Concrete aggregates
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about concrete aggregates
Project • By Drucker Arquitetura • Private Houses
Enlevo
What If the Structure Is the Architecture?
Enlevo House, in Paraná, Brazil, was commissioned by a couple of entrepreneurs.
They asked for a residence that would provide complete privacy from the neighbors, a spacious, functional, a naked architecture. In addition to the large glazed openings and exposed concrete, the layout of the spaces contributes to a fluid circulation.
Through the use of exposed, board-formed concrete structures and cantilevered walls, free, open spaces were created across three levels, establishing a harmonious relationship with the site’s rugged, angular topography. The orientation of the three floors is by no means arbitrary; rather, it derives from the possibilities for making the best use of the res... More
News • News • 29 Apr 2021
David Chipperfield Architects creates modern interpretation of historic New York tower
The Bryant is a 32-storey mixed-use building designed by David Chipperfield Architects with a hotel that extends to the 14th floor and private residences above. The location next to Bryant park is surrounded by historical landmark buildings.
© Simon Menges
"The goal was to design a building with classical elegance in terms of its symmetries, simple grids and order." - David Chipperfield
© Simon Menges
The precast concrete facade refers to historic buildings nearby. The concrete is mixed with stone aggregates found in the neighbouring buildings’ masonry. The grid composition is based on classical rhythms found in the areas.
© Simon Menges
The building respects the classic tripartite compo... More
News • Specification • 20 Sep 2020
All about designing with concrete
Versatile, tested, and proven, concrete has been employed for thousands of years in the creation of durable and long-lasting structures. Alongside this, the design freedom and customization of concrete sets it apart as a favourite of architects and designers.
Jack Thompsen
Composition of Concrete:
Concrete is made from a mixture of aggregates, cement, water, air, and additives such as admixtures and pigments.
Comprising 60% to 80% of the concrete mix, aggregates give concrete its strength and bulk. Common aggregate types include gravel, crushed stone, slag, sand, glass, and geosynthetics. Recent advancements in the green building industry have seen a rise in the popularity of aggregates made from recycled concrete or recyc... More
Product • By LITAGG Corporation • nodullar-light clay aggregates
nodullar-light clay aggregates
GBC INDIA , A Green Building Centre set up in Ahmedabad , Gujarat with the objective of empowering environment by bringing sustainable technologies to the colossal Building & Construction Industry.
GBC INDIA always strives to modernize its indigenous traditional methods by developing , innovating and manufacturing resulting a product / material to a world class quality .
GBC INDIA in 2005 was the 1st in India to develop a spearheading green technology using agro waste that can be used for roof / over deck insulations , popularly renowned as INSULITTE –Rice husk ash based roof insulation
Recent development from GBC INDIA ,are :
nodullär - Light Clay Aggregates used for roof/heat insulation
flokön - an insulating... More