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Innovative facade

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about innovative facade

NewsNews • 10 Nov 2023

Canvas House explores the resonant form of brick with an innovative undulating facade

In the Forest Hill neighbourhood of Toronto, Canvas House by Partisans features a sinuous façade that embodies the revered pieces of art the home contains. The monochromatic, undulating brick façade stands out amidst the surrounding context of Georgian homes, with their conventional and symmetrical geometries.  DoubleSpace Photography, UNO, Younes Bounhar, Teddy Shropshire The unmodulated brick bond pattern used here was inspired by the early works of American painter Larry Poons and is made up of repeating units of five bricks. The variation in the corbel of each brick within the modules brings dramatic undulations to the sculptural façade and demonstrates the elegance of brick, as seen in the traditiona... More

NewsNews • 12 Apr 2022

Digitally designed and robotically crafted CoDe Facades innovate with Swiss building traditions

Developed through a combination of traditional craft knowledge with novel manufacturing technology and interdisciplinary collaboration, CoDe Facades by CoDeFa is an innovative façade solution that responds to the need for flexibility and adaptability in the construction industry while retaining the high quality of the final product. The concept was developed by researchers from the FHNW Academy of Art and Design and woodwork specialists from ERNE AG Holzbau. Zosia Prominska The three most typical façade families: beam-based, shingles and board-on-board, have been digitally reinterpreted and aesthetically expanded while keeping their original logic and performance.   Zosia Prominska This system comprises three... More

Project • By A.J ArchitectsStudent Housing

Blend with Nature -Hostel

Bangalore being an educational hub, the organization “JITO”, Bangalore envisaged a modern approach hostel, for the girl students, in heart of city, with all necessary amenities, security and safety measures to provide comfortable living at affordable price. The hostel was proposed as a linear solid built mass as the hostel is located in densely populated, Central business district of Bangalore. The design team visualised to create a socially active and environmentally sustainable space. The design team planned for timeless, eco-friendly and sustainable architecture with brutalist style. Caption The key factor in the design process was to enhance student interaction, within the indoor spaces that percolates outward and inte... More

Project • By A.J ArchitectsPrivate Houses

The Fabric Wave

The old villa on MG Road, Bangalore which is recognized as the heart of the city, was entrusted to us to adorn a facelift. A.J Architects A.J Architects The project centered on the client's requirement to modernize the entire structure to characterize itself as a contemporary building. This gave the design team an opportunity to remodel the space and aesthetics with bold vibrant and enthusiastic skyline statement, which also reflects to an everchanging contemporary surrounding and the Socio, cultural and economic aspirations of the client. A.J Architects A.J Architects The growing needs of the family invoked the design team to relocate an extended kitchen on the South East corner of the property. The extension was plan... More