Ceramic facade
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about ceramic facade
Project • By Neutelings Riedijk Architecten • Offices
Heldentoren
At the Belgian coast, where sea, landscape and city converge, the Heldentoren introduces a new landmark while carefully reconnecting an important piece of the urban fabric.
© Sarah Blee | Neutelings Riedijk Architects
© Sarah Blee | Neutelings Riedijk Architects
© Sempergreen
The project occupies the former Casino Kursaal site in Knokke-Heist, overlooking the North Sea and the Heldenplein. Rather than treating the commission as the design of a residential tower alone, the ambition was to create an entire urban ensemble that strengthens the relationship between the town centre, the seafront promenade and the public square. Density becomes a means to improve the city, creating new public space, generous pedestri... More
Project • By sauerbruch hutton • Apartments
Telekom Tower
The Telekom Tower, southeast of Konstanz’s historic city centre, quite literally stands out from its surroundings. For a long time, this 1970s building stood in stark contrast to its urban fabric, not only for its height but also for its architectural language; it was perceived as an almost alien presence within the city. Converting the vacant office tower into a residential building offered the opportunity for a retrospective integration, and, in a sense, for urban healing.
In this context, adaptive reuse has an impact that extends far beyond the immediate construction task. The conversion not only preserves the embodied energy in the existing structure but also avoids the CO₂ emissions that a new building would have generated. The... More
News • News • 5 Nov 2024
Porseleinen Hof by Orange Architects connect modern architecture with the city’s industrial past
Porseleinen Hof by Orange Architects is an innovative housing development in Delft (NL) that redefines the concept of urban living by blending modern architecture with sustainability, community values, and a strong connection to its historical context.
Sebastian van Damme
Delft, a city known for its historical significance, especially in ceramics, is also home to a rapidly evolving architectural landscape. The name Porseleinen Hof (translated as 'Porcelain Court') directly connects to the city's industrial past, particularly the porcelain factory that once stood nearby.
The complex consists of multiple residential blocks, carefully organized to fit within Delft's urban fabric while respecting its surroundings' scale and character... More
News • Detail • 7 Dec 2023
Detail: The 3D printed ceramic facade of Ceramic House in Amsterdam
Studio RAP is an architectural design company with a difference. The Rotterdam-based studio works with robots to challenge conventional approaches to architecture and construction. From its workshop in Rotterdam’s RDM Innovation Dock, Studio RAP’s team of architects, designers, roboticists, programmers, and researchers combine computational design with innovative digital fabrication methods. In 2016, Studio Rap completed the Netherlands’ first robotically fabricated building, designing a large vault made up of 225 unique wooden panels with an eight-meter (approx. 26 feet) span. More recently, the studio completed an unusual project on Amsterdam’s P.C. Hooftstraat. Named Ceramic House, the project utilized Studio... More
News • Specification • 13 Jun 2023
10+1 sports centers with expressive facades
A sports or leisure center is often an integral part of daily life in a local community. A recreational hub, the design of a sports center is an important calling card. Aside from the center’s range of facilities and activities, a larger building with space for an architecturally expressive facade can excite the imagination and engender a sense of civic pride.
The following sports centers welcome visitors with a range of expansive facades.
1. LEO, Sports Hall in Pfungstadt
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LEO, a sports hall in Pfungstadt, Germany, was designed by METARAUM Architekten. The building’s diamond-paneled roof and walls, developed by Sto AG, flow into each other to create a sleek, aerodynamic facade.... More
News • News • 15 May 2023
Blue tiled facades on two new university buildings reference Gießen’s 1960s architecture
The blue tiled facades of two new departmental buildings at Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences reference Gießen’s 1960s architecture. Designed by German architectural studio Schulz und Schulz, the stark silhouettes of the Mechanical and Power Engineering and Civil Engineering departments (known colloquially as C15 and C16) recall a post-war brutalist style.
Gustav Willeit
Gustav Willeit
An architectural competition originally specified the creation of one building that would house both university departments collectively. Schulz und Schulz proposed an alternative: the construction of two buildings, giving the departments a clear physical differentiation and setting them within a defined, low-rise urba... More
News • News • 20 Mar 2022
Studio RAP reinterprets classic craft in a new way with an expressive 3d printed façade in Amsterdam
Coming in the summer of 2022, Studio RAP has designed and commenced production of a 3d printed façade for a boutique on one of Amsterdam’s most well-known shopping streets. Fusing technologies of 3d printing, algorithmic design, and artisanal glazing, the ornate detail of the cladding draws inspiration from the craft of knitting garments.
