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Atelier Koma creates concrete chapel to offer “separation from the secular world”

January 21, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

An elevated box formed of exposed concrete forms the Meditation Chapel in Incheon, South Korea, designed by local studio Atelier Koma and architect Lee Eunsok. Located near the coast of Gangwha County, the chapel sits at the top of a site that slopes down towards the sea, hugged from behind by dense forest and mountains.

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Kaan Architecten adds “monumental” visitor centre to second world war cemetery

January 20, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Dutch studio Kaan Architecten has added a visitor centre to the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, with a concrete form that references American memorial architecture. The only American cemetery on Dutch soil, the Netherlands American Cemetery (NEAC) was dedicated in 1960 across a 26.5-hectare site near Maastricht to commemorate soldiers who died in the second

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Exposed concrete frame creates “resilient” spaces for maritime academy in Denmark

January 14, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Danish studios EFFEKT and CF Møller Architects have completed the Svendborg International Maritime Academy in Denmark, using an exposed concrete frame to echo its industrial surrounds. Overlooking the harbour in the North Quay of the former port city Svendborg, the 12,500-square-metre centre unites several previously separate departments of Svendborg International Maritime Academy (SIMAC), providing combined

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Cantilevered Serra Residence in Brazil includes stair-side slides

January 12, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

Brazilian architect Marcelo Couto and landscape designer Rodrigo Oliveira have created a cantilevering house with multiple courtyards and an interior staircase with a slide attached in Fazenda da Grama, São Paulo. The concrete house with delicate wooden screens and heavy weathering steel elements is known as the Serra Residence. Located in Fazenda da Grama, São

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Lima cultural facility features pink walls and traditional construction techniques

January 9, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

Peruvian architects Roman Bauer Arquitectos and ESArquitectura teamed up to design a cultural institution in Lima that includes a renovation and a new building with vernacular methods and pink accents. The 640-square metre (6,900 square-foot) Instituto Francés de Estudios Andinos (IFEA) was completed in 2022 in the historic Barranco district of Lima for the French

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Atelier Rampazzi creates trio of concrete houses in Switzerland

January 9, 2024 Betty Owoo 0

A shell of reinforced concrete and warm timber panelling defines Residenza Carèsg, a row of houses in Verscio, Switzerland, by local studio Atelier Rampazzi. The three compact homes are located adjacent to a working vineyard in the valleys of the Swiss Alps and are designed to take advantage of the sun from the south. “The

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Commoncraft draws on “beauty in imperfection” for New York cafe

January 6, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

Distressed concrete, rowlock bricks and worn plasterwork create an intentionally unfinished appearance at this cafe in New York City’s East Village neighbourhood, designed by Brooklyn studio Commoncraft. For its expansion into Manhattan, New Jersey-based Kuppi Coffee Company secured a 350-square-foot space on bustling St Marks Place – its second location. The compact interior has just

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X11 Design Studio “connects nature with daily activities” at De Chill House in Vietnam

December 31, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Balconies shaded by trailing plants front this slender concrete home in Vietnam, which has been designed by local architecture practice X11 Design Studio to “promote a connection between nature and people”. Designed for a three-generation family in Quang Ninh the home is called De Chill House. It features planted yards at either end, a central

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Mono Architekten tops perforated concrete car park with public plaza

December 30, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Berlin studio Mono Architekten has combined a perforated concrete viewing tower with a car park topped by a public park to create a new entrance to the town of Neuenburg am Rhein, Germany. Located close to the border with France and Switzerland, the project is situated between the town itself and the recently redeveloped green

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Oversized roof shelters house in Kerala by 3dor Concepts

December 24, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Indian studio 3dor Concepts has completed The Slab, a family home in Kerala that is protected from the elements by a facade of wooden louvres and a large concrete roof. Situated on an elevated and exposed site in Taliparamba, the home is designed to take advantage of the views across the landscape while providing sufficient

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