Plaster

Project • By Black Rabbit • Private Houses

Friar Tuck Residence

In this reimagined mid-century home, we embrace sustainability through authentic living design principles. By preserving the original single-story form, we create a sunlit courtyard using passive solar techniques. Prioritizing old-world natural materials and processes, we craft a healthy interior environment, devoid of artificial dyes, paints, and stains. Experience the luxury of simplicity, where the past converges with the present in perfect harmony with nature. Leonid Furmansky Leonid Furmansky Leonid Furmansky The home is designed to maximize its wooded surroundings by merging indoor and outdoor spaces. The front courtyard is encased in a Texas limestone privacy wall. It is seamlessly connected to the rear pool, deck, an... More

Image Courtesy B-too

Project • By B-too • Shops

NS21

An architectural design for a store and apartments. Living in old & new On Nieuwlandstraat in Tilburg stood a building whose historical façade had long been concealed. Given that this street is filled with historic buildings, we decided to restore the old façade to its original state. Image Courtesy B-too Mini-neighborhood Only the entrance to the shop is located at the front. The residences are all accessed from the rear of the building. In this way, we aim to bring life to the rear area, creating two distinct worlds: the shopping street at the front and the mini-neighborhood at the rear. Image Courtesy B-too Spacious outdoor areas In the rear area, each apartment has its own outdoor space, storage, and... More

Thomas Seear-Budd

Project • By Yoke • Private Houses

Argyle Street

A new house on a corner site in Herne Bay, the design balances the architectural simplicity of a city house with a luxurious, refined interior design. The relaxed spaces seamlessly blend inside and outside, whilst mediating the public and private realm. Thomas Seear-Budd Thomas Seear-Budd Thomas Seear-Budd Thomas Seear-Budd Thomas Seear-Budd Consistency through the scheme is achieved through a simple, neutral material palette of light oak, polished plaster, quartzite and travertine stones – accented with finely detailed raw steel. This harmonious palette links the spaces, while defining subtle zones within them. Thomas Seear-Budd Thomas Seear-Budd Thomas Seear-Budd Thomas Seear-Budd In co... More

Selenite Dreams by BUREAU explores the essence of plaster and its transformation within space

Dylan Perrenoud

News • News • 1 Jun 2023

Selenite Dreams by BUREAU explores the essence of plaster and its transformation within space

Presented at Audemars Piguet in Brassus, Switzerland, Selenite Dreams is an exhibition design by BUREAU (Daniel Zamarbide, Carine Pimenta, Galliane Zamarbide) that explores the very presence and essence of plaster as a material and its transformation within space. Dylan Perrenoud Upon entering the exhibition, the art pieces of Nina Beier, Latifa Echakhch, Raphael Hefti, Olivier Laric, and Christodoulos Panayiotou (among others) are found in a seemingly undefined white grotto of plaster walls and vaults that bring the visitor into close contact with the art pieces. Dylan Perrenoud Echoing Dali's delusive art, an exhibition space's usual white cube condition seems to have melted, resulting in unclear edges and a... More

We wanted to achieve the maximum presence of nature in the bathroom area

We wanted to make some areas of the hotel more monumental

Mutis hotel room is a combination of Asian and minimalist direction which includes expressive textures and custom details

The bedroom and bathroom area is separated by a glass partition

Project • By 279 concept studio • Hotels

The Mutis hotel with Japanese aesthetics

The concept hotel "Mutis" located in Indonesia. This project represents our search for combinations of different stylistic directions. We experimented a lot with geometric shapes, materials and furniture. Caption Caption Project concept creation took about 2 months.One of the ideas of this project was to give people the opportunity to feel like a part of nature through location, natural materials, colors, art objects and interaction of plants with interior and architecture.We used artistic plaster in the interior, polished concrete on the floor, custom metal and wood panels on the walls. Caption Caption More

Atelier ST reinterprets Göttingen’s typical geometries into a modern form for the new Kunsthaus

© Simone Bossi

News • News • 23 Sep 2021

Atelier ST reinterprets Göttingen’s typical geometries into a modern form for the new Kunsthaus