Studio RAP
Replicating the silhouette of the original façade and maintaining the overall character of the street, Studio Rap relies on in-house digital design algorithms to reinterpret the decorative qualities and design vocabulary of glazed ceramics. The façade also refers to the collection of the nearby Rijksmuseum, where ceramics from all over the world are stored.... More
Project • By Archea Associati • Offices
Ex Ceramica Lago Area
On the banks of Lake Maggiore, at the northern joining point of the city centre of the Laveno-Mombello municipality with the lacustrine landscape connected to the hills behind, there is an area once occupied by the headquarters of the ceramic company Pozzi-Ginori, which has formed significantly the industrial and cultural tradition of the region. The area, which is open towards the lake on the southern front and adjoining viale De Angeli and the hillside on the northern front, is occupied by a new housing project which provides for its transformation into a residential area.The project, with reference to the existing urban fabric formed by chequerboard patterns, courtyard buildings and isolated houses, intends to create a new urban am... More
News • News • 3 Sep 2021
House in Huerta de Rey by Mecanismo uses simple materials to address its modest village surroundings
Huerta de Rey is located in the Spanish province of Burgo, which is known for its small villages in the process of depopulation. This trend has given rise to vacation spots that, outside prime tourist times, take on a melancholic serenity. This house, designed by Mecanismo, address its context by integrating into the sleepy rural environment that surrounds it.
Adrián Vázquez
The site is located between two streets that bound it to the north and south. These two streets are situated at different heights with the north street three meters above the south street below.
Adrián Vázquez
The house is accessed along the northern streetside boundary. A buffer is created on this façade with the use... More
Project • By Tejas Borja • Exhibition Centres
OLIVO SPORTS ARENA
Tejas Borja makes a made-to-measure ceramic grid for the facade of the OLIVO SPORTS ARENA in Jaén.Opened in April 2021, the Olivo Sports Arena is one of the latest large public construction projects to be completed. It is located in the Jaén Provincial Trade Fair and Conference Centre (IFEJA) and covers 41,300 square metres. With an oval-shape design and a sports field in its centre, the building is about 50 metres long and 30 metres wide.
It is a unique sports venue designed to be used for professional competitions in indoor football, basketball, handball and tennis, as well as to host large events such as concerts and other cultural activities.
The versatility of the space was planned so it could house large-scale events a... More
News • News • 17 Dec 2020
Expressive yet functional ceramic façade features in Dornbirn Library project
A place for inter-generational sharing, meeting and learning, the Dornbirn Library is a joint project of the architectural offices Dietrich l Untertrifaller and Christian Schmoelz. The team won an international architectural competition for the project in early 2016.
Albrecht I. Schnabel
Amongst a field of rectangular buildings, the library’s ovoid shape stands out in an expressive manner. The façade is clad with ceramic elements inspired by the appearance of books arranged on shelves. The elements are mounted on a steel frame at a distance of 70 cm from the glazed façade.
Aldo Amoretti
Light filters through façade, not only allowing for views of the surrounding park and city but also acting as a shadi... More
News • News • 13 Oct 2020
Escola Massana addresses its surrounding context with rotating volumes and ceramic brise-soleil façade
Situated in the heart of Barcelona’s historic Gardunya Square, the Escola Massana is part of a long-running urban transformation process. With over 11,000 square meters of usable surface area, Estudio Carme Pinós was tasked with integrating a large programme and building footprint into a rich existing city fabric.
Credit: Duccio Malagamba
The architect’s design response was to differentiate the building, both volumetrically and in terms of façade design.
Credit: Duccio Malagamba
The part of the building that faces the square is split into two rotating volumes that generate different terrace spaces. Sculptural in appearance and giving the building a unique terrace element, this move also serves to... More
Project • By FAQ arquitectura • Shops
Eleven Tourist Apartments And Two Shops
This work has consisted of completely rehabilitating a building in the center of Seville to turn it into a building of tourist apartments and shops. The building was the historic headquarters of Almacenes Arias, traditional weaving shop of the capital of Seville, on the pedestrian and commercial street Puente y Pellón. During its history it underwent different renovations, some due to the fire that took place in the year 75, being a heterogeneous construction materially and structurally. It is decided to replace a large part of the structure due to its poor condition and the intervention is used to empty and make a large semicircular patio that allows the appearance of interior apartments. Given the irregularity of the place and the need t... More