wing of the Design Museum Gent. The Gent Waste Brick was designed together with circular economy specialist Local Works Studio and materials manufacturer BC Materials to

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Lever Architecture designs “Maine’s next great landmark” for art museum expansion

January 12, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

American studio Lever Architecture has revealed its proposal for the Portland Museum of Art campus expansion in Maine, with a design that aims to honour the state’s culture and history through symbolism and mass timber. The project will add 60,000 square feet (5,574 square metres) to the museum campus and will be used as a

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Six undergraduate architectural degrees on Dezeen Courses

January 12, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Dezeen Courses: interested in studying architecture at university? Check out six undergraduate architectural degree courses located in Australia, Spain and the UK. Covering cultural, social and environmental topics related to interiors and the built environment, these courses prepare students for the first steps in their architectural education. The courses equip students with a range of

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Snøhetta unveils “green lung” urban farm in Hong Kong

January 9, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Architecture studio Snøhetta has designed an urban farm surrounded by three clubhouses for the Pavilia Farm residential development in Tai Wai, Hong Kong. Informed by the mountainous surroundings and the nearby Shing Mun River, Snøhetta designed the project to be a calm and serene sanctuary that would provide a close link to nature in the bustling

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Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios creates Passivhaus student housing crescents in Cambridge

December 21, 2022 Amy Peacock 0

Architecture practice Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has created a series of crescent-shaped student housing blocks with a CLT structure for King’s College at the University of Cambridge. Called Stephen Taylor Court, the blocks contain 84 homes for King’s College’s graduate students and fellows that were designed to Passivhaus standards and to have as low a carbon impact as possible. “Due

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Dezeen’s top 10 staircases of 2022

December 17, 2022 Amy Peacock 0

As part of our review of 2022, we have selected 10 eye-catching staircases published on Dezeen this year, including stairs that turn, twist or double as seating. This year’s roundup of staircases features a children’s library in China with two intertwining timber stairs, a 25-metre-tall staircase in the Netherlands and a plywood spiral staircase in

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Localworks builds irregularly shaped classrooms with earthbags for school in Uganda

November 13, 2022 Amy Peacock 0

Design and build studio Localworks has created the Mustardseed Junior School in Uganda with organically shaped classrooms built from natural and locally sourced materials. The 1,146-square-metre building, located in the town of Sentema, is used as both a kindergarten and primary school for local children. According to Kampala-based Localworks, all materials used to construct it

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