Year: 2022

Rejecting the Ribbon Window: 7 Architectural Experimentations With Fenestration – Architizer Journal

https://architizer.com/blog/inspiration/collections/rejecting-the-ribbon-window-experimentating-with-fenestration/ In his 1927 manifesto, Five Points of Architecture, Le Corbusier made horizontal windows a core concept of his architectural philosophy. These long narrow windows which could wrap around the façade’s length like a ribbon, he argued, were the best way to offer evenly light spaces throughout a building without compromising privacy. Le Corbusier’s ‘ribbon […]

6 Schools That Defined Their Own Architectural Styles | ArchDaily

https://www.archdaily.com/911540/6-schools-that-defined-their-own-architectural-styles Architectural education has always been fundamentally influenced by whichever styles are popular at a given time, but that relationship flows in the opposite direction as well. All styles must originate somewhere, after all, and revolutionary schools throughout centuries past have functioned as the influencers and generators of their own architectural movements. These schools, progressive […]

Gorgeous Glass: 5 Architectural Projects Illuminated By Glass Block – Architizer Journal

https://architizer.com/blog/inspiration/collections/architecture-projects-illuminated-by-glass-block/ Since its invention in the late 1800s, glass block has been touted for its ability to illuminate. The material’s prismatic quality means that it more effectively diffuses light into space compared with sheet glass. In the early twentieth century, as modern architects looked to industrial materials for inspiration, glass block acquired a newfound aesthetic […]

Marc Gerritsen wraps MAAD Peak house in Colorado in weathering steel

https://www.dezeen.com/2022/07/22/marc-gerritsen-maad-peak-house-colorado-weathering-steel/ Jenna McKnight  Self-taught architectural designer Marc Gerritsen has completed a sculptural, metal-clad house for himself in northern Colorado that is designed to endure storms and wildfires. The MAAD Peak house is located on a 40-acre (16-hectare) property overlooking the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and the city of Fort Collins. The forested area features hiking trails and an […]

Ten apartment blocks that break the mould with unusual shapes

https://www.dezeen.com/2022/07/22/apartment-blocks-housing-shapes-architecture-roundup/ As BIG and Barcode Architects’ recently revealed Sluishuis building demonstrated, housing blocks don’t have to be cuboid. Here is a roundup of 10 unusually shaped apartment buildings. Advancements in engineering mean architects are able to explore ever-more-outlandish massing in their residential projects. The examples below use cantilevers, stilts and other construction techniques to ensure they stand out on the […]

The Muxarabi House / Cris Furlan Arquitetura | ArchDaily

https://www.archdaily.com/975811/the-muxarabi-house-cris-furlan-arquitetura Cris Furlan Arquitetura The Muxarabi House attracts attention for its singular volumetric form.  Located at a condominium in the city of Piracicaba, in the state of São Paulo, it was planned for the owner and her two daughters. The uncomplicated yet impressive architecture of straight lines, the integrated spaces, and the connection with the exterior […]

High Desert Residence // Hacker – Architizer Journal

https://architizer.com/blog/projects/high-desert-residence/ Hacker High Desert Residence is a Central Oregon home that finds a sense of calm and refuge in the balance between landscape and sky. This 4,300-square-foot, four-bedroom house is designed as a regular weekend sanctuary for an active couple, and a getaway for their extended family – a place where everyone can gather and […]

How to Divide Spaces Without Traditional Solid Partitions | ArchDaily

https://www.archdaily.com/935324/how-to-divide-spaces-without-traditional-solid-partitions Functionality, good ventilation, comfortable lighting, and access to views are some of the important required characteristics that make for human comfort in inhabited or occupied spaces. Nonetheless, those elements are becoming harder to achieve within smaller city dwellings. Architects and individuals, therefore, turn towards design solutions to create more agreeable and personalized settings. An initial […]