Atelier ST aimed to embed the new building naturally into its historical setting and yet create a clearly recognizable house of arts. The monolithic facade, with only a few shimmering metallic openings, marks a contemporary venue. © Simone Bossi The architects used an all but forgotten technique - combed modeling plaster. The facade was carefully combed on each level to create irregular grooves in the soft mineral plaster. Each level has a slight cantilever to maximize floor space and resonate with the adjoining historical buildings. © Simone Bossi In spite of the cramped site, a column-free reinforced concrete structure resulted in a surprisingly spacious interior. Only a few windows offer views of the surroundings. R... More

Kéré Architecture completes Kenyan startup campus fitted with ventilation chimneys

© Kere Architecture

News • News • 1 Jul 2021

Kéré Architecture completes Kenyan startup campus fitted with ventilation chimneys

Inspired by termite mounds in the region, Kéré Architecture fitted the Startup Lions Campus with striking cooling chimneys. The ventilation towers create a stack effect to naturally cool the building by extracting wam air upwards. Fresh air is introduced through specially designed low openings. This low-tech system deals cleverly with the hot Kenyan climate and prevents dust from damaging the computers. The natural ventilation system - © Kere Architecture The campus, located on the banks of Lake Turkana, is a response to the severe youth unemployment in the region. By offering high-level training and access to job opportunities, the startup campus offers young entrepreneurs a place to thrive without having to... More

Project • By Meyer & Associates Architects, Urban Designers • Private Houses

House van der Merwe Coetzee

This project was completed under Meyer & Associates' previous iteration - MEYER+VORSTER. The architects were briefed three years ago by a professional couple to design a small, low maintenance city residence in De Waterkant, which could be used during the week while they were involved with their medical practices. Their life would be shared between this house and a large weekend house at Aurora, a few hours from Cape Town. The clients emphasised that the design of the house had to be bespoke, with every aspect of it, purpose made and purpose designed around their specific needs, requirements and busy lifestyle. This instruction gave rise to a somewhat unorthodox spatial configuration and programme, developed in close consultati... More

Archisbang transforms mundane 60s structure into impressive monolith

Aldo Amoretti

News • News • 4 Dec 2020

Archisbang transforms mundane 60s structure into impressive monolith

For environmental reasons Archisbang opted not to tear down the mundane 60s apartment building, but strip it all the way to its skeleton and reshape it as a modern monolith placed on an Italian hillside. Aldo Amoretti The building skin is upgraded with an external insulation system covered by lightweight cement boards roughly plastered with natural lime mortar. The architects accentuated the openings in a play of voids that puncture the monolithic volume. Aldo Amoretti The building houses three independently accessible apartments. Circulation is done by elevator and interior stairwell. An external metal staircase makes the apartments and rooftop independently accessible. Aldo Amoretti The ground floor includes a gara... More

Bold and colourful elementary school additions are playfully incremental

BoysPlayNice

News • Innovations • 27 Jul 2020

Bold and colourful elementary school additions are playfully incremental

Since 2013, a former Baroque rectory has been home to a primary school and daycare centre. Public Atelier and FUUZE architects have most recently contributed to the project, adding several bright and bold classrooms in the summer of 2019. Adding much-needed space to meet growing school capacity demand while also preserving the decaying roof trusses of the Baroque complex, the project is an example of incremental development. Credit: BoysPlayNice The project emphasizes the interconnection of individual parts so that their historical value is preserved and the users of the school and daycare feel comfortable and free to use all parts. Though intertwined, the newly implemented and original historical elements are clearly distinguishable... More

Project • By GIPP arkitektur • Sculptures

VENICE BIENNALE 2012 - PART

Venice, Italyexhibition at FÄRGFABRIKEN KONSTHALL, Stockholm 2013Part is a work by architect Petra Gipp and composer Kim Hedås. The work constitutes part of an artistic investigation that intends to explore how dimensions of architecture/art and music/sound may be widened as more layers are added to the totality. In Part, sound and structure interact to create new sequences that together build a polyphonically shifting play. The sound is integrated with the cast – concrete, wax and bronze – and is filtered through the parchment membrane. The architecture is defined through the matter and its relationship to the music, which in turn is reinforced by the space. Part inquires whether these layers can enhance the understandi... More